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backlot

/ ˈbækˌlɒt /

noun

  1. an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He used his celebrity to help homeless youth and opened a donation center on his show’s backlot for victims of the January wildfires.

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Slash has a deep fascination with Universal Studios, made clear by his knowledge of how the park’s backlot tram trek — officially designated as the World-Famous Studio Tour — has shifted over the years.

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I’m hoping that at least we can start to move the needle a bit because, listen, that Warner Bros. lot, when I was a kid starting out, I would go on that lot, I would see the little “ER” backlot with the diner and all of it.

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Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! will close in early 2026 to allow construction to begin on an “Avatar”-themed land in the Hollywood Backlot area of Disneyland California Resort, Disney announced Thursday.

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“Hill Valley,” says Siercks, referring to the fictional town of “Back to the Future,” will allow guests to step off a tram and hang out in a working backlot.

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