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Drew Carey's
Sounds Dangerous
(photos below)
At the Disney-MGM Studios, there are attractions devoted to
the various facets of moviemaking, including animation (The
Animation Tour), the backstage work (The Backlot Tour), stunts
(Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular and Lights!
Motors! Action!), and sound effects--which is where Drew
Carey's Sounds Dangerous fits in.
This show building has been home to several sound effects
shows over the life of the Studios, with Sounds Dangerous
being the latest--though it's been here for quite some time
now. It's located next to Golden
Age Souvenirs, right across the walkway from Echo Lake.
The attraction is a sound effects show in which the audience
slips on a pair of headphones and views a "live"
television show featuring Drew Carey as a security officer,
trying to blow the lid off of a diamond-smuggling ring. As an
undercover investigator, he wears a hidden camera disguised as
a tie tack in addition to a microphone. As luck would have it,
the camera goes on the fritz, leaving the theater in total
darkness for much of the performance. The sound effects are
the only parts of the show still functioning during the dark
periods, and they are fairlyreasonably good at conveying the
action that the camera isn't "seeing" during the
blackout.
The show is decent, but unfortunately, in Aronda's opinion,
it seems to lack "something" to make it a really
compelling attraction. With the sustained darkness, younger
kids may find themselves uneasy, while some adults may find
themselves wanting to remove the headphones for a relaxing
break from the hot, sunny Florida weather outside. The theater
shows wear and tear from years of use (though it never seems
to fill up), and the whole show could use some sprucing up.
However, some of the audio effects are pretty impressive, so
if you have the time, do consider stopping by and checking it
out. Aronda hadn't attended a show for a couple of years
(because she remembered being unimpressed with it), but
recently tried it again. While she still felt that it was a
"B" ticket attraction, she did find herself enjoying
it much more than she had expected!
The front entrance to Sounds
Dangerous
Located across from Echo Lake near Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Spectacular
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