Copyright 2014 Space.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Cyndi Lauper is a jill of all trades. Not only did she write the music and lyrics for "Kinky Boots" on Broadway, she set up her own lighting on the red carpet at the play's opening night Thursday, then took over as usher once inside.

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"12 Years a Slave" had been talked about as a favorite, but the drama was shut out until the night's final award, claiming the best motion picture, drama award. Director Steve McQueen thanked his large cast, asking them to help him by shouting out names of the personnel he forgot to mention. "And of course, Brad Pitt, this movie couldn't have been made without you," McQueen said of the "12 Years" producer and co-star.

Adrenaline junkies will scoff, but the at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando will unbalance your equilibrium without speed, spins or splash downs. Instead, it relies on an elaborate set, a scary backstory and a seemingly rickety elevator that lurches and drops in a different, and therefore unpredictable, sequence every time. "For a lot of people, fear of the unknown is a lot more terrifying than physical sensation," says Niles.