Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3941" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney's Hollywood Studios to celebrate its 20th on May 1st</b></a> <p>On May 1st, three representatives from Walt Disney Imagineering will speak at Premiere Theater at 9:00am & 10:45am about the history of Disney's Hollywood Studios. The event is open to all guests. The representatives are:</p> <ul> <li>Tom Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President, Senior Creative Executive </li> <li>Eric Jacobson, Senior Vice President, Creative Development </li> <li>Bob Weis, Executive Vice President, Creative</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Originally Posted By Anatole69 This park is 20 years old and still has a weak attraction roster. TDL just turned 26 and has continued to expand and build new rides. It shouldn't be that hard. - Anatole
Originally Posted By mousermerf Wow.. what are they going to talk about? "So.. Backlot Tour - that idea is dying a slow painful death and is pretty much a joke. Hmm, and all those shows are holding up so well.." Wild guess: "Toy Story Midway Mania! So awesome! Did you see it has screens?!"
Originally Posted By MPierce Well at least they are going to acknowledge it or did the fans have to raise hell with them like they did about Epcot. Maybe they could turn the Big Hat into a birthday cake.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Maybe they will unveil a new attraction or show??? Let's hope! But I will be there b/c it is my favorite park. ~Lights~Camera~Action~
Originally Posted By leobloom I can only imagine what they'll say about ancient, decrepit Star Tours. MGM is the most disappointing park for me. I remember going when it opened in 1989 and how packed the place was. There weren't many attractions back then. Sadly, not much has changed. It'll take more than the Toy Story Video Game Ride-Thru to get me back over there. Maybe a new stunt show would do the trick. Can never have too many stunt shows in a theme park. Sarcasm, it does a body good.
Originally Posted By leobloom Well, I had to make it clear I was being sarcastic. Otherwise, the Walmart crowd would say, "Yeah-huh, we need us some more stunt shows!"
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 But it's a movie studio, what's wrong with stunt shows? IMHO the purpose of a movie studio park should be to show me how movies are made, the behind the scenes stuff. How they get to the final product that we see on the silver screen. No, I wouldn't want the park to be all stunt shows, but a variety of attractions. I really enjoyed TSMM, but that did that have to do with making movies? I don't recall seeing those scenes in either movie, so it's not like they were putting me into the movie.
Originally Posted By kennect And to think how young I was was when I first visited the park when it opened...Like me, the park hasn't aged very well...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Well at least they are going to acknowledge it or did the fans have to raise hell with them like they did about Epcot.>> No one had to raise hell. The O-Town teen fanbois taught them a valuable lesson with EPCOT Center's 25th. So they just worked with them on DAK's 10th and now this. Who knows maybe they can get a two-day, or even a week-long fanboi fest for WDW's 40th ... you know instead of actually doing anything themselves that involves planning, investing, spending, building, rehabbing, refreshing and cleaning. Although maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised since Leemac has also kept his arse away from this topic! ;-) <<Maybe they could turn the Big Hat into a birthday cake.>> Now you are thinking like a Sr VP of Marketing. Go pick up your Escalade and here's your company Chase Visa! I dared the fanbois on a magical site to ask Jacobson to 'tear down this hat/pinshack' ... wonder if anyone will. ~The Lottery Ticket~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<MGM is the most disappointing park for me. I remember going when it opened in 1989 and how packed the place was.>> Me too. I remember being there on Opening Day and how exciting that was. Met Michael Eisner for the first time (just as a lowly fan) ... also met Bob Hope (a thrill) and Colonel Klink from Hogan's Heroes. <<There weren't many attractions back then. Sadly, not much has changed.>> True. But the park was quality. And it had a unified theme and purpose. Now, it's just a mess of things related to entertainment. And even with the addition of TSMM and AIE, both of which are quality, the place still lacks so much. <<It'll take more than the Toy Story Video Game Ride-Thru to get me back over there. Maybe a new stunt show would do the trick. Can never have too many stunt shows in a theme park.>> I love sarcasm. It is an art. ~Soundstage Restaurant and Catwalk Bar~
Originally Posted By leemac <<I dared the fanbois on a magical site to ask Jacobson to 'tear down this hat/pinshack' ... wonder if anyone will.>> In the same way that Eric wanted the wand gone he wants the hat gone too. It isn't a WDI call. It isn't Eric's fault that either of his temporary icons have lasted longer than he anticipated.
Originally Posted By magic0214 So lets say what our plans would be if we could change the park... First take away the hat. Rock N' Roller Coaster line would involve how they get a CD out from studio to Target. Tower of Terror is needing a post show involving the old TV show more. Fantasmic should cut the canoes and add the Peter Pan scene. Beauty and the Beast should get covered and add mezzanine. More Broadway, and make a little longer, actually have Gaston falling off tower. American Idol would be cut, if they brought back Hollywoood Squares, put that in there. If not just keep it...I guess. Indiana Jones would stay put, but add a couple more stunts. Star Tours get update with George Lucas in pre-show explaining how they pieced together the movie. Muppet Vision 3-D would have post show with actual puppets, like add Jim Henson's Fantastic World to the end. Lights Motors Action would be cut and they would extend Backlot Tour with adding more about movie making, maybe a second "Canyon" like Paris... but better. Add more effects too. Magic of Disney Animation is perfect. Playhouse Disney could stay but add a character meet and greet in past Catwalk Bar. Voyage of the Little Mermaid would be cut and be taken over by a Classic Disney ride. Walt and Roy will narrate as you go through the process of animation, you will then get spit out at the Animation Academy. The Animation Academy's spot right now would include a character meet and greet with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Sounds Dangerous would include a movie of how they make 4-D movies hosted by the Pixar Characters. The Great Movie Ride would stay put. Hunchback stage would get a Live action Fantasia, but with words here and there. Pixar would recieve an exhibit on the history of Pixar in the spot where the "Lighting" sign is. Toy Story Midway Mania would be moved to Fantasyland and that spot would include a rollercoaster...thrugh your favorite action movies. Armageddon, Indiana Jones, and others would be included. As you can see, this would mean the Pixar studios theme would be dropped. The end of the ride would slowly move your car through the "Sound Stages" with props and costumes used in the movies in the ride. In back of Backlot tour there would be a new ride explaining how stop-motion animation would be done. This would go through differernt scenes from The Nightmare Before Christmas. The end post show will have a stop motion class which wopuld ionclude letting you make your own clay figure for a stop motion film. It would also include a zoetrope with Nightmare Before Christmas Characters. There would also be a soundstage somewhere in the park used for T.V. shows to be allowed to film here. Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, Hannah Montana, etc. So there you go. I have more ideas, but I'm in school and my period just ended!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^You have some great ideas there, and if everything was put into effect, I can't imagine anyone saying there was "nothing to do at the Studios." But why get rid of LMA? I hope you put as much effort into your school work!!
Originally Posted By kennect You know there is one simple detail of the park I will never forget when it opened...There was a store that was sort of the main clothing offering for adults...It was adorned with the most perfect props and wallpaper...The wallpaper was from Schumacher...A fab art deco design from their archives...I was so thrilled to see it used there...Second trip, a few months later, that same wallpaper was showing signs of abuse from people visiting the park...Well,third trip down the wallpaper was gone...What a shame...While my comment does belong in another thread somewhere I just simply can't believe how piggish slobs people can be...The studio park started out so well and gave us some things I never thought of...Still overall to me it is somewhat nifty, not great but still interesting...
Originally Posted By magic0214 I get all A's thank you very much!!! I think we should rid of LMA b/c it has been there for so long and I think there is enough space for a much needed attraction.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad Once again here I have to side with the park. I like HS. I would like to see the hat at the entrance instead of blocking GMR and it needs attractions which run well into the night. I find plenty to do there during the day, but after 5pm when all the shows start shutting down it becomes too crowded on what is left. I would like to see them expand Pixar Place and fix up the back lot tour and maybe add some more muppet attractions, sure. But I still can't just throw away the whole park. The stunt shows are good and TSMM, RNRC, ToT are great first quality rides. I can't see why everyone just writes off this park.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^When I've done everything I like there, I take the boat over to EPCOT for supper, then go back to the Studios for Fantasmic. It's not a full day park for me. But I have to see Fantasmic once each trip
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad For us, we have to see the Beauty and the Beast on stage show. Sure do miss that quartet that opened for the show. I wish Disney would bring them back.
