29yrswithaGApass Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Click here to see the whole Spotlight! Comments and discussions welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Awesome spotlight guys. This section of the park has seriously changed so much over the years that it's difficult to kepp up with. Can't wait to watch our new chapter unfold and I look forward to all of the spotlights we were teased with throughout the great read and view we got from this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterPete Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Great job, guys! I never knew there was another "entrance sign" leading into Movietown over by Freefall. This spotlight brought back some great memories. Thanks! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Very nice spotlight. This section of the park must be one of the most frequently changed sections of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 It's like a rotating themed area as the years have gone by. A complete transformation into a Gotham or DC setting can't be too far off the map at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I am looking for a confirmation that I am not going totally nuts! When this "film fence" was first installed I can remember that each frame featured a different silhouette of a famous movie scene (for example Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's kiss goodbye). For whatever reason, they were short-lived and disappeared only after a couple of weeks. Does anyone remember these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yes, they did, but only on the other side facing into the park. And I want to say it was like every other panel had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Now. who has a picture of it? Anyone? Anyone? A slide? Anyone? Polaroid? Anyone? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wow I don't actually remember that railing at all but it was interesting. Movie town has always had so much promise and possibility to it for future attractions and theming. I guess though in hindsight naming the area Movietown was actually a really good idea because just like the film industry itself is always changing, the park can do the same with this area over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Bob Pitman was truly a visionary, and revolutionized Six Flags, which is why Warner made such a tidy profit selling it to Premier (who had big dreams, but not the expertise or luck). In the history of GA, he is as important a figure as Warner LeRoy in some respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 TRIVIA TIME: What attraction (actually a large prop), added to the park in the mid-90s and since removed, was named for Bob Pittman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Interesting inquiry. Is there any mention of said object on the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 It is pictured in a Spotlight but you can't see the Pittman relationship clearly in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) Wow, I've been waiting for this spotlight since GAH launched. Thanks. I think the prop is either the Mercury Capsule or the rocket engine. When was the Superman phone booth added and when did the Superman figure inside was removed? Edited January 19, 2009 by MarioSonic94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Luis, you should like the next Spotlight too! Superman was added in 1997 but lasted less than a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I hope I will Harry. A better choice of backround music would be Hooray for Hollywood. No offense, it still is a great spotlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I hope I will Harry. A better choice of backround music would be Hooray for Hollywood. No offense, it still is a great spotlight. There's actually a reason the Overture from Robin Hood- Prince of Thieves was chosen. It was a song that was played on an endless loop in Movie Town on opening day in 1993. Even though the area was still under construction and in pieces, that song trumpeted throughout the Movie Town section from little rock-shaped speakers. It was sort of a preview of all the great themeing that was on its way, both to Movie Town and the rest of the park under the new Time Warner management team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Great job, guys! I never knew there was another "entrance sign" leading into Movietown over by Freefall. This spotlight brought back some great memories. Thanks! Pete The Old Country/Movie Town arch only lasted until the end of the 1996 season when it was removed for the installation of Batman and Robin: The Chiller. There was also an Old Country sign for guests coming in from Movie Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 What do you know, there's a "Then & Now" hidden in the Movie Town Spotlight! Everyone, say it with me - "Theming is good. We like theming!" 1991: The side of Splash Water Snacks (pre-Time Warner) 1993: The side of the renamed HBO Commissary during the Time Warner years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I love this spotlight because Movietown is one of my favorite sections. It had that captivating theme with Batman and all of the Movie wall sets and fences. The music is what really makes it so special for me, it makes me forget that I'm at a theme park sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 ^ I love hearing the theme song from the tv mini-series North and South and Disney's The Rocketeer playing in Movietown. The music does so much to transport you to another place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 So that's what they play there? Do you know all of the songs they play in Movietown, I would love to download them off iTunes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 So that's what they play there? Do you know all of the songs they play in Movietown, I would love to download them off iTunes! I don't have a complete playlist - yet! The songs I mentioned can be heard at the links below: North and South Main Theme Disney's Rocketeer Main Title/Takeoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 They also play some music from The Right Stuff every so often in Movietown. The composer for the music for North and Soth also did The Right Stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 For the opening of the Dark Knight they should really have the dark theme from all the Batman movies play through Movietown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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