Alta or Snowbird While most of the "High School Musical" movie was filmed at East High, you can see the stage where Troy and Gabrielle auditioned at Murray High School — just make sure to call ahead and set up an appointment to see it beforehand.
NO ARCHIVING. NO RESALE. While most of the "High School Musical" movie was filmed at East High, you can see the stage where Troy and Gabrielle auditioned at Murray High School — just make sure to call ahead and set up an appointment to see it beforehand.
Yes, the infamous East High from High School Musical actually exists: It's a regularly-operating high school in Salt Lake City. But while it's business as usual for the staff and students who call East High home, the school has also become a tourist attraction for visitors from all over.
Utah’s national parks aren’t featured in the "High School Musical" films, but you’ll catch them in hundreds of other films and TV shows because of their goosebump-inducing landscapes. Zion, which is an hour away from St. George, is no exception.
Press for The Inn at Entrada. In 2007, Entrada was transformed into Lava Spring Country Club for the filming of Disney's High School Musical 2.
East High SchoolMost of the Disney Channel film High School Musical was filmed at East High School. The opening scenes of its first sequel High School Musical 2 (including the film's opening number, "What Time Is It?") were also filmed at East High.
So after shooting the opening scenes back in and around East High, the production moved to southern Utah. Most of "HSM2" was filmed at the Entrada Country Club at Snow Canyon. "St. George served us with great climate," said director Kenny Ortega.
"So fun going down memory lane and staying at @entradasnowcanyon in Utah! As many of you can guess this is where we filmed HSM2 and I hadn't been back since! It was awesome being able to show my wife a piece of my past and to be reminded of some hilarious memories 😂," Corbin wrote along with a series of photos.
No. It sticks out to me so much, but I have a wig on the entire episode. She cut off a piece of the wig. The wig was cut short to the actual haircut, and then they put on clip-ins and tape-ins and she cut the tape-in on the wig.
Vanessa Hudgens had to compete with 12 other girls for the role of Gabriella Montez during the callbacks for this movie. She and the other girls danced and sang all day to determine who would play Gabriella Montez.
Entrada, also fictitiously known as Lava Springs Country Club, was made famous when Disney chose Entrada to be the location for the filming of High School Musical 2, which took place in the spring of 2007.
Gabriella Montez's House 2236 Country Club Dr. The Montez house is most famous for the classic white arch. So awesome that the arch is still intact.
It's important to note HSM-obsessed visitors are not allowed to tour the school during regular operating hours. East High has real kids to teach, after all.
Salt Lake CityIn the movies, East High School is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. But in reality, the school is located in Salt Lake City and their mascot is a leopard. Because they made the movie during regular school hours, the cast and crew was often on a time crunch.
33 years (December 14, 1988)Vanessa Hudgens / Age
Vance Evans is the rich father of Sharpay and Ryan Evans. He is the owner of the Lava Springs Country Club with his wife, Derby. He loves to play golf like his wife. He was portrayed by Robert Curtis Brown.
While most of the "High School Musical" movie was filmed at East High, you can see the stage where Troy and Gabrielle auditioned at Murray High School — just make sure to call ahead and set up an appointment to see it beforehand.
Riverside Walk. Emerald Pools Trail. Zion Canyon Drive. Utah’s national parks aren’t featured in the "High School Musical" films, but you’ll catch them in hundreds of other films and TV shows because of their goosebump-inducing landscapes. Zion, which is an hour away from St. George, is no exception.