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INDIANA JONES - STUNT SPECTACULAR
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Introduction
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Location: Disney-MGM Studios
Date of Debut:August 25, 1989
Updated: 2000
Length: 35 min
Attraction: Stunt Show
FastPass:yes
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the movies in the Indiana Jones series some of your all-time
favorites? And have you ever marveled over the amazing stunts
featured in these action-packed films? Then wander past Echo
Lake to this 35-minute live show that features daring stunts
and thrilling special effects! Relive all your favorite Indiana
Jones moments from Raiders of the Lost Ark, while learning just
how they did it -- and maybe even get the chance to participate
in the action onstage, too! Overall one of the more popular
performances at the MGM Studios, and definitely one to see.
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Attraction
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Pre-show: Guests are permitted to enter the Indiana Jones
Stunt Spectacular theater approximately 20 minutes before
show time. While waiting, guests are often entertained by
a live performer - in the past, these have included Rosie,
a loud-mouthed but hilarious cleaning lady, and Francis, a
plumber, who interact with audience members. A few minutes
before the show begins, the show's "casting director"
gives a brief overview of the upcoming show and auditions
several adult guests to serve as extras in the sequences to
follow.
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! starts with an Indiana
Jones look-alike reenacting a climactic scene from the movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark, complete with a 12-foot tall rolling
boulder chasing him down a narrow path. He is seemingly overtaken
and crushed by the boulder, only to reappear moments later
as the set is being deconstructed and the director explains
to the audience what's going on. The extras (who must be over
18 years old) chosen from the audience are part of the following
Cairo street scene and, after a series of explosions and realistically
swashbuckling fight scenes, the show concludes with even larger
and louder explosions, pyrotechnics whose heat can be felt
even in the audience, and an escape that will leave you biting
your nails in suspense!
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Tips & Information
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Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular is a Fastpass attraction.
- To have the best chance of being chosen as an extra for
this show, sit near the front of the theater and show lots
of enthusiasm!
- Children (and even adults) who are frightened of loud noises
should sit further away from the main stage area, as some
of the effects and explosions are ear-splitting.
- Don't miss the often-overlooked sign just outside the theater
that says, "Do Not Pull Rope." It almost looks like
an abandoned well and is easy to miss. Look carefully -- the
NOT is crossed out! So be brave and give the rope a tug! You'll
be treated to a little something extra, sure to make you smile.
- Guests using wheelchairs will be seated in a special area
in the rear of the theater.
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Shopping
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are two shops that sell Indiana Jones-related merchandise adjacent
to the Stunt Spectacular theater. The Indy "truck"
is located at one exit, the much larger Indiana Jones Adventure
Outpost is located just past the Prime Time café. Both
locations carry Indiana Jones movie memorabilia, hats, jackets,
rubber snakes, t-shirts, etc., as well as Disney plush characters
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Interesting Facts
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- The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular debuted at Disney-MGM
Studios on August 25, 1989.
- The Indiana Jones amphitheater holds 2000 guests.
- The small golden idol used in the first act of this show
is an exact replica of the idol in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- The giant rolling ball is 12 feet in diameter and weighs
440 pounds. The show's sets weigh as much as 100 tons each,
which makes them the largest moving sets in history.
- The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular closed for six
months in 2000 to refurbish the sets and prepare it for the
addition of Fastpass, but no major changes were made to the
format of the show itself.
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