Thrill Rides at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios

When Disney's Hollywood Studios opened in 1989 as the Disney-MGM Studios it only had a few shows and tours and only two rides. That's right, only two rides; The Great Movie ride which is a ride through famous scenes from movies and the Backlot Tour, a 45 minute tram tour through the backlot of the Disney-MGM Studios.

Over the past 20 years the studios added new rides and attractions and change their name. Now known Disney's Hollywood Studios, this Walt Disney World theme park features some of the best and most thrilling rides at Walt Disney World.

Star Tours - Star Tours opened about a year after the Studio's opening in 1989 and is the first of several "thrill ride" added to the park. With the moons of Endor as your destination, you'll climb aboard a star speeder and blast off into space on an intergalactic adventure. The problem is the pilot of the star speeder is a newbie and it turns into a rocky ride for you and your fellow riders (so be sure your seat belt is fastened!) Star Tours is the mildest of Disney's Hollywood Studios thrill rides, but if rides that can get a little bumpy aren't your thing you can still enjoy the wonderful preshow area showing C3PO and R2-D2 as they prepare for the voyage and wait for your party at the end without riding.

Rock 'N' Roller Coaster - Aerosmith invite riders to be VIP's at their concert. The only problem is that the show beings in just a few minutes. Riders get into a stretch limo and it shoots of from 0 - 57 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds. From there, it's a super-fast journey through the freeways of LA to get to the show on time. Along with plenty of ups, downs, and loops, riders rock out to an awesome speaker system in each "limo" playing some of Aerosmith's greatest hits.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Find yourself in an episode of the classis TV show "The Twilight Zone" at this Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction. From the moment you step in to the deserted Hollywood hotel, you know something's not right. From the hotel's boiler room, riders are whisked in to a service elevator for a journey to the top of the hotel... 13 stories up. Along the way, the elevator stops on different floors to reveal scenes straight out of the Twilight Zone. Then, without warning, the elevator plunges 13 stories straight down.