Formerly Disney MGM Studios - Walt Disney World Florida - Salute the world of showbiz — from the Hollywood classics of yesteryear to the best in popular entertainment. Take center stage as the star of your own adventure: from rock 'n' roll fantasy to Broadway-style stage spectaculars, from the silver screen to the TV screen to behind the scenes. And when you share it as part of your Magical Gatherings experience — now that's entertainment! The hustle, the bustle the glamour of Hollywood circa 1950; that is the pounding beat of Hollywood Boulevard at the Disney Hollywood Studios! Here, guests will come face-to-face with famous (and some not-so-famous) directors and stunning actors and actresses. As you stroll down the boulevard, be sure to take some time exploring the wonderful shops and keep an eye on the crowd è you never know who will be stepping out into the sunlight (and spotlight) to make your visit extra special. You°ll laugh, you°ll cry, you°ll do lunch over and over in this Tinsel Town of yesteryear!
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Disney Hollywood Studios Attractions |
Hollywood Studios
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Hunchback of Notre Dame Live Stage Show - Watch a fantastic live, musical version of the smash hit movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The entertainment begins before the show even starts, as jugglers and other entertainers provide an endless stream of jokes and amusement. The 30-minute show follows the adventures of Quasimodo, a hunchback bell-ringer who finds freedom through the help of a gypsy named Esmerelda and all of their friends.
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Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade - Toy Story Pizza Planet Arcade -- Remember that scene in the original Toy Story movie? The one where Andy goes to the pizza restaurant/game arcade for a special treat? Well, this spot faithfully recreates that scene. The Pizza Planet counter service restaurant offers pizza and salad fast-food meals, while the arcade is a haven for kids looking for a brief respite from running around the parks. Old-time favorites like Skee-Ball are here, along with the latest video games and even "The Claw", where you can test your skill to see if you can grab a small stuffed toy.
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Sounds Dangerous - Go on an adventure with Drew Carey using an innovative and very realistic sound system. "Sounds Dangerous," starring Drew Carey, is a hair-raising and hilarious adventure that takes guests behind-the scenes of a television pilot featuring an undercover police assignment, with some mishaps along the way. The show features the popular technology of "binaural audio", where guests feel like they're a part of the adventure. "Sounds Dangerous" runs daily at the ABC Sound Studio at the Disney-MGM Studios.
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Honey I Shrunk the Kids - This interactive kids' playground, located just off New York Street on the far right, is home to larger-than-life props from the hit movie. Scale super-sized anthills and spider webs, crawl in and around a LEGO brick or slide down an abandoned film canister, and dodge the drips from the biggest leaky garden hose you've ever seen!
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play It - This popular live stage show on Soundstages 2 and 3. The attraction seats 600 guests, all who have their own fastest-finger buttons and a chance at the hot seat next to the show's celebrity Regis.∞ Contestants don't vie for $1 million, but they do build points to get a shot at some parting prizes. Even kids can make it to the hot seat in this clever replica of the popular TV game show.
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Walt Disney: One Man's Dream - opened October 1, 2001, in conjunction with Walt Disney World's 100 Years of Magic celebration, the 15-month long observance of Walt Disney's 100th birthday. Housed in one of the soundstages along Mickey Avenue, it brings guests their first view of special Disney memorabilia. This interactive gallery features a collection of memorabilia from the Disney archives that has never been available to the public before. Visitors are shown artifacts from Walt Disney's life and from the history of the company he founded -- from his birth in 1901 through the company's vision for the future.
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Voyage of the Little Mermaid Stage Show - MUST SEE! - A boxy building on Mickey Avenue invites you to join Ariel, Sebastian, and the underwater gang in this stage show, which condenses the movie into a marathon presentation of the greatest hits. In an admirable effort at verisimilitude, a fine mist sprays the stage; visitors sitting in the front rows will get refreshed.
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Playhouse Disney - Live On Stage! - MUST SEE! - Celebrate Friendship and Fun at Disney-MGM Studios "Bear in the Big Blue House," "Rolie Polie Olie," "Stanley" and stars from "The Book of Pooh" entertain Walt Disney World guests with music, songs and stories of friendship in the new stage show, "Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage!" at Disney-MGM Studios.
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Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage - Watch and listen as Belle, the Beast, Lumiere and all of your favorite characters from Beauty and the Beast retell the classic story in a wonderful stage show.
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Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror - MUST SEE! - Looming ominously at the end of Sunset Boulevard is the rundown Hollywood Tower Hotel, home to one of the premiere thrill rides at Disney-MGM Studios - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Enhanced recently, the Tower of Terror now sends guests plummeting again and again and again -- a far cry from the ride that debuted in July 1994 with only one big drop. This exhilarating ride lives up to its name, as well as its new slogan: Fear every drop!
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Jim Henson's Muppetvision 3-D - MUST SEE! - Zany humor and outlandish pranks are the order of the day as you join Miss Piggy, Kermit, Gonzo, Sam Eagle and many other familiar Muppet faces in the three-dimensional film, Jim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3-D, located on New York Street.
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Star Tours - A must for Star Wars fans worldwide. Board an intergalactic simulator for a turbulent trip through outer space. With an absent-minded droid in the cockpit, you're in for warp-speed near-misses, collisions with comets and high-flying excitement - not to mention a wrong turn into a combat zone, right into the path of the Death Star. May the Force be with you!
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Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular - Visitors get a peek into the world of movie stunts in this dramatic 30-minute show, which re-creates major scenes from the Indiana Jones series. The show opens on an elaborate Mayan temple backdrop. Indy crashes onto the set via a rope, and, as he searches with a torch for the golden idol, he encounters booby traps, fire and steam, and spears popping up from the ground. Then a rolling boulder chases him! The set is dismantled to reveal a colorful Cairo marketplace where a sword fight ensues, and the action includes virtuoso bullwhip maneuvers, lots of gunfire, and a truck bursting into flames. An explosive finale takes place in a desert scenario. Theme music and an entertaining narrative enhance the action. Throughout this, guests get to see how elaborate stunts are pulled off. Arrive early and sit near the stage if you want a shot at being picked as an audience participant.
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The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour - A truly fascinating experience that shows guests many aspects of movie making. The first stop on the tour is a special effects set. Two guests, selected before the tour starts, are used to demonstrate how natural disasters and waterborne scenes are created on a studio set. The first guest is put at the helm of a small boat called "Miss Fortune", and then pummeled with gigantic waves, simulating a storm scene on the high seas. The second guest is put on top of a submarine and bombarded with pyrotechnics, simulated depth charges, and torpedo blasts to produce a sea battle.
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The Great Movie Ride - At the end of Hollywood Boulevard, dead center, stands a magnificent reproduction of the famous Mann's Chinese Theater, home to The Great Movie Ride. In recent months, however, the view of the theater has been obscured by the installation of the Sorcerer Mickey Hat, a new icon for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration. One of the Disney-MGM Studios' original attractions when it opened in May 1989. Presented by Coca-Cola, the Great Movie Ride is a 22-minute journey into the history of the movies, with a cast of Audio-Animatronics characters re-creating some of history's most memorable movie moments.
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The Magic of Disney Animation - After winding your way through corridors decorated with animation sketches of some of Disney's most popular movies, you enter the theater to watch a short film featuring Robin Williams as a tourist and Walter Cronkite, who attempts to explain how animation is created. After Robin is converted into an animated Lost Boy and plays with Peter Pan, you'll meet a Disney animator who shares some animation basics and does a few quick sketches, then allows for a brief question-and-answer session.
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Aerosmith Rockin' Rollercoaster - MUST SEE! - The debut of the newest thrill ride at Disney-MGM Studios, Rock ´n° Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, offers a thrilling Disney experience for guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort. The extreme coaster is teamed with the exciting sound of America°s premier rock band, Aerosmith, creating a high-speed thrill ride that will literally rock ´n° roll guests.
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FANTASMIC! - a 25-minute extravaganza with a dreaming Mickey Mouse on a darkened island. Mickey acts as a conductor as music fills the air and the waters surrounding the island begin to dance. Suddenly, screens of water emerge and a multitude of images are displayed upon them: Sorcerer Mickey in his famous "Sorcerer's Apprentice" scene from Fantasia, Simba and Nala romping from the Lion King, and the undersea creatures from The Little Mermaid.