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One of the most important additions to the park was the Walt Disney Animation Florida division of the Disney animation industry. Guests could now see how classic and current cartoons were made in a working studio. With the help of Disney animators, old and new, Imagineers came up with a facility that complimented the animation studio’s workplace, while allowing Guests to view each aspect of production from start to finish. Classic Disney films set the tone for imagination and adventure on the big screen and in the creative processes.
The movie studios in California used to have water towers on their lots for heating and cooling purposes, so one was designed for this park’s own studios. Though the Earffel Tower does not function as its predecessors did, it is the theme park’s landmark. It stands 130 feet tall, and the eye-catching mouse ears weigh 5,000 pounds each. They were constructed on the ground and then lifted to the top by crane.
The Chinese Theater, America’s most famous and recognizable Hollywood movie house, is the visual draw for Guests to journey deeper into the park. Unlike most attraction buildings, this theater has no forced perspective. Imagineers used the actual architectural drawings of the original theater and built Florida’s to the same scale. Even the lobby is an exact reproduction. The 22-ton copper shingle roof in the center of the building was installed separately. The courtyard was designed to be slowly filled by cement handprints of visiting stars.
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