Sorcerer's Hat being removed from HS?

BenB · Post by **BenB** » Nov Thu 27, 2014 11:55 pm

mindflipper wrote:The hat will be coming down, as well as the Great Movie Ride will be getting a "refresh". The ride will now be sponsored by TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and will have a new movie montage in the finale as well as have Robert Osbourne doing the pre-ride video and ride narration. The article is in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business ... story.html

"Osborne will also provide audio for the ride"... sounds to me like they're getting rid of the live guides?

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Nov Fri 28, 2014 8:26 am

BenB wrote:
mindflipper wrote:The hat will be coming down, as well as the Great Movie Ride will be getting a "refresh". The ride will now be sponsored by TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and will have a new movie montage in the finale as well as have Robert Osbourne doing the pre-ride video and ride narration. The article is in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business ... story.html
"Osborne will also provide audio for the ride"... sounds to me like they're getting rid of the live guides?

Sounds like they might be ~ there were several times we rode that the live guides actually detracted more from the show than added anything for me so I'm good with a change. I did miss the live CM on Living with the Land when they first made that change, but it is actually nice to have a consistent experience that a recording provides. The article does make it sound like not much will change in the attraction other than the video montages though. As much as I like the beginning Busby Berkley scene, it seems like that one could use some sprucing up as well. Should be interesting to see what they do.

Post by **Len90** » Nov Sat 29, 2014 2:51 pm

Wow so it seems like we will finally see some sort of changes to TGMR. Interesting...

Now when does the demolition of the hat begin?

Post by **horizons1** » Nov Sun 30, 2014 12:10 pm

I think the TCM sponsorship is perfect. Even if it only gives TGMR a stay of execution, what sponsor is more appropriate than TCM? Excellent.

Wizzard419 · Post by **Wizzard419** » Nov Sun 30, 2014 12:35 pm

AMC before they started producing original content that beats out other networks?

TikiTikiRoom · Post by **TikiTikiRoom** » Jan Wed 14, 2015 10:52 am

New post to an old thread but...

MORE STAR WARS PLEASE.

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Jan Wed 14, 2015 12:05 pm

TikiTikiRoom wrote:New post to an old thread but...

MORE STAR WARS PLEASE.

if the rumors are true...you should get your fill by 2020...or thereabouts

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jan Thu 15, 2015 12:40 pm

Has anyone else been seeing the photos of the Sorcerer's Hat slowly being dismantled? I'm curious why they aren't making more of an effort to hide the (de)construction process...anyone know?

bcgm3 · Post by **bcgm3** » Jan Fri 16, 2015 11:36 am

Amy wrote:Has anyone else been seeing the photos of the Sorcerer's Hat slowly being dismantled? I'm curious why they aren't making more of an effort to hide the (de)construction process...anyone know?

I wondered this too, thinking, how long could it take? Taking things apart is typically easier than assembling them, couldn't it be done overnight, or least minimized to a couple days of round-the-clock dismantling? But these are the pro's, they know better than I.

Post by **Len90** » Jan Sun 18, 2015 1:20 am

If anyone is interested in tracking the progress, wdwmagic has been doing a nice job: http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/sor ... tudios.htm

TikiTikiRoom · Post by **TikiTikiRoom** » Jan Sun 18, 2015 7:42 am

holy guacamole that is some bad demolishing... And in plain sight of every visitor

Post by **Len90** » Jan Mon 19, 2015 1:54 am

TikiTikiRoom wrote:holy guacamole that is some bad demolishing... And in plain sight of every visitor

Okay, but how exactly could Disney demolish/remove the hat where it is not being done in plain sight of the guest? You can't build a 150ft wall around it and the hat has to go in pieces in order to get it out of there. From what I understand the crane is lowered after every night of work.

TikiTikiRoom · Post by **TikiTikiRoom** » Jan Mon 19, 2015 7:51 am

Explosives! And get Michale bay to direct it as well haha

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Jan Mon 19, 2015 2:51 pm

I am guessing there are some kinds of construction laws that prevent you from doing deconstruction at night. I'm not even sure if WDI does construction during the nighttime hours. Sure, the do landscaping and decorations and such...but I want to say that construction is done mostly by contractors and not Disney employees...which has an effect on the work hours.

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jan Mon 19, 2015 9:29 pm

I just wonder if the dismantling is going as planned ~ it seems like it hasn't changed much in appearance over the course of several days now.

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