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LIGHTS, MOTORS, ACTION! EXTREME STUNT SHOW Fun Facts

Grand Opening: The official premiere of "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" was May 5, 2005.

Location: Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The show is presented in a newly constructed, 6.5-acre, outdoor stunt arena with seating for 5,000 guests.

Show Cast: Approximately 35 stunt drivers, actors and technicians.

Show Summary: A 30-minute performance, created and designed by Walt Disney Imagineering. The premise of "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" centers around the filming of a spy thriller, with production crew members, stunt managers and a director and assistant director on the "live" set. It is performed for theme park guests multiple times a day, based on season.

Design: Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney World Entertainment designed the show.

Set: Construction of the stunt arena began in February 2003. The design of the giant, outdoor set for "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" takes its inspiration from a seaside village marketplace in southern France. The massive and detailed show set was designed and created by Walt Disney Imagineering.

Vehicles: The complete inventory of vehicles at "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" includes more than 20 custom-built cars, 10 stunt motorcycles and two high-powered personal watercrafts.

The cars featured in "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" are custom-built in Europe.

The cars are equipped with a 1,300 cc, 150-horsepower motor built inside a custom racing chassis.

Show cars weigh just 600 kilograms (approximately 1,322 pounds) and consume one liter (approximately one quart) of fuel per show.

The cars weigh less than half what a standard production car does. (An average mid-size car weighs approximately 3,500 pounds.)

In addition to four forward speeds, the cars are equipped with a custom-designed transmission gearbox that also allows four reverse speeds. This enables the cars to go as fast in reverse gears as they do in forward gears.

Design components in the cars include the latest in safety and technology. Among the features: a NASCAR-style fire-suppression system, speed sensors and an on-board computer that assists drivers with maintaining proper speeds for precision stunt jumps. On-stage pyrotechnics during the show include fireballs that billow 40 feet in diameter.

Drivers wear the same driving suits as professional race car drivers.

Guests aboard the Disney's Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour can sometimes get a glimpse of the excitement going on as part of "Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show." The recently redesigned backlot tram tour route passes right by the stunt show arena.

 


 

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