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the first incarnation of backlot tour loaded @ former entrance magic of disney animation. original tour far longer , more elaborate final version. former tour drove through new york street/streets of america. however, due surprise popularity of park, new york street removed tour , made public walking space within first few years of operation. remained open pedestrians until april 2, 2016 when streets of america closed. after driving through new york street, tram drove catastrophe canyon.
after visiting canyon, guests disembarked @ final tour s exit area. area studio catering co. restaurant & adjacent shop stood until streets of america closed break area guests before embarking on second half of backlot tour. break area expanded include area kids play, called honey, shrunk kids: movie set adventure. second half of tour walking tour. encompassed water special effects tank, effects shop, , existing soundstages along mickey avenue , soundstages house walt disney: 1 man s dream , voyage of little mermaid. guests viewed soundstages using overhead walkways. portions of walkway can still seen in park. noticeably, recent backlot tour entrance , former legend of captain jack sparrow entrance, there walkway bridges. new york street, due overwhelming popularity of disney s hollywood studios, former backlot areas opened guests (present day mickey avenue & southern animation courtyard).
much of former walking portion of backlot tour became own attraction, backstage pass, separate original tour. reduced overall tour time. around same time, entrance backlot tour moved end of mickey avenue, new entrance ramp built water effects tank, prop warehouse building constructed additional queue, , new loading area trams.
in 2001, backstage pass closed. in april 2001, soundstage 3 opened public house wants millionaire - play it! , closed in 2006. in 2008, soundstage 3 , adjacent soundstage 2 converted toy story midway mania! attraction. soundstage 1 housed gift shop star wars weekends . in summer of 2014, housed wandering oaken s trading post , sauna . currently, houses third track populartoy story midway mania!.
the adjacent building, unnamed enclosed area , theater, housed many years attraction called making of ______ (the blank filled in name of next upcoming film either walt disney pictures or touchstone pictures). when walking tour removed backlot tour, became separate attraction, mentioned backstage pass attraction. in 2001, space converted walt disney: 1 man s dream. display area of building emptied theater occupied voyage of little mermaid. within months of park s opening, theater became separate venue walking tour portion of backlot tour. first show in new separate theater here come muppets. when original theater separated, new smaller theater built right behind making of attraction. current theater guests enter in walt disney: 1 man s dream.
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