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Aronda says: "This is
possibly the most exciting show at Disney's Hollywood Studios, besides
Fantasmic! Even if you're not really into stunt cars, it's
hard not to get involved in the comic exploits of Herbie The
Love Bug, or worry needlessly about the dude who bursts into
flames. This show also involves children with a life-size
remote-control car. The motorcycles provide high RPM action,
and the jet skis are a nice touch, too."
This scene is a rather
tame "ballet" automobile move when compared to the
rest of this high-octane show.
High-octane energy explodes onstage at Walt Disney World
Resort as the "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt
Show," presented by Brawny paper towels, roars into
Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Even jet-ski stunt
drivers demonstrate their skills
during this mock-filming of an espionage motion picture.
Featuring high-flying, gravity-defying automobile,
motorcycle and watercraft stunts, the turbo-powered stage show
immerses park guests in the thrill-a-minute world of
big-budget movie action.
Motorcycle stunts are
very popular with Disney crowds.
"Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" is
inspired by a similar edge-of-your-seat show at Disneyland
Resort Paris. (There, it thrills guests under the name "Moteurs...
Action! Stunt Show Spectacular.") It's one of several
high-profile attractions imported to Walt Disney World Resort
from Disney parks around the world for the "Happiest
Celebration on Earth," a salute to 50 years of magic at
Disney parks.
Kids of all ages love it
when Herbie appears--then are thoroughly entertained when he
"splits."
A cast of more than 30 stunt drivers, technicians, actors
and stunt managers thrills audiences with pulse-pounding
chases featuring automobiles, motorcycles and high-powered
watercraft. Customized and modified, these vehicles utilize
almost every corner of the outdoor theater during the
30-minute show.
Quite a few explosive
effects are integral to the show.
The arena for "Lights, Motors, Action!" -- a
huge, 6.5-acre "stage" featuring a Mediterranean
village set -- allows stunt drivers to perform high-speed
spins, two-wheeled driving, jumps, pyrotechnic explosions,
high falls and plenty of surprises created just as they are
performed for the silver screen. The premise of the show is
the filming of a European spy thriller, and after each scene
unfolds live, the director combines shots into the completed
scene that is played on a mammoth LCD video display for the
audience of 5,000.
One motorcycle
"thug" catches fire. Note the performer
carrying a fire extinguisher coming from between to store
facades.
The fire gets even more
intense before the stunt man or woman is extinguished.
The show features
several of these car leaps--a hugely popular maneuver.
Keep your camera ready, though; you never know when one of
these opportunities will occur.
Other highlights of "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme
Stunt Show":
- Guests enter the arena through the garage -- or atelier
-- as mechanics and technicians tune the show
vehicles. Large windows offer guests behind-the-scenes
views.
- The show features more than 30 vehicles on stage and
inside the garage area.
- Each vehicle is highly modified to perform the many
extreme stunts. For example, each car is equipped with
four forward gears and four reverse gears, enabling them
to travel as fast in reverse gears as they do in forward
gears.
- Vehicles include high-performance automobiles,
motorcycles and watercraft as well as surprise vehicles,
including one designed to drive backwards and another
designed to split in half. "Herbie," the
loveable "car star" from several Disney films,
makes a special cameo appearance.
- Vehicles are designated by color so the audience will
always know which is the hero vehicle (the red one)
and which is the chase vehicle (the one painted
black).
- Meticulous planning, practice and timing are dedicated
to each stunt. Because of the choreography involved, crew
members liken the synchronized driving to a "ballet
on wheels."
"Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" is
one part of the "Happiest Celebration on Earth," a
salute to 50 years of Disney park magic around the globe that
started with the opening of Disney's original park,
Disneyland, in 1955.
Source: Walt Disney World
Public Relations
MOVIE
MAGIC & MOTORS -- With the theme park's iconic "Earffel
Tower" standing tall in the background, a professional
stunt driver takes flight on the set of "Lights, Motors,
Action! Extreme Stunt Show" at the Disney-MGM Studios in
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The new, 30-minute show features cars,
motorcycles and high-powered watercraft piloted by highly
trained stunt drivers.
A
professional stuntman in a specially designed firesuit
performs March 22, 2005 during a preview performance of
"Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" at the
Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Amidst
a Mediterranean village set, a professional stunt driver takes
flight March 22, 2005 during a preview performance of
"Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" at the
Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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