Hollywood Studios

Disney’s Hollywood Studios highlights the movie industry with stunt shows, a back lot tour, and attractions with popular movie themes.

The park is represented by Mickey’s Sorcerers hat from Fantasia.

In searching for history on Mann’s Chinese Theater or Grauman’s Chinese Theater, I learned that as of Jan 2013 it is called TCL Chinese Theater. It was opened in 1927 by Sid Grauman and has hosted many premiers since then. In 1973 Ted Mann purchased the theater, after he sold it in 2000 it retained the Mann’s Chinese Theater name.  Now in 2013 the TCL Corporation, a Chinese Electronics Company bought the naming rights for 5 million dollars.

A replica of this theater along with foot and hand prints the theater is famous for is the entrance to The Great Movie Ride.

Guests ride through famous movie scenes while bits of history and movie trivia are presented.

We saw highlights from movies such as Disney’s 1964 Mary Poppins, Singing in the Rain, gangster movies , westerns and MGM’s 1939 The Wizard of Oz .

The Backlot Tour is a short tram ride around movie sets.  The Earful Tower stands 163 feet high and represents water towers often used in Hollywood backlots to douse fires as well as Disney’s Burbank studios.

Our tram stopped at a flood demonstration with explosions and rushing water.  It was very exciting.

There were busts of famous television personalities including Walt Disney.
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Like all the parks, street entertainment was popular. This rock band Mulch, Sweat, and Shears was supposed to be a family of gardeners.

The first thrill ride we rushed off to as soon as we entered the park is Tower of Terror.  I have become extremely sensitive to thrill rides, they can ruin my whole day, so Genny and I opted to wait outside.

Toy Story Mania is a favorite of ours from California Adventure.  Guests in cars stop at large screens and play carnival games like ring toss and knock down the duckies using a virtual ball tosser.  The queue always has a long wait time, but here even the fast passes are sold out within an hour of opening the ride.  So we skipped it.

It all started with a mouse, now millions of people sport all sorts of stylish and creative ears.

 

Don’t forget the topiaries.

 

 

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