Studio Backlot Tour to permanently close later this month

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Saturday September 20, 2014 7:58pm EDT · "Studio Backlot Tour"

Disney has today announced to Disney's Hollywood Studios cast members that the Studio Backlot Tour will be permanently closing on September 27 2014.

No information about what will replace the attraction has been announced, although the area has been rumored in the past to become home to a Cars Land and Pixar Land expansion, and more recently part of a possible Star Wars expansion.

Part of the exit to the Backlot Tour will soon be used for the relocated Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post.

The Studio Backlot Tour experience has been greatly reduced over the years since it debuted at the park as a major attraction. The most recent change saw the narrators replaced with a pre-recorded spiel.

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Well this is unexpected. Definitely going to temper any excitement until we get more info.
Agreed. While part of me is giddy as a school boy with anticipation of Christmas, another part of me just makes a sideways squshy smile, shakes my head, and hunches back over the keyboard. When DHS becomes another Wall-tropolis like the other locations are now, then I'll let myself get curious.

(Wow! How much of a beating have we taken over the past years to go from lovin' everything Disney to this non-emotional disbelief? And by the way, I believe the OP heard this, but I question the TDO intentions behind the message.)
A portion of the Studio Backlot Tour will be used to extend the magic of “Frozen” during this holiday season, which we previously announced. One of the most popular elements of Frozen Summer Fun, Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post, will be relocating to the Streets of America spot and will continue to operate closer to the popular “For the First Time in Forever: A ‘Frozen’ Sing-Along Celebration.”

We are working on other developments for that area, as well, and we look forward to sharing more details at a later date.
Is it closing the 27th or is the last day the 27th? The 27th is Dapper Day and I can see people rushing to make one last ride.
Confirmed. I just found it on the HUB as well.
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So, what does it say, exactly?
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Been on these boards for a while now but HUB is not ringing a bell. What does that stand for?
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Sounds like @GymLeaderPhil copied and pasted
Looks like this is legit. Too many people saying they're seeing it on the hub.
I thought Frozen Oakens was moving to the prop store that just recently closed?

Edit: from the main page:

"For the First Time in Forever: A ‘Frozen’ Sing-Along Celebration" will be remaining, playing in the Premiere Theater on the Streets of America. The number of shows per day vary, up to a maximum of 10. There is some speculation that the show will ultimately move to the American Idol location, but this has not yet been confirmed.
Wandering Oaken's merchandise location and play area will move to the former American Film Institute Showcase, located at the exit of the Studio Backlot Tour. There will be no ice skating, but the real snow playground and Frozen merchandise will continue to be available.
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Internal Disney computer network.
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From a friend.

Because if I talked like that I would be a nomenclature nazi...
It's on the hub
Thanks to all that checked in and helped flesh this out.
why the rush to vacate the current spots I wonder... It's not like the soundstage was used for other attractions anymore ;)

And things like SWW are ages away..