Earlier this week a rumor from 2016 re-surfaced that seemed to suggest that The Great Movie Ride, which is a Disney's Hollywood Studios classic and one of the most iconic rides in all of Walt Disney World, would close forever in 2018 and would then be transformed into the Great Mickey Ride. This rumor turned out to be false, as it was revealed at the recent D23 Expo Disney Parks and Resorts Panel that the Great Movie Ride was actually closing in 2017, on August 13th, which is just under a month away.
This seems like quite the sudden closure, and will bring Disney's Hollywood Studios down to just 4 rides total until Toy Story Land opens next year. And though fans of this park will lament yet another closing at this park, Disney released the first details about the ride replacing this classic attraction: Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
Mickey and Minnie get their first "real" ride
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Though Mickey Mouse has appeared in several rides over the years (including the now doomed Great Movie Ride), it looks like Disney is finally giving its most famous character the chance to star in his own ride, along with Minnie Mouse and some of his other pals. However, instead of being based on some of the classic Mickey Mouse cartoons, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be directly inspired by the Mickey Shorts that are shown on the Disney Channel (and have their own channel at Disney resorts). As you might expect, the people who produce the shorts at Disney Television Animation are partnering with Disney Parks and Resorts to help bring the attraction to life.
The actual setup of the attraction is pretty standard, as it will allow guests to literally step "through" a movie screen and join Mickey and his friends on a fun adventure where you’re the star of your own Mickey short and anything can happen. This zany out-of-control adventure features surprising twists and turns, dazzling visual effects and mind-boggling transformations that happen before your very eyes.
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I'm very upset and sad. That ride is iconic and enjoyable for everyone. The micky ride should be built elsewhere.
Very sad by this news, excited for all the new wave of projects and updates for Disney parks, but this one is a bitter pill to swallow.
WHAT ARE THEY THINKING??? They removed the movie about Walt in One Man's Dream ( guess it isnt important for people to know who was behind their magical vacation) and now they are throwing away the history of movies ? The Original MGM Studios was such a great experience that is now being replaced by everything we are exposed to currently on TV and at the movies. If I wanted a boring day exposed to everything new and current vs the Golden Days of Hollywood I would spend my days and loney at Universal. Come on, Disney. RETHINK THIS. You are better than this!
Truly disappointed in Disney!!!! Not only are they getting rid of a great ride of classic movies and history, they are using a cartoon that is NOT the Mickey Mouse we are all use to. I love Mickey and use to love the Disney shorts that were shown in the resorts, on Disney Channel and on Main Street in the theater at Magic Kingdom. This new character (who I do not consider Mickey) and all his pals look like they are cracked out and do not represent what Walt created when "it started with a Mouse". VERY VERY DISAPOINTED!!!!!
Not happy at all about this development. I'll be heading to Disney in October and what was once our favorite park will be a shell of what it has been in the past. Four rides in a park that has always had long lines, I can only imagine how long the lines will be now.