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Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway opened inside the same Chinese Theatre building, replacing The Great Movie Ride with a trackless dark ride.
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⚰ Permanently closed · Aug 13, 2017operated 28 years · 1989–2017
This ride is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Ride history
the lifetime record- 2020
- 2017
The Great Movie Ride operated for the last time after 28 years, the last of the park's opening-day attractions to close permanently.
Wikipedia records the final rides being dispatched at about 9:30 PM.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes -
Disney announced at the D23 Expo that The Great Movie Ride would close and that Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway would take over the Chinese Theatre building.
The announcement fell inside the July 14-16, 2017 D23 Expo.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 2015
A Turner Classic Movies-sponsored refresh debuted, adding a new pre-show film and ride narration featuring TCM host Robert Osborne along with an all-new closing montage and TCM branding on the marquee and queue posters.
Disney announced the TCM partnership in 2014 and D23 described the refresh as arriving "by spring"; only Wikipedia supports the exact debut day, so the date is filed medium.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1998
Coca-Cola's run as the attraction's presenting sponsor ended after nine years.
- 1989
The Great Movie Ride opened with the Disney-MGM Studios as one of the park's original attractions, housed inside the park's replica of Grauman's Chinese Theatre at the end of Hollywood Boulevard.
Presented by Coca-Cola; an earlier planned version titled "Great Moments at the Movies" with Sears, Roebuck & Co. as sponsor fell apart before the park opened.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
Questions & answers
When did The Great Movie Ride open?
Per the documented record, The Great Movie Ride at Hollywood Studios opened on May 1, 1989.
When did The Great Movie Ride last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Great Movie Ride is dated Aug 13, 2017: The Great Movie Ride operated for the last time after 28 years, the last of the park's opening-day attractions to close permanently.
What changed recently on The Great Movie Ride?
The latest documented change (documented Mar 4, 2020): Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway opened inside the same Chinese Theatre building, replacing The Great Movie Ride with a trackless dark ride.
How many changes are on record for The Great Movie Ride?
6 documented changes, dating back to 1989 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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