Hyperion Theater
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The Hyperion Theater at night in 2006.
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| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | Hollywood Land |
| Status | Under Refurbishment |
| Opening date | February 8, 2001 |
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| Attraction type | Theater |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
The Hyperion Theater is located at Disney California Adventure, in the Hollywood Land area, adjacent to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.[1] It most recently presented Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. The theater can seat up to 1,984 people.
The facade is modeled after that of the Los Angeles Theatre on LA's Broadway.
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History
The Hyperion Theater originally opened with the park on February 8, 2001. Its first show was Disney's Steps in Time. Later that year, the Power of Blast, a scaled-down version of the musical Blast! was created for the theater. The Power of Blast! closed in fall 2002 to make room for its most recent musical, Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, inspired by the 1992 animated film. The show premiered on January 16, 2003. It's final day of performance was on January 10, 2016. The musical took advantage of the wide space that the venue has and used the aisles for parades and the ceiling for a flying carpet.
Originally, during the Disney California Adventure Park expansion, it was to close down the Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular and replace it with Toy Story the Musical, similar to the version on the Disney Cruise Line. However, it was later announced that the plans were cancelled and Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular would remain in its current location.[2]
The theater remained unchanged during the park's re-expansion project.
Originally, Disney anticipated holding large-scale events and awards shows at this theater. However, a cost-cutting decision during construction to strip the theater of a proper lobby or bathrooms within the theater prevented this from taking place.[citation needed] Guests must leave the theater (in some cases descending from the third story) and walk to an adjoining rest room.
The theater held the world premiere for Disney's The Lone Ranger on June 22, 2013.[3][4]
In September 2015 it was announced that Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular would have its final day of performance on Janurary 10, 2016. The show closed on January 11, to be replaced by a Frozen-inspired musical stage show, scheduled to premiere in summer 2016.[5]
Accidents
In April 2003, a 36-year-old stage technician fell 60 feet from a catwalk in the Hyperion Theater, prompting an investigation by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA). The victim did not regain consciousness following the incident and died on 2003 May 18. In October 2003, Cal/OSHA fined the Disneyland Resort $18,350 for safety violations related to the cast member's death.
In September 2011, the show was stopped when the flying carpet, which once flew out over the audience, stopped and flipped over with two cast members on it. No one was hurt in the incident, but the show was reworked to include a new special effect for the flying carpet.[6]
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