Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
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Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! | |
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Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
Area | Echo Lake |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | August 25, 1989 |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Stunt show |
Designer | Walt Disney Creative Entertainment |
Theme | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Music | "The Raiders March" and film compositions by John Williams |
Audience capacity | 2,150 per show |
Duration | 25 minutes |
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane Available | |
Assistive listening available |
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! is a live amusement show at
History
The show opened on August 25, 1989, in the Stunt Theater, as the first Indiana Jones attraction at a Disney park, and was put on a six-month hiatus in 2000 for refurbishing.[1]
In 2004, the Nazi
This is the first theme park attraction to use a computer-based show control system in conjunction with a custom made programmable logic controller system to trigger, control and sequence complex live events in real time, controlled by the actors in many cases. All other effects are triggered by a cast member at the booth. The original control system was based on the Amiga computer with software by Richmond Sound Design Ltd. The show is consistently upgrading its electronics and computer elements to keep it up to date. This began a trend in live stunt shows with both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios opening many more similar attractions over the next eight years.
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! incorporated audience participation as part of the show's entertainment, until 2020; this part was dropped when the show returned to the theme park after the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers were chosen from the crowd to perform as townspeople in the Cairo street scene, though they did not perform any stunts themselves and were always placed a safe distance away from the real stunt work and special effects. Among the actual audience volunteers was a stunt performer plant who surprised the audience and other volunteers by gradually revealing their skills during a supposed tutorial session between scenes.
Show experience
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! is based on many of the popular stunt scenes from
The action starts with Indy braving dangers in a recreation of the Peruvian temple scene from the beginning of the movie. Dangerous spikes, false floors and ancient booby traps test the archaeologist's skills before he attempts to make a getaway with the golden idol. The stunt show then moves on to the busy and audience-participant filled streets of
Incidents
On August 17, 2009, 30-year-old stunt performer Anislav Varbanov died from a head injury after rehearsing a gymnastic tumble for the show.[3]
2020 labor dispute
When Walt Disney World reopened in July 2020 following the
References
- ^ "Press Release - Indiana Jones is Back, Better Than Ever". wdwmagic.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ISBN 9780252092633. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Willoughby Mariano (August 18, 2009). "Disney performer dies during rehearsal". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Carter, Ashley (July 29, 2020). "Disney World, Actors' Union Rift Keeps Shows in the Dark". Spectrum News. Bay News 9. Retrieved August 3, 2020.