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The Great Movie Ride

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/* Fun Facts and Trivia */
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
* All of the actors portrayed by Audio Animatronics in The Great Movie Ride had to sign a waiver to allow the use of their image. If the actor/actress was deceased, their estate had to sign.
 
* Lee Marvin's character from the 1965 western, Cat Ballou was originally going to be included in The Great Movie Ride's western scene. When Marvin's children refused to sign the waiver however, Clint Eastwood was added to the scene instead <ref> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2012/02/08/why-clint-eastwood-was-a-last-minute-addition-to-disney-mgm-s-quot-great-movie-ride-quot.aspx </ref>.
 
* The Fantasia scene in The Great Movie Ride was originally going to be a third Wizard of Oz scene that would have depicted the tornado that brought Dorothy to Oz.
 
* If guests look closely at the left hieroglyphics in the Indiana Jones scene, they can see Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, R2D2 and C3PO.
* The Originally, the belt buckle worn by the John Wayne Audio Animatronic was actually worn by John Wayne himself.  * In the gangster sceneWhen this information became public however, guests can see that a Mickey Mouse movie poster has been covered by a poster advertising the Jimmy Cagney movie Public Enemiesbuckle was stolen and replaced with a replica <ref name= "Korkis"/>.
* When The Great Movie Ride openedIn the gangster scene, only men played gangsters and women played banditsguests can see that a Mickey Mouse movie poster has been covered by a poster advertising the Jimmy Cagney movie Public Enemies <ref name= "trivia"> http://www.studioscentral.com/great-movie-ride-trivia </ref>.
* When The cards in the bar where Clint Eastwood stands originally had numbers on them. They have since been replaced with cards featuring Great Movie Ride opened, only suitsmen played gangsters and women played bandits <ref name= "trivia"/>.
* The license plate of the car cards in the gangster scene is the same plate that was used during the Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929bar where Clint Eastwood stands originally had numbers on them. They have since been replaced with cards featuring only suits <ref name= "Korkis"/>.
* Across from John Wayne The license plate of the car in the western gangster scene is a sign the same plate that reads was used during the Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 <ref name= "Ransom Stoddard Attorneytrivia"/>. This is a reference to a character played by Jimmy Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
* Across from John Wayne in the western scene is a sign that reads "Ransom Stoddard Attorney". This is a reference to a character played by Jimmy Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance<ref name= "trivia"/>. * If guests look closely at the yellow brick Yellow Brick road in the Wizard of Oz scene they will notice that the road spells out the world "OZ" with part of the Emerald City<ref name= "trivia"/>.
* The Public Enemy is the oldest film featured in The Great Movie Ride.
* If you want to read the original Great Movie Ride script click [http://www.studioscentral.com/great-movie-ride-script Here]
* Prior to its opening, Sears was in talks with Disney to sponsor The Great Movie Ride.In fact, prior to opening the attraction was often referred to as The Great Movie Ride sponsored by Sears <ref> http://allears.net/ae/issue245.htm </ref>
==References==
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