Backlot Tour Archives

Universal Studio Tour Gets Retro Glamor Tram Makeover for 60th Anniversary, Some Scenes Closed for Updates

March 20, 2024

The World-Famous Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood is preparing to celebrate its 60th anniversary this summer. Universal is wrapping the tour’s trams to look like the Glamor Trams of the 1960s. Some scenes are also currently closed while they receive updates. Universal Studio Tour Glamor Trams The Universal Studio Tour opened on July 15, … Read more

Join Us at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Stage 89’s “Starring Roles” – A Game Where You Make Your Own Movie in a Theme Park!

March 29, 2019

The 30th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios is coming up soon. We could think of no better way to celebrate all the amazing things this park has given us through the years than by making a movie about it. While the park has evolved dramatically since it opened, many of us fondly remember the golden … Read more

WDWNT: The RPG Episode 1 – Welcome to S.E.A.

February 2, 2024March 21, 2019

Welcome to the premiere episode of WDWNT The RPG! On this very first episode, Tyler Mann is the Parks Manager, welcoming Alicia Keiser, Jessica Figueroa, Matthew Soberman, Megan Bresnan, Nick LoCicero, and Rob Whiteside into their first adventure! After a mysterious invitation from a pants-less Merlin, the gang travels around the four parks collecting items … Read more

WATCH: Latest “WDW News Tonight” Celebrates the History of Streets of America

August 30, 2016August 29, 2016

On this week’s edition of WDW News Tonight… With the demolition of the Backlot and Streets of America well underway, we brought on a WDWNT panel and took your phone calls discussing our memories of these two beloved park spaces. Tom and Nick debated the idea of a Guardians of the Galaxy themed roller coaster … Read more

Dirk Wallen’s 3/3/15 WDW Photo Report (Hat is Gone, Toy Story Mania Expansion, Haramabe Marketplace, ETC.)

March 4, 2019March 3, 2015

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom this week and has some great newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: NO MORE SORCERER’S HAT Neverbeast banners up in the Animation Courtyard Also, an ad for Big Hero 6 on Blu-ray A Tomorrowland billboard has … Read more

Dirk Wallen’s 11/3/14 WDW Photo Report (Walls Down at Disney Springs, New Concept Art, Big Hero 6, Christmas Merch, ETC)

March 4, 2019November 3, 2014

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Disney Springs, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot this week and he has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us in this HUGE photo report, so let’s get started: Plenty of roadwork still to be done for Disney Springs A new piece of elevated track is rising … Read more

Tom Corless’ 9/30/14 WDW Photo Report (Big Hero 6 Art, Backlot Tour, Rivers of Light, New Frozen Merchandise, ETC.)

March 4, 2019September 30, 2014

It was quite the busy weekend at Walt Disney World, so I managed to visit all 4 parks to see what was new and have a ton of newsworthy photos to share with you in today’s report: The Studio Backlot Tour closed forever on Saturday A Big Hero 6 exhibit can now be found at … Read more

Full Epcot Food & Wine Festival Review and We Play The Price is Right, Tonight (9/25/14) on WDWNT: The Radio Show

September 25, 2014

Tonight on WDWNT: The Radio show, we have a full review of the 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. We traveled around the World Showcase and taste tasted many of the new and returning dishes and drinks and have audio of our reviews recorded on-site at the event to share with you. Also, the Studio … Read more

CONFIRMED – Studio Backlot Tour Closes September 27th, 2014

September 19, 2014

Confirmed to cast members this afternoon, the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will close after 25 years in just 8 days on September 27th, 2014. We first posted the rumor this morning, but it has quickly become fact. Disney has not announced what will replace the attraction yet. Stay tuned for more information … Read more

BYE-BYE BACKLOT TOUR! Hollywood Studios PIXAR Place Expansion Coming, Many Current Attractions Closing Soon?

April 28, 2024September 19, 2014

Billboard advertising the Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour featuring a red tram in a dramatic canyon scene, mounted on a rooftop against a cloudy sky.

I know you’ve heard this one before, but it seems like the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is finally closing. A few days ago we told you that once Soundstage 1 at the park moves Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post and Frozen Funland out, work is set to begin on a third track for … Read more

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights: Making Disney History

December 18, 2013

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been the host of The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights since 1995. For nearly two decades, this unforgettable display has been one of Walt Disney World’s main attractions during the Christmas season. Before making its mark on Disney history, the Osborne family light show caused a great deal of controversy … Read more

1/13/12 WDW Photo Report

January 15, 2012

WDWNT Reporter visited the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Friday the 13th, so get ready for a not-so-spooky look at what’s new in the parks: A new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window has appeared under the Main Street train station Some new wall art was added to the Town Square Theater queue … Read more

Adam Roth’s 12/1/11 Hollywood Studios Photo Report

December 5, 2011

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Thursday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip: First stop: The Backlot Tour… Posters for War Horse, John Carter, and The Muppets up Muppets ad inside the Backlot Tour tram Block Party Bash cones still sitting around You’ve probably already read … Read more

Massive Beauty and the Beast Statue Going to New Fantasyland?

December 2, 2011

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday and (for some reason) decided to take a trip on the Backlot Studio Tour. Boy, are we glad he did, because he came across this “beauty” in the prop shop: Taking a wild guess, I would imagine this still unfinished statue is going to New Fantasyland … Read more

Banks Lee’s 8/7/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report

February 5, 2024August 9, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in his latest report, mostly to look at some updates to the Studio Backlot Tour:

Some new props in the tram queue

Matt Paul’s 3/25/10 WDW Photo Report

February 5, 2024March 27, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul’s trip to the Walt Disney World Resort continued on Thursday, and once again he has a number of photos to share with us:

Blizzard Beach has re-opened from its annual refurbishment