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What is today known as The creation of the ABC Commissary originally opened Restaurant came about as simply The Commissary on December 16, 1990 <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/a-solution to-z/abc-commissary/ </ref>a problem. In this incarnation the restaurant was themed with generic television props and photos <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/228/Walt-The Disney-World/Disneys-Hollywood-MGM Studios/Echo-Lake/ABC-Commissary </ref>was originally designed with the idea that the park would hold about five million guests a year. On July 1, 1997 Right away however, Disney rethemed the restaurant <ref name= "D23"/>. Now called the ABC Commissaryit became clear that attendance would shatter these expectations, the eatery was adorned with various props and photos celebrating that upgraded facilities were needed. Commenting on the history of ABC. Since its transformationlog jam, the ABC Commissary has not seen any major changes. Imagineer Eric Jacobson noted:

The ABC Commissary got a new "fast causal dinner menu{{Quotation| " We were insufficient in December 2016 <ref> https://disneyparksfacilities almost right away.disney.go.com/blog/2016/12/new-fast-casual-dinner-menu-now-available-at-abc-commissary-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/ </ref>In food alone, we needed another thousand meals per hour so we had to make that allowed guests to sit at a table and wait for their food to be brought to them. In 2017, Disney began offering mobile ordering at the ABC Commissary <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/16aug2017-mobile-order-rollout-complete-with-the-final-restaurants-at-disneys-hollywood-studioshappen quickly.htm </ref>”}}

On April 28, 2019, With the ABC Commissary closed for refurbishment <ref> https://wdwmagic.com/dining/abcgoal of quickly adding to the Disney-MGM Studios restaurant repertoire, Imagineers designed a new restaurant based on a studio commissary/news/17apr2019-abc-commissary-closing-for-refurbishment-later-this-month.htm </ref>. At this timeTaking inspiration from the Art Deco stylings popular in Hollywood during the 1930s, Imagineers spent only two and a half months designing the restaurant's interior will be refurbished.  When talking about the idea behind the restaurant reopens on June 2, 2019Jacobson noted that although a commissary is really just a studio cafeteria, it is expected to feature had been idealized by the public as a place where they could meet movie stars. Imagineers strove to meet these expectations, marrying the functional needs of the park with the glamour of Hollywood. The Commissary Restaurant was constructed on the newly christened Commissary Lane. The walkway that the new "fast-casual" dinnereatery sat on had initially been inaccessible to guests as the park's New York Street was originally a part of the [[Backlot Tour]]. When talking about the construction of the Commissary, architect Joe Kilanowski noted: {{Quotation|“It had to be a long horizontal building with the center in the middle of the mass. Our design solution came from a beautiful old hotel in Miami that allows breaks up its entrance with a tower and receding tiers. The large, soaring marquee is a bit overstated for reservationsa working commissary but it gives a feeling of excitement. As part ”}} The interior of this new processthe restaurant was designed by Barbara Dietzel, starting at 4pmwho wanted the eatery to be a place where the focus would be on Disney's movie and television deliveries. Dietzel remembered: {{Quotation| “We placed etched glass panels featuring the logos of those divisions along the entryway and posters on the walls feature our latest movies and television shows.”}} In addition to the Art Deco motif, guests the Commissary Restaurant was also given an "garden-like" entry way which was designed by landscaper Joe Parinella. The entry way, combined with dining reservations at the ABC fifty foot mural over the Disney-MGM Studios, which was designed by Han Woo Lee and painted by Bill Anderson, would become trademarks of the restaurant. The Commissary will be able Restaurant opened to place their orderguests in December of 1990. At the time the restaurant opened, take a pager both Frank Wells and sit downMichael Eisner stated that it was the best commissary they had seen. When  The Commissary Restaurant remained essentially unchanged until July 1, 1997 when it was given an ABC based overhaul. Now stocked full of props and photos celebrating the order is readyhistory of ABC Television, the food will then be brought to restaurant was renamed the tableABC Commissary.