Superstar Limo was a dark ride

Dark ride

A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....

 in Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...

 in Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California

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History

Superstar Limo was situated in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot

Hollywood Pictures Backlot

Hollywood Pictures Backlot is a themed land at Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The area is based as a backlot of a Hollywood studio and has attractions themed to this concept. Hollywood Pictures Backlot opened with the park in 2001...

 area of the park and was one of the original attractions featured on opening day.

The attraction closed in 2002, earning the dubious distinction of being the park's first attraction to permanently close. It has since been replaced by Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is a dark ride attraction at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California...

 in 2006.

Synopsis

The attraction's purple "stretch limo" ride vehicles took riders through a cartoony rendition of Hollywood. Riders were introduced to animated figures modeled in the likeness of celebrities from hit ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 shows (ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company). Celebrities included but were not limited to Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

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, Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

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, Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

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, Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

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, Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford

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, Tim Allen

Tim Allen

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, Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

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, Drew Carey

Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey is an American actor, singer, comedian, photographer, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as...

, Cher

Cher

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, and Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

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. A Hollywood talent agent character further appeared infrequently on small inseat video screens.

The story of the attraction placed the guest (rider) as Hollywood's newest celebrity, taking them through a variety of recognizable and somewhat stereotypical locations and situations throughout the greater Los Angeles and Hollywood areas including Rodeo Drive

Rodeo Drive

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, the Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

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, a nightclub, Bel Air, a pool party, Malibu, a tattoo parlor, a fictitious street in Hollywood lined with studios, the interior of a soundstage, Grauman's Chinese Theater, a billboard, and Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...

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Criticism

Superstar Limo was criticized amongst internet writers as lacking or poor in concept and limited in motivating story, spurred by rumors of the elimination during its development of a more exciting but potentially offensive 'paparazzi chase' storyline.

The renditions of popular celebrities were funhouse-style, oversized and stylized almost to the point of the grotesque, scaring small children and rendering it non-"family friendly". Between the time the attraction was designed and it opened, many of the celebrities depicted had lost much of their celebrity status.

Though figures were animated (moving arms or heads), none of Disney's famed human-like Audio-Animatronics technologies were used in the attraction.