Changes

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 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 filmmaking. By 2008, the park had been renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios; however it took more time to change all the affected signs<ref name= "yesterday"/>.