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Hollywood Studios
Take a trip back to classic Hollywood and get transported into the sets of your favorite movies.
Slinky Dog Dash tends to have the longest wait times, head there first!
OIC Tips and Tricks
Oga's Cantina is a popular spot. If you want to see it, we recommend reservations.
The Skyliner is a great way to travel to or from the park if you are at an Epcot or Wide World of Sports Area resort, but they do not run with lightning in the area.
Rise of the Resistance is the next most popular ride in Hollywood Studios. If the Star Wars area is your priority, go to that one first.
OIC Suggested Schedule
03 Alien Swirling Saucers
14 Vacation Fun- An Original Animated
01 Slink Dog Dash
13 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! ^
02 Toy Story Mania!
04 Millennium Flacon: Smugglers Run
16 Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
15 For the First Time in Forever: Sing-Along
05 Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo*
06 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
17 Beauty and the Beast- Live on Stage
07 Muppet*Vision 3D
18 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ^
08 Star Tours- The Adventures Continue
19 Rock 'N' Roller Coaster ^^
20 Rosie's All-American Cafe
09 Character Meet and Greets
10 Disney Junior Play and Dance
21 Wonderful World of Animation
11 Star Wars Launch Bay
22 Fantasmic!
12 Walt Disney Presents
* There are several other dining options nearby.
^ Indicates may be too scary for some kids
^^ Currently under refurbishment
Fun Facts
Hollywood Studios name was originally MGM Studios.
MGM was planned to be a pavilion in future world in EPCOT.
Hollywood Studios is the fifth largest Disney Park, and the smallest at Disney World Florida.
The Chinese Theater replica was created using the original Chinese Theater blueprints.
The Tower of Terror originally had a single drop, but now a computer randomizes the drop sequence.
The moat in Fantasmic! holds almost 2 million gallons of water and pushes over 2,000 gal/min to create the water screens.
Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear were created in MGM Studios, which could be watched on the Disney Animation Tour.
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster is the only roller coaster at Disney World to go upside down.
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Hollywood Studios brings famous Hollywood attractions to the east coast and brings the movie sets to life. Walking down Hollywood Boulevard, you can see the facades of Old-Hollywood-style shops, including a Five & Dime, while the chimes of the streetlights changing echoing through the streets - all working together to transport you to your favorite classic movies. Taking a right down Sunset Boulevard, more shops, restaurants, and snack spots line the street framing the way to The Hollywood Tower Hotel, which houses The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, where ghost take you on a terrifying ride by taking over an elevator and dropping you. Deeper into Sunset Boulevard, you can find the Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage show, and the entrance to the nighttime show, Fantasmic!. Following the street past the Tower of Terror, you will find the adrenaline-spiking ride- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. Here you will take a high-speed ride in a limo through the streets of L.A. to get to a concert. Keep the speed going with the attraction next door, Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy, a show that puts you on the track with Lightning McQueen himself.
As you travel back to the middle of the park, stop by The Hollywood Brown Derby or Dockside Diner before heading over to Disney's version of the Chinese Theater, where you can ride Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway. Continue through the arches where, straight ahead, you could dance along with your favorite Disney Jr. Characters, or take a tour of Star Wars movie memorabilia and set pieces before taking a stroll to Toy Story Land where you become the size of a toy and join your favorite Toy Story Character as they play. Sit down for a meal at Roundup Rodeo BBQ, play virtual carnival games at Toy Story Mania, and hop aboard Slinky for a springy rollercoaster ride on Slink Dog Dash. Don't forget to stop by Woody's Lunch Box for a fun treat and then join the Aliens on their swirling saucers before making your way to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
Find yourself on another planet where you can stop by the Droid Depot to build your own droid or Savi's Workshop to create a lightsaber. Grab a famous blue milk or try sips straight from another galaxy at Oga's Cantina. Then hop on the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run where you can be a pilot, engineer, or gunner for the Millennium Falcon. As you continue your journey, stop by Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo or Ronto Roasters for some out-of-this-world eats before taking a stroll through some more shops and on to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance where you get a front seat view as the Resistance prepare to battle the First Order.
Come back to earth for a moment as you enter a world of Muppets. Take a break and beat the heat by heading into Muppet Vision 3D, or grab food at PizzeRizzo. If you are in the mood for more Italian, work your way back into the Muppets area to find Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano. Continuing our way through the backlot-feel section of Hollywood Studios we come to a fork in the road. To the left you can find the ABC Commissary, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, a restaurant where you dine in cars while watching clips of old Sci-Fi movies, and BaseLine Tap House. To the right of the fork, you will venture back into the theme of Star Wars for a moment on a ride that send you through the Galaxies on Star Tours.
The backlot tour isn't over yet though, and you make your way back towards the middle of the park you will find the Backlot Express for a quick meal, see the workings of a film set in action at Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, or join Anna and Elsa in a special live 30-minute sing-along version of Frozen. Heading towards the front of the park, we find two more dining options, 50's Prime Time Cafe, where you can enjoy home cooking and be treated like family, and Hollywood & Vine, a character dining set in an old diner.
Before you leave, make sure to stop by The Chinese Theater for the Wonderful World of Animation show, and after enjoy the Nighttime show, Fantasmic!