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| caption='''The Great Movie Ride is held within a replica of Grumman’s Chinese Theater.'''
| duration=20:00
| closed= August 13, 2017
| theme=Movies
| type= Dark Ride
The Great Movie Ride is an attraction located in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].
==Attraction History==
The attraction that would one day be known as The Great Movie Ride actually began as an idea for [[EPCOT Center]] <ref name= "Studios"> http://www.studioscentral.com/history-great-movie-ride </ref>. In the early 1980’s a team of Imagineers, led by Randy Bright and WDI president Marty Skylar Sklar were tasked with creating two new pavilions for Future World <ref name= "Studios"/>. The team came up with two ideas, the [[Wonders of Life]] pavilion and the Great Moments at the Movies pavilion<ref name= "Studios"/>. While the Wonders of Life was green lit for inclusion in EPCOT Center, the Great Moments and the Movies attraction was set aside by Disney CEO Michael Eisner<ref name= "Studios"/>.
The original plans for the Great Moments at the Movies, called for the pavilion to be placed in between [[The Land]] and the [[Journey Into Imagination]] pavilions<ref name= "Studios"/>. The basic plot for the attraction which was to be housed within the pavilion would not only have given guest an inside look into how films were made, but it would have also allowed them to enter the films themselves<ref name= "Studios"/>. The façade for the new pavilion was to feature a movie set backdrop with a ticket booth for an entrance. The façade was intentionally designed to look fake as a commentary on Hollywood itself. After seeing the Great Moments at the Movies concept, Michael Eisner decided that the attraction was strong enough to build a whole new park around<ref name= "Studios"/>. Eventually, Disney decided to create the Disney MGM Studios, with the Great Moments and the Movies attraction as the new park’s centerpiece<ref name= "Studios"/>.
The next major change to The Great Movie ride came in 1998, when Coca Cola ended its sponsorship of the attraction. Next, in 2001 the theater's spires were removed <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?cat=3</ref>. This was done at the time that the large Sorcerer's Hat was constructed in front of the theater <ref name= "Martin"/>. in 2008 when the Wicked Witch of the West Audio Animatronic was replaced with a newer model.
On November 252014, Disney and Turner Classic Movies announced that TCM would become the new sponsor of The Great Movie Ride <ref> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/business/media/disney-pairs-up-with-turner-to-promote-shows-and-a-ride.html?_r=0 </ref>. As part of the agreement on May 30, 2015 the attraction’s preshow and closing montage were updated <ref> http://attractionsmagazine.com/great-movie-ride-receives-upgrades-part-sponsorship-tcm/ </ref>. Following the update TCM host Robert Osborne introduces the film clips seen in the attraction’s preshow and the closing montage. Furthermore, Osborne was added as the attraction’s narrator <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-dewayne-bevil-disney-great-movie-ride-20150604-column.html </ref>. Following these changes, the live cast member is still featured in the interactive parts of the ride; however Robert Osborne is the one who narrates The Great Movie Ride’s scenes <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-great-movie-ride/news/29may2015-photos-and-video---new-tcm-updates-debut-at-the-great-movie-ride.htm </ref>.
On July 15, 2017 Disney announced that The Great Movie Ride would be closing on August 13, 2017 to make way for a new Mickey Mouse attraction titled "Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway" <ref> http://www.wkyc.com/features/disney-world-closing-iconic-ride-for-new-mickey-mouse-attraction/457273881 </ref>.
* ''Superman: The Movie''
==Watch the Current Montage==
Click below to see the updated Great Movie Ride montage!
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==Cast==
'''AUTHORS NOTE- The following list includes actors/actresses who have diolauge dialogue on The Great Movie Ride. It is not a list of the actors depicted within the attraction.'''
'''Robert Osborne'''- Himself
