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The Great Movie Ride
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Land Hollywood Boulevard
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Attraction type Dark Ride
Theme Motion Picture History
Opening date May 1, 1989
Vehicle type Traveling Theatre
Vehicle capacity 68
Cars per vehicle 2
Guests per car 34
Ride duration 22 minutes
Length 1928 ft (587. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney Imagineering was formed by entertainment mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 as WED Enterprises (WED Walter Elias Disney to 7 m)
Audio-animatronics 59
Sponsored by Coca-Cola
Must transfer from wheelchair
Assistive listening available

The Great Movie Ride is an attraction at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group It is a dark ride which takes guests through scenes from famous movies throughout history. A dark ride or darkride is an indoor Amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially-lit scenes that typically contain Animation

The ride is located inside a recreation of the famous Hollywood landmark Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. However, because the Walt Disney Company did not obtain permission to use the name "Grauman", the proper name of the building is simply "The Chinese Theatre". (Also, at the time the attraction was opened, the actual Grauman's Theater was officially known as "Mann's Chinese Theater" as it was owned by the Mann movie theater group. ) The facade was almost completely blocked from view in 2001 when a giant replica of Sorcerer Mickey's hat was built directly in front of the facade. Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Since then, the hat has served as the park's symbol.

Scenes from all major film studios are represented with one notable exception; there is no reference to any motion pictures released by Universal Studios (who operates the rival Universal Orlando Resort nearby). A major film studio is a movie production and distribution company that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Universal Orlando Resort is a Theme park Resort in Orlando Florida.

Contents

The queuing area

The queue line winds through a recreation of the Chinese Theatre lobby past glass display cases containing actual costumes, props, and set pieces from various films. The queue then takes guests into a small pre-show theatre where guests view a series of condensed movie trailers for the various films that are featured on the ride. The queue line ends at a pair of automatic doors at the front of the theatre that lead into a 1930s era Hollywood soundstage where guests are loaded onto waiting ride vehicles.

Notable props currently residing in the queue

Props that formerly resided in the queue

The ride

Neon theatre marquee at the beginning of the dark ride.
Neon theatre marquee at the beginning of the dark ride.

As guests reach the end of the queue, they enter a 1930s-era Hollywood soundstage where they are loaded by cast members into one of two sets of open, theatre-style seating ride vehicles. A sound stage is a soundproof Hangar -like structure building or room used for the production of theatrical motion pictures and Television shows The vehicles utilize a "traveling theatre"-style ride system similar to the Ellen's Energy Adventure attraction at Epcot. The Universe of Energy is a pavilion located in the eastern half of Future World at Epcot. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. However, in this ride, the ride vehicles are much smaller in size, are grouped together in pairs of two, and feature an open cab in the first row of the front vehicle for a live tour guide to stand, provide narration, and operate the ride vehicle. When the attraction is operating during the peak season, both sets of ride vehicles are used. Otherwise, only the second set of ride vehicles is used.

The movie set within the soundstage features a large neon theatre marquee and a cyclorama of the 1930s-era Hollywood Hills complete with the original Hollywoodland Sign. A cyclorama is a large curtain or wall often concave positioned at the back of the stage area The Hollywood Sign is a famous Landmark in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles California, spelling out the name of the area in high white letters As the ride begins, the tour guide on the ride vehicle tells guests that they will be taking them through scenes from different movies and genres throughout history.

The first genre of movies introduced are musicals, which begins with a pyramid of audio-animatronic starlets in a scene from Busby Berkeley's Footlight Parade. Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly The next musical scenes include audio-animatronics of Gene Kelly singing from a lamp post from the film Singin' In The Rain, followed by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke singing on the rooftops of London in Mary Poppins. Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American Actor, Presenter and Entertainer, with a Mary Poppins is a 1964 American Musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and produced by

The next scene is a tribute to gangster movies. The ride vehicle passes through the dark and seedy backstreets of 1930s Chicago and past an audio-animatronic James Cagney in a scene from The Public Enemy. James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film The Public Enemy is a 1931 Pre-Code American crime drama Film starring James Cagney and directed During peak season, the first set of ride vehicles continues on to the next scene while the second set is stopped by a red light above a tunnel entrance. The tour guide stops the ride vehicle and waits for a green light. While stopped, a live gangster named Mugsy (male) or Mugsi (female) and their audio-animatronic sidekicks Squid and Beans show up and get involved in a shoot-out with rival mobsters on the opposite side of the street where the ride vehicle is stopped. Although Squid and Beans are shot, the lead gangster chases away the tour guide and hijacks the ride vehicle. When the Mugsy/Mugsi notices the red light, he (or she) shoots it out and the ride continues, with the gangster now the announcer in the ride vehicle.

During peak season, the first set of ride vehicles is not hijacked by the gangster, but instead continues on to the next scene, which is a tribute to the Western. Here, guests encounter audio-animatronics of Clint Eastwood standing near a saloon and John Wayne sitting atop his horse. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American The ride vehicle comes to a stop as a bank robbery is in progress. A live bandit, named either Kate Durango (female) or Kid Carson (male), chases away the tour guide and hijacks the ride vehicle after blowing up the town bank with dynamite. The second set of ride vehicles passes through the western scene without stopping. The hijacker then instructs guests to take out their valuables to be collected but then stops and hurries the ride vehicles through the town as the bandit's audio-animatronic sidekick, Snake, is involved in a shoot-out with the town sheriff. Following this scene, the remainder of the attraction is the same for both sets of ride vehicles.

As the ride vehicle continues into a spaceship, a narrator's voice states that this is the Nostromo, the ship from the movie Alien. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. The narrator then tells guests of the alien lurking within the ship waiting to claim its next victim. Hearing this, the hijacker forgets about the guests' valuables and speeds the ride vehicle through the ship. But not before the Alien appears and attacks the guests, popping out from both the ceiling and the wall. Before exiting the spaceship, the ride vehicle passes a scene of an audio-animatronic Ripley as she prepares to confront the alien. Lieutenant Ellen Ripley is a Science fiction heroine played by Sigourney Weaver.

The ride vehicle next enters a scene set in an ancient Egyptian temple filled with snakes. The narrator informs guests that they are in a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark as audio-animatronic figures of Indiana Jones and Sallah struggle to lift the Ark of the Covenant. Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 Adventure film directed by Steven Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier Sallah (صلاح is a Fictional character, played by John Rhys-Davies in two of the four Indiana Jones movies Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Ark of the Covenant (אָרוֹן הָבְרִית ʔārōn hāb’rīθ, Modern aron habrit) is described in the Bible as a sacred container wherein A second room within the temple features a large altar in the form of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis. Anubis is the Greek name for a Jackal -headed god associated with Mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. Near the top of the altar, a large jewel is being watched over by a cloaked temple guard. The hijacker sees the jewel, stops the ride vehicle, and disembarks to retrieve it. Before touching the jewel, the temple guard gives a warning that those who disturb the jewel must pay with their life. Ignoring the warning, the hijacker reaches to grab the jewel. Suddenly, a plume of smoke shoots from the ground. When it disperses, the hijacker is now nothing more than a skeleton (still reaching for the jewel) and the temple guard is revealed to be the original live tour guide who reboards the vehicle and continues the ride.

The next film genre introduced is the horror movie as the ride vehicle travels through an ancient burial chamber full of mummies who have come to life. The ride vehicle soon leaves the tomb and enters a jungle, which is home to Tarzan the Ape Man. You may be looking for Tarzan the Ape Man from 1959, or Tarzan the Ape Man from 1981 Tarzan the Ape Man Here, audio-animatronic figures of Tarzan swinging on a vine, Jane sitting atop an elephant, and Cheeta the chimpanzee can be seen. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to Jane Porter (later Jane Clayton Lady Greystoke) is a major character in Edgar Rice Burroughs 's series of Tarzan This article is about a famous chimpanzee For the species of big cat, see Cheetah. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. The ride vehicle then moves past the classic final scene from Casablanca featuring audio-animatronics of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as they stand in front of a waiting airplane. Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Some incorrectly claim that this plane, a Lockheed L-12 Electra Junior, is the actual plane used during the filming of the movie, but it isn't as no full-size plane was actually used during the filming of Casablanca. The Lockheed 12 Electra Junior was an eight-seat six passenger all-metal transport designed for use by smaller airlines and private owners The plane on the attraction was allegedly used in Tarzan's New York Adventure and other films in the 1940s before being purchased by Disney. Tarzan's New York Adventure is a 1942 film the sixth Tarzan film to feature actors Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. The back half of the plane was cut off and can be found resting along the shoreline of the Jungle Cruise attraction at the Magic Kingdom. The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the following Disney theme parks Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. [1]. Next, the ride vehicle passes a film projection of Mickey Mouse in his role as The Sorcerer's Apprentice from the classic Disney animated film Fantasia. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics.

The ride vehicle then enters into a scene from The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy's house has landed on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s The Wicked Witch of the East is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L During peak season, both sets of ride vehicles meet up here and come to a stop in the middle of Munchkinland. Munchkin Country (or Munchkinland in the 1939 film and its imitators is a region in the fictional Land of Oz in L Audio-animatronic Munchkins begin to appear from various places and sing as they welcome guests to their home. Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L However, a plume of smoke suddenly rises from the ground as an audio-animatronic Wicked Witch of the West appears and asks who is responsible for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. The Wicked Witch of the West (or simply The Wicked Witch) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L The tour guide aboard the first set of ride vehicles answers her before she finally leaves in another puff of smoke. The Munchkins finally reappear from their hiding places and begin to sing again as both sets of ride vehicles follow the yellow brick road, past audio-animatronic figures of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Toto standing in front of the Emerald City, to the ride's Grand Finale. The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L The Emerald City is the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L

For the Grand Finale, both sets of ride vehicles line up side-by-side and come to a stop in a large, dark theatre where a short, fast-paced film montage of classic movie scenes is shown. At the conclusion of the film, both sets of ride vehicles exit the theater and return to the 1930s soundstage where the ride concludes and guests disembark. Unlike many Disney dark rides where there are separate embarkation and debarkation areas for the ride vehicles, in the Great Movie Ride there is only a single combined unloading and loading area. The last people to exit the vehicles often pass the next group of people as they exit the building.

At the time the ride was designed (the late 1980s) it was common throughout the theme park industry to have all major rides exit into a merchandise store selling novelties associated with the attraction the guests just exited. The Great Movie Ride does not exit directly into a store, but it does exit onto a "back street" with a related store immediately available on the right, and little else to see until the guests have passed the store.

Films represented in the ride

Some of the films featured in the finale film

Films Formerly Featured in the Finale Film

Modifications

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Footlight Parade

Picture from the original Footlight Parade display on the ride.
Picture from the original Footlight Parade display on the ride.
Picture from the currentFootlight Parade display on the ride.
Picture from the currentFootlight Parade display on the ride.

The first sequence of the ride, Footlight Parade, was plagued with engineering and technical problems from the beginning. When the ride was newly opened, the Footlight Parade segment was different than it is today. The entire portion following the neon lighted entrance was fleshed out. All the walls leading up to, around, and beyond the cake were painted in art deco style patterns as seen in the "By A Waterfall". Approximately three "diving boards" with three mannequin "dancers" wearing capes were perched on the right hand side of the wall as you enter the ride segment. The five-tiered "cake" was prominently displayed at a left hand turn. It was in the open air illuminated with an array of animated lights. During this pass through the Footlight Parade segment, riders would hear a "loop" of "By A Waterfall" (a song featured in Footlight Parade) lasting approximately 40 seconds as bubbles fall from the ceiling.

For approximately the first year, the "cake" actually rotated and was adorned with water jets as seen in the movie. Allegedly, the rotating "cake" mechanism was constantly breaking down, causing frequent repairs and downtime. In addition, the water pumps would constantly fail, flooding the ride path. Park operations believed it was much cheaper and less problematic to leave the "cake" in place with lighting effects used to provide what imagineers terms as "kinetics" to the segment. This is what guests see today.

Today, this segment is still the "opening act" of The Great Movie Ride, but significantly toned down. The guests now enter a segment with its lighting significantly diminished. The outer walls are dark with practically no art deco recreations from the movie set. The "diving boards" have been replaced with art deco style wall sconces. Instead, guests pass through a deco inspired archway to find themselves facing a large scrim-lined proscenium decorated with grey/blue clouds and remnants of the art deco set designs. Throughout the segment, three large rotating projections of Busby Berkeley-style kaleidoscope dance sequences appear on the scrim (from By A Waterfall, 42nd Street, and Shadow Waltz). These disappear to expose the "cake", which is behind the scrim, and is simultaneously illuminated with washes of light and reflective water effects. The caped dancers on diving boards are now located to the far left of the "cake" behind the scrim. The art deco style wall panels still reside behind the "cake". The looping song segment and bubbles remain.

Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz scene did not have major structural changes, but the Wicked Witch animatronic character was replaced with a newer-design "Sarcos" figure. The Sarcos robots are capable of a great deal more movement possibilities than the original "limited animation" figure designs, and can move much more quickly. As a result they can be made much more lifelike. The new witch was reprogrammed to take advantage of the underlying robot, and as a result is one of, if not the, most lifelike characters in the attraction.

History

References

  1. ^ The Plane Truth. Snopes (August 21, 2007). Snopes (ˈsnoʊps also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a Web site that is the most widely-known resource for validating or debunking Urban legends Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev

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