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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A Musical Adventure took over the same Backlot Theater stage, opening on June 21, 1996 and running until September 28, 2002.
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⚰ Permanently closed · Feb 24, 1996operated 1 year · 1995–1996
This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Show history
the lifetime record- 2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opened on the former Streets of America backlot ground, where the Premiere Theater - the show's former Backlot Theater home - had been demolished.
- 2002
The Backlot Theater name was retired in 2002 and the venue was renovated into the Premiere Theater.
- 1996
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The Spirit of Pocahontas played its final performance at the Backlot Theater after a run of roughly eight months.
Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1995
The Spirit of Pocahontas opened as a live stage show at the Backlot Theater at the Disney-MGM Studios, the same day the animated film Pocahontas went into wide release.
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The production was staged in a Virginia forest setting with rocky outcroppings and a 28-foot-tall Grandmother Willow puppet, framed as a Powhatan ceremonial powwow narrated by a storyteller called Werowance.
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A separate production under the same name opened the same day at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theater and ran until September 4, 1997, well past the Florida show.
Questions & answers
When did The Spirit of Pocahontas open?
Per the documented record, The Spirit of Pocahontas at Hollywood Studios opened on Jun 23, 1995.
When did The Spirit of Pocahontas last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Spirit of Pocahontas is dated Feb 24, 1996: The Spirit of Pocahontas played its final performance at the Backlot Theater after a run of roughly eight months.
What changed recently on The Spirit of Pocahontas?
The latest documented change (documented Aug 29, 2019): Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opened on the former Streets of America backlot ground, where the Premiere Theater - the show's former Backlot Theater home - had been demolished.
How many changes are on record for The Spirit of Pocahontas?
7 documented changes, dating back to 1995 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.
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