Studio Backlot Tour
| Studio Backlot Tour | |
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Attraction's entrance
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| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Area | Streets of America |
| Coordinates | 28°21′18″N 81°33′42″W / 28.35500°N 81.56167°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | May 1, 1989 |
| Closing date | September 27, 2014 |
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| Attraction type | Tram tour |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Back-lot tour of a working film studio |
| Vehicle type | Tram |
| Riders per vehicle | 200 |
| Duration | 35 minutes |
| Included attractions | Catastrophe Canyon |
 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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 Assistive listening available |
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 Closed captioning available |
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The Studio Backlot Tour was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was a combination of a walking and tram tour of the backlot area of the park. Originally the park's premier attraction, it shut down in the fall of 2014, after years of downscaling, for newer experiences not announced at the time. In August 2015, it was announced that the area would be used for Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land. The entire attraction has now been demolished.
The first incarnation of the Backlot Tour loaded at the former entrance to The Magic of Disney Animation. The original tour was far longer and more elaborate than the final version. The former tour originally drove through New York Street/Streets of America. However, due to the surprise popularity of the park, New York Street was removed from the tour and made into a public walking space within the first few years of operation. It remained open to pedestrians until April 2, 2016 when Streets of America closed. After driving through New York Street, the tram drove to Catastrophe Canyon.
After visiting the canyon, guests disembarked at the final tour's exit area. The area where Studio Catering Co. restaurant & the adjacent shop stood until Streets of America closed was originally a break area for guests before embarking on the second half of the Backlot tour. This break area was expanded to include an area for kids to play, called Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure. The second half of the tour was a walking tour. It encompassed the water special effects tank, an effects shop, and the existing soundstages along Mickey Avenue and the soundstages that currently house Walt Disney: One Man's Dream and Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Guests viewed the soundstages using overhead walkways. Portions of the walkway can still be seen in the park. Most noticeably, by the most recent Backlot Tour entrance and by the former The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow entrance, there are walkway bridges. Just like New York Street, due to the overwhelming popularity of Disney's Hollywood Studios, former Backlot areas were opened up to guests (present day Mickey Avenue & southern Animation Courtyard).
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