I was one of the lucky few that got to go into the Disney MGM Studios just a couple of days before it opened to the general public. This show was broadcast three days later. I greatly enjoyed it, particularly looking at all of the attractions that I had just walked through a few days before. But now many of those attractions have either been removed or altered, so the show is dated. (As an example, Superstar Television has been replaced by an audience-participation "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?" show. And the "Monster Sound Show" has been retrofitted with a Drew Carey sound effects extravaganza. Likewise, the areas previously only accessible via trams are now walk-throughs. The theme park has lost some of its "Real Hollywood Studio" feeling in favor of the "Theme Park" setting. But even so, this show is a great testament to the Hollywood of days gone by. And a stellar lineup of talent that participated - everyone from Dick Van Dyke to Ronald Reagan to Mickey Rooney and Tony Randall played a part.
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening (1989)
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Entertaining T.V Special
StreepFan1267 May 2002
A Nice T.V Special, with a great celebrity guest cast. There is also a great choreography number at the end, with "Horray for Hollywood" as the song. Won an EMMY for Best Choreagraphy! If you happen to get a chance to see it, watch it, but I doubt that it will be re-run.
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