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Disney-MGM Studios is a 135-acre working studio and theme park. Nearly two-thirds of the park is closed off to the public, where actual movies and television shows are filmed. The rest is a creative theme park devoted to bringing the magic of movies, television, radio and Broadway plays to life in an educational and fun environment. Disney-MGM is centered on the movie making process, from the Pan-Pacific Auditorium replica at the main gate to the 1930s style Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards and the New York Street back lot. There are ... several movie-themed restaurants located inside the park, including 50s Prime Time Café, Hollywood & Vine, The Hollywood Brown Derby, Mama Merose’s Ristorante Italiano and the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater. Disney-MGM Studios is located inside the Walt Disney Resort, about 30 minutes south of Orlando at U.S. Route 192 and Interstate 4.
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At Disney-MGM Studios, show business takes centre stage — from thrilling attractions to on-stage, live spectaculars and exciting backstage action. There's Fantasmic!, a nighttime extravaganza combining lasers, special effects, pyrotechnics, animation and dancing waters synchronized to Disney melodies. The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith will blast you on a hair raising, high-speed limo ride set to the driving beat of Aerosmith. Laugh, play, and sing along at Playhouse Disney, and don't miss the incredible, Broadway-style stage shows like Beauty and the Beast- Live on Stage and The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A Musical Adventure. For an "Under the Sea" adventure, there's Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Blast off for an intergalactic voyage on Star Tours, the ultimate Star Wars' thrill ride.
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Currently Disney-MGM Studios is the center of gravity for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration at Walt Disney World. This is a 15-month long celebration that marks the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s Birthday. To help mark Walt Disney’s 100th birthday the imaginers at Disney-MGM Studios have created and are now displaying the theme park's new icon, a giant Sorcerer’s Hat. This centerpiece of the park stands 122 foot tall and weighs 156 tons and is located at the end of Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Chinese Theater. It is designed to look like the hat worn by Mickey in the animated classic “Fantasia.”
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Disney-MGM Studios opened on May 1, 1989. It was an idea created by the corporate environment to build Walt Disney’s dream of a park devoted to showcasing the great wonders of filmmaking. The idea for the park was loosely based on the tram tours of the early 1900s that dominated the movie studio lots in Hollywood, California. Due to costs, the idea for the park was moved from California to Florida, where the Disney Company had more land and it was cheaper to build. Largely, the Disney-MGM Studios was a race against rival Universal Studios. Universal, who already had a very successful park in California, announced plans to create a second theme park in Florida, near the already existent Walt Disney World.
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Dining always adds to the fun of visiting a Disney theme park and Disney-MGM Studios is no exception. The Brown Derby restaurant, modeled after the famous Hollywood restaurant of the same name offers casual dining in an elegant 1930s atmosphere. The house specialty here is the Cobb salad, created by the original Brown Derby. The 50’s Prime Time Café offers 50s-style diner fare in a dining room reminiscent of a 1950s kitchen.
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In this are of Disney-MGM Studios, you and your family can enjoy unforgettable attractions, such as Voyage of the Little Mermaid or The Magic of Disney Animation. The first of them is a comprehensive show of actors, animal toys and showings, where the Little Mermaid story is briefly told. In The Magic of Disney Animation, the audience can see how movies are made and get autographs from their favorite actors.
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