I remember last year when I went in the ride, the narrator for alien was like " you are with sigourney weaver." And then mugzie turned around and he was like " what's a sigourney weaver?" And then when the alien came he was like " IS THAT A SIGOURNEY WEAVER?!??" He was really funny I liked him
Here because disney just announced that they're closing the great movie ride and replacing it! So very sad. It was one of the best in Hollywood studios, if not disney world. Thank you for immortalizing this amazing ride.
I was skeptical about the new attraction at first. Even up until and in the queue I was second guessing it. The new attraction is pretty cool. It won’t ever replace GMR but in its own way really unique.
Imagine how it felt, that being my favorite ride at all of Disney, I hadn't been there since 2005, I finally got back in 2017 and learned it was closed permanently 2 weeks before!
when I was younger I used to not wanna go on the ride specifically for the Alien part, now after watching alien a million times I love this ride. Everything about it, the alarm, the scenery, and of course the Xenomorph its all so awesome
Thank you!😂 i knew i wasnt the only 12 year old scared of the alien part!! Im going to disney world in october and i really want to go on this ride and im gonna try not to be scared😂
This was a lot better before the new renovation they did, they turned the beginning and ending movies into ads for TCM, and they added some guy narrating the ride.
When we went a couple years back, our Mugsy was a woman, and our tour guide was a man. And she was down right hilarious. I think it would be fun to be an actor on this ride.
(Reply to ooooold comment incoming lol.) Always a hope! But I'm honestly not sure at this point. :\ The reason they got rid of it is because they've been slowly trying to get rid of the rides that have third party connections. Like this ride was for their partnership with TCM and I know they're talking about rebooting Tower of Terror with removing the Twilight Zone aspect (but keeping the spooky theme). BUT...who knows. ; u ; I miss this ride dearly.
It was an Alien ride for a bit, but they continued to retheme the ride a few times (often to make it more comical) until it was replaced with Stitch's Great Escape.
Lol at the Indiana part when the gangster guy has to get off the ride, the time I went on it last month he got off and was walking, then turned to this woman and yelled "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN AT?!" Lol that was hilarious!
PixarShark The ride got a sponsorship with Turner Classic Movies and they made several changes. In the queue area, they added changing 3D posters of classic films and in the preshow, it's no longer the loop of trailers, it's now just a Robert Osbourne documetary about film history. The ride itself is overall the same but the script is changed with some Robert Osbourne narration. And then the finale montage is completely changed and much better in my opinion! I would check out a video of the updated version! :)
AHfan What happens - at least how I recall things - is that the tour guide very slowly backs away when the gangster threatens them, then very wisely bolts when the shooting starts. The gangster sees the car with all the riders and figures, "Hey, that looks like my way out". So no, he's not kindly filling in, you basically get car jacked at that point, haha. Also why he doesn't give commentary, since he's just on this adventure to get away from the feds.
When I used to ride this as a kid, I was terrified of the Alien section (i love the movie now) And i always would think that the alien section would come after the gangster section at 8:23. So I was prepared to go into hiding under my parent’s arms but then we rolled into the peaceful Wild West😂 And then the Alien section came. And I was afraid the xenomorphe would snatch me!
Currently watching Casablanca (the airplane scene actually, and courtesy of TCM's 30 days of Oscar movies) and I always remembered the plane scene on this ride, so I paused the movie to look this up. I last went on it back in the early 90s, and it still looks the same.
I remember Wizard of Oz being the first black and white movie I saw EVER. I would wait for it to appear on TV and watch it with my mom. I would sing along with the songs, and have a wonderful time. I miss those days very much when our days as children where we would worry about nothing
The first time I went on this the alien part made me scream so loud i was not expecting that my coach (I went to Disney for a cheer comp) did not tell me about that part my friend jumped out of her seat screaming😂😂I loved it though (first thing I went on in Disney) I hope I can go back💖
I'm sad that they closed this, but I suppose it makes sense. Many of the movies aren't as well known to kids these days. I mean, some are classics that everyone knows, but Casablanca and Footlight Parade and Singin' in the Rain and The Searchers? Not many kids know these movies. Not many young adults know these movies. And the Tarzan most people know is very different from this one.
Temple of the Forbidden Eye is good and introduces a new dynamic, but the Indiana Jones Well of Souls section of this ride nails the look and feel of the Indy Jos. movies.
There has been some bad blood between MGM and Disney in the past so that was one of the reasons why it changed, also the fact that they wanted to cover more than just one movie studio and "Hollywood studios" sounded more broad.
they should update this ride a little bit to include more great films of both today and the past. for instance, include something of today like the lord of the rings or even include something from the avengers (it is after all a disney owned film)
this ride is awesome one of the many times i was on it the tram got stuck right before fantasia and our guide showed whomever had a park map with them to turn it upside down and there was a hidden mickey :)
@xyzguy123: Are you kidding me?!? It's a theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It was formerly known as MGM Studios until 2008 when it was changed.
people have so much enthusiasm when doing these types of jobs. i could never do that haha. id be like, sit down shut up and keep your hands and feet inside at all times
Has anyone ever posted this on You Tube from the "first train" that gets captured in the old west? Five trips to Walt Disney World and I've never managed to get on the first tram. My daughter, who is working down there in the college program, finally managed to a couple of weeks ago.
Honestly, it's easy (take it from a former operator of this ride). For each show, there are two sets of vehicles - they're called "A-Show" and "B-Show" or "A-Car" and "B-Car".This can be a little bit confusing, as each car actually has two cars - one motorized in the front and one just hitched to the front like a train. The first car (A-Car) is always Cowboy show, and the second is Gangster. They actually both occur at the same time. The A-Car speeds through Gangster alley and into the West, where it's taken over by a cowboy bandit, while the second car stays in Gangster for the gun show. Then, they both pull off together at the same time. The operator comes back on at Anubis, and then the B-Car speeds up to catch up as they go into Tarzan and Casablanca. They sync up and go through the rest of the ride together. Long story short, next time you're there, just ask (politely) the loaders to be seated in the "A-Show, A-Car or Cowboy Show", and they'll seat you there. If it's busy you may have to wait a few extra minutes, but you'll be right at the ride anyway, so it won't be any more than about 5 minutes or so. Hope you get it next time!!
Brian Burdette Thanks but this was before our trip in October that we took to visit our daughter. We did ask to ride in the A train. However the other trips I mentioned, it was either a slow day and only the B train was running or there was some other thing that happened that put us in the B train. We were on the B train once when the Wizard of Oz section malfunctioned and we were all ushered right onto the next B train to ride again. Another trip our youngest was recognized as a "celebrity" during the Year of a Million Dreams and we were taken past the line and placed right on a B train. Other times it just wasn't very busy so only one train was running.
The last time I was there, I said to the gangster that trying to retrieve the treasure wasn't really the best idea. I'll never forget what she said to me. "What are ya, my mother?!" Good times.
I've never been on this, I've just watched it online. So they don't have the part at the end where they show scenes from all sorts of classic movies any more?
You rode the rear vehicle. If you rode the front one, you'd go straight through the gangster scene, and would stop at the Western, where the same thing would happen: gunfight, and kidnapping, by a renegade cowboy. That's the only difference between being seated in the front and rear vehicles.
Once I rode this and the door after the guy hijacks the vehicle wouldn't open. So they were just stalling and it was awesome. they all stayed in character the entire time.
Holy shit, I remembered this ride from out o nowhere. I've been to MGM 3 times and i've only been to this once... It's funny how random things pop into your mind.
This is a great ride, nice to be out the hot sun for a while, I love it, takes you back to things you watched when you was little, I always cry when I see John Wayne sat upon his horse it reminds me of my dad, he loved his films, just a great all round family ride, go on get yourselves on it
This ride got me into the Alien movie. It wasn't only the ride that filled me with fascination and terror but also the trailer of the film that they played during the que, alongside other films.
I love this ride! It was my first time on it and I had no clue it was a ride! Haha I just thought it was a theater that would just show us a bunch of movies. But I really got scared when they stole the Cast Member.
Hi everyone! Everyone is saying.. oh I went the western one.... Oh I'm pretty sure it's gangster... Well, people you're both correct! If you sit in seat move thing 1 you get gangster and in seat 2 you get western. I've rode both! One is like, oh, a red light... gotta stop even if were in the movies... and the other is like.... Better go check the robber at the bank.... But the Alien part is F**CKING SCARY!!!!!! Bye bye :)
Most of the time the line isn't so long that they have to open the line around the showcases. Usually they only use the line in the theater. I'm in Disney two or three times a year, so I know quite a bit. (:
My favorite scene on this ride has to be Gene Kelly doing Singin' in the Rain. My Dad just loves seeing John Wayne, even though he's telling us to turn back. I always used to ask when I was younger, "Why don't we listen to him?"
I remember last year when I went in the ride, the narrator for alien was like " you are with sigourney weaver." And then mugzie turned around and he was like " what's a sigourney weaver?" And then when the alien came he was like " IS THAT A SIGOURNEY WEAVER?!??" He was really funny I liked him
Jewelsie I'm going to miss this ride so much!
P.S. If the gangster was a male, then his name was spelled 'Mugsy.' For females, it was 'Mugsi.'
Lol, when I got to the alien part the guy said it looked like New Jersey.,
@@dadocta8355 Actually, that was in the ‘Western’ scene.
Here because disney just announced that they're closing the great movie ride and replacing it! So very sad. It was one of the best in Hollywood studios, if not disney world. Thank you for immortalizing this amazing ride.
John Doe the new ride looks sick, plus im pretty sure it wasnt their descision to close this ride... but yeh im sad
John Doe I never been on this ride but it looks fun.WHY DISNEY?!
There replacing it with Mickeys railroad something
I was skeptical about the new attraction at first. Even up until and in the queue I was second guessing it. The new attraction is pretty cool. It won’t ever replace GMR but in its own way really unique.
RIP to this ride. Closing for good in August sadly. I LOVED THIS RIDE. I guess we will always have youtube to relive the good ol days.
Imagine how it felt, that being my favorite ride at all of Disney, I hadn't been there since 2005, I finally got back in 2017 and learned it was closed permanently 2 weeks before!
@@NukeIt2Bdone I hear you!
when I was younger I used to not wanna go on the ride specifically for the Alien part, now after watching alien a million times I love this ride. Everything about it, the alarm, the scenery, and of course the Xenomorph its all so awesome
Haha I was the same way. I'll hide. but that was when I thought rides n movies were real".
It's a real shame that it's going to close. I really love that ride man
First time I went on this, the "Alien" section terrified me. But, I was only 8. And a Western bandit took the ride, not a gangster.
Yep. I think so too.
Hahaha I was 12 and scared of the alien! You're not alone! :)
Thank you!😂 i knew i wasnt the only 12 year old scared of the alien part!! Im going to disney world in october and i really want to go on this ride and im gonna try not to be scared😂
Dude, I went on this ride last week and it still scared me.
Yeah, me too. The alien scarred me a little when I was four.
This was a lot better before the new renovation they did, they turned the beginning and ending movies into ads for TCM, and they added some guy narrating the ride.
To me the alien scene was the best part
Lol I can't be afraid all I can think of is family guy lol "get back in there little mouth xD"
I love Alien but upsettingley our tour guide can't be with us in that part
When we went a couple years back, our Mugsy was a woman, and our tour guide was a man. And she was down right hilarious. I think it would be fun to be an actor on this ride.
Same here, but our tour guide was a girl.
Great vid. I always enjoyed the criminal underworld shootout the most in this ride.
Awesome! The attention to detail is amazing!
If I was a host of one of these, the witch would say “...and your dog too!” I’d respond with *”YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH MY DOG”*
Perhaps they'll bring back this ride eventually, and utilize their newfound ownership of 20th Century Fox.
(Reply to ooooold comment incoming lol.) Always a hope! But I'm honestly not sure at this point. :\ The reason they got rid of it is because they've been slowly trying to get rid of the rides that have third party connections. Like this ride was for their partnership with TCM and I know they're talking about rebooting Tower of Terror with removing the Twilight Zone aspect (but keeping the spooky theme). BUT...who knows. ; u ; I miss this ride dearly.
Sadly never got to go on this ride!!! And it's closing before I'll ever have the chance to see it in person #SadFace.
Want a full Alien ride!
There was one in MK, it was replaced with Stitch's Great Escape though~
If you're talking about ExtraTERRORestrial, that was planned to be an Alien ride but they decided against it
Jake it did happen but then disney was going back to familys so changed it to stitch
Well ya see that would be cool but they're closing it now
It was an Alien ride for a bit, but they continued to retheme the ride a few times (often to make it more comical) until it was replaced with Stitch's Great Escape.
Lol at the Indiana part when the gangster guy has to get off the ride, the time I went on it last month he got off and was walking, then turned to this woman and yelled "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN AT?!" Lol that was hilarious!
Anyone else excited about the new updates next year? That ride has been desperate for an update for years!
TheBazinga314 What exactly are they doing? O_O
PixarShark The ride got a sponsorship with Turner Classic Movies and they made several changes. In the queue area, they added changing 3D posters of classic films and in the preshow, it's no longer the loop of trailers, it's now just a Robert Osbourne documetary about film history. The ride itself is overall the same but the script is changed with some Robert Osbourne narration. And then the finale montage is completely changed and much better in my opinion! I would check out a video of the updated version! :)
Ohhhhh, actually I think I did see the new montage. :D I'm glad the actual stuff in the ride didn't change though.
to bad that update didn't save the ride though :(
Funny, I got a universal studios add before this.
The Tarzanscene is the same as the Hollywoodtour Tarzanscene in Phantasialand
so did the tour guide get "hit" in the standoff? is that why the guy took over? you couldn't see on camera
AHfan What happens - at least how I recall things - is that the tour guide very slowly backs away when the gangster threatens them, then very wisely bolts when the shooting starts. The gangster sees the car with all the riders and figures, "Hey, that looks like my way out". So no, he's not kindly filling in, you basically get car jacked at that point, haha. Also why he doesn't give commentary, since he's just on this adventure to get away from the feds.
I remember some of the classic movies on this attraction. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite movies is The Wizard of Oz.
When I used to ride this as a kid, I was terrified of the Alien section (i love the movie now) And i always would think that the alien section would come after the gangster section at 8:23. So I was prepared to go into hiding under my parent’s arms but then we rolled into the peaceful Wild West😂
And then the Alien section came. And I was afraid the xenomorphe would snatch me!
This scared me to death when I was little :L I was nearly crying.. The robot scared me.
4:14-4:22Wow, we just have gotten boring, haven't we?
"Just cut the schiet and bring us to the badass scenes, we're here for those!"
Currently watching Casablanca (the airplane scene actually, and courtesy of TCM's 30 days of Oscar movies) and I always remembered the plane scene on this ride, so I paused the movie to look this up. I last went on it back in the early 90s, and it still looks the same.
The gun fight was probably so much cooler then anything in the ride.
I remember Wizard of Oz being the first black and white movie I saw EVER. I would wait for it to appear on TV and watch it with my mom. I would sing along with the songs, and have a wonderful time. I miss those days very much when our days as children where we would worry about nothing
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PiggyCraftMC DragonSlayerUnli It's not black and white, only the beginning and end…
yeah, Dorothy enters the "Wonderful World of Color" as retro disney calls it
I'm so glad I found this video because now I don't have to spend 5000 dollars to go to Disney World.
The first time I went on this the alien part made me scream so loud i was not expecting that my coach (I went to Disney for a cheer comp) did not tell me about that part my friend jumped out of her seat screaming😂😂I loved it though (first thing I went on in Disney) I hope I can go back💖
I'm sad that they closed this, but I suppose it makes sense. Many of the movies aren't as well known to kids these days. I mean, some are classics that everyone knows, but Casablanca and Footlight Parade and Singin' in the Rain and The Searchers? Not many kids know these movies. Not many young adults know these movies. And the Tarzan most people know is very different from this one.
I went on this ride during my first time at Disney in 2004. It scared me.
I wish disney would bring this ride back!love it!
It won't be there anymore, except in our memories.
Maybe in Disney’s California Adventure? They’ve considered it before!
Temple of the Forbidden Eye is good and introduces a new dynamic, but the Indiana Jones Well of Souls section of this ride nails the look and feel of the Indy Jos. movies.
I remember when I went on the ride. The last time though it was a male host and a female gangster in it
I was on this last year!.
So was I
While this ride may have needed an update, I'm saddened to see this go- the Mickey Ride sounds cool, but hate that its replacing Great Movie Ride
There has been some bad blood between MGM and Disney in the past so that was one of the reasons why it changed, also the fact that they wanted to cover more than just one movie studio and "Hollywood studios" sounded more broad.
May I use this footage in a video I'm making about scary Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.
Hello, sorry we didn't respond sooner. Sure as long as you credit us we are happy to support your channel. We enjoy watching your vids.
I like how the guide changes! The animatronics are perfect, I hope this ride never goes!
Andrew Lewis oof
Sadly, it did.
Who’s gonna tell him
This next movie is one of my favorite Disney movies. However these people should know that this was Walt Disney's last movie before he died.
I live in Hollywood and the chinese theater in the beginning is so damn accurate!
they should update this ride a little bit to include more great films of both today and the past. for instance, include something of today like the lord of the rings or even include something from the avengers (it is after all a disney owned film)
I ride this ride every year like 3 times when im at Hollywood studios I like getting the gangster one tho
this ride is awesome one of the many times i was on it the tram got stuck right before fantasia and our guide showed whomever had a park map with them to turn it upside down and there was a hidden mickey :)
Awesome ride, but they definitely have to update it. The shootout in the Underworld section could do to be more exciting.
This ride is quite interesting, because it DOES remind you a little bit of the Studio Tour ride located at Universal Studios Hollywood.
@mario75614 The Contest doesn't end until about a month from now.
@xyzguy123: Are you kidding me?!?
It's a theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It was formerly known as MGM Studios until 2008 when it was changed.
I remember going on this ride just months after it opened as a kid. The only part I remember was Alien.
I used to have nightmares when I was kid because of this ride.. because I thought all of the animatronics came to life when everyone left..
I used to work there. Some people took the "chipper" thing a bit too far, but most of us were happy without overdoing it. :)
people have so much enthusiasm when doing these types of jobs. i could never do that haha. id be like, sit down shut up and keep your hands and feet inside at all times
That's cute how he talks to the little girl saying he'll split a $20.00 she gets $1.00 he gets $19.00 😂
RIP the Great Movie Ride. It was shut down on August 13, 2017 :(
@dmtjuniorngiggles67 Depends if they let me film.
I remember when I was on this ride, I actually ducked down in my seat during all the shooting XD
This is my second favorite attraction at Disney Hollywood Studios (only to the Tower of Terror)
Has anyone ever posted this on You Tube from the "first train" that gets captured in the old west? Five trips to Walt Disney World and I've never managed to get on the first tram. My daughter, who is working down there in the college program, finally managed to a couple of weeks ago.
Honestly, it's easy (take it from a former operator of this ride).
For each show, there are two sets of vehicles - they're called "A-Show" and "B-Show" or "A-Car" and "B-Car".This can be a little bit confusing, as each car actually has two cars - one motorized in the front and one just hitched to the front like a train.
The first car (A-Car) is always Cowboy show, and the second is Gangster. They actually both occur at the same time. The A-Car speeds through Gangster alley and into the West, where it's taken over by a cowboy bandit, while the second car stays in Gangster for the gun show.
Then, they both pull off together at the same time. The operator comes back on at Anubis, and then the B-Car speeds up to catch up as they go into Tarzan and Casablanca.
They sync up and go through the rest of the ride together.
Long story short, next time you're there, just ask (politely) the loaders to be seated in the "A-Show, A-Car or Cowboy Show", and they'll seat you there. If it's busy you may have to wait a few extra minutes, but you'll be right at the ride anyway, so it won't be any more than about 5 minutes or so.
Hope you get it next time!!
Brian Burdette Thanks but this was before our trip in October that we took to visit our daughter. We did ask to ride in the A train. However the other trips I mentioned, it was either a slow day and only the B train was running or there was some other thing that happened that put us in the B train. We were on the B train once when the Wizard of Oz section malfunctioned and we were all ushered right onto the next B train to ride again. Another trip our youngest was recognized as a "celebrity" during the Year of a Million Dreams and we were taken past the line and placed right on a B train. Other times it just wasn't very busy so only one train was running.
Jim Schuck I went on it once and was in the second row
Ah the era of low crowds. Love it
I remember when I was little I rode this and we had to get off in the middle of the ride because there was a fire. Wish they could reopen it.
Yes, it's been opened since the park opened in 1989 and won't close anytime soon.
The last time I was there, I said to the gangster that trying to retrieve the treasure wasn't really the best idea. I'll never forget what she said to me. "What are ya, my mother?!" Good times.
I remember riding that when I was 5 I was afraid badly because I was with my mom in the front seat.
Goodbye Great Movie Ride.. it's closing end of August 2017 :(
I thought my teacher was sitting in front of the camera guy lol
I've never been on this, I've just watched it online. So they
don't have the part at the end where they show scenes from all sorts of classic movies any more?
Yep, they do!
When I went on this ride, I went with my twin sister. I was scared to death. Hahah
It’s too bad this isn’t a thing anymore.😢
@elvon678 Copyright.
i really want to go there so badly 😑
alien best part
hiding from alien in the comments!!!!!!
They need an alien only ride that would be badass.
such an atmospheric ride, it's beautiful.
You rode the rear vehicle. If you rode the front one, you'd go straight through the gangster scene, and would stop at the Western, where the same thing would happen: gunfight, and kidnapping, by a renegade cowboy. That's the only difference between being seated in the front and rear vehicles.
Hi my name is Ines I like your video
May I use this footage in a video I'm making about scary Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.
Sorry, we just saw this. In the future, feel free to use our footage and please give us credit. Enjoyed your scary animatronic video.
Maybe my favorite ride at Hollywood Studios. I love everything about it. Thanks for the awesome vid!
Nice
These are some damn fine animatronics.
These are some damn fine animatronics.
@TheCoasterViews i recorded during the ride without a problem, you should be okay! and I hope you do! ^_^
You left off the best part!
when I rode this, it showed a lot of film clips at the end, but nobody ever shows it on these "complete experience" videos
If they posted the buit with all those clips you'd just be asking for copyright troubles.
Aeonterbor but what about the footage in the beginning he filmed in the beginning?
cant wait to go this cristmas!!!
7:30
Huge air compressor sound coming from the box on the left
my dad is gonna love this ride
I miss this ride so much at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!!!!!
Excellent ride, and with such a great tour guide on this particular trip! I can't wait to ride this one again next year!! It NEVER gets old...
Once I rode this and the door after the guy hijacks the vehicle wouldn't open. So they were just stalling and it was awesome. they all stayed in character the entire time.
Leave them alone
Holy shit, I remembered this ride from out o nowhere. I've been to MGM 3 times and i've only been to this once... It's funny how random things pop into your mind.
This is a great ride, nice to be out the hot sun for a while, I love it, takes you back to things you watched when you was little, I always cry when I see John Wayne sat upon his horse it reminds me of my dad, he loved his films, just a great all round family ride, go on get yourselves on it
Guide: *"You're gonna be IN the movies! :D"*
Audience: *"........Yay!"*
Guide: *"... :D....."*
Audience: *"...*A little bit of applause*"*
i remember seeing a lot of old classic onscreen at the end and when freddy kruegar showed up i was like dear god no lol
Darn it! Why did the car I was in get hijacked by the cowgirl the last time I went to Disney World?! That guy looks so cool! lol jk
This ride got me into the Alien movie. It wasn't only the ride that filled me with fascination and terror but also the trailer of the film that they played during the que, alongside other films.
I love this ride! It was my first time on it and I had no clue it was a ride! Haha I just thought it was a theater that would just show us a bunch of movies. But I really got scared when they stole the Cast Member.
Hi everyone! Everyone is saying.. oh I went the western one.... Oh I'm pretty sure it's gangster... Well, people you're both correct! If you sit in seat move thing 1 you get gangster and in seat 2 you get western. I've rode both! One is like, oh, a red light... gotta stop even if were in the movies... and the other is like.... Better go check the robber at the bank.... But the Alien part is F**CKING SCARY!!!!!! Bye bye :)
Most of the time the line isn't so long that they have to open the line around the showcases. Usually they only use the line in the theater. I'm in Disney two or three times a year, so I know quite a bit. (:
My favorite scene on this ride has to be Gene Kelly doing Singin' in the Rain. My Dad just loves seeing John Wayne, even though he's telling us to turn back. I always used to ask when I was younger, "Why don't we listen to him?"