In the Hollywood Pictures Backlot one can take part in an "I want to be in pictures" moment. The Disney Animation attraction provides an insider's view exhibiting the number of Disney's animated movies and characters were created. The Hyperion theatre hosts Aladdin -A Musical Spectacular that is a 45-minute live performance with brilliant visual effects for which one has to wait for nearly an hour. The latest attraction of the park is the Tower of Terror after a 1930s hotel which was shown in The Twillight Zone. The most frightening part of this attraction is the service elevator ride which transports one from the basement of the Hollywood Tower Hotel to the 13th Floor and returns back once again at speeds where people scream loudly. (Sights and Activities: Disney's California Adventure)
Bug's Land, which comes inspired from the film A Bug's Life shows an insect's point-of-view. At the Princess Dot Puzzle one has the choice of cooling off or getting soaked by a huge garden hose pipe and can also ride in pill-bug shaped bumper cars. The short show it's tough to be a Bug gives one a 3-D look at the life of an insect. The Golden State celebrates California's history and natural beauty with several regions inclusive of the Bay Area, Pacific Wharf, and Condor Flats where one gets the opportunity to soar over California, a breathtaking simulated hang-glider ride over the Californian terrain. Grizzly River Run is a white-water raft ride that ends in a drop down from a 22-feet waterfall. The film Golden Dreams is a sappy rush through the history, which is hosted by the legendary Whoopi Goldberg. Present also is a 1-acre farm and winery, a nature trail, as well as a tortilla factory. And not to be missed in the night is the Disney's Electrical Parade which is a procession in which all the floats and characters are festooned with numerous tiny lights. (Sights and Activities: Disney's California Adventure)
Entertainment History from another foreign country: Japan
The Walt Disney release of the Japanese blockbuster 'Spirited Away' introduced in the United States. Till date the animated film that surpassed even Titanic in Japan, is a tremendous success in foreign shores. Film reviewers from the New York Times, Chicago Sun Times and Miami Herald had accolades reserved for director Hayao Miyazaki for his attention to detail and craft. However hard core animation fans are not scared by the success of the film. They have grown on TV shows like Voltron and Power Rangers, therefore the magnificence of Miyazaki and other animation directors are not new. Japanese animation, a variety which was once reserved for the TV dens of Star Trek categories and solitary teenagers, presently enjoys hit status in the U.S. Ten years ago, just two animation videos are available in the U.S. And the industry was calculated to be thousands of dollars. However, as per the Society for the promotion of Japanese Animation -- SPJA by the year 2000, the industry here has seen the growth of $100 million. (Anime in America: Japan's animated movies have risen from cult status to cultural force in U.S. Next up for the moviemakers: wining approval from Mom and Dad)
Moreover, this is just the fund generated by the largest 'pure' animation companies like Pioneer, Bandai, AD Vision and manga publisher Viz Communication. Animation films and programs produced by the mainstream companies such as Walt Disney and Fox TV Network are worth an extra $2 billion. This may appear like marked change compared with the profits in Japan, where in 2000, Pokeman in itself produced $4 billion, however the growth in the U.S. particularly in the past three years has been immense, according to Tatsugawa, the founder and CEO of SPJA. Whereas ten years back, there was merely a few animated TV shows, presently every children's channel is flooded with Japanese cartoons which is rising in popularity among the youth.
The first three shows posted on foxkids.com which is the Fox Network Web site, for example,...
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