No other Walt Disney World gate has changed more, faster than Hollywood Studios. Until halted plans resume, its identity crisis is here to stay. Because of that lopsided history, the best way to keep time at the Studios is by gift shop. So many have come, gone, or lost what originally earned them a star on the map.

We wanted to put a new spin on our look at how many cool characters can spring from the minds of Imagineers – characters you may never have even seen in person, because they exist only at Disney’s parks outside the United States! From one-off creations to inhabitants of expanded universes, these characters were created just for Disney’s overseas parks. The question is, which – if any – would you like to see come to the American parks, and how?

where movie-themed attractions are concerned, let’s take a look at some of the most impressive audio-animatronics that wouldn’t look out of place on the big screen.

Hawaii. 1977. In the shadow of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg build a sandcastle, each trying to think of anything but tomorrow. The former is hiding as far away as he can from the premiere of his weirdo sci-fi pet project, Star Wars. The latter is grieving in advance

Avengers Campus is a revolution if only in the way it rewrites the rules of “immersive” theme park attractions from here on out

Disney’s Animal Kingdom might be Walt Disney World’s most beautiful park…

A Look at Disney World's 18-month Long 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Epcot is Walt Disney World’s most delightful oddball of a park.

A look at some of the 'human' Disney World characters whose actors aren't visible, and whether some of these characters should be really human on the outside.

Witness Universal's tranformation from a backlot tour to centerpiece of a theme park empire....

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is, in many ways, Walt Disney World’s greatest underdog story—what was once considered the resort’s most dismissible park has become one of its most popular, even rivalling Magic Kingdom.

A look at dinosaur-themed attractions at Disney World, Disneyland and Universal Studios, with a ranking from worst to best.