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| image=Earfultower2ChineseTheater2.jpg| caption= The Earful Tower the park’s original icon''' A replica of Grauman's Chinese at Disney's Hollywood Studios.'''
| theme=Golden Age Hollywood and today's Disney Studios
| opening_date=May 1, 1989
==History==
===Conception===
Like most things in Walt Disney World, Disney's Hollywood Studios can trace its origins back to Walt Disney himself. In the 1960s, Walt wanted to build a theme park that would show guests the movie making process <ref name= "studios"> http://www.studioscentral.com/history-hollywood-studios </ref>. At that time, Universal Studios had a popular backstage tram tour, and Walt wanted to do something similar on the backlot of the Disney Studios <ref name= "studios"/>. Due to land costs and potential traffic problems however, this idea never came to fruition<ref name= "studios"/>. Although the Disney Studios backlot tour was never built, the idea would later resurface.
[[Image:DisneyMGMConcept.jpg|thumb|400px|Early concept art for Disney-MGM Studios]]
The genesis for what would eventually become Disney's Hollywood Studios began in the mid-1980s. Although there are varying accounts as to what sparked the creation of the new park, it was likely a confluence of factors. One possible launching point came when Imagineers led by Marty Skylar and Randy Bright were given the task of creating two new pavilions for [[Epcot#Current_Future_World_Pavilions_Pavilions|Future World]] in [[EPCOT Center]] <ref name= "history"> http://www.studioscentral.com/history-great-movie-ride </ref>. One idea they came up with, was to be the Great Movie Ride pavilion<ref name= "history"/>, which would house an attraction which would have taken guests through various iconic movie scenes (a concept that would eventually materialize in the [[The Great Movie Ride]]). Michael Eisner, then the CEO of the Disney Company, decided that the idea for the pavilion was strong enough to warrant its own theme park and he told his Imagineers to begin working on it<ref name= "history"/>.
===Construction===
Construction began on Disney-MGM Studios began in 1986<ref name= "studios"/>. As mentioned before, besides being a theme park, Disney-MGM Studios was also a working studio. Both animation and live action studios were built, which guests were eventually able to tour, to see how Disney made films<ref name= "studios"/>. Imagineers also wanted the park to be the perfect representation of the "Golden Age of Hollywood." To accomplish this, the park was themed to look like a small version of Hollywood, with replicas of icons such as Grumman’s Chinese Theatre Theater, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Brown Derby. To give Disney-MGM Studios an "icon," , Imagineers created the large "Earful Tower." . The 130 ft. water tower looked exactly like the one on the Disney Studios lot in California, with the exception of the large Mickey ears placed on top<ref name= "studios"/>.
===Opening Day===
Disney beat Universal to the punch when Disney-MGM Studios opened on May 1, 1989 <ref name= "yesterland"> http://www.yesterland.com/mgm-beginning.html </ref>. When the Studios opened, the park consisted of [[Hollywood Boulevard]], Lakeside Circle, and the Backlot Annex (with the production studio and animation studio making up the rest of the park)<ref name= "yesterland"/> .[[Image:MGMGrandOpening.jpg|thumb|400px|Michael Eisner and Bob Hope leading the first family into the park on its opening day]] On opening day, Disney-MGM Studios only had five operating attractions. On [[The Great Movie Ride]], guests boarded large trams and rode through scenes from famous movies. Audio Animatronics were used to recreate these moments, and at the ride’s end guests could see a montage of clips from "great movies". The second and third opening day attractions were The Monster Sound Show and Superstar Television. Both of these attractions were interactive stage shows hosted by Sony <ref name= "day"> http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/Disney-MGMGrandOpening.html </ref>. On the Monster Sound Show guests were able to help add sound effects to an "all-star haunted house mystery". Superstar Television on the other hand, showed guests how TV production worked by recreating some of the greatest shows in television, with guests cast in the show. The other opening day attractions consisted of a lengthy tour of the animation studio and a shorter tour of the production studio <ref name= "day"/>.
==Changes Since Opening Day==
===1989-2000===
Although only opening with five attractions, Disney-MGM Studios was popular and quickly expanded. Later in 1989, the [[Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular]] opened in [[Lakeside Circle]] <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/mgm/st-indiana.htm </ref>. Initially intended to be an opening day attraction, the new show recreated stunts from the Indiana Jones film "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Also in 1989, [[Star Tours]], another collaboration between Disney and George Lucas, made its debut. The new motion simulator attraction that transports guests to the world of the George Lucas' Star Wars film series <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/mgm/st-startours.htm </ref>. In 1990, New York Street was opened for pedestrians (it had previously been part of the [[Backlot Tour]]) and the 3D film [[Muppet Vision 3D]] was added <ref name= "timeline"> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10692/Celebrating_the_Silver_Anniversary_of_Disneys_Hollywood_Studios </ref>. Also added to New York Street at this time was the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground <ref name= "timeline"/>. In 1991, two shows were added to the park: [[Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage]] and the [[Voyage of the Little Mermaid]]<ref name= "timeline"/>.
[[Image:TowerOfTerrorday.jpg|thumb|400px|The Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studios]]
===2007 Name Change===
In 2007, Disney announced that it would be renaming the park Disney's Hollywood Studios. The contract signed in 1985 between MGM and Disney had expired in 2005, and Disney chose not to renew it<ref name= "yesterday"> http://www.yesterland.com/mgm-end.html </ref>. When announcing the name change, Meg Crofton, (the President of The Walt Disney World Resort, ) stated:
{{Quotation|"The new name reflects how the park has grown from representing the golden age of movies to a celebration of the new entertainment that today’s Hollywood has to offer—in music, television, movies and theater"|Meg Crofton, President of Walt Disney World Resort<ref name= "yesterday"/>}}
Reflected in the new name change , was the fact that over time the theme of the park had changed. Originally the park was set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, but by 2007 the theme had clearly shifted to a more modern view of filmmakingfilm making. By 2008, the park had been was officially renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios; however it took more time to change all the affected signs<ref name= "yesterday"/>.
===Disney's Hollywood Studios 2007-Present===
[[Image:Earfultower2.jpg|400px|thumb|The Earful Tower served as the park's icon from 1989 until 2001]]Since the 2007 name change there have a few major additions to the Hollywood Studios. In 20072008, Mickey's Avenue was renamed Pixar Place, and all attractions on the Avenue were closed<ref> http://progresscityusa.com/2008/08/04/pixars-place/ </ref>. Opening in their place was [[Toy Story Midway Mania!]], a new 4D attraction that lets guests travel through (and play) classic Midway games, while wearing 3D glasses<ref> http://www.studioscentral.com/toy-story-midway-mania-construction </ref>. The opening of Toy Story Midway Mania! was followed by the opening of the American Idol Experience in 2009<Ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/mgm/st-americanidol.htm </ref>. The American Idol Experience was located on [[Hollywood Boulevard ]] in the ABC Theater , and based on the popular television show American Idol. On December 6, 2012 an interactive walkthrough attraction named The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow replaced the Journey Into Narnia walkthrough attraction<ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/11/inside-the-legend-of-captain-jack-sparrow-as-walt-disney-world-debuts-new-lifelike-pirates-of-the-caribbean-attraction/ </ref>. Also in 2012, Sounds Dangerous! officially closed<ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/mgm/st-sound.htm </ref>.
2014 saw a series of changes occur in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. On August 30, the American Idol Experience closed its doors<ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-american-idol-experience-closing-20140815-post.html </ref>. Subsequently on September 27, the [[Studio Backlot Tour ]] (an opening day attraction) was closed<ref> http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/article2771271.html </ref>. Following this pattern of change, in October 2014 Disney announced that the Sorcerer’s Hat (which had been built as a temporary structure in 2001) would finally be demolished in 2015<ref> http://www.wesh.com/orlandomyway/orlando-theme-parks/walt-disney-worlds-sorcerers-hat-to-be-torn-down-wednesday/30571590 </ref>. This announcement was paired by the announcement that The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow would be closing for good on November 6, 2014. On July 12, 2015 another opening day attraction [[The Magic of Disney Animation]] closed permanently <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-hollywood-studios-magic-animation-closing-20150629-post.html </ref>.
Beginning January 18, 2019, Pixar Place was temporarily transformed into a Municiberg city block from Disney'''[[Star Tourss Incredibles <ref> https: The Adventure Continues]]''//insidethemagic.net/2019/01/incredibles-pixar-place/ </ref>. As part of the festivities, Disney introduced the "Where's Jack-Star Tours is a 3D motion simulator ride that takes guests into Jack" scavenger hunt, the world of Star WarsSuper Shindig dance party, and an Edna Mode meet and greet. The attraction Incredebles experience is now updated and features 54 different adventuresexpected to run until September 30, 2019. [[Image:studios2014.jpg|thumb|350px|The 2014 Hollywood Studios map (click to enlarge)]]
==Current Attractions==
[[Image:studios2020.jpg|thumb|400px|The 2020 Hollywood Studios map (click to enlarge)]]
To see the current Disney's Hollywood Studios map [https://secure.parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/wdpro-assets/parks-and-tickets/destinations/hollywood-studios/Disneys_Hollywood_Studios.pdf '''Click Here'''.]
Guest's gateway to the rest of Disney''[[Honeys Hollywood Studios, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure]]Hollywood Boulevard features a replica of Grumman'''- A large playground based on the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kidss Chinese Theater. Inside On Hollywood Boulevard guests can also find the playground young guests will see 30 foot grassHollywood Brown Derby restaurant, 40 foot bees as well as a wide variety of shops and even a giant dogtributes to Hollywood landmarks.
Originally referred to as the Backlot Annex/Lakeside Circle, this land features the popular attractions [[Star Tours]] and the [[Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!]]. On the peaceful lake guests can also find a bevy of restaurants including [[Min & Bill's Dockside Diner]] and [[Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction]]. ===Pixar Place[[Grand Park]]===[[Image:MuppetCourtyard.jpg|thumb|400px|Muppet Vision 3D can be found in Grand Park]]Main Article: [[Grand Park]] Formally known as Muppet Courtyard, [[Grand Park]] is home to the classic Disney attraction [[Muppet Vision 3D]]. Created in 2017, Grand Park is themed to transport guests to urban Los Angeles. The area is also home to [[PizzeRizzo]] and [[Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italian]]. ===[[Toy Story Land]]===Main Article: [[Toy Story Land]]
In Toy Story Land, guests are shrunk down to the size of a toy as they explore Andy'''s backyard. Thematically replacing the former Pixar Place area, in Toy Story Land guests can experience two new attractions- [[Slinky Dog Dash]] and [[Alien Swirling Saucers]], as well as [[Toy Story Midway Mania!]]'''- A 4D attraction that lets guests play classic Midway games in a whole new way. Featuring characters from Outside of the 1995 Disney Pixar movie ''three attractions, Toy StoryLand is also home to Woody''s Lunchbox, this attraction allows guests to actually enter midway games while they play thema quick service restaurant.
===Mickey Avenue===
'''[[Walt Disney: One Man's DreamPresents]]'''- An exhibition of various items celebrating Walt Disney's life. Guests start out by exploring a Disney museum that tells Walt’s story, before viewing a 15 minute biographical film. Walt Disney Presents also features models and concept art for upcoming Disney attractions, lands, and resorts.
===Animation Courtyard===
'''[[Voyage of the Little Mermaid]]'''- A live musical retelling the 1989 Disney movie, ''The Little Mermaid''. The show runs for approximately 15 minutes.
'''[[Disney Junior- Live on StageDance Party!]]'''-An interactive show featuring Disney Junior characters. Characters from popular television shows, ''Mickey Mouse ClubhouseVampirina, '', ''Handy MandyDoc McStuffins'', ''The Little EinsteinsLion Guard'' and ''Jake Mickey and the Never Land PiratesRoadster Racers'' appear. The show is 24 minutes long.
===Star Wars: Galaxy'''s Edge===Main Article: [[Rock N Roller Coaster Staring AerosmithStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge]]'''- A road trip through Hollywood featuring twists, turns, loops and even a corkscrew. Set to the music of Aerosmith, Rock N Roller Coaster is one of the fastest rides in Disney World. The ride starts by accelerating from 0 to 57 miles per hour in an astonishing 2.8 seconds.
==Disney Genie +=={| style="padding-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;"|-| * [[Star Tours]] |* [[Millennium Falcon: Smuggler'''Superstar Television'''s Run]]| * [[Muppet Vision 3D]]|* [[Disney Junior Dance Party!]]|- Located in what is now | * [[Beauty and the ABC Theater, Superstar Television was open from 1989 until 1998. The attraction was a live interactive show that allowed guests to re-enact famous television scenes. Using special effects guests would be superimposed in the television shows along with the original actors. The attraction was replaced by Doug Beast LiveOn Stage]]| * [[Slinky Dog Dash]]|* [[Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!]]|* [[For the First Time In Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration]]|-|* [[Alien Swirling Saucers]]| * [[Toy Story Mania]] |* [[Rock 'n' Roller Coaster]]| * [[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror]]|}
===Lightning Lane===Disney's Hollywood Studios''Doug Live!'''- Located in the ABC Theater, Doug Live! opened on March 15, 1999 and closed on May 12, 2001. The attraction was a live show based on the television cartoon “Disney's Doug”. Doug Live! was replaced by The American Idol Experience. two Lightning Lane exclusive attractions are:
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
*The Earful Tower is was a non-working water tower that has a height of was 130 feet tall and is 8 1/2 feet in diameter. That gives gave it a hat size of 342 3/8.
*TV shows taped at Disney-MGM Studios included:
“Sheena,” “Full House,” “Wheel of Fortune,” “World Championship Wrestling,” “ESPN College Football Awards,” “Talk Soup,” “Step By Step,” “Barbara Walters Special” and “Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee”.
*Mulan was the first full-length film to be produced primarily by Walt Disney Feature Animation at Disney-MGM Studios.
==References==