Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular!

Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular!: show at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World — showtimes, live status, and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.6· 1,305 Google ratings

Visitors say this live stunt show features exciting action scenes, impressive explosions, and a behind-the-scenes look at movie magic. They also highlight the ample seating, covered arena, and fans, which provide a welcome break from the heat. Guests mention it's a great experience for all ages and a classic favorite for families.

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The MouseHub take

This stunt show opened with Disney-MGM Studios on August 25, 1989, and it still plays out on a gigantic movie set. Indy and Marion work through deadly traps, brawls with bad guys, and leaps off tall buildings lifted straight out of Raiders of the Lost Ark, ending on a dynamite finale. Between the set pieces the cast stops to show how the work is done, from throwing and taking a punch to falling off a building and handling a whip, and a few volunteers from the audience get pulled into it. The whole thing runs 30 minutes.

The theater is a covered amphitheater with backless benches, and it holds enough people that the line outside walks straight in. That capacity is the draw: a seated, shaded half hour in the middle of a Hollywood Studios day. The shade is the only relief on offer, though. There is no air conditioning, the benches are metal, and afternoon shows in August run hot. Gunfire and explosions land hard on toddlers, and roof columns block the view from a few sections.

At a glance

Best for
Action movie fans, and anyone who needs half an hour off their feet and out of the sun.
Skip if
You are traveling with a toddler who comes apart at sudden gunfire and explosions.
Ride type
Live stunt show
Intensity
Loud. Explosive special effects, gunfire, live pyrotechnics, and staged fighting, with no motion or darkness.

The good

  • The theater takes the whole crowd at once
    The line outside empties into the amphitheater in one go before each performance. Guests rarely report a real wait to get a seat.
  • The roof keeps the sun off you
    A canopy covers the seating area, which makes this one of the few places at Hollywood Studios to spend half an hour sitting down and out of the Florida glare.
  • The finale throws real fire
    The show ends with live pyrotechnics rather than a screen effect, and guests down front report feeling the heat come off the blast.
  • The cast shows you how the stunts work
    Between scenes the performers break down how to throw and take a punch, fall from a building, and use a whip in the middle of a fight. A few volunteers from the audience get pulled in.
  • You can stay in your wheelchair or ECV
    Disney lists the show as May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV. Audio description, sign language, handheld captioning, and assistive listening are all offered here.
  • The set pieces come straight from Raiders
    Indy and Marion run the traps, the fistfights, and the escapes on a full-size movie set, so the beats land even if the last time you saw the film was on video.

The bad

  • The benches have no backs
    Guests sit on metal bleachers for the full half hour. Reviewers with back trouble say they feel it well before the finale.
  • The noise frightens small children
    Gunfire and explosions arrive with no warning. Parents regularly describe toddlers crying through the last act.
  • There is no air conditioning
    The theater is roofed and open at the sides, so a summer show means sitting in Florida humidity while fans push warm air across the rows.
  • Columns block some sightlines
    The supports holding up the roof cut across the view from parts of the house, and guests seated behind one report missing pieces of the action.
  • Storms cancel it outright
    Disney calls this an outdoor show subject to cancellation for inclement weather, so an afternoon thunderstorm can take a scheduled performance off the board.

Veteran tips

  • Check today's showtimes before you plan around it
    Performances run through the day, but the schedule shifts and Disney says as much. The showtimes on this page, or the My Disney Experience app, carry the current list.
  • Get there before the doors open
    Seating fills from the middle out, and late arrivals end up on the edges where the sun reaches. Turn up as the previous audience clears out and you get your pick of rows.
  • Bring ear protection for young kids
    Earmuffs or headphones take the edge off the gunfire and the final explosion, and they are often what lets a nervous four-year-old sit through the rest.
  • Spend your Multi Pass somewhere else
    This is a second-group Lightning Lane Multi Pass pick at Hollywood Studios, competing with Toy Story Mania! and Alien Swirling Saucers. Standby seats the whole crowd anyway, so the selection is worth more on a ride.
  • Sit toward the back on hot afternoons
    The big fans hang over the rear rows, and the moving air is the closest thing to relief in August.
  • Budget the full half hour
    The show runs 30 minutes before you count getting seated, so it takes a real bite out of an afternoon rather than filling a gap between two rides.
  • Have a backup for stormy afternoons
    Weather cancels performances outright. Pair a late-day showtime with an indoor option nearby instead of building the afternoon around it.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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