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Star Wars Launch Bay and Unobstructed Chinese Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

September 30, 2015

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! This week, we are taking a look at the rapid change over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Lights . . . Camera . . . ACTION!

Isn't that a glorious view? — Isn’t that a glorious view?

More on that theater later... — More on that theater later…

_DSC2321 — Hey DCA lovers, does this building look familiar?

Had to drop in on one of our favorite attractions first.

Everything looking great in the Tower of Terror queue.

Palm trees are planted and the flex theater space has been painted.

The stages are gone, the hat is gone, and bush carts are gone, and the Chinese Theater is unobstructed. — The stages are gone, the hat is gone, and bush carts are gone, and the Chinese Theater is once again unobstructed.

It's really beautiful. — It’s really beautiful.

This is looking down Hollywood Blvd from where the Hat used to be.

Notice the spires are back and looking great as well. Let’s give Disney some kudos here folks so they know their hard work is appreciated by the fans.

Just awesome. Well done on Disney's behalf to make it look this great again. — Just awesome. Well done on Disney’s behalf to make it look this great again.

The colors at the Animation building are a little darker now.

That's because the Star Wars Launch Bay is opening there in December. — That’s because the Star Wars Launch Bay is opening there in December.

The Animation gift shop is now closed as well.

Inside One Man's Dream, the room showing Walt's Office is no more, just now showing this drawing of Disneyland. — Inside One Man’s Dream, the room showing Walt’s Office is no more, just now showing this drawing of Disneyland.

Less than three months! — Less than three months until the movie of the century!

No visible signs of changes preparing for Toy Story Land.

Watto's Grotto is now open and is the best place probably in all of WDW to find Star Wars merchandise. — Watto’s Grotto is now open and is the best place probably in all of WDW to find Star Wars merchandise.

This prop from Empire Strikes Back is outside the shop.

That's a lot of Kylo Ren. — That’s a lot of Kylo Ren.

The Osborne Lights are all ready to go. — The Osborne Lights are all set and look ready to go.

If you get the chance to, make sure to head to DHS to see this as this is the last chance you will ever get as it will be retired after this holiday season. — If you get the chance to, make sure to head to DHS to see this as this is the last chance you will ever get as it will be retired after this holiday season to make way for construction in this area.

The Hyperion Theater is still showing the Frozen singalong even though the Frozen Summer Fun is over.

Another great view of the Chinese Theater.

That's it for this week! — That’s it for this week!

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Seems like that is going to wrap things up for this week. Do you enjoy seeing an unobstructed Chinese Theater? Excited for Star Wars Launch Bay? Sad to hear that the Osborne Lights will be glowing away after this season? Please let us know in the comments below!

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