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Disney's Hollywood Studios 25th Anniversary?
- Thread starter Jakester
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PeterAlt
Well-Known Member
Doubt it. Do I need to quote C3PO to tell you the odds?
PeterAlt
Well-Known Member
You're a comedian or is that wishful thinking?
CDavid
Well-Known Member
The hat isn't wood, just use the sonic on it...
Communicore
Well-Known Member
I think had this theme park been more of a theme park there would be a lot of hype for the 25th. I don't think they care for the history at all. It's as if they want to distance themselves from theis park's past.
DoctorWho
Member
Unfortunately I discovered that the only other thing the sonic doesn't work on is BAH's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PeterAlt
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If you're replying to what I said, I meant for us, not for them.
I actually will be partaking in the RnR event for Studios Cast.
Cool. Should be a neat experience.
devoy1701
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why would you want to ride RnR with the lights on?
Bocabear
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Hollywood Studios really needs a DCA style makeover... rethink what is there, create some expansion and turn it into a solid One Day experience... It is currently such a mish-mash of stuff I generally avoid it completely. There are not enough attractions so the ones that they have are completely overcrowded...The studios tour is just a ghost of itself and not worth wasting time on...The Great Movie Ride needs a kick out of the 80s and into the 21st century... All in all... Needs a lot of things...Would be nice if they were announcing that for the 25th
A lot of people have an interest in seeing attractions with lights on. Look at all the Space Mountain lights on threads.
DisneyWorld30th
Active Member
I was at Opening Day for Disney's MGM Studios back in 1989. I was 10 years old at the time.
I will be at the 25th Anniversary on May 1st. I had no idea it was the Anniversary when I booked it.
Wish I had kept something from the opening day. Not so much!
I will be at the 25th Anniversary on May 1st. I had no idea it was the Anniversary when I booked it.
Wish I had kept something from the opening day. Not so much!
COProgressFan
Well-Known Member
While I wasn't there on opening day, I was there a few months later. I remember the park being at capacity that July, and we had to come back the next day (the lot was full, but resort buses were allowed in - we stayed at the Poly). I remember waiting in lots of huge lines for the very few attractions there were (5?) but I do remember having fun. Great Movie ride, the extended backlot tour, and Animation were all quite impressive for their day.
While in no way would I say it was a "complete" park, at the time it certainly was exciting, and new, and did actually feel different from MK / Epcot. The Hollywood "behind the scenes" aspect was a novelty but it certain won me over. The concept just worked.
It is so sad to see how far things have fallen. Those original attractions have either been bastardized (animation, backlot tour), or simply left to rot (GMR). The subsequent additions in the few years after opening were great (Muppets, BatB and Mermaid Shows, ToT) but again, then what? I would argue that ToT is the only "timeless" attraction in the park.
What exactly is there to celebrate at 25 when the park has been all but neglected in recent years?
