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| Stanley Hotel, Estes Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Unfortunately, the book concept was the only thing original in regards to the story of The Shining. When Stanley Kubrick took over the production of the movie, he felt the hotel was not suitable for the movie and so exterior scenes were shot at another hotel... in Oregon. He also exercised poetic license to add scenes and dialog not originally in the book. For example, the hedges in the movie weren't ever a part of the original storyline and so these scenes were filmed on location in England. In fact, most of the interior sets were built and filmed in England. Rumor has it that Stephen King was very angry about these changes and refused to have his name associated to the original release of the film. It was thus titled Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. It later went on to become a blockbuster hit. |
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| Stephen King later came back to the hotel in 1997 and filmed the miniseries of the same name, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Steven Weber. It followed the book to the letter but unfortunately didn't make as big an impact as the original film despite the fact that Stephen King himself made an appearance in the series. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Stanley hotel also served as a backdrop for another popular film, Dumb and Dumber. The next time you watch the movie, take a close look at the scene depicting the entrance of the main hotel in Aspen. The hotel name was changed but the original hotel in that movie is indeed The Stanley Hotel. The final quarter of that movie was filmed here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estes Park is not only famous for the hotel, but also for the surrounding areas. Just a few miles outside the town of Estes Park lies an entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enos Mills was a conservationist and his efforts in public awareness of preservation of our wild lands resulted in President Woodrow Wilson signing a bill in 1915 to set aside 400 square miles for what was the beginning of Rocky Mountain National Park. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today the park attracts 3 million visitors annually and is a host to all sorts of wildlife including deer, elk, bighorn sheep, antelope, several varieties of eagles and dozens of other protected wildlife.. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back to the Colorado Home Page Back to Stanley Hotel Page 2 |
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| Updated June 5, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||