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This area of the park has undergoing
a major transformation in recent years. This area used to consist of the Muppets,
some shops, a theater, and restaurants, a play area, and a New York
Street to wander around. The New York street has being expanded and
renamed to Streets of America (and before that Big City Streets) and include some additional skylines.
The theater has been shuttered for the time being and the old residential
street has been demolished and a new stadium for Lights, Motors, Action was built in its
place. This high octane stunt spectacular takes
you through the paces of several sequences involving cars, trucks,
motorcycles, and jet skis.
Also found here is the Studio Backlot Tour, which is one of the few remaining elements from the original park.
Original Thoughts from the 90s-2004 when Mickey Ave housed the Backlot Tour before it "moved" to the Streets of America:
Mickey Ave. is your gateway to the backlot. This used to be the
essence of the studios. Here is where you can see moviemagic come
alive. This is where you would walk through working sound stages
The other big attraction on the backlot is the Backstage Studio
Tour. This is a tram tour in which you ride around and see some
of the houses used in films and TV shows. Along with going through
Catastrophe Canyon (Disney's special effects exhibit). The backlot
has taken the hardest hits in the transition to a theme park. The
tram tour has been redone several times and now is so short if you
blink you might miss it. The information you get during the other
tours is somewhat interesting, but it will go in one ear and out
the other.
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