Draft:Movieland Park (Italy)

Movieland Park, also known as Movieland: The Hollywood Park or just Movieland, is a theme park located at Lake Garda in Italy. Opened in 2002, it is operated by the Amicabile family and apart of the Caneva World Resort.. The park is themed to the behind-the-scenes making of movies and television, and is infamous to it's similar attractions to ones found at theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando.

History

Construction for the park began in early 2001, with most of the rides completed by 2002. Originally going under the name Mister Movie Studios, it was changed to Movie Studios on opening. The park was built with a copy of the "Ultilidors" that can be found at Magic Kingdom in Florida. The layout and general design of the park was inspired of that of Universal Studios Hollywood.

The park had early previews in 2002, showing only the John Rambo Stunt Show while the rest of the park was blocked off to finish construction. A website was also launched to build hype and count down the days to open. The park opened the next year in 2003.

For the next decade, new rides and attractions would be opened and closed. In 2010, the X City area would be rethemed to the more kid friendly Stone Age, partially inspired by The Flintstones. The name of the park would also change: Going from Movie Studios Park to Movieland Studios.

Attractions

The Main Street Set

1. Horror House - Holmes Hotel: Walk through a cursed hotel haunted by the ghost of America's most brutal serial killer.
2. Bandido - The Magic Ride: Simulator set in the wild, wild west.
3. Fantasmik: A child friendly version of the Horror House, this time with playful ghosts and spirits.
4. Hollywood Action Tower: A high-speed free fall.
5. Route 66: A perfect driving lesson for the little ones. Also known as Route 66: Movieland Cars.
6. Overdrive Live: Witness the filming process of an all new blockbuster: Overdrive.

Medusa Set

1. Medusa Epic Show: The myth of Medusa comes true when she is awoken at a Greek archaeological site

Little Italy

1. Magma 2.1: Climb aboard mighty trucks and battle the elements as you embark to a nearby power plant.
2. We are Back - Kids from the Future: Travel across time with Doc Brown's children and grandchildren.
3. Space Mission Orbit: Blast into space with this adreneline packed launch.
4. Space Jumpers: Be carried away on Astro trampolines.
5. Antares - Interstellar Space Lines: Adventurous simulator in which guests take a trip to Mars.
6. Cooter's Rodeo: Swing over Little Italy in this child-sized version of the classic "flying seats".

U.S. Army Set

1. U.S. Army Stunt Show: It's one man vs and entire army in this explosive, action packed stunt spectacular.
2. K.I.T.T. Superjet: Experience powerful maneuvers on the water of the exact same stage that's used for the U.S. Army Show.
3. K.I.T.T. MiniJet: A Mini-sized version of the Superjet, for the smaller ones.
4. U-571: Dive beneath the sea as the submarine you're in battles enemy ships.
5. Panorama Tram: (Previously known as Studio Tour) Embark on a tour to discover the history and surprises of Movieland from the comfort of your seat.

Taco Loco

1. Katapult: Throw water balloons at one another.

Stone Age

1. Oktopus: Hold on tight on the tentacles of a giant octopus.
2. Bront'O'Ring: Ride around a playful dinosaur.
3. Stone Age Stage: A stage that hosts live shows and events. Currently showing "Movy & Movyola on a mission".
4. Troncosaurus: Set sail upon the Jurassic seas on this rip-roaring log flume adventure.
5. BC-10 Airlines: Travel on the wings of a real pterodactyl.
6. Sahara Jeep: Roar across a sandy desert in this race against time to save Movyola.

Back Lot

1. Disaster - The Blockbuster Tour: Take a VIP tour of the secrets of Movieland, and discover the workings behind the magic of Italy's Hollywood.
2. Expedition Pangea - The World of Dinosaurs: Drive your own personal jeep across a lavish forest populated by creatures of a ancient time.
3. Diabolik Invertigo: An inverted coaster based on the Italian comic icon Diabolik.

Former Attractions and Areas

The Main Street Set

1. Movie Magic Make Up Laboratory: Guests could discover the tricks and techniques that make up artists used to make horror movies truly horrifying.
2. The Horror House: In this predecessor to Horror House - Holmes Hotel, guests were trapped in the titular "horror house" and had to find out what happened to a group of kids who went in and never came out.
3. The Blues Brothers Show 2000: A musical stage show that featured The Blues Brothers, based on the 1998 film. A similar show still exists at Universal Studios Florida.
4. Cartoon Network: A live show featuring cartoon characters.

Little Italy

1. Magma: A predecessor to Magma 2.1.
2. Terminator 2: Live: Based on the Terminator franchise, this was a live stage show with special effects innovative for the time.
3. Terminator 5-D Game: An interactive up-scaling of the old Terminator 2 show. Guests were given laser guns to fire at animatronic terminator robots. It lasted seven years before being replaced with Android.
4. Android 3-D: Partially inspired by Michael Bay's Transformers series, this was a simulator in which the audience took a final stand against giant robots plotting to take over the world. Also known as Android - The Final 3-D Battle.

Taco Loco

1. Zorro Action Restaurant: A family dinner attraction themed to The Mask of Zorro.

U.S. Army Set

1. John Rambo Stunt Show: A explosive spectacular starring John Rambo against an enemy army.
2. Stuntmen Academy: Learn the ways of Hollywood's best stuntmen.
3. Indiana Jones Stunt Set: A live action movie stunt performance re-enacting various stunts from the Indiana Jones franchise. Also known as Indy Adventure Set

X City

The descripton for the area reads:

"Mister Movie, the hero of movies, has created this special area for them [small kids], so they can play safe and free in the magic world of [Movie] studios."

1. X Splash: Log flume
2. X Speed: Small roller coaster
3. X Spin: Spinning adventure.