Is the clock ticking on the Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon at the Studios? YES!

[lazyboy97o]

I have to agree, Stephen Rock, LONG LIVE THE HAT!! The theater is cool and all, but just not a DISNEY ICON! For example, when you think Cinderella Castle, you think Disney; When you think of a giant golf ball/geodesic sphere/globe, you think Disney; When you think of a giant carved tree, you think Disney. On the other hand (if no hat was present), when you think of the chinese theater, you think hollywood. What's wrong with this? The fact that when you see this icon, you DO NOT think Disney. That probably don't sit too well with anyone in TDO. Too much of a loss of individuality, and money. KEEP THE HAT!

You were supposed to think Hollywood. It's from a time when Disney was not so insecure and Disney fans were not obcessed with self references and full of fear of the unknown.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

The hat is awful where it's at now. And the theater is easily a legit Disney park icon.

 

[JenniferS]

The hat is awful where it's at now. And the theater is easily a legit Disney park icon.

I would be equally happy with ToT as the park icon.
But the BAH? A thousand times NO!

 

[Turtle]

The hat would be awesome as an entrance to Fantasmic...just sayin'

it would ruin the forced perspective of ToT

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I would be equally happy with ToT as the park icon.
But the BAH? A thousand times NO!

I still just want the theater as the park icon as originally intended. But ToT would still be infinitely better than the hat. ToT is still a wonderful part of the park from a visual perspective (and as a ride experience, though it terrifies me to go on it).

Funny note- I keep accidentally adding an "e" to the end of "hat" whenever I type it in regards to this discussion lol! Think my subconscious is trying to tell me something? Nah, that's a fully conscious thought there regarding the hat(e)!

 

[Maerj]

Someone I met online who claims to be a neighbor of a neighbor of a WDW bus driver told me that they are building a large hat rack and the Sorcerer hat will be hung on that. That way people will be able to see the theater yet the hat will still be there for those who like it. It's just gotta be true!!

 

[BoarderPhreak]

That hat is as lame as the magic wand was. At least they had the sense to lose the latter. Just sayin'

 

[lazyboy97o]

it would ruin the forced perspective of ToT

And if it was at the top of the hill where one enters the amphitheater then it would also be visible from World Showcase.

 

[aladdin2007]

That hat is as lame as the magic wand was. At least they had the sense to lose the latter. Just sayin'

They didnt, Siemens wanted the wand down. It probably still would have been there otherwise.

 

[HMF]

They didnt, Siemens wanted the wand down. It probably still would have been there otherwise.

Both WDI and Siemens wnated it gone. Whether TDO did is another matter.

 

[aladdin2007]

Both WDI and Siemens wnated it gone. Whether TDO did is another matter.

True True

 

[BryceM]

I have to agree, Stephen Rock, LONG LIVE THE HAT!! The theater is cool and all, but just not a DISNEY ICON! For example, when you think Cinderella Castle, you think Disney; When you think of a giant golf ball/geodesic sphere/globe, you think Disney; When you think of a giant carved tree, you think Disney. On the other hand (if no hat was present), when you think of the chinese theater, you think hollywood. What's wrong with this? The fact that when you see this icon, you DO NOT think Disney. That probably don't sit too well with anyone in TDO. Too much of a loss of individuality, and money. KEEP THE HAT!

Yeah, you're supposed to think Hollywood. The park is called "Disney's Hollywood Studios". Though I do see where you're coming from.

 

[Clever Name]

It would be great if they could bring the wand back and put it next to the hat!

 

[BryceM]

It would be great if they could bring the wand back and put it next to the hat!

Then they could totally decorate it like a birthday cake!

 

[Clever Name]

Then they could totally decorate it like a birthday cake!

Then a veteran Hollywood star such as Stitch could come by and TP it!

 

[BoarderPhreak]

Oh. My.

 

[Tim_4]

it would ruin the forced perspective of ToT

Forgive my ignorance but what forced perspective? The Hollywood Tower Hotel is supposed to be 13 stories, and it's actually 13 stories (more or less), isnt it?

 

[Tim_4]

And if it was at the top of the hill where one enters the amphitheater then it would also be visible from World Showcase.

I'm not sure I see the relevance of that bit. Astro orbiter is visible from Adventureland. The Contemporary is visible from the Polynesian. Just about everything is visible from Everest.

 

[Sped2424]

I have to agree, Stephen Rock, LONG LIVE THE HAT!! The theater is cool and all, but just not a DISNEY ICON! For example, when you think Cinderella Castle, you think Disney; When you think of a giant golf ball/geodesic sphere/globe, you think Disney; When you think of a giant carved tree, you think Disney. On the other hand (if no hat was present), when you think of the chinese theater, you think hollywood. What's wrong with this? The fact that when you see this icon, you DO NOT think Disney. That probably don't sit too well with anyone in TDO. Too much of a loss of individuality, and money. KEEP THE HAT!

And when I think Hollywood studios I see the Chinese theater and I think, Disney.

 

[Tom]

it would ruin the forced perspective of ToT

Forgive my ignorance but what forced perspective? The Hollywood Tower Hotel is supposed to be 13 stories, and it's actually 13 stories (more or less), isnt it?

The Tower of Terror is indeed "life sized". But having a giant blue hat near it would be sacrilege anyway.