Sticking with the name your grew up with?

[nroon]

I'm normally pretty open to name changes on things, but there are a few that I can't get out of my vocabulary.

I don't know if I will ever call Hollywood Studios "Hollywood Studios". It has been MGM to me since I was itty bitty (plus I think it sounds better).

Anyone else have a name related to Disney that they liked better the first time?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I actually prefer 'Hollywood Studios'. For my liking, a more fitting description of the park.
'Disney-MGM' sounded like one-upmanship. The competition has got only one studio in it's name ('Universal Studios'), so let's take not only their idea for a studio park, but also the naming template, but - in a show of force - bigger and better. Let's outdo them with two studio names, double the fun: 'Disney-MGM Studios').
'Hollywood Studios' much better encapsulates the park, which tries to be about a 'Hollywood that never was and always will be'.


My peeves are:
EPCOT. It must be an acronym, all capitalised. Small case Epcot is just a nonsensical word, without meaning. To me this is the mother of all Disney related name battles.

Peoplemover. In my head it is stil the Wedway Peoplemover. But peoplemover will do.

 

[acishere]

My family refers to Riverside as Dixie Landings still.

 

[bgraham34]

From time to time I call Epcot - Epcot Center.

 

[minniemickeyfan]

I have a feeling I will still refer to the new Storybook Circus area as Mickey's Toontown.

 

[Saoirse1916]

EPCOT Center for sure, I feel like I grew up in that park so the new "Epcot" just looks goofy to me.

 

[nroon]

Now that you mention it, "Hollywood Studios" does seem more fitting. I forgot the real name was Disney-MGM, my family always just called it MGM, as in Disney's MGM Studios Theme Park (like Disney's Animal Kingdom).

EPCOT. It must be an acronym, all capitalised.

Is it an acronym?

 

[MissM]

Is it an acronym?

Originally. Back when it was a planned city rather than a theme park. Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. (Though sometimes Walt also said "City" - in fact, he says both in the EPCOT video on the Tomorrowland Treasure dvd.)

 

[c-one]

I agree that Hollywood Studios is more fitting, but it's also more generic, somehow. I still call it MGM, reflexively.

I also refer to DTD as "Disney Village" sometimes. Downtown Disney is a stupid name anyway.

I'm okay with Epcot (never said "Epcot Center" all the way through anyway).

 

[Crockett]

Originally. Back when it was a planned city rather than a theme park. Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow.

Back when I did the CP in late 90's, we would say it stood for:
Every Person Comes Out Tired.

I really don't see DHS as deserving of a "Studio" name, period.
It's not even a working studio. :shrug: More like Movie World Germany...it's just a very cool movie/television themed park. But "Hollywood Studios"? I dunno, but it just seems kinda silly for what the place is today. I'd love to see the place actually become a legit studio, and renamed to just Disney Studios Fla.

 

[unkadug]

I have a feeling I will still refer to the new Storybook Circus area as Mickey's Toontown.

Better than still calling the area Mickey's Birthdayland !

 

[PyroKinesis]

Not Disney-related, but I still call "Progressive Field" (baseball stadium in Cleveland) Jacobs Field, because that's the name I grew up with.

 

[invader]

I still call it Magic Kingdom and not Magic Kingdom Park®.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I agree, Epcot should be EPCOT. Hollywood Studios I can live with (especially since we always just called it "the Studios" in my family) but Epcot needs it capitalization back.

I still call it Magic Kingdom and not Magic Kingdom Park®.

Ambassador Jennifer calls it Magic Kingdom Park® and so should you! And remember, its Walt Disney World Resort®.

 

[quirkle]

Port Orleans is POFQ, PORS is Dixie Landings. Never got used to DTD and still say MGM.

 

[Kramerica]

The cast members nowadays like to say that epcot stands for "Every Paycheck Comes On Thursday"..

Oh, and it will always be mgm to me.

 

[C&D]

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

I miss some of the old names (but have moved along).

 

[nroon]

Wow, I forgot most of those. Disney Village... Dixie Landing... Guess some are not as set in my brain as others.

 

[mrsdanalind]

Now that you mention it, "Hollywood Studios" does seem more fitting. I forgot the real name was Disney-MGM, my family always just called it MGM, as in Disney's MGM Studios Theme Park (like Disney's Animal Kingdom).



Is it an acronym?

I will always think of it Disney MGM.. I even have a t shirt that calls it Disney MGM, but I agree if the name has to change Hollywood Studios describes the park.

 

[Jay & Sue]

Small matter but Sue and I did not like it that the MK parking lots have been renamed - just did not seem right.