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• Hollywood Blvd.
• Sunset Blvd.
• Animation Ctyd.
• New York St.

Trivia:
The hat is lifted off of the ground by Mickey's giant hand. However, by itself, the hat is exactly 100 feet tall, one foot for each year since Walt Disney's birth.
Mickey would have to be 350 feet tall to wear this 156 ton hat.

Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade
In keeping with the park's theme of the golden days of Hollywood, this parade recalls the thrill of a Tinseltown movie premiere. Luckily, you have a terrific view of the oncoming celebrities. Led by police escorts on motorcycles, 12 cars jam-packed with classic Disney characters roll down Hollywood Boulevard. Guests will catch a glimpse of famous movie stars from the Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and Aladdin; even Cruella De Ville arrives for the red carpet treatment! The celebs ride in vintage automobiles highly customized with a Disney touch.

Trivia:
This is the first parade at Disney-MGM Studios to feature the park's non-Disney characters, like the Muppets and the Star Wars gang. Kind of ironic since this parade is supposed to celebrate Walt Disney's imagination, but the characters fit in so well with the theme of the parade that most folks probably won't notice.
Characters from Mulan, Hercules, and Toy Story are featured in this parade. All of these movies had their own parade previously at the park.
If the worst happens and Carousel of Progress is closed, this will be the only place in Walt Disney World where you can hear the attraction's "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" theme. A sample of the song can be heard just prior to the "Bear in the Big Blue House" portion.

The Great Movie Ride
You are about to pass through the big screen and into legendary moments from classic films. The Chinese Theatre beckons guests to experience this original MGM attraction. After passing through the queue area where real props and costumes from Hollywood classics are displayed and old style movie previews are played on a giant screen, you enter a room designed to look like Hollywoodland (Complete with the old hilltop sign) of the 30's. Here you board moving theater cars guided by a cast member. The director comes out, stands in front of his cameras, and yells, "ACTION!" With that, the lights dim and you're off on your movie-making adventure. Scenes from old silent films give way to classics such as Mary Poppins, Casblanca, the original Tarzan, and Alien. All movies are recreated using Audio-Animatronics figures and costumes designed after the real thing. Just as you're drifting off down memory lane, you are jerked back to reality by gunslinging bad guys! Your guide is kidnapped, leaving you to fend for yourself, dodging bullets while the ringleader siezes control of the vehicle. Don't worry though, good triumphs over evil in an exciting feat of bravery. The danger's not over yet though, as The Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West threatens you, your guide, and all of peaceful Munchkinland. Before you leave, there is a film shown with a medley of all of the most memorable moments of classic movies.

Trivia:
There are two possible kidnapping settings, and many different actors that perform them, so you can have a slightly different experience each time you ride.
Donald Duck is portrayed serving Mickey a wedge of cheese in a hieroglyphic portrait in the Indiana Jones scene.

Walking past a movie set of an Ewok Village, you enter a soundstage and become an extra in a Star Wars movie. Coming onto the indoor set, you find R2-D2 and C3PO arguing over how to repair a crashed starspeeder. This isn't looking too good for you.... Another room features droids running around with parts and pieces of the jets, and a malfunctioning droid trying to converse with guests. Chimes ring every so often and a pleasant voice pages for someone or announces the boarding and departure of jets. You reach the loading dock where you board one of the 40-passenger motion simulator crafts for a trip to the Moon of Endor. As it turns out, your robot pilot, Rex, has just recieved his pilot's license and doesn't quite know what he's doing. You crash through the hangar, and careen through space narrowly avoiding ice comets, and asteroids. As soon as you are out of harm's way, Rex makes another wrong turn landing you in the middle of an interstellar war. You dodge lasers and enemy ships, as a rebel pilot attempts to lead you out of harm's way. The starspeeder ends up in the heart of the Death Star, and barely escapes sure annihilation.

Trivia:
Unlike other motion simulator rides in which only the seats move, the entire ride vehicle shifts around on hydraulic supports in Star Tours. The same is true for Body Wars, which uses the same technology.
In the pre-show area, Mr. Egroeg Sacul is paged. This is a play on the name of George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars series.
This version of the ride will not last for too much longer. In the coming years, the current Star Tours rides in all Disney parks will be fazed out in favor of a new attraction based on the Pod Racer scene of Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace.

Doug LIVE!
Now Closed.
Doug Funny, the very average 12-year-old who is just starting junior high, just wants to fit in. So how is he supposed to do that with his own show, for heaven's sake? Doug LIVE!, presented at the ABC Television Theater, follows the day to day struggles of the saturday morning pre-teen hero, and all his alter egos. Helping him face the rich bully Roger are his buddies Skeeter, his slightly green human pal; Porkchop, his playful pooch; and several extras cast from the audience. The lovely Patti Mayonaise, Doug's secret crush, also appears along with many of his other middle school pals.

Trivia:
The TV show Doug comes on ABC's saturday morning lineup. It was originally created for Nickelodeon, the kids' cable network.
Doug's school is named after (not to mention shaped like) the wealthy Bebee Bluff, one of Doug's friends.
This theater previously hosted Superstar Television, which placed guests right into their favorite TV shows like Home Improvement, Golden Girls, and I Love Lucy.

Sounds Dangerous
Starring famous comedian Drew Carey, this incredible presentation in the ABC Sound Studio shows how sound effects change the very nature of the movies we watch. Utilizing sophisticated binaural audio technology, sounds piped right into your seat make you feel as if you are really part of the action. In the attraction, Drew is a cop on a mission, and you're along for the ride as he runs into some big trouble. The Soundworks studio lets everyone see what it feels like to provide sound effects for a short film. Special pre-show films feature Jimmy MacDonald, resident Disney sound effects artist and the voice of Mickey Mouse for many years.

Trivia:
Props hanging on the walls are all gadgets created by MacDonald used to make sound effects for Disney films.
Previous incarnations of the ABC Sound Studio show include a show based on ABC's One Saturday Morning, and one with Chevy Chase and Martin Short in a gothic thriller.
The binaural audio technique used here is the same technology used in Magic Kingdom's Alien Encounter.
Adjacent to the show building is the Disney Radio Studio, which broadcasts "Mickey and Minnie's Tune Time" on Radio Disney and a national oldies show, "Super Gold".

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Venture onto this live set where action sequences from the Indiana Jones movies are performed and explained. Extras are chosen from the audience several minutes before the show. Three specific sequences from Raiders of the Lost Ark are done; the giant rolling boulder scene, a scene where Indy and Marion are attacked in an Arabic marketplace, and an explosive scene invloving a grounded airplane and leaking gasoline. Each stunt is described in detail during the show, by one of the "stunt technicians" on the set. Each action sequence has it's own set, and the backdrop of all the action is constantly changing as huge set pieces are rolled away by giant machinery.

Trivia:
On special occasions, the Indy theater is transformed into a nightclub for dancing the night away. The theater is also used for MGM's many dance and cheerleading competitions, as well as special TV performances.
The treacherous rolling ball is made from roofing material and weighs in at 440 pounds.
Only those over 18 years of age can be chosen to be extras for legal reasons; a child might not realize why it is important to stay in the prescribed area out of the way of the dangerous stunts.