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Sunset Boulevard is a land inside [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].
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Hollywood Boulevard serves as guests gateway to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Like [[Main Street USA]], guests enter the park and continue down the street in order to get the majority of the park's other areas. At the end of Hollywood Boulevard is Grumman's Chinese Theater, which houses the [[Great Movie Ride]]. Other points of interest on Hollywood Boulevard include the Hollywood Brown Derby and Starring Roles restaurants and a plethora of shops that are based on various Hollywood landmarks.
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==History==
 
==History==
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When the Disney-MGM Studio’s opened, Hollywood Boulevard housed The Great Movie Ride and an unnamed Disney character stage show about the movies in the original Theater of the Stars <ref name= "MGMmap"/>. Also located on Hollywood Boulevard on opening day were the Hollywood Brown Derby <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/hollywood-brown-derby-the/ </ref> and Starring Rolls restaurants. Finally, the land also housed the shops: Oscar's Classic Car Souvenirs, Movieland Memorabilia, Sid Cashuenga's One- of-a-Kind, Crossroads of the World, Mickey's of Hollywood, The Darkroom, Cover Story, Celebrity 5 & 10, Sweet Success, Pacific Electric Pictures, Keystone Clothiers and Sights & Sounds <ref name= "MGMmap"> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ds/disney-mgm-studios-guidebook-1989-late-05.jpg </ref>.
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The area of Disney's Hollywood Studios that is today known as Sunset Boulevard, was initially earmarked to be a land based on the 1989 Disney film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”. Known as “Roger Rabbit’s Hollywood Land” or “Maroon Studios” during its development, this new area would feature three new Roger Rabbit attractions: Baby Herman's Runaway Baby Buggy, Toontown Trolley, and a Benny the Cab ride (which would eventually open in Disneyland as Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin) <ref name= "Korkis"> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10382/Who_Disappeared_Roger_Rabbit_From_the_Disney_Parks </ref>. As plans continued to develop, Imagineers also pitched the idea of creating a recreation of Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, with the Roger Rabbit attractions located at the end of the street (roughly where Rock n Roller Coaster is located today). This incarnation of Sunset Boulevard would have also included a working Red Car trolley that would transport guests down street <ref name= "Korkis"/>.
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Despite the fairly elaborate plans that Disney had for their Roger Rabbit area, problems quickly arose with the film's character rights between Disney and Amblin Entertainment (who had partnered with Disney to create Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) <ref name= "Lou"> Mongello, Lou. "How # 327 – Roger Rabbit in Walt Disney World: What Is, Was, and Might Have Been." Audio blog post. WDW Radio. N.p., 18 June 2013. Web. </ref>. These disagreements caused Disney to change gears when looking at a Disney- MGM Studios expansion. Instead of a Roger Rabbit area, Disney decided to focus on creating Sunset Boulevard <ref name= "Lou"/>.
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Outside of a series of changes to Hollywood Boulevard's shops and entertainment (see below), the area has seen a relatively few number of changes. On May 2, 1993 the Theater of the Stars was closed in order to make space for the entrance to the Sunset Boulevard expansion (a relocated Theater of the Stars would open on Sunset Boulevard in 1994) <ref> http://www.studioscentral.com/column/why-its-there/theater-stars </ref>.  On September 28, 2001, Disney constructed a 122 ft. Sorcerer's Hat (the magical hat that Mickey wore in the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia) in front of the Chinese Theater <ref name= "Korkis"> http://allears.net/ae/issue798.htm </ref>. Built as a part of the 100 Years of Magic celebration, the Sorcerer's Hat was originally built as a temporary structure. Underneath the hat, guests could find interactive kiosks that taught them about the life of Walt Disney. Although Disney claimed the hat would be a temporary addition, the structure would eventually supersede the Earful Tower as the then Disney-MGM Studio's primary icon <ref name= "Korkis"/>.
  
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===Sunset Boulevard===
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In January 2015, the Sorcerer's Hat was finally demolished <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-disney-hollywood-studios-hat-gone-story.html </ref>. The structures removal restored the sight line that allowed guests to see the Chinese Theater as they looked down Hollywood Boulevard.
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Sunset Boulevard officially opened on June 12, 1994. Set mostly in the 1940s, Sunset Boulevard is based off of Hollywood's theater district <ref name= "Lou"/>. When it first opened, the new land featured a relocated [[Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage]] <ref>.http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/Jun12.html </ref>. Besides the popular stage show, in June 1994, the Sunset Ranch Market could also be found on Sunset Boulevard. This food area housed various quick service stands including: Rosie’s Red Hot Dogs (later Rosie’s All-American Café) , Anaheim Produce, and Catalina Eddies <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ds/disney-mgm-studios-guidemap-1994-05.jpg </ref>. Later additions to the Sunset Market would include: Sunset Ranch Turkey Legs in 1998 , Fairfax Fries (a McDonald’s fry stand) in 2001 <ref name= "tripod"> http://wdwpast.tripod.com/disney-timelines/mgm/mgm.htm </ref>  <ref name= "yester"> http://www.yesterland.com/mcwdw.html </ref>, and Hollywood Scoops, an ice cream parlor that opened in late 1999 <ref> according to our research this map from early December 1999 is the first time Hollywood Scoops appears on a park map  http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ds/disney-mgm-studios-guidemap-1999-december-04.jpg </ref>.  Finally, Sunset Boulevard also housed the shops: Mouse About Town, Once Upon a Time, Sunset Club Couture, and Legends of Hollywood <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ds/disney-mgm-studios-guidemap-1995-november-05.jpg </ref>.  
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[[Image:Sunsetattractions.jpg|thumb|400px|The Tower of Terror (left) and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (right) can both be found on Sunset Boulevard.]]
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On July 22, 1994, Disney-MGM Studio’s newest E-Ticket attraction [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror]] also opened on Sunset Boulevard <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/twilight-zone-tower-of-terror-the/ </ref>. Housed in the Hollywood Tower Hotel, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror takes guests into the Twilight Zone, where they drop down thirteen stories in the hotel’s haunted elevator. Also opening with the Tower of Terror, was the Tower Hotel Gifts shop.
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The next addition to Sunset Boulevard came on October 15, 1998, when Fantasmic! opened to guests <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/oct15.html </ref>. This nighttime spectacular and firework show, had originally opened in Disneyland to rave revues in 1992. Although the show had to be altered for Disney-MGM Studios, the show still proved to be hit with guests. In order to house Fantasmic!, the The Hollywood Hills Amphitheater, a 6,900 seat amphitheater was constructed <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/571/Walt-Disney-World/Disneys-Hollywood-Studios/Sunset-Boulevard/Fantasmic </ref>.
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On June 29, 1999 Sunset Boulevard's newest attraction,[[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Staring Aerosmith]], opened to guests <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/rock-n-roller-coaster-starring-aerosmith/ </ref>. This steel roller coaster takes guests on a hide speed journey through downtown Los Angeles. Set to the music of Aerosmith, Rock n Roller Coaster gave Sunset Boulevard a second E-Ticket attraction.
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Since the addition of Rock n Roller Coaster, Sunset Boulevard has seen a relatively few number of changes. In 2001, Toluca Legs Turkey Company replaced Sunset Ranch Turkey Legs <ref name= "tripod"/>. Subsequently, on March 14, 2009 Fairfax Fries closed due the termination of the agreement between Disney and McDonald's <ref name= "yester"/>. Following Farfax Fries  closure, a relocated Toluca Legs Turkey Company opened in its place<ref name= "yester"/>.Next, a new stand named Fairfax Faire then opened in the former Toluca Legs Turkey Company location <ref name= "yester"/>.
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On August 1, 2016 Toluca Legs Turkey Company closed. Two days later, on August 3, a new snack stand called Sunshine Day Cafe opened in Toluca's former location <ref> http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/toluca-legs-turkey-co/ </ref>.
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'''[[Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage]]'''- A live, musical Broadway-style show based on the 1992 Disney movie ''Beauty and the Beast''. The show runs for approximately 30 minutes.
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[[The Great Movie Ride]]-This opening day attraction lets guests board trams and travel through some of the most popular movies of all time. The ride lasts about 22 minutes and is located inside a replica of Grumman’s Chinese Theatre.
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'''[[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror]]'''- A thrill ride which drops guests up to 13 stories. Guests arrive at the Hollywood Tower Hotel in the Twilight Zone, before entering "a most uncommon elevator."
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'''[[Rock N Roller Coaster Staring Aerosmith]]'''- A road trip through Hollywood featuring twists, turns, loops and even a corkscrew. Set to the music of Aerosmith, Rock N Roller Coaster is one of the fastest rides in Disney World. The ride starts by accelerating from 0 to 57 miles per hour in an astonishing 2.8 seconds.
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==Restaurants==
 
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[[Image:SunsetRanch.jpg|thumb|350px|The Sunset Ranch Market on Sunset Boulevard houses various quick service dining locations]]
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'''Hollywood Brown Derby'''- This table service restaurant features upscale American cuisine.
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Sunset Boulevard is home to the Sunset Ranch Market, which houses various quick service stands. The Sunset Ranch Market is based on the famous Farmers Market at the corner of Fairfax and Third in Los Angeles <ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/01/sunset_boulevard_disneys_hollw.html </ref>. The Farmers Market was founded in 1939 and it is known for its permanent food stands that can be rented <ref name= "Jack"/>. Stands located in the Sunset Ranch Market in Disney's Hollywood Studios include:
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'''Fairfax Fare'''-This quick service stand features a barbecue menu. The restaurant was known as Fairfax Fries from 2001-2007, during which time it was sponsored by McDonald's.
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'''Starring Roles'''- This counter service restaurant sells sushi and sandwiches in addition to housing a full bakery.  
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==Shops==
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[[Image:TheDarkroom.jpg|thumb|400px|The Darkroom on Hollywood Boulevard. Photo by Jennifer Lynn.]]
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'''Movieland Memorabilia'''- Located just before the entrance to Disney's Hollywood Studios, specializes in hat and Mickey ear merchandise.
  
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'''Hollywood Scoops'''- This snack stand serves ice cream and other desserts.
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'''Crossroads of the World'''- Located just inside the entrance to the park, Crossroads of the World offers sundries, autograph books and film.
  
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'''Rosie's All American Cafe'''- This quick service location specializes in hamburgers and chicken.
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'''Mickey's of Hollywood'''- This shop features a wide variety of Disney's Hollywood Studios merchandise.
  
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'''Catalina Eddie's'''- This quick service stand offers guests a variety of pizzas.  
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'''The Darkroom'''- Disney's Hollywood Studio's one stop shop for all your photography needs.
  
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'''Anaheim Produce'''- This stand offers guests fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other snacks.  
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'''Cover Story'''- This medium size shop sells a plethora of toys and plush merchandise.
  
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'''Sunshine Day Cafe'''- The newest dining location Sunset Boulevard, Sunshine Day Cafe sells desserts and alcoholic beverages.
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'''Celebrity 5 & 10'''-This shopping location features housewares and other gifts.
  
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'''Keystone Clothiers'''- As the store's name suggests, this location is stocked full of apparel and accessories.
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'''The Beverly Sunset''' -This store offers Disney merchandise, including a wide variety of villains based and Fanstasmic! souvenirs.
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'''Once Upon a Time''' - Located inside the Castaway Theater, this shop Housewares and holiday items.  
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'''Adrian & Edith's Head to Toe'''- Like Keystone Clothiers, this shop sells apparel for both men and women.  
  
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'''Legends of Hollywood''' - Located at the front end of Sunset Boulevard, this shop sells figurines, Frozen merchandise and Disney apparel.  
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'''Oscar's Super Service'''- Originally known as Oscar's Classic Car Souvenirs, this location now features stroller, locker and EVC rental.
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'''Sweet Success'''- Opening with the rest of the Disney-MGM Studios on May 1, 1989, this shop sold specialized candy and other treats.
  
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'''Mouse About Town''' - This shop sells clothing, kitchenware and other collectibles
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'''Sights and Sounds'''-Presented by Selah, this store allowed guests to make their own music videos. Sights and Sounds opened with the rest of the park on May 1, 1989 and closed in 1990
  
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'''Planet Hollywood Super Store''' - True to its name, this store sells a variety of Planet Hollywood merchandise.
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'''Sid Cashuenga'''- This store sold one of a kind movie memorabilia. Opened May 1, 1989 and closed November 11, 2013.
  
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'''Rock Around the Shop''' - Located near the exit to Rock n Roller Coaster, this shop sells souvenirs based on the attraction and Aerosmith.  
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'''LA Prop & Cinema Store''''- Opened May 11, 1991 and closed June 15, 2014. This store sold children's apparel, plush and toys.
  
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'''Sunset Club Couture'''- This store sells accessories and jewelry. Watches purchased here can be personalized by an in-store.
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'''Calling Dick Tracey'''- This store allowed guests to film themselves in the world of Dick Tracy. It also sold a plethora of Dick Tracey merchandise. Operational from May 26, 1990 until January 12, 1991.
  
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'''Sunset Ranch Pins and Souvenirs''' - As its name suggests, this shop sells pins and other Disney collectibles.
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'''Pacific Electric Pictures'''- Operating from May 1, 1989 until 1990, this shop allowed guests to create their own VHS version of a Hollywood spectacular. Replaced by Calling Dick Tracey.
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'''Tower Hotel Gifts''' - Located at the Tower of Terror's exit, this shop sells Twilight Zone and Tower of Terror merchandise.
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'''Reel Vogue-''' Formally known as Villains in Vogue, this shop now sells collectibles, plush and other Disney merchandise.
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==Entertainment==
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'''Citizens of Hollywood'''- These Stremosphere characters performs skits and interact with guests on both Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard.
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
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* One corner of Sunset Boulevard, guests can find an imprint in the concrete that reads "Mortimer & Co. Contractors, 1928". This is a reference to Mickey Mouse's original name, Mortimer, as well as the year that Steamboat Willie debuted <ref>http://www.disney-secrets.com/single-post/2014/05/02/Mortimer-Mouse-Secret</ref>.
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* Prior to 2013, Hollywood Boulevard was the home of Disney's Hollywood Studio's afternoon parades. A complete list of the various parades performed on Hollywood Boulevard can be found [http://wdwpast.tripod.com/disney-timelines/mgm/mgm.htm '''Here'''.]
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* The window about Reel Vogue has an advertisement for the "International Brotherhood of Second Assistant Directors" which is also shortened to the acronym "IBSAD" <ref> http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayWindowsofDHS1.aspx </ref>
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==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 16:24, 4 January 2017

Hollywood Boulevard
HollywoodBoulevard.jpg
Graumann's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Opening date May 1, 1989
Number of Attractions One

Layout

Hollywood Boulevard serves as guests gateway to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Like Main Street USA, guests enter the park and continue down the street in order to get the majority of the park's other areas. At the end of Hollywood Boulevard is Grumman's Chinese Theater, which houses the Great Movie Ride. Other points of interest on Hollywood Boulevard include the Hollywood Brown Derby and Starring Roles restaurants and a plethora of shops that are based on various Hollywood landmarks.

History

When the Disney-MGM Studio’s opened, Hollywood Boulevard housed The Great Movie Ride and an unnamed Disney character stage show about the movies in the original Theater of the Stars [1]. Also located on Hollywood Boulevard on opening day were the Hollywood Brown Derby [2] and Starring Rolls restaurants. Finally, the land also housed the shops: Oscar's Classic Car Souvenirs, Movieland Memorabilia, Sid Cashuenga's One- of-a-Kind, Crossroads of the World, Mickey's of Hollywood, The Darkroom, Cover Story, Celebrity 5 & 10, Sweet Success, Pacific Electric Pictures, Keystone Clothiers and Sights & Sounds [1].

Outside of a series of changes to Hollywood Boulevard's shops and entertainment (see below), the area has seen a relatively few number of changes. On May 2, 1993 the Theater of the Stars was closed in order to make space for the entrance to the Sunset Boulevard expansion (a relocated Theater of the Stars would open on Sunset Boulevard in 1994) [3]. On September 28, 2001, Disney constructed a 122 ft. Sorcerer's Hat (the magical hat that Mickey wore in the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia) in front of the Chinese Theater [4]. Built as a part of the 100 Years of Magic celebration, the Sorcerer's Hat was originally built as a temporary structure. Underneath the hat, guests could find interactive kiosks that taught them about the life of Walt Disney. Although Disney claimed the hat would be a temporary addition, the structure would eventually supersede the Earful Tower as the then Disney-MGM Studio's primary icon [4].

In January 2015, the Sorcerer's Hat was finally demolished [5]. The structures removal restored the sight line that allowed guests to see the Chinese Theater as they looked down Hollywood Boulevard.

Attractions

The Great Movie Ride-This opening day attraction lets guests board trams and travel through some of the most popular movies of all time. The ride lasts about 22 minutes and is located inside a replica of Grumman’s Chinese Theatre.

Restaurants

Hollywood Brown Derby- This table service restaurant features upscale American cuisine.

Starring Roles- This counter service restaurant sells sushi and sandwiches in addition to housing a full bakery.

Shops

The Darkroom on Hollywood Boulevard. Photo by Jennifer Lynn.

Movieland Memorabilia- Located just before the entrance to Disney's Hollywood Studios, specializes in hat and Mickey ear merchandise.

Crossroads of the World- Located just inside the entrance to the park, Crossroads of the World offers sundries, autograph books and film.

Mickey's of Hollywood- This shop features a wide variety of Disney's Hollywood Studios merchandise.

The Darkroom- Disney's Hollywood Studio's one stop shop for all your photography needs.

Cover Story- This medium size shop sells a plethora of toys and plush merchandise.

Celebrity 5 & 10-This shopping location features housewares and other gifts.

Keystone Clothiers- As the store's name suggests, this location is stocked full of apparel and accessories.

Adrian & Edith's Head to Toe- Like Keystone Clothiers, this shop sells apparel for both men and women.

Oscar's Super Service- Originally known as Oscar's Classic Car Souvenirs, this location now features stroller, locker and EVC rental.

Former Shops

Sweet Success- Opening with the rest of the Disney-MGM Studios on May 1, 1989, this shop sold specialized candy and other treats.

Sights and Sounds-Presented by Selah, this store allowed guests to make their own music videos. Sights and Sounds opened with the rest of the park on May 1, 1989 and closed in 1990

Sid Cashuenga- This store sold one of a kind movie memorabilia. Opened May 1, 1989 and closed November 11, 2013.

LA Prop & Cinema Store'- Opened May 11, 1991 and closed June 15, 2014. This store sold children's apparel, plush and toys.

Calling Dick Tracey- This store allowed guests to film themselves in the world of Dick Tracy. It also sold a plethora of Dick Tracey merchandise. Operational from May 26, 1990 until January 12, 1991.

Pacific Electric Pictures- Operating from May 1, 1989 until 1990, this shop allowed guests to create their own VHS version of a Hollywood spectacular. Replaced by Calling Dick Tracey.

Entertainment

Citizens of Hollywood- These Stremosphere characters performs skits and interact with guests on both Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • Prior to 2013, Hollywood Boulevard was the home of Disney's Hollywood Studio's afternoon parades. A complete list of the various parades performed on Hollywood Boulevard can be found Here.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/ds/disney-mgm-studios-guidebook-1989-late-05.jpg
  2. ↑ https://d23.com/a-to-z/hollywood-brown-derby-the/
  3. ↑ http://www.studioscentral.com/column/why-its-there/theater-stars
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://allears.net/ae/issue798.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-disney-hollywood-studios-hat-gone-story.html
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