Movies, theme park rides - come up with your worst ideas

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So at dinner last night, it occurred to us that there are any number of theme park rides that been turned - somehow - into movies (e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean, Country Bears, Haunted Mansion)…

and movies that have been turned into theme park rides like assorted Indiana Jones-themed rides, Harry Potter-themed rides, etc…

but that there are LOTS more possibilities out there.

Name the worst port from ride-to-movie (or movie-to-ride) you can think of. Include other sources (e.g. plays, books) if you like :).

Personally I wouldn’t have high expectations of a movie based on the spinning teacup ride. An Imax version of a chair-swing or roller-coaster ride might be fun but a bit light on plot.

Movies (or books) to rides:

Waiting for Godot (OK, that’s a play vs. a movie) might be a pretty horrifying “ride”… you wait in line for an hour and a half, and the reward is - ANOTHER HOUR WAIT :D.

Twilight (any of the movies / books): You galumph along in a bouncy tram-like thing, getting rained on, and animatronic things pop out at you and either whine or sparkle.

War Of The Worlds (ditto): Laser-tag-like thing like a dozen others, with a twist: You come out of it at the end having been exposed to 20 different new-to-you pathogens.

Moby Dick: A new log-flume ride, ending in the whale’s stomach. OK, that one might be fun if the entrails aren’t too realistic.

The English Patient: A fun-filled airplane ride through pyramids and tomb-shaped tunnels, ending in an explosion of fiery special effects.

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My Dinner with Andre ride – Boring, but at least the food is good. And tiny.

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Can I suggest a TV-show-to-ride? Gilligan’s Island. Board the Minnow. Never return.

Ride to movie - that pirate ship thing that swings and eventually goes over the top. Might work as a short subject in 3-D Puke-a-Rama… :eek:

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John Waters’ Pink Flamingos World!

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The Blazing Saddles ride. Complete with campfire scene and odors.

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Another TV based ride.
Rowe, Rowe, Rowe Your Boat-The Dirty Jobs ride.

Computer controlled to select a random different job on each ride.

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The Ice Road Truckers ride might be pretty thrilling.

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I suspect a horrifying experience could be created from the comic linked in this thread. From the viewpoint of any of the characters, really.

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And in the live-performances theater a short walk away:

The French Mistake! :smiley:

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I have ridden this one at Disney World. There are a lot of rides at Disney World that are like this.

Exorcist themed spinning teacups, with pictures of the pea-soup scene around the ride.

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Ralph Bakshi’s Lord Of The Rings Ride-halfway through, the ride stops and you get off.

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And everyone’s in rotoscope.

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You said we could use other sources, so I propose the Angry Birds ride- they put you in a giant sling shot and shoot you at a large sturdy structure sheltering some innocent-looking pigs.

Actually, that might be a lot of fun (with sufficient padding).

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Do pigs really need more padding?

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That Lame Little Horse Outside of the Supermarket That You Put a Quarter in and it Vibrates for Three Seconds: The Motion Picture

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Showgirls, the boardwalk game! Step right up, stick your fingers in and see if you win a prize!

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As the parent of a toddler I regret to inform you that those are a dollar now.

Andy Warhol’s Empire - The Experience. The car faces a wall, its wheels are square, and the lap bars have an eight-hour time lock.

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Book-to-movie: Flatland In 3-D!

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Lars von Trier’s Dogville - The Ride!

There’s no real ride. You shuffle along in line behind other people along a winding path drawn on the ground.

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Gravitron : The Movie

Fair goers board a ride for some fun only to find it’s an actual flying saucer in which they are abducted by aliens.

(Oh crap, it’s already been done)