Well, it finally happened. Finally.Ever since it opened in 1989, the Disney-MGM Studios has been dogged by rumors of a name change. Such possible names as "The Disney Studios", "Walt Disney Studios" and "The Disney-Pixar Studios" have surfaced over the years, but it turns out to be none of those; ladies and gentlemen, Walt Disney World now presents:
Disney's Hollywood Studios.
As breathlessly explained in the official press release, the new moniker "reflects how the park has grown from representing the golden age of movies to a celebration of the new entertainment that today's Hollywood has to offer -- in music, television, movies and theater".
The change will take effect at the beginning of next year, which will also see the opening of the "Toy Story Mania!" ride and the debuts of a Pixar character parade (transplanted from Disney's California Adventure) and a brand-new High School Musical stage show.
With the word 'Hollywood' now front and center, let us hope that steps will now be taken to remove that enormous eyesore, the Mickey Sorcerer hat, which currently blocks the park's recreation of a legendary true-Hollywood landmark, Grauman's Chinese Theater.
And how much you wanna bet that people are still going to call it "MGM" (which Disney hates) for years to come.
Links via WDWNews.com and Wikipedia.com.
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