The Great Movie ride was the flagship ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The ride was a tribute to Hollywood and the most significant movies that came out of it from the golden age to the present.
Today we pay tribute to this lost but loved Disney World ride with 10 fun facts about Disney's Hollywood Studios original signature attraction.
1. Wicked Witch
The most advanced audio-animatronic in the ride was the Wicked Witch. She had full movement of her arms and hands as well as movement in her back mouth.
2. Opening Day
This ride was an opening day ride and was the last opening day ride in the park when it closed.
3. Original Name
The originally proposed name for this attraction was Great Moments at The Movies. It was originally proposed for Epcot
4. Fantasia
When the ride was almost fully built, Disney then realized that they had only had paid for enough sound for the Wizard of Oz scene that ended up in the ride. But they had already built an additional twister scene. In response, they changed the twister to the Mickey Mouse scene from Fantasia.
5. The Building
The entrance building of the Great Movie Ride was based on was Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
6. Replacement
After the Great Movie Ride closed, Disney was planning on building something new in the space. Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway would replace the ride, giving Mickey his first dark ride in Disney Parks history.
7. The Casablanca Plane
In the Casablanca scene of the ride, you can see half of an airplane in a recreation of an iconic scene from the film. The other half of the same airplane ended up in the Disney World version of the Jungle Cruise.
8. The Films
In the ride, there were 12 films that were mainly represented with full scenes on top of many other films represented in the final film montage.
9. Hands in Cement
The recreation of Grauman's Chinese Theatre was so accurate that Disney got celebrities to sign and put their hands in the cement outside just like at the actual theater. These remain in the entrance of the building to this day
10. Closing Day
The final operating day of this ride was August 13th, 2017.
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