The Great Movie Ride may be gone from Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but Dream Vision Interiors brought it back to life inside the Golden Oak home of John Ruskai and Karen Hooper Ruskai.
Great Movie Ride Home Theater in Golden Oak Home
Dream Vision Interiors shared two videos of the unique home theater. The first video showcases the entrance hall, which features a light-up marquee just like the one guests passed under during the ride.
The theater entrance archway resembles the Chinese Theatre facade. The ticket booth houses a mannequin inspired by the cinema scene from Spaceship Earth.
In display cases along the wall are Dorothy’s red slippers from The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars lightsaber hilts and a blaster, Mary Poppins’ umbrella and hat, and Indiana Jones’ hat, whip, and golden idol.
On the floor are handprints and autographs lining a red carpet. A retro Disney-MGM Studios rug is at the theater entrance.
Inside the theater are two rows of black theater seats. At the back is a multi-layered light-up mural inspired by the Great Movie Ride loading area. Giant strips of film unfurl from a film reel across the walls.
Panels on the wall depict moments from the Great Movie Ride: Indy and Sallah lifting the Ark of the Covenant, Mary Poppins and Bert on the rooftops, Gene Kelly singing in the rain, and Dorothy and her friends approaching the Emerald City. The flooring leading up to the latter resembles the yellow brick road.
An “Editing Room” door near the screen features silhouettes of Mickey and Goofy running through scenes.
EPCOT Game Room Featuring Horizons
The company also created an EPCOT-themed game room for the same house. In here, you’ll see the Robot Butler from Horizons, as well as a bench inspired by the defunct attraction’s vehicles, where you can select different environments to display on a screen.
The spacey ceiling displays EPCOT logos around Spaceship Earth and a statue of Figment in his spacesuit.
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