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Disney's Hollywood Studios

Formerly knows as Disney-MGM Studios, this third Disney World theme park is modeled after Hollywood in the 1930s and ‘40s. It opened May 1, 1989. Its origins come from Epcot- the park’s most famous ride, the Great Movie Ride, was designed to be part of Epcot’s Future World section. Then-CEO Michael Eisner suggested that instead, it should be part of a new theme park which would center on showbiz, Hollywood, and entertainment. It even had a working television and motion picture production facility, and produced such works as Earnest saves Christmas, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, and other popular movies.

One of the urban legends behind this park is that Eisner, while working for Paramount Pictures, saw the plans for Universal Studios in Orlando, and brought the idea with him to Disney World. Some say that it is the other way around. In truth, neither theme park copied the other, both opening at around the same time and being similar out of coincidence.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ icon is the Sorcerer’s Hat, built in front of the Great Movie Ride. It was constructed in 2001 for Disney’s 100 Years of Magic and replaced the Earful Tower as the park’s icon. The tower, however, still stands, and is undergoing renovations to change the name painted on it.

Lights...camera...and the stage is set for plenty of action at Disney World! The glitz and glamour of showbiz take center stage at the Disney Hollywood Studios. Universal Studios, Orlando, FL is not the only place to go for outstanding movie-making action in Orlando!

But here the star is you!

Act one: Once inside Hollywood Studios of Disney World, get in the Hot Seat of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Play it on your Disney vacation! Win exclusive Disney prizes in this exact replica of the high-tech New York set where everybody plays along. You might even win a Disney Cruise for your family!* Go behind-the-scenes at the Disney-Hollywood Studios.

Disney Hollywood Studios vacation packages include the Backlot Tour of the Hollywood studios — size up the costumes, peer at the props and check out the homes of some of your favorite movie and TV shows like Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. But, when you get to Catastrophe Canyon, look out!

Act Two: Watch the star-studded line-up of whimsical limos in the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade...and with big names like the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules and Mulan, your camera had better be close by on any of the Disney World vacations. Laugh, play and sing along at Playhouse Disney – Live on stage, featuring Bear in the Big Blue House, Rolie Polie Olie, Stanley and more of your Disney Channel favorites. Be mesmerized by the Broadway-style extravaganza, Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage. Then, take a dive under the sea with Ariel, Sebastian and Flounder for Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

Act Three: Catch the up-and-down beat of Rock ‘n' Roller Coaster® Starring Aerosmith in a twistin', turnin', loopin' limo ride that is sure to get your adrenaline jammin'. Blast off in a runaway star-speeder zooming through space in Star Tours, the ultimate Star Wars thrill ride. And you'll never experience the same fear twice at the new Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Just drop in...if you dare...and see for yourself.

Act Four: Light up the night with Fantasmic – a nightly extravaganza of lasers, lights, dancing waters and special effects, synchronized to favorite Disney melodies. It's good versus evil as Disney villains turn fantasy into nightmare...and only Sorcerer Mickey can orchestrate the outcome!

With so much to see and do, you just may need an encore! Go ahead and raise the curtain at Disney-Hollywood Studios. It's where showbiz is!

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