Which was the most sophisticated Audio-Animatronic figure that WDI had ever produced. Once you climbed aboard your theater car, you were literally whisked over the rainbow to the Land of Oz (Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West. The exterior of this 95,000 square foot show building was a faithful recreation of Hollywood’s iconic Chinese Theater. This was the thesis attraction for this entire park (much like Spaceship Earth is for Epcot), a celebration of all things cinema. “The Great Movie Ride”įirst up, it’s the Great Movie Ride.
So many great attractions have come & gone over the past three decades that we thought that it would be fun to look back at a few of our favorites. … It was 34 years ago that the Disney-MGM Studio theme park first opened its door.