Originally Posted By monorailblue <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.examiner.com/article/are-more-changes-planned-for-disney-s-hollywood-studios">http://www.examiner.com/articl...-studios</a> Let this come to pass, O Disney.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yep, I saw that a few days ago. Apparently the same booklet also shows the currently-in-progress design for MK's hub as being complete, and includes the Mine Train but not the Tangled bathrooms I just think it's interesting that they're still using the old style maps for something. I personally think they're much more visually appealing and easier to understand than the MM+ ones they rolled out a couple years ago, but it doesn't seem like they have any plans to change back
Originally Posted By dagobert I never liked the hat in front of the Great Movie Ride. It would be fantastic, if Disney is going to remove it. Hopefully before our visit in January.
Originally Posted By dagobert Unfortunately not before 2016. We had planned to visit California next year, but then we decided to get married and do a Disney cruise for our honeymoon in January 2015. Although I have five weeks per year for holidays, it wouldn't work out financially to do Orlando, DCL and California in the same year. And we have to visit DLP next year.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The Hat really changed the "feel" of the park for me. Prior to it being there, I thought the entrance to the Studios was the most visually appealing and evocative of place of any Disney park (including the MK). All that changed in an instant.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I'd be OK if they moved the hat to this circle: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3588021,-81.5580766,121m/data=!3m1!1e3
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I wouldn't mind seeing it moved to the front of the park, but it has a much larger footprint than what's there now (which is where the Christmas tree sits during the holidays). There's also been a rumor running for years that it will be moved to the entrance to Fantasmic!, though I think that one is more a fanboy wishlist than anything based in reality. Both of these locations would potentially have sightline issues that would mess with the forced perspective on TOT Realistically, I think it would be far too expensive to move it anywhere. It was constructed like a building, rather than being plopped in place like a sculpture installation, so it would have to be disassembled, moved and reassembled. The iridescent paint job on it has also faded a lot (and unevenly) through the years, so it could use a really nice refurbishment. Given how much effort that would require (and how it's been taken out of promo material and merchandise with other park icons in the last year or two) it seems much more likely that they would just demolish it For me personally, I've never had an issue with the hat itself but it's not in the right place at all. If they could find an appropriate place for it, then I don't mind them keeping it, but I'd also be happy to see it completely scrapped
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Honestly you guys, that thing is beyond cheesy. Maybe if was placed over in the Disney Village (or whatever they call it now) or in a traffic circle over there. Maybe they can send it to Shanghai. I don't know, it's just too literal as an art piece and recalls Eisner's love affair with tacky post-modernism. Let's just hope that they demolish it for good. And they can blow up its ugly cousin at the while they're at it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Just as long as we don't forget about it's sad little cousin at the All Star Movies... <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/All%20Stars%20124.jpg">http://land.allears.net/blogs/...0124.jpg</a> Much like the 2000 wand at Epcot, I thought it was a neat icon for a temporary promotion, but wasn't impressed when it outlived its purpose. As I've recently proven, I have no problem with temporary overlays and icons, provided they're truly temporary; I thought that the MK 25th castle cake was awesome when I saw it in person and having it around for such a limited time made it even more special. But when stuff like that outlives its welcome, it rapidly switches from a neat temporary addition to an unwelcome remnant in a terrible location
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Just as long as we don't forget about it's sad little cousin at the All Star Movies..." LMAO! Wow, that is just horrible. What's inside there? Or do you just walk though it?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't think there's anything inside it. Like most of the icons at the Value resorts, it's just a big visual marker for where the stairs and elevators are in that building. It does look like it could use some Viagra though! Here's a closer view of a similarly placed icon in The Mighty Ducks wing (with Herbie, Fantasia 2000, and Mighty Ducks, they really seemed to have picked a great selection of movies that got forgotten after the hotel opened) <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/04/11/20/a6/disney-s-all-star-movies.jpg">http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.c...vies.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The mighty who? jk OK, I guess as visual markers those giant icons make sense. Still, that sad hat makes me want to weep.
Originally Posted By monorailblue <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-disneys-hollywood-studios-sorcerers-hat-20141024-story.html">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...ory.html</a> Hallelujah!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt So what's about to down at the Studios? Whatever it is it's going to be big and Disney is being unusualy mum about it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip My GUESS is an expanded Star Wars mini-land in the Echo Lake area and a new Carsland replacing the attractions at the back of the park (LMA, Catastrophe Canyon, etc).
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Those seem like logical ideas, but you don't need to remove the park's central icon to do those things. I get the feeling they're about to do a DCA style makeover.
