Originally Posted By Hista98 So I'm really amazed that then new T.V. Tram version of the backlot tour hasn't really gotten any new buzz. I haven't seen any pictures or videos of the new trams or even reviews. Does anoyone have these that they can share???
Originally Posted By magnet One of the few pleasant aspects of the old backlot tour was that there was an opportunity for spontaneity and the unexpected when a person was narrating the tour. Sometimes these moments provided more comedy than the attraction itself, so I'm sad to see the human element removed.
Originally Posted By magnet I can't imagine going through catastrophe canyon with a recorded exchange.... It was bad enough when a castmember was actually trying to act scared.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Frankly I've grown tired of the Backstage Tour. They should just make Catastrophe Canyone a walk through attraction. Either have a backstage tour or don't. You can't "kind of have one".
Originally Posted By u k fan The Paris version has always had a recorded spiel due to the language barriers (in English it's Jeremy Irons) and it's lame like you wouldn't believe!!!
Originally Posted By sjhym33 The only question I have is...backlot for what? Why have a tour of a non-existing studio backlot?
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle I rode it last week and was HEARTBROKEN to find this out first hand. Borderline furious! It's taken all of the personality of the ride out, and just replaced it with a common, canned, boring attraction. It has gone from being one of my favorites to one I can skip on our next trip. It's truly sad.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Don't know if they have the land for it but since there really isn't a back lot to speak of they should just add some more Catastophe Canyon-like drive thrus. Maybe drive onto the Armageddon set with asteroids falling around you. Drive across the old lake that now has two Pirate Ships battling it out with Captain Sparrow at the helm. Just do something with it. Those trams could be people eaters if they would have more on that "tour" than a flood and earthquake.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Post 12 - that's a great idea. It's what the Paris Studios attempted to do with their backlot tour only with poor execution. Adding a PotC pirate ship battle scene or taking the trams through an indoor movie set (ala Universal's King Kong) would make this attraction a star again.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Other than Catastrophe Canyon, is there any "backlot" to this tour? I assume they still take you through the shops and soundstages, past a boneyard or two, then into CC. Then what? The recorded track does sound boring to me. It would also tend to make the cast members a bit more bored, I would assume. Or is it just a silent driver now?
Originally Posted By disney pete They do need something there it was always a must do for me but maybe not so much now.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 It really is a waste of space at the studio. The wardrobe dept at the studios does mostly in house stuff (the costumes on display come from Cal). The scenic shop does in house building. Except for Cat Canyon there is no real backlot area left now that residential street is gone. I think it is time to put the last stake in the "studio" coffin and shut the thing down and use the space for some attractions.
Originally Posted By leobloom Rode this a few days ago for the first time in years and didn't mind the recorded spiel. That's the least of the attraction's problems. It's such a tired presentation, with an outdated payoff (Catastrophe Canyon, which pales in comparison to Earthquake/Disaster over at Universal). Speaking of outdated presentations, the Indiana Jones stunt show could really use an update. Or maybe the vintage 1989 show with the audience plant (oh, so suprising) hasn't needed any improvements over the past 20 years? At this point, I wouldn't mind if they closed the show completely.
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle I like the Indiana Jones show, but compared to Lights Motors Action, as a stunt show, it is dated.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I took the backlot tour in June, 1989. The biggest advantage it had over other tours was the view of working shops and soundstages. They also took us through both the residential and city streets, which were otherwise off limits to the public. Then it was past boneyards and out to Catastrophe Canyon. By September, with the new park bursting at the seams, they were allowing guests to walk around in the city street sets, and the tram tour simply circled "Washington Square." Today, the tram has no sets whatsoever to show, as everything has been converted to attractions. So what does one look at on this tram tour?
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle Basically the backside of the Lights Motors Action stunt show. And the "bone yard."
