What would you choose as Disney's Hollywood Studios Park Icon

NWDMD

NWDMD

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Years ago, my wife and I purchased panoramic posters of the parks at Disney World... unfortunately we couldn't find MGM (Hollywood Studios). The other 3 that we have are: Magic Kingdom, Main Street + Castle. EPCOT (View of Spaceship Earth, but from the vantage point of standing at Japan in the world showcase). Animal Kingdom is the Tree...

I've looked for the MGM/Hollywood Studios poster for years but have been unable to find it. I've decided that it's never going to happen. Instead, I want to design my own poster to attempt to match the other 3. What would you choose for the photo of MGM/Hollywood studios? Would you choose The Great Movie Ride? The Big Hat? the Earful tower (probably a let down for a poster)? Any other opinions?

I'm including a link to one of the posters. I'm also posting a sample idea of Rock N' Roller coaster plus Tower of Terror. (although I would need to find something bigger for the poster.
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Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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The Earful Tower since it was an Icon to begin with and it was advertised that way..
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The BAH IS, HAS and ALWAYS was a Temporary structure all we need is Hurricane force winds to knock that Son of a Sorcery hat down..Even the 2013 shirt they were selling in the park even shows the Earful tower..
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ExtinctJenn

ExtinctJenn

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
The Earful Tower since it was an Icon to begin with and it was advertised that way..
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I have to agree. For me the earful tower has always been and always will be the icon for that park. I don't hate the ear hat as much as many do but I do hate it's placement directly in front of GMR and I dislike that it became the icon. To me, a park's icon isn't something that should change. You chose the earful tower as the icon, it's the icon. It's not like once upon a time it had more prominent placement in the park... it's always been on the backlot. Unfortunately I think the idea behind changing it was not just driven by the placement of the hat but the removal of all things "studio" from the Studios property. The earful tower was an icon like it's sister in CA that sits on studio property. Had they removed it when they shut down the working studio ok then I'd get it but she's still there and still viewable as it always was. But I digress... LOL
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
There's this one that shows Earful Tower (in the distance)...But, I'm not so sure you really want the bag check area in the shot...
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Therein lies the rub. All of the other icons are easy to access and surrounded by gorgeous contextual scenery. The Earfful Tower is tucked away in the back of the park and if you do make it close, you're rewarded with a beautiful photo of a backlot. It's just a letdown compared to the castle, tree, and golf ball.

I'd vote for Tower of Terror as the closest thing the park has to an icon....but it still doesn't really belong in the same category as the other three, since it's not near the front of the park and serves as a destination more than a symbol.

Really, the simplest answer is that the park doesn't have a single icon. DCA is in a similar position, and they seem to just acknowledge it. You're just as likely to see Grizzly Peak or Mickey's Fun Wheel (or both) representing the park on merchandise.
 

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