New Ride Update in MGM

[crusader]

It should replace Star Tours. Phoebesaturn is correct. Universal owns the monsters from the classic horrors. Disney has a few older movies which could be incorporated in ride of this sort - The Black Hole; Something Wicked This Way Comes; Watcher in the Woods or Return to Oz - to name a few. Otherwise they could animate the attraction with Villians and creatures.

The Studios really should build a theatre similar to the Hyperion at DCA and bring the Aladdin musical to FL. This is an absolutely spectacular venue!

Add these two projects and we'd have the makings of a truly great park.

 

[dcentity2000]

It would be nice to see something like that added to MGM, might add a new spark of interest to the park



Rich::

 

[ddank]

Originally posted by crusader
It should replace Star Tours. Phoebesaturn is correct. Universal owns the monsters from the classic horrors. Disney has a few older movies which could be incorporated in ride of this sort - The Black Hole; Something Wicked This Way Comes; Watcher in the Woods or Return to Oz - to name a few. Otherwise they could animate the attraction with Villians and creatures.

The Studios really should build a theatre similar to the Hyperion at DCA and bring the Aladdin musical to FL. This is an absolutely spectacular venue!

Add these two projects and we'd have the makings of a truly great park.

I think Star Tours is too easily fixed (new movie) to replace it. MGM needs a quality ride for the back-lot area to control traffic flow.

 

[crusader]

ddank I'd agree with you if I didn't feel the simulators of the 90's were antiquated and needed to be replaced with a moving vehicle. That's the main reason I suggested it.

Otherwise, you're absolutely right - build it in the backlot as a new addition and temporarily revive Star Tours with a new film tribute to the entire epic.

Then announce the construction of a new theatre the likes of the Hyperion!

 

[Stitch 03]

Actually I do not think anything would stop Disney from using some of the classic monsters. Monsters such as Dracula & Frankenstein should all be part of the public domain. In fact the Kenneth Branagh version of Frankenstein did not even involve Universal. Disney would just have to be careful not to reference specific films. The general characters should be open game though.

 

[dcentity2000]

Random post:

Frankensteine was not the name of the monster in the novel, rather it was the surname of the professor who created him. The monster was never given a name; rather he was referred to as simply "The Monster". This helped alienate the creature from the world of men simply by virtue of his outer appearance and eventually drove him to murder and finally suicide.

A dramatic and hard hitting story



Rich::

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

MGM already has a villains attraction--Fantasmic--Sorcerer Mickey gets all the bad guys.

To create a scary ride with more villians--wouldn't that be a duplication in a different format?

 

[cam-89]

I think it will be interesting to see where this rumor goes in the future. Quiet frankly, I'm not convinsed. But, it would be a pretty cool idea, but it seems a bit "un-Disney-ish" to me.

 

[Cinderella37]

A few years ago this rumor started with the advent of Disney's new "cave" technology. The planned ride would include both heroes and villains (think Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader) and would have replaced The Great Movie Ride. Cave technology allows the characters to appear and disappear around the ride vehicle, as well as interact with guests. I don't know if this process used holographs, but that's what it sounds like. There hasn't been any discussion of this in the rumor for a while that I know of.

 

[Testtrack321]

Originally posted by ddank
uhhh finially a park rumor thread and it gets taken over by more eisner banter. I hate the guy as much as the rest, but this board has become nothing more than a whipping post for disney corporate governess. personally I think the rumor is far-fetched and seems to have no focus. however I would enjoy ANY addition to MGM these days..

That's why I left around 6 months ago, came back to see whats going on, and I'm probably leaving again.

Anyway, about the rumor. I HIGHLY doubt this.

a.) No story
b.) 'Cost more than M:S' yeah, from a company that has shut down CoP for large amounts of time
c.) Where to put it? I mean, there's nowhere.

Also, from what I hear, look for Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom ride before this.

 

[grinningghost]

What "source" did this info come from?

 

[Distriv]

Originally posted by Cinderella37
A few years ago this rumor started with the advent of Disney's new "cave" technology. The planned ride would include both heroes and villains (think Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader) and would have replaced The Great Movie Ride. Cave technology allows the characters to appear and disappear around the ride vehicle, as well as interact with guests. I don't know if this process used holographs, but that's what it sounds like. There hasn't been any discussion of this in the rumor for a while that I know of.

CAVE technology is pretty cool. As of now it is used for millitary training. It is basically a room with images/video projected on the walls, celling, and floor (I'm pretty sure it includes the floor, but I'm not positive). Its sort of like the Pirates of the Carribean attraction at Disney Quest.