|
|
Walt Disney first had the plan for a park based
on the movies more than 40 years ago, but it wasn't
in anticipation till May 1989 that the Walt Disney
Company unveiled the Disney-MGM Studios, where visitors
of Walt Disney World can observe the internal mechanism
of living, gasp movie and television production amenities.
Through its electrifying attractions,
like the new Lights, Motors, Action!
Extreme Stunt
Show, Broadway-caliber shows, and hands-on sharing,
the Disney-MGM Studios not only amuse but train. |
The Studios have almost doubled in dimension in the
last 10 years and persist to get bigger -- in fact,
the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, an
indoor roller coaster featuring a speedy launch of
0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, was a division of the major
property-wide development in Walt Disney World history.
At Disney-MGM Studios, visitors go into the turnstiles
onto the main street, Hollywood Boulevard, where realism
blends into fancy -- neon and chrome, art deco and
contemporary structural design control the vista.
To augment
the old-time ambiance, Streetmosphere characters
like 1930s detectives, starlets and hearsay columnists,
crowd the streets, interacting with the crowds
they portray.
multi-colored shops and restaurants
strengthen the feeling of yesteryear -- the Hollywood
Brown Derby, for instance, authentically recalls
the attraction meeting place of the stars, right
down to its autograph Cobb salad and grapefruit
cake.
The first left you come across
off Hollywood Boulevard takes you past Echo Lake,
eminent by the soaring Dinosaur Gertie who serves
up snacks and desserts. |
|
As you follow
around the lake, you meet the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular, a live show with terrifying aerial tricks.
As you make the first right off Hollywood Boulevard,
you come upon Sunset Boulevard, with its focused shops
that feature gifts themed to classic films and Disney
characters, especially the Disney Villains spotlighted
in the night-time show Fantasmic. In fact, the entry
to the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater, home to Fantasmic!
To the right of the Chinese Theater is Mickey Avenue,
home to more than a few of the park's production amenities.
At the end of Mickey Avenue, guests can board the Disney-MGM
Studios Backlot Tour for a 25-minute tram tour that
allows theme park visitors to glance in at gunfire on
state-of-the-art soundstages and sprawling backlot sets.
|
