LuminousAphid Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hey, I really hope this isn't a repost topic- I searched and searched and didn't see anything similar. I just saw the topic about the home-made dark ride, and it got me thinking about my favorite scene from a movie involving a ride: (WARNING: NSFW, but I don't think it's really any worse than any HHN stuff these days) I just love the surreal atmosphere in this scene (and the rest of the movie) and especially the little black light diorama- the whole thing reminds me of the old Museum of Wax in Newport, OR when I was a kid. Honorable mention goes to the Trabant from Sandlot, sorry about the quality on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAxuXNxsNMk So what are your favorite rides featured in movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickstroberg Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 BY FAR, Mr. BoneStripper from Nothing but Trouble: skip to the 1:35 mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmelMatt Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 It always bothered me that they didn't make the "Up and At'em" chair from the 1995 Casper movie into an attraction. Universal could have done some awesome stuff with a ride based off that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theymitbgi Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The waterslides from Goonies! They always looked like so much fun, especially with the drops at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 The waterslides from Goonies! They always looked like so much fun, especially with the drops at the end. Good call sir, I remember hearing the DVD cast commentary (yes I am that much of a nerd) that they really WERE a lot of fun, and that the adults got to ride them in the evenings after filming stopped. That was actually a really interesting commentary, I recommend watching it if you like the movie, it actually has shots of the actors while they're doing the commentary and not just an audio track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3v1uDEaT8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJasonland Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I do love the Murder Ride from House of 1000 corpses, also got from horror: House On Haunted Hill - Roller Coaster - Terror Incognita Lift Tower (NSFW - mild profanity) Crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Take the Circus Blacklight Scene from Madagascar 3 and Make it a Suspended Dark Ride. I've had thoughts about retheming ET into something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP Maverick Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 House On Haunted Hill - Roller Coaster - Terror Incognita This one is my favorite. But really, has no one mentioned National Lampoon's Vacation?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 House On Haunted Hill - Roller Coaster - Terror Incognita This one is my favorite. But really, has no one mentioned National Lampoon's Vacation?? The Coaster part of the Swimming Pool part? How about a wacky dark ride simulating the ride to Wally World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How about the Mine Car Chase scene in "Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom"? That was such an obvious coaster set up, when I was watching it for the first time, I couldn't believe they never did build something like that. And yes there is "Temple of Peril" in DLP and "Raging Spirits" in TDL. But they're not the same as what could have been created and built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterguy21 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 When they visit Gringott's in the Harry Potter films. Heck of a ride to get to that vault. Was a great setup for a dark ride (and glad it became a reality) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The Revolution in Lampoon's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 When they visit Gringott's in the Harry Potter films. Heck of a ride to get to that vault. Was a great setup for a dark ride (and glad it became a reality) I haven't been on the Gringott's ride yet, but I've gotta say I'm a little disappointed they didn't stick with the design from the movies. They could have made the coolest Ultra-Twister ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 1) National Lampoon's Vacation. Still one of my favorite movies to this day, and not just because roller coasters were in it. Chevy Chase was gold in this movie. 2) Anyone remember in Child's Play 3 (?) the final scene where Chucky tries to do the curse on the little boy in the Haunted House dark ride? That was pretty good. 3) Sandlot/Goonies ride scenes. I still enjoy those older movies too. I watched the Goonies over and over when I was a kid. 4) In the new Vacation movie, Ed Helms punches a guy to get in front of him on a coaster. The guy had a Platinum Pass and got to skip the line, but it was the last train of the day so Helms wanted to get on. The new version will never live up to the original, but I thought it was super funny that they were fighting over who got on NINJA. Who in the right mind would do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspence1127 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Final Destination 3 I love how realistic it is But in all seriousness the Sandlot scene is great. One of my favorite parts of that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Because... It's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Disneyland itself provided the setting for the big chase scene/finale of 40 Pounds of Trouble, a flick Tony Curtis made for Universal back in the early 1960s. Here's a long clip that shows how the park looked back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Because... It's amazing. This entire movie was an acid trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Surprised no one has mentioned the Mark Whalberg/Reese Witherspoon coasterporn scene in "Fear". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapfordakids Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Surprised no one has mentioned the Mark Whalberg/Reese Witherspoon coasterporn scene in "Fear". Classic scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeboy Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Weren't the Crazy Barrels from Magic Mountain featured in the 80's movie Zapped! with Scott Baio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdude101 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Sudden Impact (Dirty Harry 4) and the final showdown at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Clint Eastwood shoots the bad guy standing on top of the Big Dipper roller coaster, he falls off, crashes through the glass dome of the carousel, and gets impaled by the horn of one of the unicorn carousel figures (I'm pretty sure the guy was dead by that point). Watch clip from 4:35 to 5:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetrial3141592 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 In terms of coaster as comedy device, I humbly submit this gem from 1936, featuring the legendary Cyclone Racer. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Classic slapstick on a classic coaster. Requiescat in pace, Cyclone Racer. EDIT: fixed typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubysparkles Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 The ghost train "Route 666" from The Machinist is pretty awesome. I'd be scared to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Anyone wanna go for a ride on Mister Bonestripper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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