Disney-Carwardine Studios Minneapolis

Disney-Carwardine Studios Minneapolis is production studio and theme park owned in part by Disney and part by Carwardine Parks. It is one of the three Carwardine owned studios, the others are in Virginia and Japan. The park opened in 1991.

Development
Brad Bird, Chris Carwardine, Michael Eisner, Luis Beltré Altobelli, Tony Baxter and Roy E. Disney led the development.

Several design changes went through, some after construction started, to the point where overpasses and underpasses had to be built to connect lands.

Studio Gates

 * Disney Legends Tribute (1991-present; an old mill ride based on the Disney Legends)
 * The Great Movie Ride (1991-present; based on every film they have the rights too)

Comedy

 * The Simpsons Experience (1991-2007 & 2019-present; a motion simulator themed to the Simpsons)
 * Blazing Dragons: Quest for Camelot... Maybe (2003-present; a Sally Corporation dark ride, based on Blazing Dragons)

Romance

 * Splash Lagoon (1991-present; based on the film Splash)

Fantasy

 * Gaston's Standup Slayer (1991-present; B&M Standup, based on Beauty and the Beast)
 * Redwall: Studio Escape (2001-present; B&M Floorless, based on Redwall)

Sci-Fi

 * Mega Man X: The Ride
 * Power Rangers Live! (1995-present; live show, based on the Power Rangers franchise and currently featuring the Beast Morphers team)
 * Star Tours (1991-present; motion simulator, based on Star Wars)

Drama

 * Coasterblanca (1994-present; A B&M Family Inverted coaster, similar to Flight Deck at Kings Island but built by B&M, based on Casablanca)

Disney Little Magic Kingdom (kiddie land)

 * Garfield's Pounce 'n Bounce (1998; A Zamperla junior coaster)
 * JoJo's Circus: The Big Fun Ride (2005; a MSC Incorporated Wild Mouse Coaster with Sally Corporation dark ride elements, based on JoJo's Circus)
 * PB&J Otter: A Day Out in Lake Hoohaw (2001; a live show with singing & dancing, based on PB&J Otter)
 * Pooh's Hunny Pots (1991; A Zamperla Midi Teacups ride themed to honey pots, has an animatronic centerpiece of Winnie the Pooh popping out of the honey pot.)

Adventure (added 2013)

 * The Secret of NIMH Experience (2013-present; a MSC Incorporated Sit-Down/Wild Mouse Hybrid Coaster with Sally Corporation dark ride elements, based on The Secret of NIMH)

Trivia

 * There was originally going to be an animation land, but Brad Bird rejected it due to "animation not being a genre".
 * Readers of Coasters have voted the park to be "The Best Theme Park in Minnesota" seven times in the magazine's "Best U.S. Theme Parks by State/Territory" polls.
 * The RKO Network's Minneapolis affiliate KSPM-TV has it's studios located in the studio portion of the park.
 * Several movies are filmed there along with Mall of America.