Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic

Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic
Walt Disney Studios Park
AreaProduction Courtyard
StatusRemoved
Opening dateMarch 16, 2002
Closing dateJanuary 6, 2020
Replaced byCars: Road Trip
(Worlds of Pixar)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeTram Tour
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeBacklot tour of a working film studio
Vehicle typeTrams
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic was an attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris. The attraction premiered with the grand opening of Walt Disney Studios Park on March 16, 2002.[1] The attraction closed on 5 January 2020, to be replaced by a new Cars themed attraction and make way for the €2 billion multi-year expansion plan at Walt Disney Studios Park.[2]

History

Guests enter the attraction via the Hollywood Boulevard section of the park, under a false façade of the Hollywood sign. The tram ride portion of the attraction features highlights such as the Catastrophe Canyon scene and a look into the set of London in ruins from the film Reign of Fire. Imagineers wanted to create a studio tour at the Walt Disney Studios Park, similar to the former Studio Backlot Tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida, where the tour was once the park's signature attraction. The bilingual video that accompanies the tour features Jeremy Irons and Irène Jacob.

As part of the park's major expansion, much of the Tram Tour was removed for the new lands. Catastrophe Canyon was retained and incorporated into a new abridged Cars-based attraction, Cars Road Trip.[3][4]

Closure

The attraction's last operating day was January 5, 2020; the ride then closed January 6. On October 14, 2019, it was announced that Cars: Road Trip would replace the attraction. The majority of the attraction has been demolished with a small portion, including Catastrophe Canyon having been re-themed around Cars. Following the announcement, the attraction are become part of Worlds of Pixar.

References

  1. ^ Geryak, Cole (February 6, 2020). "Extinct Attractions – Disneyland Paris' Studio Tram Tour". The Laughing Place. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Studio Tram Tour to close 6th January 2020 to become Cars Route 66". 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Walt Disney Studios Park's Studio Tram Tour to Become "Cars Route 66" in Summer 2020". The Laughing Place. October 14, 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ "New Look Inside 'Cars' Makeover of Former Backlot Tour Attraction, Renamed to "Cars ROAD TRIP"". Blog Mickey - Disney News. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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