The grand finale of the daily entertainment in the Walt Disney Studios Park is “Disney Stars’n'Cars” – a calvacade of oldtimers decorated in style for Disney Characters rolling through the Animation Courtyard to the Production Courtyard Stage like a small parade, where the large cast of Disney Characters (including certainly the fab five, classic characters like Snow White but also modern characters such as Mulan or Sully) disembark for a revue style song and dance show before being available for photos and autographs (and finally heading the parade route back on board of their unique cars).

If there is one downside to the popular event it is that many first time guests line up along the parade route for the entrance of the characters and then have to follow the oldtimers to the stage, where they have to stand behind those guests, which reserved a good position to watch the 20 minute show performance. However, the entertainment crew have tried to solve this problem as good as they can. For one thing the characters not performing on stage in any given time are working the crowds on the sides and behind the stage. And then the entertainment crew is making use of the giant video screen on the facade of the Disney Channel Studios building!

Admittedly with the majority of the facade (but not the screen) hidden behind tarps for a repainting not many guests notice, but the big screen which usually screens short trailers of the Disney Channel and the new XD channel throughout the day switches over to show a (pre-recorded) version of  “Disney Stars’n'Cars” nearly exactly in sync with the actual live performance when Disney Stars’n'Cars takes place! The video starts with the cars moving through the park just like the real performance and then shows the complete show performance including close-ups offering a new perspective on the show. In particular guests standing behind the stage (to get a closer look at the oldtimers and maybe grab a long sought autograph) are in a perfect position – but the screen can also be seend from within the large crowds standing in front of the stage. Sure it is a small gesture – but it shows that the entertainment team is trying to give as many guests as possible a prime view of the grand finale of the entertainment day…

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