Which version did you prefer? The version sponsored by Turner Classic Movies and hosted by Robert Osborne (2015 - 2017) or the original version (1989 - 2015). I think the original version was superior, no disrespect to the late Robert Osborne.
Fun fact, my parents met working on this ride! They were actors within it! They made so many friendships that still go on now! I rode one of the last rides for the attraction and went to the final ride celebration. I was so upset when it closed, knowing I wouldn’t be alive today because of it!
I loved this ride. Every time my family went to MGM Studios I insisted we ride this one because I was a huge movie nerd. I was devastated when I heard it closed in 2017 and when I returned to Disney in 2021 to find it wasn't there anymore😞. I can always hope they bring it back someday but I know that's very unlikely. At least I have this video to help me remember it. Thank you.
Agreed whole heartedly with you on that point! ...I suppose animatronics are old hat and cost a lot to maintaine these days ( point in being the buzby berkely section at the begining of the ride ...at one point that actualy rotated ect but hadnt worked in yrs!) ..unlike the Mickey and Minnie's runaway railroad that relies HEAVILY on screens ect (as do most rides these days ...be it disney or unversal studios) where on some you have to wear 3d glasses ect ( king kong and fast and furious on the tram tour comes to mind at Universal its its lazyness in my view and cost cutting Cheaper to put in a 3d screen ect ) ...tbh on a personal not I HATE these rides that realy only use screens now ect ...yes they my be modern technoligy but they also take away a lot of the ride experience with the old animatronics such as the great movie ride , its a small world ect! ...just my opinion mind you some others may like the changes ect so each to thier own i would say!
It absolutely broke my heart when they closed this down. Such a warm classic for my family and I since 1990. They just don’t make wholesome movie attractions at “MGM”, anymore. It will always be MGM to me ❤
Never got to ride this fantastic classic attraction. So sad that it is no more.The sets were magnificent ! This style of ride should make a comeback as a more gentle and nostalgic dark ride would be a contrast to other adventurous attractions. Thank you so much for this video, you have worked wonders with the quality! Gone but not forgotten!👏👏💖💖
Imagine how good this ride would have been if they updated all the movie scenes with the classics they didn't use. Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, The Terminator, and new movies like Shawshank Redemption, Titanic, The Matrix, and Avatar. That would be epic, and perfectly themed to the park. Instead, they made... what a mess!
@@MichaelRei99 I half agree that stuff like Avatar, Titanic, don’t really fit the bill for this ride. But for gods sake the God Father was an instrumental moment in film in justifying the medium’s validity as an art form, The Matrix while not an incredible film, was what ushered in a new era of technology in film that we use today, but yeah most listed are redundant but still c’mon, you really wouldn’t wanna see Al Pacino as an animatronic?
An iconic ride! Right up there with Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, It's A Small World, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, and Jungle Cruise.
One of my favorite memories on this ride happened when I was in the second row and there was this little kid in front of me asking the driver all these questions. Well we get to the part where Mugsy dies, and the kid is horrified and he asks “did he die?” And the driver is trying to stay in character and is kinda panicking cause he doesn’t want to upset the kid, so he tries to distract the kid and is like “oh look at this next scene” But it’s the horror scene with all the skeletons attacking and the kid screams did THEY DIE!?! Ah good times…
This is the one ride that I will never be able to fully let go of. Thank you for uploading this. Lots of nostalgic tears remembering growing up with this.
My heart was broken when I found out this ride was no longer at Disney. Nobody appreciates the fine moments in films anymore it’s all about brand selling now.
I rode this amazing attraction every 2 or 3 years since 1995 until 2013. Unfortunately it's gone but never forgotten. I'm always hoping to see disney return this attraction in another location within the disney world parks somewhere
I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed this classic ride. I knew I missed it, but wow. I don't even go to the Studios anymore ... there's just nothing there that appeals to me enough to pay the cost of admission. Thank you for this video.
I don't understand why they couldn't have both. There is no need for Star Wars launch bay now that Galaxies Edge exists. They could have tore that down and put Mickey there. This ride could have been saved with a little modern update.
Theres no more Hollywood in Hollywood studios...The entire park was created on the premise of making movies and they take away the ride that celebrated the great ones
my sister and i absolutely loved this ride growing up. it was my sister's favorite ride at MGM, she was devastated when it closed. we rode it about 10 times the year before it closed lol.
Being 6 on this ride for the first time having loved Indiana Jones this was all so amazing to me because I fully believed it was real. Been a favorite since it’s tragic I’ll never get to ride it again.
This ride was so much more immersive and detailed than Mickeys Runaway Railway. I miss it so much I wish they would’ve just updated it a little instead of completely replacing it
I remember riding this for the first time in the early 90's when I was a kid. I really thought the wicked witch was a real person! Also, the amount of animatronics on this ride is crazy!! I miss the old Disney 😕
I love this ride. I can’t wait to take my family on it. Oh wait. Crazy how this ride was 22 minutes long and the new one is 5 minutes not including intro. Hollywood studios has lost a lot of its nostalgic fun. As has much of Disney. Sad.
One of my favorites. Miss this attraction.Always rode this ride when I went to Disney Hollywood Studios. Why Disney feels they have to take things away I don't know😢Sad so sad.
I get the nostalgia for this ride, believe me, it hits me in the childhood and I’m happy that it’s preserved in videos like these, but Runaway Railway is an empirically superior ride.
I remember loving this ride and also being scared of it. I was 9 at the time so the Alien part creeped me out. I didn’t end up watching the movie until years later and I loved it.
This is awesome, brings back so many memories working this ride during my Disney College Program in 2008. I haven't been since I worked there but I have to wonder how Disney could have thrown such a marque attraction to the side from something like Runaway Railway. Disney owns a vast catalog of classic movies from both their own studios, as well other studios that they purchased. Why couldn't they have made it the New Great Movie Ride with all new classic movies done in highly detailed sets. Makes no sense that imagineering needs this spark from outside of their own walls....
I remember this ride to this very day. I got the Cowboy and the Gangster. It was all so awesome. I wish they hadnt gotten rid of it. Kids today need to know movie history.
It sucks they replaced it because the movies were “outdated” because I learned so much about film history riding this as a kid. It functioned as a living, breathing museum. Unfortunately nearly of the Old Hollywood trappings have been scrubbed from the park at this point.
Even as a 12 year old, this was my favorite ride. I remember making my parents take me on it 3 times in one day. Not sure why I was so drawn to it specifically out of all the rides, but I live in LA now as an adult so kind of ironic lol
I haven't been to the parks in FOREVER but I will miss this ride, I know if was from MGM so they had to close it down but still one of the best!!! Youo would think Diseny would do something like this for their 20th Century stuff but sadly no!
I remember when i went to this ride and they were having a LOT of technical difficulties around the whole park, we got stuck in the tarzan part and we would see tarzan go back and forth while screaming, it was hilarious
I mean.. I don't have that much to complain about with MnMs runaway railway, but they should have kept this. I have never had the pleasure of experiencing this ride but it seemed really good and right up my ally. I'm sad I'm missed out..😢
Just back from a family trip to Disney. Really isnt about the movies or movie magic and behind the scenes anymore, sad really. I went twice as a kid and couldnt remember what ride was in before that crazy mickey ride. Thanks for the reminder and flood of memories coming back from when I was little.
There’s not one person who prefers whatever they replaced this with to The Great Movie Ride. This was my favourite ride still is nothing at current Disney has compared…i went to Disney a lot as a child, then I was blessed to go for work. Then when I went for fun I used to go to Disney for the unique rides now I go for the food 😭
Is it JUST me or was the wicked witch of the west an actual actress at one point? Just me? ALSO wasn’t there fire / explosion and a burglar gun chase scene??? Those were my favorite parts as a kid
This was such more a meaningful ride to me I liked movies , my mother and dad liked this ride also at least the Minnie and Mickey's mine runaway didn't even exist back at that time 😮🎉😊
I don’t understand why would they get rid of this ride??? It was my first ride when I went to Hollywood Studios as a kid and I loved it! It was a great ride for all ages and it brought back memories of what we used to watch!!! Mickey and Minnie Railway can never replace this ride and I wish both existed together so that they can still bring the Hollywood ride to Hollywood Studios!
Which version did you prefer? The version sponsored by Turner Classic Movies and hosted by Robert Osborne (2015 - 2017) or the original version (1989 - 2015). I think the original version was superior, no disrespect to the late Robert Osborne.
Original for sure!!!!!!
I like the Original with more cast member spiel. Also the Alien narration was spookier
The original
Fond memories of the original
Original, it felt much more engaging
Fun fact, my parents met working on this ride! They were actors within it! They made so many friendships that still go on now! I rode one of the last rides for the attraction and went to the final ride celebration. I was so upset when it closed, knowing I wouldn’t be alive today because of it!
where they the tour guide or busgy?
@@awesomeninja9178 my father was tour guide, bandit, and mugsy (gangster)! My mom was tour guide and bandit! Great question!
Great story. Thanks for sharing it.
@coolboyuno2988???
Omg that is beautiful
I feel lucky that I was able to experience this attraction and to see it preserved like this!
Agree! Went there in the mid 2000s and it made me fell in love with classic films.
same!
I loved this ride so much, wish they would have just updated the movies rather than close it 😭
Agreed. Runaway Railroad sucks.
exactly what i was thinking
Disney is too cheap today, to do anything right.
AGREE!!
I WISH THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE WAS STILL AROUND!
ME TOO, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF IT? SUCH FOOLS
I do too.
Me too, maybe update the movie a little bit, but I wish it never closed.
@@dianegra49 They were classic movie scenes that will never go out of style for all generations
I loved this ride. Every time my family went to MGM Studios I insisted we ride this one because I was a huge movie nerd. I was devastated when I heard it closed in 2017 and when I returned to Disney in 2021 to find it wasn't there anymore😞. I can always hope they bring it back someday but I know that's very unlikely. At least I have this video to help me remember it. Thank you.
This ride was what made Hollywood Studios, HOLLYWOOD Studios! Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway doesn’t do it justice
Agreed whole heartedly with you on that point! ...I suppose animatronics are old hat and cost a lot to maintaine these days ( point in being the buzby berkely section at the begining of the ride ...at one point that actualy rotated ect but hadnt worked in yrs!) ..unlike the Mickey and Minnie's runaway railroad that relies HEAVILY on screens ect (as do most rides these days ...be it disney or unversal studios) where on some you have to wear 3d glasses ect ( king kong and fast and furious on the tram tour comes to mind at Universal its its lazyness in my view and cost cutting Cheaper to put in a 3d screen ect ) ...tbh on a personal not I HATE these rides that realy only use screens now ect ...yes they my be modern technoligy but they also take away a lot of the ride experience with the old animatronics such as the great movie ride , its a small world ect! ...just my opinion mind you some others may like the changes ect so each to thier own i would say!
True. So true.
*MGM Studios 😏
Not to mention, this thing was a capacity MONSTER. We did NOT need this removed in one of Disney’s busiest parks
Yep. The removal of this and the backlot tour and soon Muppetvision, made this land into “IP Land” where nothing fits in thematically:
It absolutely broke my heart when they closed this down. Such a warm classic for my family and I since 1990. They just don’t make wholesome movie attractions at “MGM”, anymore. It will always be MGM to me ❤
Never got to ride this fantastic classic attraction. So sad that it is no more.The sets were magnificent ! This style of ride should make a comeback as a more gentle and nostalgic dark ride would be a contrast to other adventurous attractions. Thank you so much for this video, you have worked wonders with the quality! Gone but not forgotten!👏👏💖💖
Imagine how good this ride would have been if they updated all the movie scenes with the classics they didn't use.
Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, The Terminator, and new movies like Shawshank Redemption, Titanic, The Matrix, and Avatar. That would be epic, and perfectly themed to the park. Instead, they made... what a mess!
Yes!
All of the movies used were better than the ones you mentioned.
As a matter of fact I can’t believe how absolutely devoid of class and appreciation of classic gold you are!
@@MichaelRei99 I half agree that stuff like Avatar, Titanic, don’t really fit the bill for this ride. But for gods sake the God Father was an instrumental moment in film in justifying the medium’s validity as an art form, The Matrix while not an incredible film, was what ushered in a new era of technology in film that we use today, but yeah most listed are redundant but still c’mon, you really wouldn’t wanna see Al Pacino as an animatronic?
Yes I'm 45 and there were some movies I didnt even recognize.
An iconic ride! Right up there with Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, It's A Small World, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, and Jungle Cruise.
All my faves too
You like all of the boring rides.
@@Taniere .
One of my favorite memories on this ride happened when I was in the second row and there was this little kid in front of me asking the driver all these questions. Well we get to the part where Mugsy dies, and the kid is horrified and he asks “did he die?” And the driver is trying to stay in character and is kinda panicking cause he doesn’t want to upset the kid, so he tries to distract the kid and is like “oh look at this next scene” But it’s the horror scene with all the skeletons attacking and the kid screams did THEY DIE!?!
Ah good times…
Mine was when the tour guide threatened the wicked witch of the west to drop a house on her and it works
@@abberoberts6894"Who's defying gravity now?"
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This is the one ride that I will never be able to fully let go of. Thank you for uploading this. Lots of nostalgic tears remembering growing up with this.
My heart was broken when I found out this ride was no longer at Disney. Nobody appreciates the fine moments in films anymore it’s all about brand selling now.
Yep. Such a blow to culture
I rode this amazing attraction every 2 or 3 years since 1995 until 2013. Unfortunately it's gone but never forgotten. I'm always hoping to see disney return this attraction in another location within the disney world parks somewhere
They should do a museum walkthrough of movie props and sets, I was sad when they took this down
I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed this classic ride. I knew I missed it, but wow. I don't even go to the Studios anymore ... there's just nothing there that appeals to me enough to pay the cost of admission. Thank you for this video.
These conversions are looking gorgeous! Congratulations on your great work!
Thanks Rodrigo.
@ithemeparkOFFICIAL I thought they removed the ride at Disney Florida park
@@colinpostell4790 They did. This is an old video conversion.
Thank you for this.❤ The memories are unforgettable.
The original was miles better than the voice over. My all time fav ride. Great video ! Thanks for sharing
mine too
I miss this so much.
me too, why did they have to get rid of it?
What I wouldn’t GIVE to ride this again
Thank you so much for sharing this. I miss this ride so much!
This is so much better that Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway. This will always be my favorite.
I don't understand why they couldn't have both. There is no need for Star Wars launch bay now that Galaxies Edge exists. They could have tore that down and put Mickey there. This ride could have been saved with a little modern update.
Replacing this with Mickey and Minnie railway is equivalent to tearing down a historic building and putting up a McDonalds in its place
@@46sn29 they lost the copywrite
@awesumtoast97 All they had to do was update the ride with different movies that they did have the rights too.
I miss it so much. My favorite ride of all time and the reason I fell in love with movies
This was a Disney classic. It should have never been demolished.
How is it a “Disney classic” is most of the movies featured were from MGM?
@@ChienaAvtzonThey’re talking about the ride. Was the ride made at MGM, or Disney? Complicated stuff, huh?
Disney should not have gotten rid of this ride. Same with Alien Encounter. Two of my favorite rides
Alien encounter was incredible!
Total shame they got rid of alien encounter. Scared the life out of me as a kid. It was awesome.
I remembered going onto The Great Movie Ride with my family since I was 5 but that was 17 years ago
This looks way more interesting than Mickey and Minnie runaway railway. Is that replaced it
Solid vid! I miss this ride so much :(
Theres no more Hollywood in Hollywood studios...The entire park was created on the premise of making movies and they take away the ride that celebrated the great ones
They should have just built Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Animation Courtyard…. This was a classic!!!
I loved this ride one of the best rides at MGM Studios I wish they hadn't have closed it.
I wish they hadn't closed it either
Same
What are those movies called?
This was one of my favorite rides 😢
my sister and i absolutely loved this ride growing up. it was my sister's favorite ride at MGM, she was devastated when it closed. we rode it about 10 times the year before it closed lol.
This ride introduced me to so many great movies as a kid, but I'll never forget the Alien segment. It was so cool and scary and I loved it so much.
This is the ride that is my favourite
mine too
I remember this ride especially the alien part
Being 6 on this ride for the first time having loved Indiana Jones this was all so amazing to me because I fully believed it was real. Been a favorite since it’s tragic I’ll never get to ride it again.
This ride was so much more immersive and detailed than Mickeys Runaway Railway. I miss it so much I wish they would’ve just updated it a little instead of completely replacing it
THIS LOOKS FANTASTIC!
Such a shame Disney Parks are going to the faceless animatronics and projections. This ride is themed perfectly.
They have been doing more animatronics withs sculpted faces such as in the Beauty and Beast and Princess and the Frog ride.
This ride was one of my favourites, especially the Alien bit. I’m glad I at least experienced it before.
I remember riding this for the first time in the early 90's when I was a kid. I really thought the wicked witch was a real person! Also, the amount of animatronics on this ride is crazy!! I miss the old Disney 😕
I really wish this had still been there when I took my kids last year. I loved this when I when to Disney the first time as a kid in 91
Worst decision every made by disneyworld to remove this ride
true
But did you know there are mountains in the bayou?
@@Btn1136 they weren't even talking about tiana's bayou, they were talking about the great movie ride
@@Btn1136 ?
Disney, today, is nothing but bad decisions.
I love that you isolated the Alien audio in the outro. Definitely the cat's meow.
my film teacher used to work in the Great Movie Ride, he told me all about it. he has a picture of himself working the ride on the classroom wall.
I love this ride. I can’t wait to take my family on it. Oh wait. Crazy how this ride was 22 minutes long and the new one is 5 minutes not including intro. Hollywood studios has lost a lot of its nostalgic fun. As has much of Disney. Sad.
One of my favorites. Miss this attraction.Always rode this ride when I went to Disney Hollywood Studios. Why Disney feels they have to take things away I don't know😢Sad so sad.
I get the nostalgia for this ride, believe me, it hits me in the childhood and I’m happy that it’s preserved in videos like these, but Runaway Railway is an empirically superior ride.
I remember loving this ride and also being scared of it. I was 9 at the time so the Alien part creeped me out. I didn’t end up watching the movie until years later and I loved it.
Would have loved to have ridden this ride.
I may have not wanted to go to Disney world. But I did enjoy this ride. Those were the days!
😇
When I rode the Great Movie Ride in 1998, I got the Cowboy scene instead of Gangster street.
I MISS THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!
ME TOO, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF IT? SUCH FOOLS
i love this thanks fir sharing. wush i could have seen it live
How come you cut off the end? I wanted to see the grand finale of films! 🎥
Thank you for this!!!
Thanks for watching and commenting. This was a very special ride to me and I'll have more videos of it in the future.
@@ithemeparkOFFICIAL it was my favorite disney attraction, so it had a special place in my heart too.
My absolute favorite
Nice vid! What program did you use to upscale? Topaz?
This is awesome, brings back so many memories working this ride during my Disney College Program in 2008. I haven't been since I worked there but I have to wonder how Disney could have thrown such a marque attraction to the side from something like Runaway Railway. Disney owns a vast catalog of classic movies from both their own studios, as well other studios that they purchased. Why couldn't they have made it the New Great Movie Ride with all new classic movies done in highly detailed sets. Makes no sense that imagineering needs this spark from outside of their own walls....
What a great concept for a ride. Love that it was a moving live action show! And almost a better way to ride the movies!
I remember this ride to this very day. I got the Cowboy and the Gangster. It was all so awesome. I wish they hadnt gotten rid of it. Kids today need to know movie history.
The peak MGM ride. The TCM takeover took so much spirit out of the ride when it basically made the cast member attendant obsolete.
It sucks they replaced it because the movies were “outdated” because I learned so much about film history riding this as a kid. It functioned as a living, breathing museum. Unfortunately nearly of the Old Hollywood trappings have been scrubbed from the park at this point.
Even as a 12 year old, this was my favorite ride. I remember making my parents take me on it 3 times in one day. Not sure why I was so drawn to it specifically out of all the rides, but I live in LA now as an adult so kind of ironic lol
I wish they would bring this back , the original version
I wish they would bring it back too
Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is still a Good Ride, but the Great Movie Ride will always be Memorized
Big Question - are they using the same track / same room : As Mickey Runaway railway ride ??????????
No, just the same building. The new ride is trackless and doesn’t have the same interior layout.
Ready when you are, CB!
I haven't been to the parks in FOREVER but I will miss this ride, I know if was from MGM so they had to close it down but still one of the best!!! Youo would think Diseny would do something like this for their 20th Century stuff but sadly no!
They might !
I remember when i went to this ride and they were having a LOT of technical difficulties around the whole park, we got stuck in the tarzan part and we would see tarzan go back and forth while screaming, it was hilarious
The Wicked Witch animatronic looked so realistic
I mean.. I don't have that much to complain about with MnMs runaway railway, but they should have kept this. I have never had the pleasure of experiencing this ride but it seemed really good and right up my ally. I'm sad I'm missed out..😢
I loved this ride the first time i rode the guy who played the gangster was awesome! He joked around wit my family off mic.Great memory!
Just back from a family trip to Disney. Really isnt about the movies or movie magic and behind the scenes anymore, sad really. I went twice as a kid and couldnt remember what ride was in before that crazy mickey ride. Thanks for the reminder and flood of memories coming back from when I was little.
😢There goes my fun vacation memories. Love the ride❤ just like we don't exist.😢Salute to the Movies and these amazing Actresses and Actors❤
Amazing video and quality thank you
People here in 2024 trying to bring back memories😢wish they never took this ride away
That was so cool!
I remember as a child being so terrified of the Alien segment! I would deliberately hide myself so the aliens couldn't see me. 😂
Great memories! Thanks!
What'd you use to upscale it?
I miss the great movie ride. It was dated and cheesy but that's probably what I loved most about it.
I'm glad I was able to ride it twice before it closed, both pre-TCM
There’s not one person who prefers whatever they replaced this with to The Great Movie Ride. This was my favourite ride still is nothing at current Disney has compared…i went to Disney a lot as a child, then I was blessed to go for work. Then when I went for fun I used to go to Disney for the unique rides now I go for the food 😭
Is it JUST me or was the wicked witch of the west an actual actress at one point? Just me? ALSO wasn’t there fire / explosion and a burglar gun chase scene??? Those were my favorite parts as a kid
This was such more a meaningful ride to me I liked movies , my mother and dad liked this ride also at least the Minnie and Mickey's mine runaway didn't even exist back at that time 😮🎉😊
The wizard of oz part is amazing!
The only time I was on this ride(and the only time I was in DW) was in 2013. Thanks for the video!
i’ll never forgive disney for getting rid of this
I didn't know there was an attraction like this!
I love musical movies! Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins!
I want it at Tokyo Disney Resort too!
I can still smell every scene as we go through it :(
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I don’t understand why would they get rid of this ride??? It was my first ride when I went to Hollywood Studios as a kid and I loved it! It was a great ride for all ages and it brought back memories of what we used to watch!!! Mickey and Minnie Railway can never replace this ride and I wish both existed together so that they can still bring the Hollywood ride to Hollywood Studios!
Why would Disney remove a movie ride from Hollywood…? Always looked forward to this ride,and maybe three times during a trip..
I wanna know who brought up the idea to get rid of this ride, i just wanna have a little chat with them 😂
Thats my favorite ride and place University Studios❤
Wow what an amazing ride!
Rip this ride this was always my favorite 😭😭 I cried when I heard they took this ride down
I miss these ride