So you’ve decided to go to the Studios for the day and want the best way to do it? This is your guide to doing so. Planning a day, whether you use this guide or any at all, requires some sort of itinerary. If you don’t, you’re going to find yourself standing around, staring at a map and trying to see what doesn’t have a 90 minute wait and everyone will agree to. This touring guide assumes you, and everyone in your party, is willing to experience everything in the park. People are finnicky so you should use this as a guide, and not as a commando raid guide.
So you’ve decided to go to the Studios for the day and want the best way to do it? This is your guide to doing so. Planning a day, whether you use this guide or any at all, requires some sort of itinerary. If you don’t, you’re going to find yourself standing around, staring at a map and trying to see what doesn’t have a 90 minute wait and everyone will agree to. This touring guide assumes you, and everyone in your party, is willing to experience everything in the park. People are finnicky so you should use this as a guide, and not as a commando raid guide. It’s best to use this to just give you an idea of when to experience everything.
| One Day Tour Guide | |
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Arrive at the Studios |
| Arrive at the park 40-70 minutes before opening. Make sure you have a park map and a guide to what times shows are showing at. You should also have purchased your tickets prior to arriving. Be sure to have made Priority Seating reservations for dinner by calling (407)939-3463. | |
| 2 | Toy Story Midway Mania |
| As you’re let in, head down Hollywood Boulevard, taking a right when you get to the Sorcerer’s Hat. Most likely everyone else is thinking the same thing, so walk at a brisk pace, keeping your party together, and walk on the far sidewalk, as its least congested. Head past the Great Movie Ride and take a left onto Pixar Place and experience Toy Story Midway Mania. | |
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Rock ‘n Roller Coaster |
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Head back towards Hollywood Boulevard, take a left onto Sunset Boulevard and stand on line for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. Ride Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. |
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Tower of Terror |
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After riding, exit the ride and head back out to Sunset Boulevard. Go directly across the street to Tower of Terror. Get on the standby line and experience Tower of Terror. |
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The Great Movie Ride |
| After riding Tower of Terror, exit the ride and head back out to Sunset Boulevard. Proceed down Sunset, and take a right at Hollywood Boulevard and get in line for The Great Movie Ride. | |
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Voyage of the Little Mermaid |
| After riding, exit ride and check to see when Voyage of the Little Mermaid is showing. Proceed to your left after exiting The Great Movie Ride and go to Voyage of the Little Mermaid. If you missed the first showing, guage if the next showing is soon(less than 20 minutes), otherwise, go to Animation Courtyard and experience The Magic of Disney Animation. | |
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Magic of Disney Animation |
| If you just saw Voyage of the Little Mermaid, then proceed to your left to the Animation Courtyard and experience The Magic of Disney Animation. If you experienced The Magic of Disney Animation, go see Voyage of the Little Mermaid. | |
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Star Tours |
| After seeing the show, exit the Animation Courtyard area by passing under the MGM arch, going past the Sorcerer’s Hat, proceed straight past Echo Lake and enter the standby line for Star Tours. | |
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Muppetvision 3D |
| Exit Star Tours and take a right and get on standby line and experience MuppetVision 3D. | |
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Get FASTPASS for Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show |
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Lunch |
| Consider taking a lunch break and then continue with guide. | |
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Backlot Tour |
| After you finish lunch, experience the Backlot Tour. | |
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Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show |
| Paying close attention to the FASTPASS you received, see Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show (you may have to see it before the Backlot Tour depending on the time you received). | |
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Playhouse Disney – Live on stage! |
| Leave the Backlot area and head towards the Sorcerers Hat and pass under the Studios Arch into the Animation Courtyard and see Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage!. | |
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Beauty & The Beast |
| Leave the Animation Courtyard and take a left and walk down Hollywood Boulevard and make a right at Sunset Boulevard and see Beauty & The Beast. | |
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Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular |
| Walk down Sunset Boulevard, crossing Hollywood Boulevard and go experience Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. | |
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Parade |
| Get a spot in the Echo Lake area to watch the parade | |
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Sounds Dangerous |
| Exit Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular and walk right over to Sounds Dangerous. | |
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High School Musical 2 Pep Rally |
| Stop by the Sorcerer’s Hat and wait for High School Musical 3 Pep Rally. | |
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Streets of America |
| Walk down the Echo Lake area and take a right, pass by Star Tours and tour the Streets of America area. | |
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure |
| Experience Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure | |
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One Man’s Dream |
| Walk down Mickey Avenue and experience Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream. | |
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Dinner |
| Head to where you made your Priority Seating Reservations for dinner. | |
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Fantasmic! |
| Experience Fantasmic! (Sunset Boulevard, near Tower of Terror) | |
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Exit |
| Exit the Studios. | |
Working in the shows into your plan is going to be hard to plan exactly since times change on a weekly basis. Use this guide as a starting point, especially for the morning portion of the plan and try your best to work in the shows when you can. You may also find this guide to the shows useful.