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Trivia:
During tour guide training, it is revealed that the original concept for The Great Movie Ride (then called Great Moments at the
Movies) involved having real live celebrity look alikes portraying all of the characters on the ride instead of audio animatronics.
That means that that would have been a real person portraying John Wayne on top of his horse or Sigourney Weaver hiding
from the Alien. This later proved to be impossible to do for various reasons.
Here's a tip about the Great Movie Ride, if you have children, ask to wait for the next show (if the first or second row on the
Gangster or Cowboy is filled, ask to wait for the next ride for the first or second rows, and the Gangster or Cowboy will talk to
your kids ("Mugsy" might say "Hey kid, I just want to ask ya's one question, ya got any cash?" or The Cowboy or Cowgirl would
say (on the jewel part) "Hey kid save my seat!"
The belt buckle worn by John Wayne in the Western Scene is an actual buckle worn by the Duke in one of his movies.
In the western town across from John Wayne, there is a sign on the wall for Ransom Stoddard Attorney. This is a reference to a
Jimmy Stuart/John Wayne movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. Ransom Stoddard was played by Jimmy Stuart!
When entering Gangster Alley, there is a movie poster of an Edward G. Robinson film that has been "torn" so that his face and
the title are not very prominent. Apparently, the estate of Edward G. Robinson would not approve the use of his likeness in the
gangster scene; they did not want him to be remembered only for his gangster roles.
In the Alien section, the first status monitor on the bottom left side, you read the ship's statistics. However, if you scan to about
the middle of the message, you read something like "Walt Disney World welcomes all aliens currently residing on board this
ship" or something like that, then continues something about Goofy and some other characters. Then, it says "Estimated time
till next special effects failure, 45.8 years".
The computer screens in Alien have all the names of the creators of the ride. (You're moving to fast to see them while on the
ride.)
As you approach the gangster scene look at the building that the gangster comes from. Look at the top of the stairs and you will
see the time clock and times cards the employees clock in on
There is a part prior to the Wizard of Oz scene that features Mickey in Fantasia. If you notice it is very windy and dark in that
scene. This is because it was originally supposed to be the tornado scene that "takes" you to Oz, but the creators of the Wizard
of Oz would not agree for some reason.
In the Emerald City scene in Oz, if you look at the Yellow Brick road, you will see that it forms the word "OZ" with one of the parts
of the Emerald City.
How about that slime that falls on you? The stuff that falls on you is water. However the stuff in the back of the ride that is just
dripping from the ceiling is another story. It is a mix of Glycerol and water. You can make it at home, the stuff needed is sold at
your local drugstore.
There is a third Star Wars character within the Great Movie Ride. As you enter the abandoned mummy's tomb after the Tour
Guide returns, look very closely at the flat board with the small Egyptian figures lined up on it. In the back right hand corner, there
is a small figure of Wicket the Ewok from Return of the Jedi. You have to be on the far left to see it and it is easily missed.
The Humpfry figure is taller than in actual life because that's the angle they shot the sceane in the movie. (Ms. Bergman was
actually taller in real life).
During the Jungle Cruise '94 rehab when the back half of a plane was added to the cruise. The other half is in the Great Movie
Ride in Disney.
During tour guide training, it is revealed that the original concept for The Great Movie Ride (then called Great Moments at the
Movies) involved having real live celebrity look alikes portraying all of the characters on the ride instead of audio animatronics.
That means that that would have been a real person portraying John Wayne on top of his horse or Sigourney Weaver hiding
from the Alien. This later proved to be impossible to do for various reasons.
Here's a tip about the Great Movie Ride, if you have children, ask to wait for the next show (if the first or second row on the
Gangster or Cowboy is filled, ask to wait for the next ride for the first or second rows, and the Gangster or Cowboy will talk to
your kids ("Mugsy" might say "Hey kid, I just want to ask ya's one question, ya got any cash?" or The Cowboy or Cowgirl would
say (on the jewel part) "Hey kid save my seat!"
The belt buckle worn by John Wayne in the Western Scene is an actual buckle worn by the Duke in one of his movies.
In the western town across from John Wayne, there is a sign on the wall for Ransom Stoddard Attorney. This is a reference to a
Jimmy Stuart/John Wayne movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. Ransom Stoddard was played by Jimmy Stuart!
When entering Gangster Alley, there is a movie poster of an Edward G. Robinson film that has been "torn" so that his face and
the title are not very prominent. Apparently, the estate of Edward G. Robinson would not approve the use of his likeness in the
gangster scene; they did not want him to be remembered only for his gangster roles.
In the Alien section, the first status monitor on the bottom left side, you read the ship's statistics. However, if you scan to about
the middle of the message, you read something like "Walt Disney World welcomes all aliens currently residing on board this
ship" or something like that, then continues something about Goofy and some other characters. Then, it says "Estimated time
till next special effects failure, 45.8 years".
The computer screens in Alien have all the names of the creators of the ride. (You're moving to fast to see them while on the
ride.)
As you approach the gangster scene look at the building that the gangster comes from. Look at the top of the stairs and you will
see the time clock and times cards the employees clock in on
There is a part prior to the Wizard of Oz scene that features Mickey in Fantasia. If you notice it is very windy and dark in that
scene. This is because it was originally supposed to be the tornado scene that "takes" you to Oz, but the creators of the Wizard
of Oz would not agree for some reason.
In the Emerald City scene in Oz, if you look at the Yellow Brick road, you will see that it forms the word "OZ" with one of the parts
of the Emerald City.
How about that slime that falls on you? The stuff that falls on you is water. However the stuff in the back of the ride that is just
dripping from the ceiling is another story. It is a mix of Glycerol and water. You can make it at home, the stuff needed is sold at
your local drugstore.
There is a third Star Wars character within the Great Movie Ride. As you enter the abandoned mummy's tomb after the Tour
Guide returns, look very closely at the flat board with the small Egyptian figures lined up on it. In the back right hand corner, there
is a small figure of Wicket the Ewok from Return of the Jedi. You have to be on the far left to see it and it is easily missed.
The Humpfry figure is taller than in actual life because that's the angle they shot the sceane in the movie. (Ms. Bergman was
actually taller in real life).
During the Jungle Cruise '94 rehab when the back half of a plane was added to the cruise. The other half is in the Great Movie
Ride in Disney.
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