No More Disney MGM Studios .....
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| Thu, 08-09-2007 - 10:44pm |
This was made official as of 2pm today....
New Attractions, New Experiences and a New Name!
In the Walt Disney World theme park famous for all things Hollywood, it's curtain up on the launch of new attractions, new looks, new breakthrough experiences... and a brand-new name!
Disney-MGM Studios will be renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios, effective January 2008, Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort, announced today.
"The new name 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," she said.
Framed by the park's supporting cast of classic Hollywood architecture are shows and attractions straight from contemporary Hollywood, such as Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show and many more. Disney's Hollywood Studios is also the place to meet favorite character stars of today including Lightning McQueen and Mater from Disney-Pixar's Cars, Power Rangers and Little Einsteins.
With exciting coming attractions and experiences, the best and brightest of Hollywood is about to emerge for park guests, Crofton said.
"As Disney continues to grow and invest in our family entertainment business, we constantly explore new ways to deliver high-quality, immersive experiences for our guests," she added. "As a park all about entertainment, Disney's Hollywood Studios will deliver like never before. Now we can say that Hollywood is literally our middle name."
New Attractions and Experiences Coming Soon!
Toy Story Mania!
Guests get sporty in a new, interactive "Toy Story" competition inspired by Disney-Pixar's Toy Story films and hosted by characters like they've never before experienced. Past a queuing area featuring a giant Mr. Potato Head, guests grab 3-D glasses, board fanciful ride vehicles and zip into a world of exciting midway-style games hosted by many of their favorite Toy Story characters, including Woody, Hamm and Rex. Once inside "Andy's Toy Box," the competition heats up. Who can rack up the most points? Using spring-action shooters, guests launch darts at balloons, rings at aliens, eggs at whimsical barnyard targets. Toy Story Mania! takes the interactive ride-game experience to infinity — and beyond. (summer 2008)
Block Party Bash
Play, party and dance as the Disney-Pixar Film Pals present Block Party Bash, the wildest, most interactive parade in Disney history. New to Disney's Hollywood Studios, Block Party Bash will invite guests to rock to retro tunes, be dazzled by high-flying acrobatics and join in the fun as more than 20 partying Disney-Pixar Film Pals fill the theme park streets. This immersive rolling spectacle will feature favorite characters from The Incredibles, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and A Bug's Life. (spring 2008, replaces Disney Stars and Motor Cars parade)
Playhouse Disney — Live on Stage!
A whole new cast of friends from Playhouse Disney fills the popular Playhouse Disney stage. Children will be on their feet singing, clapping and dancing to performing stars from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny and more. (Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage! will be dark most of January 2008, reopens February 2008)
Disney High School Musical 2: School's Out!
With new songs and a rollicking new spirit, the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2 comes to life on the streets of Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is interactive fun as high-energy performers on a traveling stage invite all ages to catch Wildcat fever by singing and dancing. (fall 2007, replaces High School Musical Pep Rally)
Meet and Greet Adds Handy Manny
And what would a Disney theme park be without characters? Disney's Hollywood Studios is center stage for character meet and greets. Disney Channel stars JoJo and Goliath and the Little Einsteins welcome guests in the Animation Courtyard next to Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage! and will be joined for the first time by Handy Manny later this year. (November 2007)
Soaps, Sports and Sprites!
Part of the Disney's Hollywood Studios magic includes events for which the park is famous. To a stellar lineup including ABC Super Soap Weekend, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, ESPN the Weekend and Star Wars Weekends, the park reprises the Playhouse Disney in Concert series with dynamic concerts and special entertainment for little ones.
Headliners include favorite children's acts The Doodlebops, Imagination Movers, Dan Zanes and Friends, and Johnny and the Sprites. The fun happens on select dates Aug. 30–Oct. 28, 2007, during Little Ones Travel Time in a 10,000 square foot, air-conditioned performance venue. For the complete show schedule: disneyworld.com/pdic.
In addition, holidays at Disney's Hollywood Studios will have a special sparkle this year as the park hosts the Harlem Gospel Choir Nov. 30–Dec. 25, 2007.
"This is easily one of the most ambitious attractions rollouts in the 18-year history of the park," Crofton said. "With so many great coming attractions, we are thrilled to be launching a Studios year unlike any other. Wrapped in a brand-new name... Disney's Hollywood Studios."








How "timely"...Anita Answer has a question about that this week!
Alysha
what's Anita Answer??
I'm
a Gryffindor!
The Question/Answer column on AllEarsNet. It's posted every Monday, and put in the weekly newsletter (well, a link to it anyway).
Alysha
And here I just get used to calling it 'Disney Studios' after they started dropping the 'MGM' from things a couple of years ago.
Yes, DHS...that's my & Mike's alma mater, so now if I say something about MGM calling it DHS, he's going to think I'm talking about the high school...lol (as will lots of other people...I'm sure LOTS of people went to a DHS).
Alysha
Good News! It needed to be done.
And I am glad to hear they are going to re-vamp the playhouse Disney Show. I mean, how many times can you watch the same show, with the puppets barley high enough to see their heads! I always thought that was silly. Currently when they have the kids stand up/come to the front, by the time most get there it's time to sit back down again. I think that needed some major work anyways.
And we were there on that very day, getting the news from *you*, Lisa! (and yes, sadly we are now back home, just barely, but back :(
It was really great meeting you, I still get a chuckle when I think of you telling DH you could show him how to do your job while you and I ran off to see VOTLM :)
But anyway I hadn't thought of the acronym thing until I saw this, but sadly DHS to me will always be "Department of Human Services"...the agency that "gave me" (and then took away) my (foster) kids...
Or maybe I should look forward to the change of mindframe that will hopefully one day allow me to automatically think "Disney Hollywood Studios" instead of that, when I see/hear of 'DHS'!