BANK ROBBER OR GANGSTER ? Once out of the watchful eye of Mary Poppins , the real action begins — in 1930s Chicago with scenes from the movie The Public Enemy . During this section , the lead vehicle moves ahead while the second one stops at a red light . While waiting for the light to change , a Cast Member hijacks the vehicle , acting as a gangster named Mugsy . Terrified by the high-energy shootout , the Tour Guide runs off , leaving our vehicle in the hands of Mugsy , who promptly shoots out the red light and comically continues the tour . What a rush !
Both cars continue into a Western-themed section . The rear car with Mugsy at the helm continues past a cowboy shootout and moves onto the next section . Meanwhile , the front car passengers experience a hijacking scene of their own , this time with a bank-robbing bandit who jumps onto the car and disposes of the Tour Guide . This bank robber also continues the tour , but with different lines than Mugsy in the other car .
Next , the vehicles move into an area modeled after the spaceship Nostromo from the movie Alien . Here , the new nefarious Tour Guides tell guests that the alien on board is looking for its next victim . Nervous , the hijackers speed up their vehicles — but not quite fast enough to escape the attacking alien coming toward us from behind the walls and ceiling .
Moving from space to ancient tombs , the ride next takes us to a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark , with Indiana Jones trying to lift the Ark of the Covenant . In one of the temple rooms , a large jewel sits center stage right above an altar . Since bandits love jewels , this catches the attention of the hijackers on both vehicles . Ignoring the warning that anyone who touches the jewel will die , the hijackers grab the jewel and disappear in a plume of smoke . When it clears , all that is left of each hijacker is a skeleton . The temple guard then reveals themself to be our
Be careful what treasure you seek . PHOTO BY CLIFF WANG
original Tour Guide , who rejoins the vehicle for the remainder of the ride . Our hero !
Once the Tour Guide rejoins , the ride goes through a burial chamber full of mummies as an homage to the horror genre . After that , it enters the jungle where animatronic versions of Tarzan and Jane swing through trees , and then the cars enter Mickey Mouse ’ s world from Fantasia .
Finally , the ride meanders down the Yellow Brick Road through the world of The Wizard of Oz and stops in a theater room that plays 3 minutes of classic film scenes before going back to the staging area to pick up the next passengers .