Disney-MGM Studios (now known as Disney's Hollywood Studios) made its debut in 1989, a year ahead of rival Universal Studios Florida. It featured a mere handful of attractions, and was intentionally designed as a "half-day park".

Despite its limited roster of attractions, the park quickly proved to be a huge hit. Disney began a rapid expansion program, introducing a host of new rides and shows. Some of these are still in place, while others have long since been replaced.

Let's take a look back at 14 defunct attractions from Disney's Hollywood Studios!

14. Let's Make a Deal!

Opened in: 1990
Closed in: 1991

Disney initally proclaimed that Disney-MGM Studios would be a major production facility, and several soundstages were built alongside the park's rides and shows. However, the need for increased capacity meant that these were soon doubling as attraction buildings. Early on the park's lifespan, revived game show Let's Make a Deal! began to be filmed in its largest soundstage.

However, the NBC show would only tape for two days a week. The rest of the time, tour guides would funnel 600 to 700 people into the studio to play the game for themselves. The cameras would roll, but not for real. While it would add to the park’s limited roster of attractions, Let’s Make a Deal would tie up the studio’s soundstage for around two years.

13. The Spirit of Pocahontas

Opened in: 1995
Closed in: 1996
Replaced by: Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame – A Musical Adventure

In 1993, the 1,500-seat Backlot Theater opened on New York Street. The first production to be hosted in it was The Spirit of Pocahontas, designed to tie in with the 1995 animated movie. It explored the love story between Pocahontas and John Smith, and was the first Broadway-style musical show at the Walt Disney World resort.

12. Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame – A Musical Adventure

Opened in: 1996
Closed in: 2002

Replacing Pocahontas in the Backlot Theater was Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame – A Musical Adventure, which tied in with the release of the movie in 1996. The 30-minute show featured 13 Gypsy players, who brought the story to life via puppetry and props.

11. Superstar Television

Opened in: 1989
Closed in: 1998
Replaced by: Doug Live!

One of Disney-MGM Studios' opening day attractions, Superstar Television was sponsored by Sony. It saw a handful of guests being cast in roles in shows such as I Love Lucy and The Golden Girls. The magic of bluescreen technology was used to superimpose the guests on the screen, while 1,000 audience members looked on. The show survived until September 1998, and the building now hosts the American Idol Experience.

10. Here Come the Muppets

Opened in: 1990
Closed in: 1991
Replaced by: The Voyage of the Little Mermaid

Opened in 1990, a year ahead of Muppet*Vision 3D, Here Come the Muppets was a live show featuring walk-around versions of the Muppets characters. It closed in 1991, but a second show - Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses - opened elsewhere in the park shortly afterwards (and closed in 1994).

9. The Monster Sound Show

Opened in: 1989
Closed in: 1999
Replaced by: Sounds Dangerous!

Another opening day attraction at Disney-MGM Studios, the Monster Sound Show featured a pre-show hosted by David Letterman. The 270-seat theater saw four guests volunteer to become "sound artists", adding in the effects for a short comedy movie. They would use props from around the theater to attempt to generate the effects.