interesting mgm studio's hat thoughts...

[imagineersrock]

*let me just clarify this is nothing more than ideas/wishful thinking...

ok, so love it or hate it (personally i lean more towards the hate end of the spectrum) the people of the disney mgm studios decided to plop an enormous tacky-looking hat in the heart of mgm. IMO it takes away from that feel yo used to have of walking down the 'mainstreet' towards the beautiful chinese theater replica, it doesnt seem right you know?

anyway so for a while rumors were flying about why the hat was really there, or how long it was going to be there, etc.

[as you probably remember, rumors indicated (this one seemed most logical to me) that the hat was simply going up to cover the major rehab of the GMR exterior/chinese theater fascade. after visiting and seeing in person the massive amount of work that was going on, this rumor seemed very reasonable; it would be like seeing cinderella castle completely covered in tarps, and the pointed roofs from the towers removed. anyway- it just made sense that they wanted to cover it up, and hey, when you could say you were planning t do it anyway in celebration of the 100yom celebration- why not!?

so this is where the wheels in my head start turning; how long do you guys think it will stick around..?

my initial thoughts/wishful thinking; i thought it could be removed by this winter, because the exterior rehab of GMR is complete, and the hat now stands where the christmas tree would go

*ok, just realized the hat was already in place for xmas 2002 -so where did the xmas tree go for that year?*

anyway my thought was that they wouldnt place a tree in that would cover up the hat that was covering the chinese theater.

so all these ideas of the hat coming down by the end of this year didnt seem too far-fetched to me... HOWEVER, the hat has not only become the new icon on park maps, etc. but the hat logo can now also be found on tons of studio's mercandise... so honestly i have no idea anymore-

what do you guys think..?

(sorry if this thread has been done before, but ive never seen one...)

 

[Kenan]

I think that they will leave the hat up. Personally, I like the hat. It gives the Studios a new identity, when and if, the MGM name gets dropped.

 

[mkt]

Disney has said that the hat is there to stay... it's MGM's new icon... well not new anymore, but still the parks icon nonetheless

 

[wdwcrazy]

It's going to be there as long as Cinderealla's castle, spaceship earth and the tree of life will be there. A looooong time.

 

[ISTCrew20]

I dont know what they were thinking when they put the new thing in front of it, its already getting dented

 

[wdwcrazy]

When they decide to change the park icon for Disney-MGM studios they can just put up somthing in front of the hat. :lol:

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I think it looks neat, however, I think they should take it down. It ruins the view of the Chinese Theater. The theater is a much better icon than the hat. If they want a sorcerers hat they should put it on the earful tower.

 

[Brett]

Personally I believe it should go, but it definently will not. Too much money was used in constructing a giant hat. Just like if they ever put a Mickey Hand on Spaceship Earth, it's not coming down.

 

[Becky]

I think they should paint it green, hang some lights and bulbs on it and have the Voices of Liberity sing carols under it all year long.

 

[meeko_33785]

I'd love to have it down by Christmas, but I know that definatly won't happen. Personally, it just doesn't fit the theming for me. I knowit's supose to be "Disney Magic" or "California Crazy" architecture, but it just comes off cheesey to me. It might work better if they had put it somewhere else (like maybe in the Animation Courtyard or in the entrance courtyard outside the turnstiles), but it just doesn't make sence where it is now. Even in Hollywood, no one in their right mind would have put a giant blue hat in front of a movie theater- especially a famous theater like Grauman's Chinese. :brick:

 

[Tramp]

I have no way of knowing what the intended longevity of the hat is so that's how I voted.

IMHO, the hat is a great icon in a terrible location. It would've made a great shelter and welcome for people exiting the tram.

 

[mkepcotmgmak]

I think the hat should be moved to the entrance to the animation courtyard. it symbolized that more than the MOVIE based park. i think it would also be great to use for the earful tower... but personally, the chinese theater isn't necessarily the best ICON, because it never was the icon, but it sure sets the scene better at the end of the road...

 

[amanda]

i know its gonna be up for a long time, but i do wish they would take it down. it dosent fit the theming to well and its blocking a lot of views to different sections of the park. they should of left it as it was IMO

 

[General Grizz]

Originally posted by wdwcrazy
It's going to be there as long as Cinderealla's castle, spaceship earth and the tree of life will be there. A looooong time.

Are you sure about this? :veryconfu

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by grizzlyhall
Are you sure about this? :veryconfu

yup Grizz...

 

[General Grizz]

Wow...that's amazing. Is it still a shop underneath?

 

[mkt]

nope... it's a 70's themed rollerdisco now..

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

hey a roller disco might be kind of cool! They could still keep it in the movie theme. Wasn't there roller disco scenes in an Austin Powers movie?

 

[Quentin Disney]

Hat Icon featured on almost all merchandise featuring the four park icons together?

CHECK

Flagship location for the sale of pins in the entire park?

CHECK

New structure placed under the hat to replace 100 yom logo?

CHECK

Two registers and build-a-pin stations added after 100 yom?

CHECK

Face it folks. The WDC spent some dime on this structure. THEY WON'T TAKE THIS STRUCTURE DOWN ANY TIME SOON, especially with a shop under it.

Long live the hat.