tl77
Well-Known Member
An elegant version of the Sorceror's Hat (like in the top photo) might be a good idea if the park needs something uniquely Disney as the park icon while moving on from the Great Movie Ride.
I wouldn't mind a version of the Sorcerer's Hat either, I'm sure today there are all kinds of high tech ways to light it up at night, or give it a 1930's/1940's "Golden Age of Hollywood" flavor, and if the new ride is supposed to be about Mickey Mouse, his feature film debut, with the modern character design, was as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in 1940's "Fantasia", which currently appears in the Great Movie Ride. Sorcerer Mickey is also the version that appears in the DHS Meet and Greets as well as in Fantasmic! So the hat would make the most sense in for that type of ride, plus, like it or not, the Big Hat was the park's icon for over a decade, and it's something Disney owns the rights to, the Chinese Theater they don't, in terms merchandise, park maps ect... The Chinese Theater isn't really an option. Currently on the Walt Disney World website Tower of Terror is used as the park icon and there's talk now of getting rid of it's Twilight Zone IP as well