Disney-MGM Studios
Orlando, FL 32830
Phone: (407) 839-3900
- Hours:
- Daily 9am-close
Editorial Review for Disney-MGM Studios – by Daniel Fuller
Overview
The park, set to look like a larger-than-life movie studio, creates an environment that appeals to both film buffs and state-of-the-art-entertainment seekers.
The Experience
Guests walk through fives sections--Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, New York Street, Mickey Avenue and Animation Courtyard--each with its own root in a specific myth of moviemaking. When it comes to food, expect high prices and middle-of-the-road American fare: hamburgers, chicken, hot dogs, pizza, etc. Choose from table-service (at the popular re-creation of the legendary Brown Derby, for one) or counter-service restaurants, as well as a variety of street vendors. Lines can be long, so arrive early and dash to the crowd-pleasers (Tower of Terror, Rockin' Rollercoaster, etc.).
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Insider Tips
Save TimeCrafty little inventions show approximate wait times on all of the park's attractions--perfect for planning your time out.
User Reviews for Disney-MGM Studios
09/17/2007 Posted by cyrinthia22
Being a big classic Hollywood fan, I was ecstatic to visit this park during my stay in Orlando. I loved it. Their main ride, the Rockin' Rollercoaster was very fun and pretty fast for a Disney ride. Star tours was my favorite, though. A lot of great trivia and funny (cheesy) skits. Overall, it was different from Universal Studios and maybe a little more fun. I hope to come back some day.
Pros: just like a movie studio, entertaining
Cons: pricey
11/21/2006 Posted by joy0302
This park has the best shows in WDW. The Beauty and the Beast stage show is just about as good as the Broadway version, the only reason it is not is that it is shorter, but you have to get the crowds in and out! Fantasmic is the best show that Disney has done to date. This show is so visually creative, from the live actors, to the fireworks, burning water, animation projected on the waves, and the characters on the barge at the end. It is stunning from start to fininsh. I will never visit Disney and miss this show despite seeing it many times already. There is a variety of food choices here, the Sci-Fi Dine In theater is a really cool place for the family and the Hollywood & Vine is a character buffet with great food. They have some of the larger rides at WDW there at Disney Studios, Star Tours, Rockin Rollercoaster, Tower of Terrror. If you have smaller children there are not many rides for them, but there are many shows that will keep there attention, such as the Little Mermaid. This park represents Hollywood in the entrance and NYC closer to the back. It is nice in the daytime, but gets really pretty at night, when everything is lit up. Tower of Terror looks more eerie lit up and the rest of the park is gleaming including the sorcerer hat in the center of the park. If you only have half a day to spend there make it in the late afternoon.
Pros: Fantasmic, rides for the more daring
Cons: Not many rides for smaller children
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