ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 4.5 - AUGUST 1999
Places
Summer Kids Jam At Universal Studios. Beginning July 2, star characters from Nickelodeon's popular Blue's Clues and Rugrats shows, "character breakfasts" featuring Woody Woodpecker, Spiderman, and other world-famous cartoon stars are part of the fun planned for kids this summer at Universal Studios Hollywood. "Blue's Clues Live" follows the format of the children's television show. Guided by clues supplied by Blue, kids solve puzzles, play games, and sing songs along with her. "Woody Woodpecker's Clubhouse" features a themed playground where Woody and friends lead kids in a variety of games. Alvin, Theodore and Simon sing and dance to their greatest hits at "The Chipmunks Show." "The Land Of Imagination" allows kids to have fun with the popular "Land Before Time" dinosaurs. "Summer Kids Jam Photo Spots" allows kids to have their pictures taken amid interactive scenery with Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, The Rugrats' Tommy, Chucky and Angelica, and the Land Before Time dinosaurs Cera and Littlefoot. The "Summer Kids Jam Treasure Hunt" gives kids an opportunity to win prizes by collecting treasure stamps at locations around the park. Universal Studios Hollywood is located between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley in California, USA, off the Hollywood Freeway (101) at either Universal Center Drive or Lankershim Boulevard exits.
Aerosmith Rocks Disney. The five members of rock band Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, vocals; Joe Perry, guitars; Brad Whitford, guitars; Tom Hamilton, bass; and Joey Kramer, drums, have teamed with Walt Disney Imagineering to create a high-speed thrill ride for Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, called Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith. It debuts this summer at Disney-MGM Studios. The indoor roller coaster features a high-speed launch of 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, three inversions, rock-concert lighting and a specially created Aerosmith soundtrack blasting from 120 onboard speakers in each coaster train. Formed in the early 1970s in Boston, Aerosmith's songs include "Nine Lives" and "A Little South of Sanity," and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from the Armaggedon soundtrack.
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