This area mimics the look of a city in a backlot of a 1930s Hollywood studio. It extends to the Guardian of the Galaxy attraction. So it's quite the visual to see Tanileer Tivan's Citadel towering in the background.
Disney Animation Academy: It's a neat place to check out, at least once. The lobby was open in June. But they weren't providing the cartoon drawing lessons for the obvious reason. You can view sketches of familiar Disney characters on the wall and watch short animation reels on overhead screens. I popped in here to get some air conditioned relief from the heat.
Rides:
+ Monsters Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue ride. It's a super cute ride. But it's all by it's lonesome tucked away in the curbed if Hollywood Land.
- Red Trolley. Some consider this to be a ride, I don't. But it wasn't running when I visited and I believe it is temporarily not operating still.
Entertainment:
- Hyperion Theater. Before COVID, the live musical performance of Frozen was going strong. The theater is currently closed indefinitely though. The theater queue area is now used as an outdoor dining patio.
Food:
+ Award Wieners is a walk up food booth. 4 words... Carrot cake funnel fries. This is the only place in both parks that serve those suckers.
- Fairfax Market. They sell sliced fruit, mandarins, whole pickle... stuff like that. But it was closed in June.
- Carthay Circle Lounge. It's a dine in service restaurant. Reservations needed.
Tips:
+ For cool selfie photo opps, they have several spots.
(1). There is the classic wall with the street painted on it. Very Roger Rabbit-ish.
(2) Captain America wings and shield.
(3) Wanda Vision TV set couch with classic TV box frames. It's next to the Marvel Adventure stage.
(4) Hollywood Backlot Stage. The back drop is a colorful light up board. During the day, Disney characters make an appearance. It's across the way from the Back Lot gift shop.
Shopping: Visit the Backlot shop. The featured item is Avengers Campus gear. Even if you're not a shopper... go take a selfie next to a life size Iron Man and Spider Man, PYM enlarged can of soda and straw, etc! read more