303 days to go: THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE

303 days to go: Today I'm going to touch base at Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM Studios). I'm going to do a run down of my Favorite slow ride. The Great Movie Ride is exactly what it sounds like. It is a dark ride that is inside a Chinese theatre. To board the ride you enter the theatre and follow the line guided by the classic velvet rope, accompanied by props and a large cinema screen. When entering the boarding area you are locate in a behind the scenes area. You"ll enter the car (they carry approx. 20 people) and meet your guide. He will explain to you what you going to see on this star studded tour, also while waiting for the ride to get going look around in the sky and stars for a hidden mickey. This ride take you through familiar scenes of "Great Movies". You start the ride with Gene Kelley doing the best thing I know him to do swinging on a light pole and "Singing in the Rain". Following that is Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke on the the room top sing "Chim Chimney". Going forward we creep into a 1930's prohibition mob scene. When entering this area keep an eye on the windows up high to the right for a hidden mickey. Here you'll see James Cagney from Public Enemy. Beware this is a rough neighborhood and you might find yourself in some trouble. After a brief traffic stop at a red light you find yourself going from the back alleys to the wild west. In this western you will see 2 classics John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Next we move onto the spaceship from Alien. The Alien part used to be much better cause the alien would come out of the ceiling and you'd get slim on you. I loved that part when I was little. On to the next "snakes why'd it have to be snake". You guessed Indiana Jones, in this part you'll be going through a temple but beware of the jewel of the gods some say it holds a curse. Next stop is in the jungle to visit Tarzan and Jane. Moving to the next movie scene is the airplane scene in Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart "Here's looking at you kid". Then into a cinematic whirlwind of Disney's Fantasia: The Sorcerers Apprentice. Which features Mickey Mouse wearing the iconic sorcerers hat that is place in the center of Hollywood Studios. "Oh my Toto I have a feeling we're not in Kansas any more." Here you will be welcomed by munchins but will soon wear out your welcome thanks to the wicked witch of the wear. No need to worry though the munchins give you detailed direction on how to reach your destination. After following the yellow brick road you'll reach another cinema were you watch short clips from hundreds of great movies. That concludes my Great movie ride run down.