I love the intro to this! Mickey Mouse and some MGM clips really fit the video because of the Mickey ride that'll replace Great Movie Ride and the fact that Hollywood Studios used to be called MGM Studios! Pretty great!
The Great Movie Ride was everything that I love about Disney rolled into one. It had the history, the campiness, the charm, and you could tell it was made with love.
Having grown up in Orlando, I’m so sad to see this go. Rides come and go and I understand that things need to be updated but this ride specifically was really the center of the park and what it was originally meant to be about. I rode this at a really young age and it was the first I ever heard of Indiana Jones, Alien, Casablanca...in retrospect I think it played a significant part in developing my love for movies and by extension storytelling in general. Each time I’d come back to ride it, I’d watch the previews in the queue and the video clips at the end and the setpieces of the ride itself and try to keep an eye out to see if I hadn’t yet seen any of the things referenced that caught my eye so I could make a mental note and look into them later. I was always a kid that preferred roller coasters and thrill rides, but this ride was absolutely magical to me. Something about it always made me happy and always reignited my creative spark. Sad to see it go and know that it won’t be there to potentially help inspire a sense of fun and wonder about movies in any other kids like it did for me.
Was very sad to see both The Great Movie Ride and The Backlot Tour close! Hollywood Studios has slowly been moving away from the "ride the movies" theme that the park was originally built on.
Adventures with Ariel well I mean with the new Galaxy’s Edge you do “ride the movies” in Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance putting you into the world of Star Wars
Adventures with Ariel I used to love the backlot tour and the Lights Motor Action stunt show at Hollywood studios, while my mother enjoyed all the character actors around the park. Sadly the actors are disappearing and the movie rides/attractions are gone
@@doctoradventure413 Its going to show the proud family history, it shows the kids they can do anything and it also provides a connection to their grandmother who has been deceased.
BeckerSauce N9ne no it’s still messed up yeah you could show their legacy simply by showing the films they were in but going on a dark ride and saying you’re visiting grandma is just wrong it’s like going to a body museum and saying you’re visiting grandpa
@@doctoradventure413 Thats the same thing as seeing them in movies... Youre acting like she is taking them to see the dead body in person. Stop overreacting. And the whole point, which seems to be flying over your head, is that they are learning about the family's history, not going to see the grandmas statue, they are learning that their grandma was in one of the greatest films ever made.
This was one of my favorite rides in MGM / Hollywood studios . It was always the first ride I had to go one once I was inside the park. So sad it had to close . Thanks for doing this video
I have been waiting for this!! Gah this was so great!!! The entire intro had me in stitches :) As a film minor and Disneyphile, that’s easily the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. I also really appreciated your perspective on GMR at the end. I had never really thought about how Disney could properly ‘reboot’ GMR, and it would be extremely difficult to make cuts and calls concerning the scenes. That was an excellent point! Thank you so much for making such awesome videos, and I look forward to more! 😃
Thank you so much. Really glad you enjoyed it. The whole intro made me laugh so much to make, i actually had a longer version with more scenes but it was abit long for the intro. I am sure people will think it currently is too long also ha :D thanks for watching!
These videos just keep getting better. Especially the Disney ones, this was a great choice of subject. It's only memories and videos like these that keep these closed rides from being lost to history. Great!
Such a great video and a great ride! I’ll confess- for the longest time as a little kid, had no clue where this ride was because of Mickey’s hat being placed in front of it. Either my parents didn’t know or they didn’t want to do some searching. I knew it existed but was disappointed and frustrated that I seemingly couldn’t find it Was glad to finally be able to see the theater unblocked after I went back to MGM as a teenager. Loved it while it lasted :(
This one hits close. My wife and I went to DW for our honeymoon last year and it was my first time. This was the first ride we got on together and I couldn’t want to come back and bring my son. Then they decommission it ON MY BIRTHDAY lol.
Expedition Theme Park thanks for making it so that we could relive the ride! This was truly an awesome ride. It was always kind of a pain to wait in line for it but once you got in it was worth it. Didn’t know it was 22 minutes. It never felt that long.
Just as the tower of terror in Disney’s California adventure, another defining ride is removed, but at the very least they didn’t overhaul the outside so it still keeps the Hollywood vibe as opposed to a space theme next to a kids area and a Hollywood land **cough cough** However I think it’s pretty nice that they are basing it off of the Mickey cartoons since especially shown in the short clips you showed of the short “nature’s wonderland” which is a clear sign of respect to the original Frontierland in Disneyland, so the ride won’t get replaced by a heartless cash grab that completely removes all the Disney magic/memorable parts of the ride **Cough Cough** I’m looking at you, (most) Epcot rides don’t deny it...
Great job! Your attention to detail and the walkthrough of the entire ride is greatly appreciated. No one else takes the time to dissect each part of the ride experience like you do.
As a spanish person, I was like, yeah and theres another recreation of the theater at the parque warner. And seconds later you actually talked about it, something I really thought it was never going to happen, so really nice detail there :D While I think actually the Mickey idea is a great one, and I freaking lolve the new animated shorts, the idea for it, being about a runaway train is a little bit bad, as its still has the chinese theater as the main facade. I would have used the Mickey idea to actually turn it into a Mickey & Pals in the movies, with a bunch of parodies and starting maybe for its famous scene in Steamboat Willie.
The one and only time I rode this, I got the Wild West scene. (Though I'd heard the rumors, I didn't know the ride would shut down scant months after I rode it.)
I remember riding this back when I was 13 on my first trip to Florida, me and my dad went on it, it sucks it's gone, I really wanted to go again, but alas. Subscribed as I had many waves of nostalgia from watching your videos about Alton towers 😁
The only time we ever visited while it was open was in 2013, that was my first time being an AP and even visiting HS. I was green horn back then and the kids were young. So I never even knew it sat behind the big blue hat. We didn't go back till this past September so we missed it.
Enjoyed this. Thanks for the work in it. I too, despite many visits, only saw the cowboy scene a few times - the first visit and then i thought it had been removed till i saw it about 10 years later LOL
3:52 you’re not alone man, the hat may have been a ridiculous choice that Michael Eisner made, but I personally loved the hat and it was a big part of my childhood
I honestly think that made it more exciting. The whole movie had this over tone of never knowing. It was key to the whole plot. And if it wasn't, the care that went into tracking down even the right model was amazing.
You did great work on this! My favorite attraction at Walt Disney World, I hate that they closed it down. Disney made its name through the movies, and instead of embracing it and updating, they sadly scrapped it. I hold out hope that perhaps someday they’ll do a “Great Disney Movie Ride” and focus on films such as Pocahontas, Robin Hood, etc.
We always called this the "Thirty Minutes of Air Conditioning Ride." I hate that it's closed, it was a wonderful respite from the oppressive Hell that is Central Florida in July. But I'm kinda pumped for the Mickey themed ride replacing it.
The whole "Alien" sequence scared the absolute hell out of me as a kid. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm still scared of it. Part of me is sad that the Great Movie Ride is gone, but another part of me is excited for what's to come.
I was actually a little sad when this closed,like ET at universal,no visit was complete without a ride on this,can’t imagine the replacement will be much good.
I was fortunate to ride the Great Movie Ride once more about a month before it closed. It will be an iconic ride that will surely be missed by many fans.
I'm with you on this. It sucks that this ride had to go, but I love the new Mickey shorts at the same time. Hopefully this new ride can capture all of the frantic fun from the cartoons.
This should have been easy. Step 1: Cut parts that no longer make any sense for newer films Step 2: Arrange it so that there are two queues to choose from, so there is a choice between tours 3: Make a few tech changes where Animatronics do not need to sit in one spot since modern robotics has prototypes that can run; make the figures intelligent so that they can interact with the tour guide. KEEP: Casablanca Gene Kelly (add Debbie Reynolds, too, for queue B. One tram sees Singin' in the Rain, the other sees Moses Supposes.) Wizard of Oz (Change scene to where she is singing Over the Rainbow) CHUCK: Tarzan Mary Poppins Alien Public Enemy Buzzby Berkeley John Wayne & Clint Eastwood Raiders of Lost Ark Fantasia ADD: Titanic Charlie Chaplin (should open the ride) The Godfather Star Wars The Greatest Show The Conjuring Tomb Raider Deadpool The Princess Bride Mrs. Doubtfire Clerks (not really an exhibit, but will be out by the main door as a pre show) Hunger Games The Goonies Hocus Pocus Lord of the Rings (Rivendell, end of ride)
It took several trips and my daughter going to work for Disney to finally get us on the first train so we could see the cowboy scene. In the end, I liked the gangsters better. We broke down during the gangster scene once. Every "Mugsy" they had, even a girl Mugsy, came out and hammed it up to keep us entertained. It ended up being the best ride I ever had on it.
I'll miss the Great Movie Ride. I always got the gangster version of the ride, I think I only saw the cowboy once. I still remember one time when I was younger, I sat right next to the gangster and he kinda scared me. He stayed in character, but I think he felt bad for scaring me. I'm also excited for the Mickey ride, it looks like it'll be really fun!
Ugh this was my favourite attraction. I am still devastated it’s gone. It needed an update for years, and legit two days before they announced its closure, I decided to plan out how I would update it for my own amusement. Still mad about it
And yes, I did include Lord of the Rings, but it would have replaced Tarzan, because that is the one film that I know nothing about, and I am a huge movie buff
My husband and I have been going to WDW every year since we got married there in 2008, and I forget how many years into our trips we'd been when we got into an argument about whether we'd seen the cowboy scene before. He refused to believe that we had until I pulled up a picture on my phone. Thankfully at the time I was obsessively uploading everything to Flickr, so I didn't have to wait to get home to find it. But in all the times we've ridden it, (probably about twice each trip) we saw the cowboy scene twice. We both really miss this ride, even if it did seem dated and I have to admit we hadn't seen a lot of the rides featured.
I remember being a kid finding this ride boring but the adults Loved this. I’m a thrill seeker even as a kid lol. As an adult I would probably appreciate it more last time I rode this I was like 10.
I got to ride this in 2013 with my dad while the rest of the park was at the fantasmic (think that the spelling? Lol) show. There was only us and a few other people on with us. It was so awesome and fun and it's not something I'll forget any time soon 😄 sad to see it go, but, the new ride sounds like it's going to be fun so I'm excited to see what happens 😊
This was the best ride. The alien part scared the crap out of me and now it’s my favorite movie. The mickey and minney update has none of the nostalgia or IP flex. My refresh edits: replace the chorus girls with Newsies, replace singing in the rain with Toy Story in 2.5D, switch the gangster action scene with Star Wars and a bounty hunter, the western alternate with Avatar and a greedy human, and change Casablanca to the new Mickey and Minney junk they want to push. Throw in a few live action remake scenes in the final screen room and it makes everyone happy. All the other scenes can remain since they are classics that still hold up (Alien, Wizard of Oz, Fantasia, Marry Poppins, etc.) Even the Indiana Jones part where the tour guide comes back can be the same script. But this is just a fan of movies and theme park rides talking…
To be fair I dont know if I will like the new Mickey Mouse attraction that will come soon. I loved The Great Movie right more for the concept and style on about the movies. It had given in for my love of movies to this day. It was also a childhood ride of mine. But I am glad that when I went to disney in the fall. I was happy than ever to ride it one last time before it finally close in 2017. Yet just hope the Mickey Mouse ride could at least have some animatronics than just nothing, but screen. I have see the composting effect onto for this attraction and it looks incredible. Who knows. they may have draw some movie scenes as like Easter eggs for great movie ride with Mickey! Like that be cool to any respect XD
Thank you for your very interesting video my only regret was when I visited it in may 2017 I didn’t make the decision to go onto this ride. I don’t like the new animation style because I don’t connect with it in terms of character and how he looks so I’m into minds of whether I will go on this new ride or not. I do like your badge layout do you have the most actual pin badges? Or so on patches because I would love to buy some of those
the intro could've made me cry tbh, I miss the great movie ride so much, it was an all time favorite of mine. Knowing it's been replaced with a lame animated screen dark ride is so depressing.
I only went on this ride one time, and I only remember half of it. Thankfully I did get to see the cowboys scene, I'm fairly sure, but I will never get over the fact that they included Alien with all of these other mostly child friendly movies. I think I was only five or six when I rode this, and I had never heard of Alien. So when we moved into that area and the speaker says we're going into a dangerous zone, I assumed we were backstage on the ride between scenes or something. I'm not sure how my tiny child brain managed to logic that out, but nevertheless, when it went dark and light started flashing and a giant animatronic alien popped out and drooled on my head from right above me, I thought it was real. I must have buried my head in my Mom's arm for the next scene or so, even once I realized that no one else was freaking out. I was so scared and embarrassed. Even to this day I can't look at the damn creatures without feeling a deep set sense of creeping fear and disgust. I don't think I would have been nearly so affected by just watching the movie, even as a kid. There's nothing quite like thinking an enormous tube headed alien thing is coming out of the ceiling at a Disney ride.
Fun fact, the sound of the lion in the MGM logo is actually a tiger. In fact, tiger roars are often used instead of lions because lions don't exactly sound intimidating when they roar. It's more like a groaning sound.
Shame on Disney for getting rid of this wonderful attraction. I understand brands change, but Disney could’ve used it as an attraction to pay homage to their very own movies which aren’t currently represented in the parks.
I had something happened to me on the great movie ride years a go i was. In the front car next to the driver apparently i had her once before i get in and off we go everything was going great tile be for we got to the shoot out between the mob and cops we where all most thire our driver stops talking after a few minutes i look over at her she passed out i pull her over tords me and i take the wheel thankfully we where headed to the mobster seen i am standing at this point and the actor said whats going on and i said she passed out he thanked me and we continued the ride till the end and I got to meet both of them they wanted to thank me personally that's a true story i was glade i was in the first car instead of the secound one
Tiny point, late to the party: I don't think the Footlight Parade girls ever moved on their own. I believe they are static mannequins and only the cake moved.
I love the intro to this! Mickey Mouse and some MGM clips really fit the video because of the Mickey ride that'll replace Great Movie Ride and the fact that Hollywood Studios used to be called MGM Studios! Pretty great!
Thank you! It made me smile so much making it.
I was just about to say that
@@ExpeditionThemePark great intro definitely.
The Great Movie Ride was everything that I love about Disney rolled into one. It had the history, the campiness, the charm, and you could tell it was made with love.
Ag Butler now they just use screens, no creativity
You and Defunctland should do a video together.
or a crossover with Some Jerk with a Camera.
Having grown up in Orlando, I’m so sad to see this go. Rides come and go and I understand that things need to be updated but this ride specifically was really the center of the park and what it was originally meant to be about.
I rode this at a really young age and it was the first I ever heard of Indiana Jones, Alien, Casablanca...in retrospect I think it played a significant part in developing my love for movies and by extension storytelling in general. Each time I’d come back to ride it, I’d watch the previews in the queue and the video clips at the end and the setpieces of the ride itself and try to keep an eye out to see if I hadn’t yet seen any of the things referenced that caught my eye so I could make a mental note and look into them later.
I was always a kid that preferred roller coasters and thrill rides, but this ride was absolutely magical to me. Something about it always made me happy and always reignited my creative spark. Sad to see it go and know that it won’t be there to potentially help inspire a sense of fun and wonder about movies in any other kids like it did for me.
I am mad they shut this down. It was such a classic.
Yeah, i think it will be a good update though
Def a classic, but it wasn't only a shell of it's former self.
@@SeriouslyCreepy *Definitely
Was very sad to see both The Great Movie Ride and The Backlot Tour close! Hollywood Studios has slowly been moving away from the "ride the movies" theme that the park was originally built on.
Adventures with Ariel well I mean with the new Galaxy’s Edge you do “ride the movies” in Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance putting you into the world of Star Wars
Adventures with Ariel I used to love the backlot tour and the Lights Motor Action stunt show at Hollywood studios, while my mother enjoyed all the character actors around the park. Sadly the actors are disappearing and the movie rides/attractions are gone
RIP the great movie ride, one of the extinct opening day attractions that always made us want to ride it again (11/10 speech)
RIP
If any ride deserves to stay, it was that one
Ironically, Ingrid Bergman's daughter (Isabella Rosselini) would take her kids to the ride and call it "visiting grandma".
LaDracul that’s kind of messed up
Not messed up at all
@@doctoradventure413 Its going to show the proud family history, it shows the kids they can do anything and it also provides a connection to their grandmother who has been deceased.
BeckerSauce N9ne no it’s still messed up yeah you could show their legacy simply by showing the films they were in but going on a dark ride and saying you’re visiting grandma is just wrong it’s like going to a body museum and saying you’re visiting grandpa
@@doctoradventure413 Thats the same thing as seeing them in movies... Youre acting like she is taking them to see the dead body in person. Stop overreacting. And the whole point, which seems to be flying over your head, is that they are learning about the family's history, not going to see the grandmas statue, they are learning that their grandma was in one of the greatest films ever made.
This was one of my favorite rides in MGM / Hollywood studios . It was always the first ride I had to go one once I was inside the park. So sad it had to close . Thanks for doing this video
13:41 "To all who come to this happy place, welcome!" That was a nice throwback to Walt Disney.
I have been waiting for this!! Gah this was so great!!! The entire intro had me in stitches :) As a film minor and Disneyphile, that’s easily the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. I also really appreciated your perspective on GMR at the end. I had never really thought about how Disney could properly ‘reboot’ GMR, and it would be extremely difficult to make cuts and calls concerning the scenes. That was an excellent point!
Thank you so much for making such awesome videos, and I look forward to more! 😃
Thank you so much. Really glad you enjoyed it. The whole intro made me laugh so much to make, i actually had a longer version with more scenes but it was abit long for the intro. I am sure people will think it currently is too long also ha :D thanks for watching!
These videos just keep getting better. Especially the Disney ones, this was a great choice of subject. It's only memories and videos like these that keep these closed rides from being lost to history. Great!
Thank you so much, i try and improve and learn something with each one i make!
Expedition Theme Park you're welcome. Keep them coming. They complete my lunch hour at work!
I just found your channel and I just say I'm hooked and LOVE it great job :D
Thank you so much!
Such a great video and a great ride!
I’ll confess- for the longest time as a little kid, had no clue where this ride was because of Mickey’s hat being placed in front of it. Either my parents didn’t know or they didn’t want to do some searching. I knew it existed but was disappointed and frustrated that I seemingly couldn’t find it
Was glad to finally be able to see the theater unblocked after I went back to MGM as a teenager. Loved it while it lasted :(
This one hits close. My wife and I went to DW for our honeymoon last year and it was my first time.
This was the first ride we got on together and I couldn’t want to come back and bring my son. Then they decommission it ON MY BIRTHDAY lol.
Aw that is such a shame! At least it can be relived online and he will get to ride a brand new ride together
Expedition Theme Park thanks for making it so that we could relive the ride! This was truly an awesome ride. It was always kind of a pain to wait in line for it but once you got in it was worth it. Didn’t know it was 22 minutes. It never felt that long.
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The Mickey Charm will be a welcome addition to what feels like a park-a-drift, wishing that it works out.
Yeah i look forward to how the park will be in 5-10 years time
Just as the tower of terror in Disney’s California adventure, another defining ride is removed, but at the very least they didn’t overhaul the outside so it still keeps the Hollywood vibe as opposed to a space theme next to a kids area and a Hollywood land **cough cough**
However I think it’s pretty nice that they are basing it off of the Mickey cartoons since especially shown in the short clips you showed of the short “nature’s wonderland” which is a clear sign of respect to the original Frontierland in Disneyland, so the ride won’t get replaced by a heartless cash grab that completely removes all the Disney magic/memorable parts of the ride **Cough Cough** I’m looking at you, (most) Epcot rides don’t deny it...
It's 2019 and I am STILL not over it!!!! 😫😫😫😫
Cool intro though :)
Thats one of the best into ever! Love ❤️ everything about this video, amazing work again my friend 👍
Thank you so much Dave and for the great footage! Really appreciate it. The intro makes me laugh every time haha
Great job! Your attention to detail and the walkthrough of the entire ride is greatly appreciated. No one else takes the time to dissect each part of the ride experience like you do.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed it.
One of the best channels I have seen! Keep up the good work :)
Thank you so much!
Loving it brother! Glad I got the intro preview! Keep it up man! You will be the next big thing!!
Loved this ride. Had a lot of memories on it. Loved the hat too! Watched it go down during my second college program.
As a spanish person, I was like, yeah and theres another recreation of the theater at the parque warner. And seconds later you actually talked about it, something I really thought it was never going to happen, so really nice detail there :D
While I think actually the Mickey idea is a great one, and I freaking lolve the new animated shorts, the idea for it, being about a runaway train is a little bit bad, as its still has the chinese theater as the main facade. I would have used the Mickey idea to actually turn it into a Mickey & Pals in the movies, with a bunch of parodies and starting maybe for its famous scene in Steamboat Willie.
Haha yeah! :D I would love that idea for a ride, i agree
Really enjoying your content btw! Hope you channel gets even bigger.
Great video again, the GMR was one of my favorites and I love hearing the history of it!
Thank you. Yeah it was a classic
I may have just found your channel a week ago, but these videos are amazing. Great work 👍
Aw thank you so much. I’m really glad you like them
I miss TGMR so much!!!!!!! Great video and I really love yours and Jackie's Podcast. So glad to get MORE of you guys!
Another great video. Great Movie Ride was in my top 5 rides at DW. Sad to see it go, but excited to see what comes next.
Keep up the great work!
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Thank you so much! :)
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The one and only time I rode this, I got the Wild West scene. (Though I'd heard the rumors, I didn't know the ride would shut down scant months after I rode it.)
If i had to choose one or the other. I would go for the Wild West Scene , so if you only saw one you saw the preferred
I think it depends on the actor/actress you get. Our final ride the day before it closed gave us the Gangster scene and we got an amazing performance.
It sucks to see this ride gone, but things do have to change eventually, and I love the new Mickey Mouse shorts, so I'm excited for this new ride.
I remember riding this back when I was 13 on my first trip to Florida, me and my dad went on it, it sucks it's gone, I really wanted to go again, but alas.
Subscribed as I had many waves of nostalgia from watching your videos about Alton towers 😁
Really sad that I never got a chance to ride this. It looks like it was a lot of fun. The new one looks like it will be fun though.
How is that possible!
The only time we ever visited while it was open was in 2013, that was my first time being an AP and even visiting HS. I was green horn back then and the kids were young. So I never even knew it sat behind the big blue hat. We didn't go back till this past September so we missed it.
Ah makes sense! I would of been working there in 2013 haha
Expedition Theme Park yeah, when you mentioned be partial to the pin booth. I was like man, so close and yet so far away lol.
Enjoyed this. Thanks for the work in it. I too, despite many visits, only saw the cowboy scene a few times - the first visit and then i thought it had been removed till i saw it about 10 years later LOL
I worked at The Great Movie Ride for 5 years, and it was more than just a ride to those of us who worked there.
3:52 you’re not alone man, the hat may have been a ridiculous choice that Michael Eisner made, but I personally loved the hat and it was a big part of my childhood
I appreciate the effort you put into editing this.
I went on the Great Movie Ride back when it was still MGM Studios. I got so excited to see that Casablanca scene because of the plane.
It is still a mystery!
I honestly think that made it more exciting. The whole movie had this over tone of never knowing. It was key to the whole plot. And if it wasn't, the care that went into tracking down even the right model was amazing.
Now i want to go and watch the movie again right now! Infact i may.
Never a bad thing in my view.
You did great work on this! My favorite attraction at Walt Disney World, I hate that they closed it down. Disney made its name through the movies, and instead of embracing it and updating, they sadly scrapped it. I hold out hope that perhaps someday they’ll do a “Great Disney Movie Ride” and focus on films such as Pocahontas, Robin Hood, etc.
Thank you so much. I enjoyed the ride alot also!
Really miss this ride. I got to ride it on the last day of operation. Probably on of my favorite rides of all times.
We always called this the "Thirty Minutes of Air Conditioning Ride." I hate that it's closed, it was a wonderful respite from the oppressive Hell that is Central Florida in July. But I'm kinda pumped for the Mickey themed ride replacing it.
*"Breadcrumbs, breadcrumbs, breeeeadcrumbs from a baaaaaaaggggg"* had me in tears lol
I loved the great movie ride, but all things change. I'm just glad they are keeping the theater.
Agreed
The whole "Alien" sequence scared the absolute hell out of me as a kid. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm still scared of it. Part of me is sad that the Great Movie Ride is gone, but another part of me is excited for what's to come.
The Mickey ride has potential.
I just rode this a couple years ago. Had no idea it closed. Glad I got to experience it.
It took us like 60 years, but Mickey now has his own actual ride
RIP GREAT MOVIE RIDE! :( I STILL WISH IT WAS THERE!
can we get a video of the history of Downtown Disney/Pleasure Island/Disney Springs????
Yeah for sure I will be doing it in the future as a new series
Nice im really enjoying your Videos and Appreciate the work!!!!
This is the only time I'm excited for a classic ride being replaced
i love your videos! im all caught up.now i just get happy every time you post a new one!
Aw thank you! I am so happy you like them. I aim to get a new one out each Friday so stick around :)
BTW, I so excited to finally see this!!! I've waited ALL WEEK for this video!!!
Aw yay! I hope you liked it?
I rode this once and distinctly remember the John Wayne scene... I must be one of the lucky few?
I was actually a little sad when this closed,like ET at universal,no visit was complete without a ride on this,can’t imagine the replacement will be much good.
After riding it, the new ride wasn't BAD but it was def inferior
My new favorite Disney UA-camr :)
Aw thank you! I really appreciate that. I just love making videos about things i am interested in :)
I was fortunate to ride the Great Movie Ride once more about a month before it closed. It will be an iconic ride that will surely be missed by many fans.
God I miss this ride. One of my favorites at the studio
Closing this ride for a cheap screen ride is one of the biggest blunders in disney ride history…This ride could have been updated and been timeless
I'm with you on this. It sucks that this ride had to go, but I love the new Mickey shorts at the same time. Hopefully this new ride can capture all of the frantic fun from the cartoons.
Yeah i think it’s the right way to go
I'm still sad this is gone. I never missed this ride when visiting the parks. Its gonna feel so empty now.
I really enjoyed working at this park, way back when I did photopass. Great production values and research in this!
Aw thank you! That means alot. Fan of your videos. When did you work here ?
I was picking up shifts there back in 2010 till 2012
Ohhh i worked in Right Block Merchandise right by Photopass in 2012!
Hehehe the opening edit is amazing!
Thanks I was really proud of it haaaa
This should have been easy. Step 1: Cut parts that no longer make any sense for newer films Step 2: Arrange it so that there are two queues to choose from, so there is a choice between tours 3: Make a few tech changes where Animatronics do not need to sit in one spot since modern robotics has prototypes that can run; make the figures intelligent so that they can interact with the tour guide.
KEEP: Casablanca
Gene Kelly (add Debbie Reynolds, too, for queue B. One tram sees Singin' in the Rain, the other sees Moses Supposes.)
Wizard of Oz (Change scene to where she is singing Over the Rainbow)
CHUCK: Tarzan
Mary Poppins
Alien
Public Enemy
Buzzby Berkeley
John Wayne & Clint Eastwood
Raiders of Lost Ark
Fantasia
ADD: Titanic
Charlie Chaplin (should open the ride)
The Godfather
Star Wars
The Greatest Show
The Conjuring
Tomb Raider
Deadpool
The Princess Bride
Mrs. Doubtfire
Clerks (not really an exhibit, but will be out by the main door as a pre show)
Hunger Games
The Goonies
Hocus Pocus
Lord of the Rings (Rivendell, end of ride)
It took several trips and my daughter going to work for Disney to finally get us on the first train so we could see the cowboy scene. In the end, I liked the gangsters better. We broke down during the gangster scene once. Every "Mugsy" they had, even a girl Mugsy, came out and hammed it up to keep us entertained. It ended up being the best ride I ever had on it.
im excited for Mickey's ride coming to Toontown during the ENDGAME YEAR
Love your vids. I’ve been binge watching them haha.
Thank you! Which ones have you liked the most?
This is sooooo good! Keep up the great videos!!
Thank you! Lots more to come :)
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The new Mickey ride looks good but i'm really going to miss The Great Movie Ride! Awesome video as always :)
Thank you! I will miss it also, i am excited for the mickey ride though!
I'll miss the Great Movie Ride. I always got the gangster version of the ride, I think I only saw the cowboy once. I still remember one time when I was younger, I sat right next to the gangster and he kinda scared me. He stayed in character, but I think he felt bad for scaring me.
I'm also excited for the Mickey ride, it looks like it'll be really fun!
For the new attraction I think it should've been named Mickey's great movie ride
Na, it needs a fresh start, like the park
This and the Carousel of Progress were my favorite Disneyworld rides.
Ugh this was my favourite attraction. I am still devastated it’s gone. It needed an update for years, and legit two days before they announced its closure, I decided to plan out how I would update it for my own amusement. Still mad about it
And yes, I did include Lord of the Rings, but it would have replaced Tarzan, because that is the one film that I know nothing about, and I am a huge movie buff
My husband and I have been going to WDW every year since we got married there in 2008, and I forget how many years into our trips we'd been when we got into an argument about whether we'd seen the cowboy scene before. He refused to believe that we had until I pulled up a picture on my phone. Thankfully at the time I was obsessively uploading everything to Flickr, so I didn't have to wait to get home to find it. But in all the times we've ridden it, (probably about twice each trip) we saw the cowboy scene twice.
We both really miss this ride, even if it did seem dated and I have to admit we hadn't seen a lot of the rides featured.
Yeah I think I only ever saw it 2-3 times and I went on it a lot! I will miss it but I’m looking forward to the new ride
I want that ride back. I miss it so much. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I remember being a kid finding this ride boring but the adults Loved this. I’m a thrill seeker even as a kid lol. As an adult I would probably appreciate it more last time I rode this I was like 10.
Or is the Yeti the 'Footlight Parade' of Animal Kingdom?
That would be more accurate. Time wise!
The Yeti is more well known
Whilst i'll miss The Great Movie Ride. Very excited about Mickey's Runaway Railway
Exact same here
I loved the great movie ride but the Mickey ride is amazing. It is so fun to ride.
The intro is amazing.
Thanks!
I got to ride this in 2013 with my dad while the rest of the park was at the fantasmic (think that the spelling? Lol) show. There was only us and a few other people on with us. It was so awesome and fun and it's not something I'll forget any time soon 😄 sad to see it go, but, the new ride sounds like it's going to be fun so I'm excited to see what happens 😊
My fave is the intro with Mickey singing feed the birds...t
This used to be one of my favorite rides, this one and Star Tours before the new trilogy stuff. A shame they closed it!
Great video as always!
Thank you mr Matterhorn
Nice editing on the intro
This was the best ride. The alien part scared the crap out of me and now it’s my favorite movie. The mickey and minney update has none of the nostalgia or IP flex.
My refresh edits: replace the chorus girls with Newsies, replace singing in the rain with Toy Story in 2.5D, switch the gangster action scene with Star Wars and a bounty hunter, the western alternate with Avatar and a greedy human, and change Casablanca to the new Mickey and Minney junk they want to push. Throw in a few live action remake scenes in the final screen room and it makes everyone happy.
All the other scenes can remain since they are classics that still hold up (Alien, Wizard of Oz, Fantasia, Marry Poppins, etc.) Even the Indiana Jones part where the tour guide comes back can be the same script.
But this is just a fan of movies and theme park rides talking…
To be fair I dont know if I will like the new Mickey Mouse attraction that will come soon. I loved The Great Movie right more for the concept and style on about the movies. It had given in for my love of movies to this day. It was also a childhood ride of mine. But I am glad that when I went to disney in the fall. I was happy than ever to ride it one last time before it finally close in 2017. Yet just hope the Mickey Mouse ride could at least have some animatronics than just nothing, but screen. I have see the composting effect onto for this attraction and it looks incredible. Who knows. they may have draw some movie scenes as like Easter eggs for great movie ride with Mickey! Like that be cool to any respect XD
Yeah i hope it is good!
Thank you for your very interesting video my only regret was when I visited it in may 2017 I didn’t make the decision to go onto this ride. I don’t like the new animation style because I don’t connect with it in terms of character and how he looks so I’m into minds of whether I will go on this new ride or not. I do like your badge layout do you have the most actual pin badges? Or so on patches because I would love to buy some of those
the intro could've made me cry tbh, I miss the great movie ride so much, it was an all time favorite of mine. Knowing it's been replaced with a lame animated screen dark ride is so depressing.
I'm gutted this ride is gone
I only went on this ride one time, and I only remember half of it. Thankfully I did get to see the cowboys scene, I'm fairly sure, but I will never get over the fact that they included Alien with all of these other mostly child friendly movies. I think I was only five or six when I rode this, and I had never heard of Alien. So when we moved into that area and the speaker says we're going into a dangerous zone, I assumed we were backstage on the ride between scenes or something. I'm not sure how my tiny child brain managed to logic that out, but nevertheless, when it went dark and light started flashing and a giant animatronic alien popped out and drooled on my head from right above me, I thought it was real. I must have buried my head in my Mom's arm for the next scene or so, even once I realized that no one else was freaking out. I was so scared and embarrassed. Even to this day I can't look at the damn creatures without feeling a deep set sense of creeping fear and disgust. I don't think I would have been nearly so affected by just watching the movie, even as a kid. There's nothing quite like thinking an enormous tube headed alien thing is coming out of the ceiling at a Disney ride.
it's quite sad that the great movie ride has closed down for good but I cannot wait for mickey and Minnie's runway railway.
Good morning of Disney
Fun fact, the sound of the lion in the MGM logo is actually a tiger. In fact, tiger roars are often used instead of lions because lions don't exactly sound intimidating when they roar. It's more like a groaning sound.
Shame on Disney for getting rid of this wonderful attraction. I understand brands change, but Disney could’ve used it as an attraction to pay homage to their very own movies which aren’t currently represented in the parks.
omg, i've never seen the ride so empty as you showed towards the end.
I had something happened to me on the great movie ride years a go i was. In the front car next to the driver apparently i had her once before i get in and off we go everything was going great tile be for we got to the shoot out between the mob and cops we where all most thire our driver stops talking after a few minutes i look over at her she passed out i pull her over tords me and i take the wheel thankfully we where headed to the mobster seen i am standing at this point and the actor said whats going on and i said she passed out he thanked me and we continued the ride till the end and I got to meet both of them they wanted to thank me personally that's a true story i was glade i was in the first car instead of the secound one
I am totally looking forward to mickey and Minnie's runaway railway.
Me too
Great Movie Ride was my favorite ride and that park was my favorite. Too many changes that no longer have that wondrous feel.
Tiny point, late to the party: I don't think the Footlight Parade girls ever moved on their own. I believe they are static mannequins and only the cake moved.
The new Mickey cartoon reminds me of Ren & Stimpy
I have heard that before