Originally Posted By Indigo Well, at least why they shouldn't rename it Disney-Pixar Studios. The primary reason is because they should want to keep the property open to other non-Disney and non-Pixar stories. The largest example of this right now is the Lucasfilm related films (Star Wars and Indiana Jones). As relationships warm with George Lucas, just as they warmed with Steve Jobs, I think Lucas would be much more likely to allow new attractions under his banner at the Studios if it wasn't specifically attached to Disney or Pixar.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Using MGM is almost a liability at this stage in the game. Why not 'Disney Studios Theme Park'? Does Pixar really necessary to add to the title? Seems weird to me. Then again, Disney-MGM Studios has always been weird to me. Talk about 'California' as a tough theme -- using 'movies' might be easier, but it's also lame.
Originally Posted By Sweeper Disney Studios Florida? Then put giant letters at the entrance spelling out F-L-O-R-I-D-A.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I think this belongs in the WDW section, but I won't tell . Yeah, I don't understand why call it Disney Pixar Studios either? It automatically tells people the park is only geared to those property's even though it may not be. On the other hand, Disney MGM banner didn't just use those products either, hence Indiana Jones example you used. That comes from Paramount and LucasFilm and that didn't bother Lucas then, why should it now? But 'Disney Studios' seem like a better, more general way to go.
Originally Posted By karlg How about "Disney Park Orlando Southeast" in keeping with the generic Disney Parks theme? More seriously, I would think the obivious thing is to name it simpley "Disney Studios." Naming it "Disney Pixar Studios" only serves to statisfy some internal company politics. I could see there being a "Pixar Land." I never saw what the hyphenated MGM did for the park anyway. MGM had already become largely bygone name.
Originally Posted By jmuboy We have Walt Disney Studios Paris....why not a Walt Disney Studios Florida? Seems easy to me.
Originally Posted By Indigo There is some rumoring that 'Disney's Hollywood' is the new title. Only I don't like that because Walt himself deliberately separated himself from Hollywood, not just in location, but in subject matter.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ I wouldn't sweat about it Indigo. There are no plans that I know of to change the entire park to Disney/Pixar Studios. The Mickey Avenue section will be renamed and rethemed accordingly but the rest of the park will remain Disney/MGM Studios for the time being.
Originally Posted By Phantom Disney-MGM-Pixar-ABC-Touchstone-ESPN-Citadel-Lucasfilm-Imagineering-Animation-Buena Vista-Miramax-Hollywood Studios Floridian Adventure Theme Park
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL >>>There is some rumoring that 'Disney's Hollywood' is the new title. Only I don't like that because Walt himself deliberately separated himself from Hollywood, not just in location, but in subject matter.<<< A name change to 'Disney's Hollywood' would be fine in my book. Walt may have "seperated himself" from Hollywood, but there would be no Disney today if it weren't for Hollywood to begin with.
Originally Posted By ChampDisney I would name it Disney Brother Studios. It goes back to Walt & Roy Disney's old studio & with the fact there's Pixar, Lucas, & Muppets around park they could be the brothers of Disney. All in one family.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 yes ,spending money in as many locations as they can squeeze in on one street.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I say re-name it Steve Jobs Park,and then make him chairman and CEO of DIS.
Originally Posted By aracuanbird Are audiences really so tightly wound that they care whether a film property reprsented at the Studios was a Disney thing or an MGM thing? Doubtful to me.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't care about the name. They can call it Disney's Jim in Merced CA park if they want.
Originally Posted By SFH There was a time when "Disney" meant something very different from the rest of Hollywood in the minds of moviegoers. SFH
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> There was a time when "Disney" meant something very different from the rest of Hollywood in the minds of moviegoers << It still does. Maybe not as much as when Walt was still with us, but the Disney brand still is clearly different.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It could be argued that earlier, having the name Disney attached to it turned a lot of people off. It was different from Hollywood alright... in a bad way.