RSoxNo1
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Actually, I kinda like that.
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Disney's Hollywood Studios Name Change
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Goofyernmost
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The only problem that I would have with Hollywoodland is that it is derived from a real estate development promotional sign. It smacks of taking the easy way and using, once again, someone elses IP. At best they would have to split the word to be Hollywood Land. I still think that there must be a better name and considering the degree of secrecy that Disney has managed to keep in regards to this, I'd have to think they have a good one. I guess we will see soon enough. A Rose by any other name is still a Rose.
Daveeeeed
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Hollywood Adventure is okay, but I really do not think they should go with it. Hollywoodland or Hollywood Land is awesome, but to me, people think of lands as within the park vs. the park itself. Unless of course, the park is themed to random IP lands like HWS. I hope they surprise us with their choice.
Casper Gutman
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"Walt Disney World Park #3"
Marianne75
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Part of me thinks they'll steer away from anything with Adventure in the name because of Islands of Adventure. I like Disney's Hollywood Adventure the best too but IOA and Hollywood Adventure are too similar. Disney doesn't want people thinking SW:GE is at that other Adventure park.
Goofyernmost
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Wouldn't it be funny if this whole park redo started because someone came up with a name so great for the park that they changed everything to match it. Funnier still is when it gets revealed, we all, collectively, slap our foreheads and say out loud. Damn, why didn't I think of that. Hey, it could happen! 
Chip off the Dale
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How about Disney's Wheelhouse refers to captains quarters, the everchanging venues but still Disney property and a throw back to Steamboat! and the studios!
The Hollywood is too California and not really a Disney moniker and adventure really is Universals name now....need a completely new tack.
The Hollywood is too California and not really a Disney moniker and adventure really is Universals name now....need a completely new tack.
PizzaPlanet
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That logic didn't stop them from originally naming the park MGM Studios, which was bound to be mixed up with Universal Studios.
Goofyernmost
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At the time Universal didn't exist. If anything Universal would have been concerned about people thinking that Universal was at Disney (which still happens even after all these years). Not to mention that MGM was an integral part of the entire sponsorship structure of the park itself. Just try keeping their name out. At the time, and I would venture even now, most people don't know the difference between MGM and Universal Studios. Everyone is putting way to much faith in a public that gives a snot about the difference in the companies, especially concerning a theme park.
lazyboy97o
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Disney was copying Universal. They wanted a degree of confusion.
PizzaPlanet
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Eisner knew very well that Universal Studios was coming to Orlando. That was a big part of his motivation to build the Studios to begin with. If they weren't afraid to name their park a studio then, I don't know why they would be afraid to put adventure in it's name now.
Mike S
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He pushed to have it open a year before too.
Goofyernmost
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OK, so what? They were doing what would be a natural anyway. Is that bad? Should we take Eisner out to the woodshed for this or is there someone else that we can blame for yet another evil that doesn't exist?
Goofyernmost
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For the most part, it still hasn't hurt Disney to have done it that way. However, now would cause more confusion that wouldn't necessarily benefit Disney since Universal is now established and the confusion can roll the other way. Today there is a more likely to have people going to Uni looking for Star Wars instead of going to Disney to find Harry Potter.
lazyboy97o
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You’re prior post is factually dubious, that’s what.
Goofyernmost
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And is my guess about the motive any worse than yours. You don't know what they were actually thinking and I don't either, however, my opinion is that they wanted to be first, they knew that Uni was coming they set it up like the California Uni and beat them to it. Whether or not it was designed to "confuse" people or not is the thing that is factually dubious. What advantage would there be to confusing people. They wanted to be first, they were first and any confusion on the part of the public could easily be counterproductive and work against Disney instead of for them. You are the one spouting some sort of conspiracy theory here other then the one to open first.
lazyboy97o
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You presenting a faulty timeline that you are now denying and a mischaracterization of the circumstances (sponsorship). That isn’t me making up a conspiracy.
Goofyernmost
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What am I denying? The timeline didn't change, the overall motive didn't change and and the conspiracy of wanting to confuse people is tinfoil hat time. I am assuming, yes assuming that MGM had some degree of financial liability for the park, even if it was cheaper cost of paying for the right to use their film library and name. Like I said, in my mind, any attempt to confuse the public can easily backfire, so since they got it going first there was no need to confuse anything.