Take center stage as the star of your own adventure at Disney-MGM Studios. The world of showbiz comes alive, from rock 'n' roll fantasy to Broadway-style stage spectaculars; from the silver screen to the TV screen to behind the scenes.

The Walt Disney Company's original concept of the Disney-MGM Studios was to operate it as a full fledged television and motion picture production facility, not just a theme park. In fact, when Disney-MGM opened in 1989, the studio/production facilities housed two major components, the first of which was Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, where Disney produced a number of projects, including Mulan, Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear.

The second, larger, component was Walt Disney Studios Florida, which consisted of three soundstages used for various Disney projects including The Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club and Adventures in Wonderland. Several third party productions also used the Studios, including Superboy, Thunder in Paradise, one season of Let's Make a Deal, special broadcasts of Wheel of Fortune and airplane interior sequences for the feature film Passenger 57. There was also a working radio studio for a number of narional radio programs.

However the economics of a studio didn’t work in Florida, so the various production projects have been moved to California or Texas. Still the facilities remain, used by the theme park to good advantage.

Disney/MGM is divided up into six areas. While other Disney properties have a very distinct “world” in each land, the areas at Disney/MGM are much more generic, although each have their own unique spin on Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry.

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard is lined with shops selling Disney merchandise and food. This is also the location of the "Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade." It is the opening area that operates on the same principle as Main Street, U.S.A. of Disneyland or The Magic Kingdom—a street lined with shops and food, but in a style more fitting to the Studios.

The Great Movie Ride, a dark ride paying homage to several classic films, is located at the end of Hollywood Boulevard.

Echo Lake

Star Tours, a motion simulator ride based on the Star Wars Movie Empire.
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, a live-action performance showing how movie stunts are done. The show re-enacts various scenes from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Sounds Dangerous, a show following comedian Drew Carey through a day as an undercover detective when his video camera fails and the audience is left in the dark wearing earphones, following his adventure through sound cues.

Streets of America

Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D, a 3-D movie experience similar to Epcot's "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience

Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show, a car & motorcycle stunt show that debuted at the Walt Disney Studios Paris

Honey I Shrunk The Kids Movie Set Adventure, Kids can have fun in this fun playground based on the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Meet the Power Rangers from five generations: Wild Force, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, S.P.D. and Mystic Force. Appearances throughout the day.

Mulch, Sweat, and Sheers performs several times a day across from Tri-City popcorn stand

Mickey Avenue

The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour, showing how movie special effects are done. Guests see a movie scene set on the Special Effects Water Tank filmed using volunteers from the audience and various special effects. The audience sees this final sequence edited all together in an action sequence called 'Harbor Attack.' You then board trams and taken through Catastrophe Canyon, to see fire and water effects, drive past large-scale movie props, and are shown residential streets made up of facades.

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream, a museum-like walkthrough attraction that explores the life of Walt Disney and his legacy through photos, models, rare artifacts and a short biographical film narrated by Disney himself.

Journey Into Narnia: Creating the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a walk-through interactive attraction featurings props from the movie and an appearance from the White Witch.

Animation Courtyard

Voyage of The Little Mermaid, a live performance using puppets, lasers, movies, human actors, and water (mist). The show recreates the animated Little Mermaid movie, in an abbreviated form.

The Magic of Disney Animation, a short presentation showing how animated films are made.

Playhouse Disney Live on Stage!, a live performance featuring Disney children's television characters. It used to house Aladdin scenery with costumed charcters from the movie to hang out with people as they ate in the restaurant.

Sunset Boulevard

Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, a simplified version of the film.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, an indoor roller coaster in the dark with three inversions and a high-speed launch

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, a thrill ride which drops guests in an elevator in a randomized set of 4 sequences each involving multiple high speed drops and ascents. In addition, special effects including smell, lighting and sound enhance the thrill.

Fantasmic!, a nighttime show with characters and fireworks held in the specifically-built Hollywood Hills Amphitheatre off Sunset Boulevard.

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