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Fox Studios Baja  was originally built for James Cameron's epic film, Titanic. The complex is located on 45 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three miles south of Rosarito Baja California and 45 minutes south of San Diego. Here the world’s largest filming tanks work in conjunction with stages, offices, scenery shops, dressing rooms, wardrobe facilities and other production areas to accomplish nearly any filming requirement.

Since opening in 1996, eight movies have been filmed here, along with several television shows, commercials and video productions. Fox’s presence in Baja California provides many benefits for the region and promotes film production as well as tourism.

Foxploration  is an exciting addition to Fox Studios Baja, a one-of-a-kind movie park. Foxploration allows visitors to discover tricks of the film making process within the context of a working movie studio. Attractions include film sets, prop rooms and exhibits where visitors learn about the magic of movie making in an entertaining and interactive way. Also on display are original props, sets and costumes from the blockbuster film "Titanic” among other from other studios.

Some of the major productions filmed here-entirely or partially-in chronological order are:

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox, Miramax and Universal) (2003)

The dubbed action movie—enter the fist (fox) (2001), pearl harbor (jerry bruckheimer films and touchstone) (2001), the weight of water (phoenix pictures) (2000), deep blue sea (warner brothers) (1998), in dreams (dreamworks) (1997), tomorrow never dies (mgm) (1997), james cameron's titanic (fox and paramount) (1997).

The story of Fox Studios Baja is fairly well known. James Cameron, after an exhaustive worldwide location search for the filming of his Titanic, realized that such a place did not exist. Fox Studios Baja was built specifically for the filming of Titanic and has since become the premier spot to do expansive water shoots and realistic underwater productions. Filmmakers like Michael Bay (who shot Pearl Harbor there) love the inexpensive yet talented labor, freedom from the hassles of city shoots, and the combined 20,000,000 gallon water capacity in four separate tanks.

Since the completion of filming Titanic, more than 300,000 people have called Fox asking for a tour of the set in Mexico. Partly in response to this huge public interest in Titanic, Fox opened Foxploration (adjacent to Fox Studios Baja). Consisting of a variety of interactive exhibits, prop displays, filmmaker tips and tricks, a Titanic museum, screening room, a children's play area, and a completely relaxed vibe, Foxploration is definitely worth the trip down into Mexico.

Arriving at the gates of the park, you are treated to a spit-shined, perfectly laid out park. The experience of visiting an attraction like Foxploration has never been so smooth and reflective of the casual nature of its immediate surroundings. Foxploration has that new car smell and is free from the usual hordes of families and throngs of people packing in through the turn styles. Instead, you could leisurely park your car and then make your way into the park at your own pace.

Park Attractions

Canal street.

This is a series of set constructions and reproductions that are actually used by some of the productions that shoot at Fox Studios Baja. There is a variety of architecture represented on this "main street" and it could easily double as Anytown, USA. Since it is still classified as a "hot set," it may be in use during your visit. When I stayed, it was eerily quiet but I did imagine how quickly it could be pushed into service. Spotless!

This is the highlight of the park for sure. The exhibits that are set up are designed to show off camera tricks, lighting, perspective shifts, special effects, and some of the more technical aspects of filmmaking. Step into one room and imprint your image on a film-lined wall. Another area might have you starring in a scene with members of the audience working the lights, sound, camera, and effects. There are mini-sets constructed to show green screen effects, forced perspective, and underwater shots that aren't really underwater. Spend some time on a working foley stage and make sound effects. Learn about the role of miniatures. You even get up close to an animatronics shark from Deep Blue Sea. All of Cinemagico is interactive, simple, and logically laid out.

Planet Of the Apes (Play Room)

This is an Planet of the apes-inspired room filled with soft foam balls and a variety of air-shooting devices. At first glimpse, it looks like one of those cheezy ball jumps but I actually had to be peeled away from the area because it was so much frickin' fun. It is a two-story area filled with 50,000 or so foam balls. Freakish little scooping devices vacuum the balls and then you can load them into any number of air-shooting devices. Kids love it. Adults love it. I want one in my basement.

Prop & Wardrobe Bodega

This is pretty cool with props and costumes from Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Monkeybone, X-Files, X-Men, Deep Blue Sea and other Fox productions. Needs to be bigger but still worth a look.

Titanic Expo

I was a fan of Titanic when it came out but, like everything else, it soon lost its luster for me. Still, walking around the massive and detail-oriented "Titanic Expo" I was instantly reminded of why I found the movie so appealing. The devil is in the details and Cameron proves how devilish he is in this exhibit. Several key sets from the film are preserved in exhausting detail including the first class smoking room, Jack's bunk area, the dining room, the wireless room, and even a portion of the deck including a full-scale lifeboat. Also within the expo area is a replica of the Russian sub that Cameron cruised around in at the actual wreck site, a slice of the ship so you can do a "king of the world" photo moment, and a collection of videos surrounding Titanic history.

Las Olas Open-Air Amphitheater

This beautiful amphitheater is perfect for locals to come and stage productions. Patrons can sit and watch a play while in the background the sun sets over the ocean. It is a nice place to relax and maybe have lunch. Foxploration makes this part of the park available to people in the surrounding communities as well so hopefully something will be going on when you visit.

Fox/JVC Screening Room

Probably the sweetest screening room in a 100-mile radius. Stadium-style seating and a brilliant sound system. The lobby of this theater is also an art hanging with excellent works by local artists. During the day, it shows short films about Fox projects and some behind-the-scenes blips as well.

A Fine Afternoon

The overall experience of Foxploration is extremely enjoyable. The exhibits are designed to peel back some of the myths and tricks of filmmaking, something that visitors with even a rudimentary curiosity about filmmaking will appreciate. The park has the feel of a museum like San Francisco's Exploratorium or some of the more low-tech exhibits in the Smithsonian. It seems as though a great amount of care was taken to insure that most of the exhibits be interactive, educational, informative, and entertaining. With its outreach to the community, the feeling that you have room to breathe, and the strong educational component, Foxploration is off to a great start in becoming a must-see destination for die-hard film fans.

You'll need to give $12.00 at the door. Not a bad price for an afternoon of relaxed movie exploring. Hours during the summer are 9am to 6pm. If you go on a Saturday or Sunday, make sure you leave plenty of time to get back into the country at the border. For more info, call toll-free 1-866-369-2252.

How To Get There

Go south of Rosarito and drive for 10 minutes or so, here are step by step instructions:

Drive through town heading south and when you pass the bridge and find an intersection, keep straight ahead on the free road.

Keep going for a couple of miles until the road changes from concrete to pavement and you will see an old ship and the big sign that says Foxploration.

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Blockbuster “Titanic” Filmed in Baja By Greg Niemann

Blockbuster “titanic” filmed in baja.

By Greg Niemann

When “Titanic” Director James Cameron accepted the Motion Picture Academy’s Oscar for Best Picture of the Year in 1998 he threw out his arms and proudly said, “I’m King of the World.”

A lot of people in Baja shared his excitement. After all, “Titanic,” the former top-grossing movie of all time, was filmed in Baja at a place called Popotla, just south of Rosarito Beach.

“Titanic” began filming even before the new 20th Century Fox studio was completed. Little did we on the Gold Coast realize that the new studio’s first movie was to become an instant classic.

Before June 1, 1996, the 33-acre Fox site was a wind-blown dusty plateau sandwiched between the Old Road (Libre) and the pounding ocean cliffs, adjacent to the Popotla arch, just a few miles south of Rosarito Beach.

Like an army of ants, workers from both sides of the border were abuzz with activity on this Baja bluff, pouring tons of concrete, framing buildings and stages, painting sets and beginning the construction of a detailed life-size replica of the historic ship Titanic.

The Titanic, renowned for its ill-fated maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York in 1912, cost $10 million to build at the time. The movie “Titanic” cost over 20 times that, over $200 million, making it the then most expensive movie ever made.

Twentieth Century Fox originally planned to build the studio for the one production, but once underway, decided to construct a studio that will long endure.

World search ends in Baja

The Baja site was not selected lightly. The search literally took them all over the world. When they saw Popotla, officials said, they stopped looking. Fox Film Entertainment Chief Financial Officer Simon Bax said, “It had everything we needed. And the great thing is, it’s so close to California. It’s an easy drive from Los Angeles.”

Filming on the movie started on Sept. 16, 1996, using finished parts of the studio while the remainder was still being constructed.

Fox sent down its top facility executive, Fernando Carrillo, Director of Studio Operations, to get the studio job done while keeping the production team on schedule. No stranger to Baja, he and his wife Lilia had owned a vacation home at nearby La Paloma for nine years previously.

“It would have been ideal to have the studio completed before Production took over,” said Carrillo, “but we’re making the best of it and we’re staying ahead of them.”

The studio had contracted out about 700 workers, most of them Mexican citizens, to build the tanks and pumps and roads and buildings. More than half were bussed in from Rosarito, Ensenada and Tijuana.

According to contractor Howard Hargrove, the benefits of building the studio and making the movie in Mexico are great. “If this was being done in the States, it would cost five times more and take 10 times longer. At this point, we’d probably still be getting permits in the States,” he said.

Production had about 500 people building, preparing, and painting sets, producing scenic art, filming, and making sure the “Titanic” got finished.

Two visits during production

Everything I saw on my two escorted visits during filming impressed me. The Titanic was in pieces, all over the lot. We walked past fiberglass anchors and smokestacks. Pulleys, vents and portholes were all being constructed for their eventual day of glory in front of the cameras.

Large booms rose into the sky, assembling stages and buildings and the ship itself.

In Stage 4 shooting was going on. Extras in wetsuits covered with life jackets bobbed in a pool-size tank amid debris and crates and began moaning or playing dead once the cameras started rolling. Behind the cameras hot coffee rested on a floating table.

Workshops, paint shops, set design shops, carpenter shops, all hummed with activity. Names of the “Titanic” characters were painted on dressing room doors. Scores of the 1,000 extras were checking in or milling about, going through make-up and being matched with the costumes and wigs that would go with their characters. Hundreds of photos of such temporary cast characters lined the walls.

The Southampton docks had been completed, the windows smoked and siding aged for effect. As we walked by, I grabbed a warehouse drain spout for support, but the realistic-looking plastic bent with my touch.

The bow of the Titanic had been constructed on a large hinge above a pit. The bow would raise, dropping stunt people into the airbag-filled pit. I noticed stunt people, secured by rock-climbing straps, going through the choreography of who would bounce off of which boom or obstacle, which side they would carom off, and the sequence of who would land in the air bag first. The average moviegoer could hardly suspect the depth of the planning, only seeing in the final film a few seconds which appear spontaneous and tragic.

The world’s largest water tank

One of the main things the Popotla site offered was the unobstructed ocean view.

The world’s largest water tank, covering eight total acres, was dug and concreted. In it, the Titanic was reconstructed. Called Stage 1 or Tank 1, the entire irregular-shaped eight-acre tank can be flooded to its 3’8” depth.

A weir, or waterfall, on the ocean side of the eight acres can render the visual effect of a ship at sea, as the cameras look out over the tank to the open ocean.

The entire tank holds 17 million gallons of water. They scraped a channel out of the rocks below the bluff to pump and release seawater into the tanks.

Stage 2 is the world’s largest covered tank at 100x200 feet. Elaborate sets were constructed down in the bowels of this tank and then flooded as needed during filming. I was impressed at the detail of what would be washed away. Entire rooms of the Titanic were duplicated in all their original splendor. I saw ornate ceiling designs being gilt trimmed, and beautiful, thick, flowered carpets being tacked in place.

Stately curved wooden banisters and fully furnished staterooms were all built to be destroyed. It seemed wasteful to those not in the entertainment business, but a more discerning moviegoing audience demands such attention to detail.

The number one movie of all time!

The attention to detail and enormous cost paid off for all involved with “Titanic.” Released in December 1997, the hit movie became the number one grossing movie of all time. It was the first film ever to gross over $1 Billion worldwide. (Note: The movie "Avatar" has since become the highest grossing movie of all time.)

The 3-hour, 15-minute epic drama also quickly smashed records in video form, and the soundtrack from “Titanic” became the Number #1 Album of the Year. The public was not the only ones to heap praise upon the movie made in Baja. The 11 Oscars “Titanic” picked up at the 70th annual Academy Awards in 1998 tied a record for most wins.

The ship was dismantled

The “Titanic” sets including the ship were built to be dismantled, and just as quickly as we saw the huge ship suddenly appear on the bluff, so too did it vanish. I was fortunate to have hiked to the peaks across the road where I photographed the studio, then dwarfed by the huge ship.

The buildings of what became the Fox Baja Studio remained, along with the world’s largest water tanks. Anyone who saw the old pirate movies of the 1950s, where miniature tall ships bobbed in bathtub-sized tanks will appreciate the difference.

The “Titanic” experiment spawned other movies to have been filmed at the studio in Baja.

The James Bond thriller “Tomorrow Never Dies” was filmed at Fox Baja Studio. The MGM production took advantage of Tank 1 by adding a 450-foot-long weir overflow along the seaward side of the tank, enabling a seamless interface to be created with the ocean behind it.

Director Neil Jordan used Fox Baja Studio for filming part of the movie “In Dreams.” For several scenes they constructed a small New England town in the deep section of Tank 1. They built 10 full-scale buildings, including a church and a graveyard, all to be flooded for the movie.

During 1998 the Warner Brothers movie “Deep Blue Sea” was filmed at Fox Baja Studio. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, the entire movie was filmed at the studio.

The success of the instant-legend movie “Titanic” and the studio also spawned a curious public, so the studio opened up a “Titanic” exhibit that featured a one-hour tour. Interest in the studio also prompted Fox to capitalize by building an adjoining theme park called “Foxploration.” Now closed, the tours and Foxploration were widely popular for years.

No longer owned by Fox, a resurgence of internet filmmaking and streaming offers encouragement for future use of the American-owned Baja Studios.

Many retirees of the approximate 10,000 Americans living in the area joined the “Titanic” excitement and went back to work for a few long days. Fellow Baja author Graham Mackintosh with his flaming red hair is easily spotted in the steerage party scene. During filming, I recognized another American expatriate neighbor in costume headed for the lunch tent. He hollered at me, “Hey, I’m an extra, and it’s really a hoot.”

All of us in the Rosarito Beach area, whether we were directly involved in the movie or not, felt a sense of pride in the first movie filmed in our area.

We know that in one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, where the lovers stood on the bow with that magnificent sunset in the background that “we” were in the movie. That was “our sunset” and no movie magic could have improved upon it.

Greg Niemann, a long-time Baja writer, is the author of Baja Fever, Baja Legends, Palm Springs Legends, Las Vegas Legends, and Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS. Visit www.gregniemann.com.

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Im planning on going to rosarito this weekend and I want to do the fox studios tour of the titanic. Is there a tour still running. If so, can someone please direct me to the tour website??

thank you!!

They are currently closed for tours.

I am kind of confused by what I read. Is this closed for the SEASON -- will it be open in the SUMMER 2014? It seems they have had a lot of problems to overcome through the years... I haven't figured out what the current status is.

We are planning our first trip to Mexico - would love to see this in Rosarito!

Closed permanently for tours. Fox Studios left the location yrs. ago. It is now owned by Baja Studios.

Thanks so much!! That is too bad.

Currently closed for tours, only open for filming

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Originally, built for the Twentieth Century Fox epic Titanic, Baja Studios is a self-contained production facility with some of the world’s largest stages and filming tanks, together with offices, scenery workshops, dressing rooms and wardrobe facilities are available to accomplish any filming requirement. This complex is built on 46 acres with more than 3000 ft of ocean front overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the Mexican resort community of Rosarito Baja California.

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Since opening in 1996, eight movies have been filmed here, along with several television shows, commercials and video productions. Fox’s presence in Baja California provides many benefits for the region and promotes film production as well as tourism. Xploration is an exciting addition to Studios Baja , a one-of-a-kind movie park. Xploration allows visitors to discover tricks of the film making process within the context of a working movie studio. Attractions include film sets, prop rooms and exhibits where visitors learn about the magic of movie making in an entertaining and interactive way. Also on display are original props, sets and costumes from the blockbuster film "Titanic” among other from other studios. Some of the major productions film here entirely or partially  in chronological order are:

2003—Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox, Miramax and Universal) Director: Peter Weir Producers: Duncan Henderson And Samuel Goldwin Jr. Director of Photography: Russell Boyd Cast Overview: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and Billy Boyd

2001—The Dubbed Action Movie—Enter the Fist (Fox) Director: Steve Oedekerk Producers: Paul Marshall and Tom Koranda Director of Photography: John Connor Cast Overview: Steve Oedekerk, Tad Horino, Philip Tan and Jennifer Tung This comedy/action/adventure movie creates a new story and covers new ground by inserting Steve Oedekerk into a 1970's Kung Fu movie. Filming was done at numerous locations in Baja to match the original locations shot in China.

2001—Pearl Harbor (Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Touchstone) Director and Co-Producer: Michael Bay Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Director of Photography: Jonathan Schwartzman Cast Overview: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Cuba Gooding Jr, Matthew Davis, Chad Morgan and John Hartnett Partial full-size sets of the ships at Pearl Harbor were constructed, blown up and burned at the studio to recreate the battle and its aftermath.

2000—The Weight of Water (Phoenix Pictures) Director: Kathryn Bigelow Producers: Janet Yang and Steven Charles Jaffe Director of Photography: Craig Haagensen Cast Overview: Sean Penn and Elizabeth Hurley Storm sequences using a full size sailboat were filmed in Tank 1 to match storm sequences shot on location in Nova Scotia.

1997—Tomorrow Never Dies (MGM) Director: Roger Spottiswoode Producers: Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli Model Unit Director: John Richardson Cast Overview: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Khan and Teri Hatcher The capability of Tank 1 (built originally to house the 750 foot replica of the ship, Titanic) was enhanced to accommodate filming requirements of the model unit by adding a 450 foot long weir overflow along the seaward side of the tank. This modification enables a seamless interface to be created between the tank and the ocean behind it.

1997—James Cameron's Titanic (Fox and Paramount) Director: James Cameron Producer: James Cameron, John Landau Cinematographer: Russell Carpenter Production Design: Peter Lamont Cast Overview: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Victor Garber Construction of Studios Baja began on June 6, 1996 and James Cameron's Titanic began filming in September of that same year.  It was released in late 1997 and has since become the number one grossing movie of all time. It tied for the record number of Academy Awards won by any motion picture. Ninety-five percent of James Cameron's Titanic was filmed at Studios Baja. Among other movies, commercials, TV pilots, TV productions and music videos.

History The story of Studios Baja is fairly well known. James Cameron, after an exhaustive worldwide location search for the filming of his Titanic , realized that such a place did not exist. Fox Studios Baja was built specifically for the filming of Titanic and has since become the premier spot to do expansive water shoots and realistic underwater productions. Filmmakers like Michael Bay (who shot Pearl Harbor there) love the inexpensive yet talented labor, freedom from the hassles of city shoots, and the combined 20,000,000 gallon water capacity in four separate tanks.

Since the completion of filming Titanic , more than 300,000 people have called Fox asking for a tour of the set in Mexico. Partly in response to this huge public interest in Titanic , Fox opened Xploration (adjacent to Studios Baja ). Consisting of a variety of interactive exhibits, prop displays, filmmaker tips and tricks, a Titanic museum, screening room, a children's play area, and a completely relaxed vibe, Xploration is definitely worth the trip down into Mexico. And there are no goofy rides that will aggravate your aneurysm.   Arriving at the gates of the park, you are treated to a spit-shined, perfectly laid out park. The experience of visiting an attraction like Xploration has never been so smooth and reflective of the casual nature of its immediate surroundings. Xploration has that new car smell and is free from the usual hordes of families and throngs of people packing in through the turn styles. Instead, you could leisurely park your car and then make your way into the park at your own pace. Here is a quick rundown of the attractions:

Canal Street This is a series of set constructions and reproductions that are actually used by some of the productions that shoot at Studios Baja. There is a variety of architecture represented on this "main street" and it could easily double as Anytown, USA. Since it is still classified as a "hot set," it may be in use during your visit. When I stayed, it was eerily quiet but I did imagine how quickly it could be pushed into service. Spotless!

And props of many others.

This is the highlight of the park for sure. The exhibits that are set up are designed to show off camera tricks, lighting, perspective shifts, special effects, and some of the more technical aspects of filmmaking. Step into one room and imprint your image on a film-lined wall. Another area might have you starring in a scene with members of the audience working the lights, sound, camera, and effects. There are mini-sets constructed to show green screen effects, forced perspective, and underwater shots that aren't really underwater. Spend some time on a working foley stage and make sound effects. Learn about the role of miniatures. You even get up close to an animatronics shark from Deep Blue Sea . All of Cinemagico is interactive, simple, and logically laid out.

This is pretty cool with props and costumes from Titanic , Pearl Harbor , Monkeybone , X-Files , X-Men , Deep Blue Sea and other Fox productions. Needs to be bigger but still worth a look.

If You Go You'll need to give $12.00 at the door. Not a bad price for an afternoon of relaxed movie exploring. Hours during the summer are 9am to 6pm. If you go on a Saturday or Sunday, make sure you leave plenty of time to get back into the country at the border. For more info, call toll-free 1-866-369-2252.

How to get there Go south of Rosarito and drive for 10 minutes or so, here are step by step instructions:

Drive through town heading south and when you pass the bridge and find an intersection, keep straight  ahead on the free road.

Keep going for a couple of miles until the road changes from concrete to pavement and you will see  an old ship and the big sign that says Xploration . 

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Im planning on going to rosarito this weekend and I want to do the fox studios tour of the titanic. Is there a tour still running. If so, can someone please direct me to the tour website??

thank you!!

They are currently closed for tours.

I am kind of confused by what I read. Is this closed for the SEASON -- will it be open in the SUMMER 2014? It seems they have had a lot of problems to overcome through the years... I haven't figured out what the current status is.

We are planning our first trip to Mexico - would love to see this in Rosarito!

Closed permanently for tours. Fox Studios left the location yrs. ago. It is now owned by Baja Studios.

Thanks so much!! That is too bad.

Currently closed for tours, only open for filming

This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity.

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Rosarito is a travel destination characterized by its tranquility, Mediterranean climate, trails, sand dunes, gastronomy, beautiful beaches, clubs and relaxing spots to watch the sunset.

Situated south of Rosarito and near Baja Studios ( Fox Studios in Rosarito ) where some of the world’s greatest movies have been filmed, such as Titanic and Pearl Harbor, is a natural rock formation where the arch takes shape. The coastal arch is similar to other famous sea formations around the world. It’s located along the shoreline and has been visited by many tourists looking to walk through it for a photo op.

A popular experience you could enjoy while visiting this place is a tour-operated rappelling adventure from a height of 16.5 feet. It’s an activity that every adventurer is encouraged to attempt, and what better way to achieve it than by having the majestic and almighty Pacific Ocean as your backdrop.

When the tide is low you can explore a sea cave filled with rock formations that encompass the cave walls. Here, you can see the famous arch from a different angle and marvel at the stunning architecture while listening to the gentle sound of waves. To avoid accidents, remember only to descend when low tides occur and if the area is accessible.

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As the sun begins to set into the sea, it’s the perfect time to sit back and enjoy a one-of-a-kind spectacle: the sun descending behind the arch and disappearing into the horizon. If you are searching for a relaxing environment immersed in the grandeur of the outdoors, look no further than the breathtaking Rosarito beach arch. One of many hidden gems the city has to offer..

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In a town better known for sand and surf, the latest lure is celluloid.

Fox Studios Baja, which brought the world “Titanic,” opened its new movie theme park Sunday, giving visitors an inside look at the making of films--including that romantic blockbuster, whose value as a marketing hook here has seemed, well, unsinkable.

The park, called Foxploration, is modest in size (with seven acres and room for 3,000 visitors) and in thrill potential (there are no rides--nary a turning teacup). To prevent inflated expectations, the studio is taking pains to distinguish the park from bigger, more famous and ride-heavy cousins, such as Universal Studios. (At $12 for adult admission, Foxploration is a lot cheaper.)

Executives even hesitate to call it a theme park.

“We’re somewhere between an interactive science museum and something that’s undefined,” said Charlie Arneson, general manager of Fox Studios Baja. “For lack of a better word, we’re calling it a movie park, because it’s about making movies. We’re something completely different.”

A hands-on exhibit called Cinemagico, for example, gives away secrets of the film business, revealing how optical illusions, robotic machines and sound effects are employed.

Jose Luis Manzano, a Tijuana construction worker, snapped pictures as his two sons and a nephew pretended to hoist themselves up the side of a skyscraper. The boys, ages 2 to 5, had come expecting rides, Manzano said. But the trio appeared unfazed by that as they screeched while clamoring inside a fake airplane cockpit, their images projected on a television screen.

Elsewhere, there is a faux New York City street--to be used in future productions--and an on-site screening room. Arrayed throughout are props from Fox films elsewhere, including a restored fountain from the 1969 movie “Hello Dolly” and a guillotine from last year’s “Quills.”

But there was no mistaking the star of this show. Guides offer tours in English and Spanish around a 19,000-square-foot “Titanic Expo,” which brims with props and sets: lifeboats, furniture, mock shipboard salons and engines and, attached to a pipe, “authentic” handcuffs that tethered the Leonardo DiCaprio character, Jack.

James and Jean Baird, who consider themselves “semi-movie fanatics,” stopped by during a weekend visit to Rosarito with relatives. The Mission Viejo residents looked forward to a peek behind “Titanic.”

“We saw the movie. How can they top that?” James Baird asked.

Foxploration grew out of the seaside studio, which was built by 20th Century Fox to film “Titanic” in 1996. The steady flow of the curious prompted studio officials to open a small “Titanic” museum to display some props and equipment from the film.

The museum drew about 180,000 visitors--half from Mexico, half from the United States--and suggested an appetite for a bigger showcase, studio executives said. “People were really anxious to know about the film industry. People who visited the [museum] wanted more,” said Hugo Bailon, Foxploration’s general manager.

Baja California tourism officials see Foxploration, about 20 miles south of the U.S. border, as a way to draw more family visitors to Rosarito--a mecca for spring break revelers and a magnet on many summer weekends for youthful U.S. visitors in search of drink specials and inexpensive beach hotels.

The park could help boost off-season visits, or, as in the case of the Bairds, inspire an impromptu highway stop, officials say.

Tour companies are looking into ferrying busloads of cruise-ship passengers on day trips from Ensenada, said Juan Tintos Funcke, tourism secretary for the state of Baja California.

Rosarito had 1.1 million overnight stays last year, up slightly from the previous two years. But officials worry that a cooling economy north of the border could dampen visits to Baja California.

Foxploration represents partial fulfillment of the border state’s Tinseltown-style aspirations. The “Titanic” experience prompted Baja officials to begin seriously marketing local beaches, deserts and mountains as other potential filming locations.

“We think Foxploration will generate more awareness of filmmaking here,” Tintos said. He noted that the next closest Mexican movie studio is 1,450 miles away in Mexico City. Although the number of films, television shows and commercials made in Baja California quadrupled to 41 in four years, the cash and jobs generated by movie making have never come close to the levels reached during 1996, when “Titanic” accounted for much of the $13 million that filming pumped into local tourism.

(The most successful movie made in the border region since then, “Traffic,” depicted Tijuana in certain segments, but scenes were shot in Nogales, across the border from Arizona.)

Baja officials hope that the Rosarito studio, which has been used in about 10 films, will soon get to claim a piece of another box-office behemoth. The studio’s giant water tanks, employed for “Titanic,” were used to shoot part of the upcoming “Pearl Harbor.” A ship’s bow and propeller from the movie already are on display at the park.

Although film novices seemed to enjoy the chance to work mechanical shark jaws or make their own cartoons, even movie insiders offered the park an early thumbs up.

“This has great potential for Baja--potential for the region,” said Ruben Arvizu, who owns a film-dubbing company in Los Angeles. “You educate people. This is the kind of tourism you want.”

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