Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort immerses guests in the glamour of show business 365 days a year with thrilling attractions, Broadway-style shows, world-class entertainment, and television and radio production facilities.

The idea for a park based on favorite movie themes originated with Walt Disney at a time when "backlot tours" were limited to a privileged few. He first considered a park on his own backlot, then looked across the river from the Disney Studios in Burbank to land adjacent to Griffith Park. Lack of land combined with potential traffic problems caused him to look elsewhere - namely, Anaheim. The result was Disneyland. In the mid '80s, a greatly expanded production schedule for The Walt Disney Company demanded more facilities. Rather than buy expensive land in California, the company utilized its land in Florida and combined its new production facilities, giving Walt Disney World guests a behind-the-scenes look at movie and television production.

Location
One mile southwest of Epcot on Walt Disney World Resort property, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., approximately 22 miles southwest of Orlando.

Major Attractions
• Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
• Fantasmic! - a brilliant display of lights, lasers, fireworks and water animation.
• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith - A "super-stretch limo" catapults guests through a series of unexpected twists and turns.
• The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror - A thrilling journey through the eerie corridors of the Hollywood Tower Hotel
• Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage! - Stars from "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," "Little Einsteins" and "Handy Manny" have children clapping, singing and dancing.
• High School Musical 2: School's Out! - High-energy performers on a traveling stage invite all ages to catch Wildcat fever by singing and dancing.
• Muppet Vision 3-D - Three-dimensional film spectacular starring Jim Henson's famous Muppets and featuring explosive in-theater effects.
• The Great Movie Ride - 22-minute journey into the movies.
• The Magic of Disney Animation - Features animation gallery.
• Disney's Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour - Tour through the studio backlot.
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure
• Star Tours: Space Journey - advanced flight simulator from the creative forces of Disney and George Lucas, the ultimate Star Wars adventure.
• Beauty and the Beast-Live on Stage
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid
• Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Restaurants, Snack Bars and Lounges
• The Hollywood Brown Derby
• 50's Prime Time Cafe/Tune In Lounge
• Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
• ABC Commissary
• Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
• Hollywood & Vine
• Backlot Express
• Min & Bill's Dockside Diner
• Sunset Ranch Market (featuring Rosie's All-American Café and Catalina Eddie's)
• Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction
• Starring Rolls Café
• Anaheim Produce

Dining Reservations
Available for full-service restaurants; can be made at Hollywood Junction Red Car Station (corner of Hollywood and Sunset) on the day of visit for Hollywood Brown Derby, 50's Prime Time Cafe, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, Hollywood & Vine and Mama Melrose's. Reservations can be made in advance by calling 407/WDW-DINE.

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