The Great Movie Ride along with the Backlot Tour were the two attractions that built Hollywood Studios into what it has become today. While once arguably the park’s most popular attraction, now more flashy attractions such as the Tower of Terror, Toy Story, and the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster have surpassed it in popularity. Nonetheless, the Great Movie Ride is still a pretty popular attraction, but I’m personally not the biggest fan of it myself.

First and foremost, I can’t knock the ride’s appearance, a towering, dominating replica of a beautiful Chinese theater with attention paid to every single detail. Moving past that, another positive about the attraction is its large capacity, leading to lines being almost non-existent. In fact, I think the longest wait I’ve ever had for this attraction was 10 minutes.

As for the ride itself, I personally just find it outdated. Aside from the fact that attraction is very long (over 20 minutes!), I simply just haven’t seen almost any of the movies featured on the attraction, leading to me having little interest during the attraction. However, the scenes were well executed, especially the fake robbery which is by far the highlight of the attraction for me.

Despite the movie’s impressive arsenal of popular flicks, the Great Movie Ride just isn’t really all that enjoyable for me. Nonetheless, it’s still one of the park’s most unique attractions, and I’m sure anyone who enjoys movies will enjoy this attraction, though if pressed for time, this is skippable for far better attractions.

A very classic attraction of MGM comes alive with ride through scenes of top notch films such as Indiana Jones, Mary Poppins, Alien, and of course Wizard of Oz. The whole family will enjoy.

The effects are ok and the ride is ok. The best part is the alien jumps out at you.

It was alright. The elements were o.k.

I loved this ride. It was educational, had nice effects, and I still get surprised when the Alien comes down in that section of the ride. A truly enjoyable Disney experience.

the ride kind of dissapointed me. it wasnt that exciting at all, and our tour guide person wasnt very interactive.

I havent been on this one in a couple of years, but I dont remember it being all that bad. There were parts I liked and others I didnt. I had to wait in a long line and if I remember correctly the ride seemed a bit too long unless you were very intrested in it.

This Is An Awsome Ride. The Special Effects Are Neat. I Wonder how they switch the people. Evrytime I go it is different. They switch at different places.

I enjoy this ride very much I ride it evry time I go to MGM studios I like seeing the old movie scenes it makes me feel young again. My favorite part is Alien and Wizard of Oz. Very good special effects.

I like this ride, even though its sort of dated, it delights me every time ride it. On the guidemap, the only reason it is "too intense for children" is the ALEIN part of the ride. Other than that, kids will enjoy the Wizard of Oz and Tarzan segments.