Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic
| Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic | |
|---|---|
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| Walt Disney Studios Park | |
| Area | Production Courtyard |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | March 16, 2002 |
| Closing date | January 6, 2020 |
| Replaced by | Cars: Road Trip (Worlds of Pixar), Adventure Way & World of Frozen |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Tram Tour |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Backlot tour of a working film studio |
| Vehicle type | Tram |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
 Assistive listening available | |
 Closed captioning available | |
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic was an attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris. It premiered with the grand opening of the 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][3]
History
[edit]Disney 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.[citation needed]
Closure
[edit]On 14 October 2019, Disneyland Paris announced that the tram tour would be replaced by a new attraction based on Pixar’s Cars franchise. This came following the announcement by Disney CEO Bob Iger of a €2 billion expansion plan for Walt Disney Studios Park in February 2018, marking a shift towards immersive franchise-based lands rather than the studio-backlot theme the park was known for.[3][4] The attraction's last operating day was January 5, 2020; the ride then closed January 6.[2]
While most of the former ride was dismantled, the large-scale "Catastrophe Canyon" effects sequence was retained and incorporated into Cars: Road Trip, the replacement of the Studio Tram Tour.[4][5][6]
Ride
[edit]Ride layout
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Narration
[edit]The tour was guided by a bilingual video featuring Jeremy Irons and Irène Jacob. Until 2005, two other bilingual videos were occasionally used, hosted by Isabella Rossellini and Famke Janssen, and Inés Sastre and Nastassja Kinski, respectfully.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Geryak, Cole (February 6, 2020). "Extinct Attractions – Disneyland Paris' Studio Tram Tour". The Laughing Place. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Studio Tram Tour to close 6th January 2020 to become Cars Route 66". 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b Deitchman, Beth (2018-02-27). "Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for Disneyland Paris". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ a b "Cars Road Trip, a new attraction at Disneyland Paris, now open". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
See also
[edit]- Studio Backlot Tour (former counterpart tram tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World)