Originally Posted By SpectroWishes321 <a href="http://www.screamscape.com/html/wdw_-_disney-mgm_studios.htm" target="_blank">http://www.screamscape.com/htm l/wdw_-_disney-mgm_studios.htm</a> Seems like the Great Movie Ride is getting some updates. According to Jim Hill, this inlcudes removing the alien seen for Lord of the Rings, the entire Western scene being replaced with something that doesn't have the costly fire effect and more. I hope they don't take out the Western Scene, that was my favorite part of the ride. Also, If you want to here the interview w/ Jim Hill about the Great Movie Ride: <a href="http://www.magicaldefinition.com/disney-podcast/mdp-disney-radio.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.magicaldefinition.c om/disney-podcast/mdp-disney-radio.aspx</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Good information, interesting stories... but AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH! -- how many times does Jim Hill say 'y'know' It is so frickin' annoying. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Disney gave up the rights to making the LOTR films, so they're going to pay whoever to replace the Alien scene with one from LOTR into the GMR? That seems far fetched.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I always figured that Star Wars and/or the Pirates franchise would end up in the Great Movie Ride. But, if LOTR does happen, I'll be happy too!
Originally Posted By dshyates New Line which owns LOTR is in cahoots with Universal to bring Leatherface, Jason & Freddie together for the Holloween Horror Nights this year. But many suspect that LOTR is also in negotiations. If Uni gets LOTR along with Harry Potter thats a lot popular properties up the road.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Uh...why would Disney pay royalties for LOTR when they could install a Narnia scene instead? This seems really stupid, but this is Jim Hill and Screamscape we're talking about.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Uh...why would Disney pay royalties for LOTR> Using that logic... Why did Disney pay royalties for 'Alien' 'The Wizard of Oz' 'Tarzan' 'Casablanca' 'Footlight Parade' 'Singin in the Rain' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' plus the rights to secure the use of likenesses of Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, James Cagney, Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Burt Lahr and Toto too? Maybe a 'Great Movie Ride' wasn't such a grand idea to begin with.
Originally Posted By dshyates How about a Disney movie ride, with a Mickey cartoon between each scene.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy FWIW, when Disney passed the LOTR rights from Miramax to New Line, they kept a small interest in the property. I believe they still have about a 5% stake in the LOTR franchise. This might have something to do with their ability to negotiate a decent deal for theme park rights related to this film series.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Well, if the 'Star Wars' franchise is 'dead' as was mentioned in a discussion about Tomorrowland, then 'Lord of the Rings' has turned to ash. I care about as much about 'Lord of the Rings' as I do about 'Harry Potter.' Which is, not at all. If Disney has to go to competing movie studios to get content for the 'Great Movie Ride' then I say, just shine it. Or go for the old 'Muppet Movie Ride' -- that was a real yawn-fest too. But at least Disney has the rights to the Muppets, right? And then Kermit and the gang won't have to do humilitating things like appear as guest judges on 'America's Got Talent.'
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Please don't say that the Muppets were farmed out for America's Got Talent! Denise
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast On the GMR the performer in the western scene for me in july was totaly lackluster.I would hav glady shot her myself...I prefer the gangster scenes.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA nbobyhome -- do a search on YouTube and you can find the Muppets on 'America's Got Talent'
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Ugh on the Muppets, I couldn't even watch the videos of AGT all the way through.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Using that logic... Why did Disney pay royalties for 'Alien' 'The Wizard of Oz' 'Tarzan' 'Casablanca' 'Footlight Parade' 'Singin in the Rain' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' plus the rights to secure the use of likenesses of Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, James Cagney, Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Burt Lahr and Toto too? Maybe a 'Great Movie Ride' wasn't such a grand idea to begin with." Well, yeah, but I was referring to the way current Disney seems to work. They seem averse to paying for royalties or licenses these days. Not saying it won't or hasn't happened (you brought up all the things they have done), but since they have a similar fantasy franchise, it seems strange to pay for rights to use another one from another studio. Especially when Disney has committed to making all the Narnia films.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << They seem averse to paying for royalties or licenses these days. >> Maybe that's because there have been some tough lessons learned with the properties that grant the licenses. The Pooh licensing agreement comes to mind as a big example of why this isn't always the best way to go. Also, you can look next door to Universal Studios where Nickelodeon started out, and they have since changed their licensing agreements so that those characters are no longer in the park. When you are planning for the long haul, licensing someone else's characters doesn't always make the best business sense. There's simply too much control in the hands of the party that owns the character, and they put up very little risk in granting the license to someone that will spend tons of money to promote those properties -- only to have the property owner decide to pull out or change the terms of the license years down the road.
Originally Posted By SFH >>Why did Disney pay royalties for 'Alien' 'The Wizard of Oz' 'Tarzan' 'Casablanca' 'Footlight Parade' 'Singin in the Rain' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' plus the rights to secure the use of likenesses of Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, James Cagney, Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Burt Lahr and Toto too?<< Any of them that there MGM, Disney got for really, really cheap. Disney got a really good deal on using the MGM name/logo and a certain number of MGM films. But whatever "hot" property Disney DOESN'T reserve for their parks, I'd expect Universal (at least in Orlando) to get. Sometimes, it may just be a matter of keeping Universal from using it. SFH
