| Orlando,
Florida July 8, 2001 - July 11, 2001 |
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 MGM Studios |
Magic Kingdom |
 Walt Disney Racetrack |
 Downtown Disney |
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Backlot Tour
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| MGM Studios is one of my favorite theme parks. It offers great shows, rides and behind-the-scenes attractions. | These scenes are part of the Backlot Tour where movie effects are explained. These poor guys get to participate in some very wet scenes of Pearl Harbor. | In this scene, a truck catches fire. | The water tank breaks and bursts into the truck and the audience! |
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Shows
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| MGM offers great shows -- Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback and the Indiana Jones Stunt Show. | In the Indiana Jones stunt show, Indy is chased by a huge 'stone' ball. | Fire, exploding cars -- the ususal Indiana Jones movie ingredients. | |
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Rides
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| The Tower of Terror is the best ride. Based on the Twilight Zone it drops you 13 stories faster than gravity... | The new Rock'n Roller Coaster is Space Mountain with a twist: 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, loopings and corkscrews. | ||
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Fantasmic!
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| The highlight of the day is the Fantasmic! show in the evening. | The show combines actors, fire, colored fountains, movie clips projected on a screen of water and boats. | Mickey the sorcerer fights an evil dragon in this battle of imaginations. | The grand finale completes the show with fireworks. |