Indiana Jones stunt show coming to Disneyland
Indiana Jones swings into Disneyland this summer in a live-action stunt show timed to coincide with the fourth installment of the movie series, “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
The Anaheim theme park is casting actors with combat experience for the Indy role, a duplicitous female archaeologist and a physically imposing bad guy for “The Summer of Hidden Mysteries,” a staged show to be performed on the balconies, rooftops and streets of Adventureland, according to the Disneyland auditions website. Park visitors would be enlisted to help solve mysteries and uncover ancient artifacts during the performance.
The stunt show ties together the highly anticipated movie opening, May 22, with the theme park’s Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye attraction.
According to the casting call:
* The Indiana Jones character, a rugged adventurer in his 40s, tosses off comic lines, throws a punch and interacts well with children — all with equal ability.
* The female archaeologist, in her late 20s to early 40s with an English accent, starts out kind and helpful but eventually reveals a villainous side.
* The bad guy, a brute with physical agility and stamina, pursues Jones through the crowded streets of Adventureland before a culminating series of balcony and rooftop confrontations.
If the new Indiana Jones movie proves successful, the Disneyland stunt show could take up residence in Adventureland’s current Aladdin’s Oasis theater through Christmas, according to MiceAge’s Al Lutz.
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— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
[Image: Paramount Pictures]
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April 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am
The source for this article links to the Disney Auditions site but the link is DEAD. Here is an article about it with a link to the correct audition site AND an update that was added saying that this audition has been removed from the site…
http://www.originald.com/indy-to-get-live-street-show/
April 14th, 2008 at 10:49 am
If you want to know what’s REALLY going to be happening, visit http://indyfans.blogspot.com/
We recently sat down with the Creative Team to clarrify all that is coming this Summer!!
April 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Yawn. They could have upgraded or “plused” the Indiana Jones ride but a cheap little show will do I guess.
April 15th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
That sounds cool! I have only been to Disney World (not land), but I’m sure it will be great for Indy fans. Not only will this attraction be timed around the movie, but also the LEGO Indiana Jones video game that is coming out soon.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Hi, I’m Luke from Disneyland News Today.
Just wanted to clear up about that dead link thing. Well, when the article was posted on my site, the Disney Auditions website had not underwent it’s renovations. Since then, they have redone the website, so the links have changed.
Hope that clears everything up!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Cool idea.
Since the Indy ride at DL was already based on the classic Indy movies, there is little need to change the actual ride. Since the ride has never once had a slow line since its openeing in 1995.
Besides, if they changed the ride, then some Internet folks would have been in an uproar as usual.
Some people are just never happy.