How to Visit Disney's Hollywood Studios

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Decide if you truly want to visit Disney's Hollywood Studios.

   Discuss some of your other options that exist for the other nearby Walt Disney World parks or local attractions in the area.
   
   With other major possibilities being the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Animal Kingdom and the mess of water parks and other activities that Disney sponsors, decide if Disney's Hollywood Studios is your best choice.
   
   Realize that Disney's Hollywood Studios mostly tries to give people the "lowdown" on how certain things of the movie industry are produced for use on the big screen.
   
   They do have a few thrill rides here, but the thrill ride sector is still in it's infancy here.
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   Step 2: Drive and park at Walt Disney World.

   Disney's Hollywood Studios doesn't have a monorail station to this park, so you'll either have to take a car or Disney's Magical Express bus to this park.
   
   The address to the Disney Hollywood Studios is located at 351 South Studio Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL
   32830..
   
   The cost to park your car at the Magic Kingdom will run you about $17 for cars and upwards from there (depending on complexity of vehicle).
   
   Depending on how far into the lots it took you to get to park, you could be located in either the Film, Music, Stage, or Television parking lots that are located on campus. ,, Take a map and review your options in each area. , Pass through and to the right at the first corner, as the hub of the park will be slightly straight ahead after this section has come and gone. , This section is filled with two major "wild" thrill rides this park carries. , Brave it, and entice yourself into riding. , Both of these two buildings are at the farthest edge of this section of the park. ,, Fantasmic, the Disney Hollywood Studios nighttime spectacular show down along another long stretch of walkway here can be seen on most nights (even further out than the Tower of Terror). , Near the hub you will find this area called "Echo Lake".
   
   It has a marsh-like lake with a green dinosaur named Gertie, which houses an ice cream shop.
   
   He was added here as a tribute to a lesser known animation, but was one of Walt Disney's primary influencing sketches., You'll hear and get to sing along with a few favorites from the Frozen movie. , This building is located right next to the building for "Frozen Sing-Along Celebration".
   
   After the show, usually you will hear an announcement inviting you to go meet the snowman.,, But be careful, as there are two separate rides nearby to one another
   - one is more thrilling than the other rather tame line ride.
   
   Don't try to scare your little ones if and when you go on the scary line.
   
   Warn the Disney Cast Member, otherwise you'll be put on the wrong one and end up scaring those young ones who shouldn't have been "scared" to begin with.
   
   The two lines do come together past the point of the scare to present the history of movie-making. ,, You'll see a limited number of attractions there. , If you do mind, you can pass this and continue on walking towards Streets of America. , You'll come to a section of the park called Streets of America. , Muppet Vision 3D, while well inspired by the antics of The Muppets from The Muppet Show is very funny, it is well liked by all who come for a visit. , Action! Super Stunt Show that features several "takes" of cars and dangerous activities you wouldn't traditionally see.
   
   All people portrayed are actors who know their skit/routine well and know just how to perform these tricks without injuring themselves, and have protectant on as a "just in case" measure for the scenes involving fire. , In one area you'll see the next and last of two more sections. , You'll watch commentaries on Walt in Walt Disney:
   One Man's Dream. ,,,
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   Step 3: Purchase your tickets and enter through the turnstiles.

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   Step 4: Realize that Disney's Hollywood Studios is spread into several "lands" placed sporadically throughout the park.

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   Step 5: Recognize that the first section you'll enter into as you enter the park is called Hollywood Boulevard and but that this land only gives you options for dining and shopping choices - there are no rides or attractions in this area.

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   Step 6: Walk down the walkway and recognize what choices of attractions you have in this section.

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   Step 7: Walk towards Rock 'n' Roller Coaster if you like roller coasters and Aerosmith is wild enough for you to try to mess with it.

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   Step 8: Take the up and down plunge at the Hollywood Tower of Terror hotel building around the corner.

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   Step 9: Watch the Beauty and the Beast stage show just after passing the shops on the long walkway down another short walkway on the opposite side of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.

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    Step 10: Note the placement of the Fantasmic show (if you have arrived during the daytime).

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    Step 11: Walk back to the hub of the park and take a breather

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    Step 12: if you want.

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    Step 13: Take in a showing of the Frozen Sing-Along Celebration if you have fans of Frozen in your party.

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    Step 14: Visit Olaf at "Celebrity Spotlight" following a showing of "Frozen Sing-Along Celebration".

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    Step 15: Be sure not to pass up a showing of Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular if you'd like to know how some stunts on movies and TV shows are performed.

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    Step 16: Pass into the Great Movie Ride right around the corner from Frozen Sing-Along Celebration.

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    Step 17: Pass back up into Echo Lake and continue walking towards the next section of park called "Commissary Lane".

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    Step 18: Take a right when you see Echo Lake on your left and follow the long walkway down and around.

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    Step 19: Watch the 3-D motion simulator show Star Tours® - The Adventures Continue

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    Step 20: if you don't mind the simulator.

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    Step 21: Continue down the pathway.

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    Step 22: Watch the really funny Muppet Vision 3D show

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    Step 23: just on your left as you walk down the street heading towards the Lights

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    Step 24: Action

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    Step 25: Super Stunt Show.

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    Step 26: Watch at least one showing of Lights!

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    Step 27: Walk back over to the area in back of the Great Movie Ride.

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    Step 28: Walk down Mickey Ave. You'll come up to a building that talks about Walt Disney's life.

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    Step 29: Take in the Honey

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    Step 30: I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure

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    Step 31: a place where kids can use up that last bit of excitement and play on safe things where your kids can control the action.

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    Step 32: Walk back past Echo Lake into Hollywood Boulevard and out the exit gate.

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    Step 33: Walk back to your car and drive back to your hotel or home (dependent on where you live at the moment).

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