Walt Disney World will soon be adorned in holiday décor. Each theme park and resort will have a holiday glow. Here is a list of what to expect from Disney’s holiday events. Magic Kingdom Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party The “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” will star Santa Claus, gingerbread men, marching soldiers, and [...]

By Audrey M. Brown For the first Retro Orlando column, let’s take a look back at “Monster Sound Show,” an attraction that no longer exists at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In fact, when it did exist (1989-1997), Disney’s Hollywood Studios was still Disney-MGM Studios. Theme parks are mysterious organisms that usually have good reasons for making [...]

The sad news of legendary newsman Walter Cronkite’s recent death at 92 years old has Disney fans remembering his contributions to Walt Disney World theme parks. While many remember Cronkite as the narrator of Epcot’s Spaceship Earth attraction from 1986 to 1994, he was also featured in a 9-minute film entitled Back To Neverland at what [...]

Today, May 1, 2009, marks the 20th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. When it opened two decades ago as the Disney-MGM Studios, it was Walt Disney World’s third theme park rand revolved around the idea of television and movie-making. In honor of the 20th anniversary, Disney held a special rope-drop ceremony this morning at 8 [...]

The new Disney’s Hollywood Studios logo atop the archway which leads into the animation courtyard is finally up. This was one of the last changes to be made for the name changeover inside the park. As you can see, it’s a physical 3-D looking sign and not just paint on the wall.

Photo by Garth Vaughan An artist paints the new logo for Disney’s Hollywood Studios high atop the famous “mouse-eared” water tower on the backlot of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Last month, Walt Disney World officially changed the name of the showbiz-themed park in Florida from “Disney-MGM Studios” to “Disney’s Hollywood Studios.” Painters began work on the [...]

In our current issue (Feb./March 2008) we have a mistake. Hopefully it’s the last one, but I’m sure it won’t be. Mistakes and corrections are a fact of the publishing world, and as they say, human nature. It’s when publications have mistakes and no corrections that you need to worry. In the story about the [...]

Today is the official day that the former Disney-MGM Studios becomes Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I was there for the opening this morning and it was business as usual. There was no fanfare or special announcements other than a brief mention during the usual opening rope-drop show. The new park maps look largely the same except [...]

We’ve just updated our photo gallery with some more holiday photos. View our pictures of the Christmas decorations and special events from all around Disney-MGM Studios (including the Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights), Epcot, Magic Kingdom (including the newly decorated castle) and the Downtown Disney Marketplace. Keep checking our photo gallery as the season rolls [...]

Photo by Kent Phillips Disney’s newest star, Princess Giselle, made her royal debut at Disney-MGM Studios. She now makes special appearances as a prelude to the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade. Princess Giselle is the star of Enchanted, the new motion picture. The film is a twist on the classic Disney fairytales which blends live-action, computer effects [...]

Super Soap Weekend at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park has come and gone for 2007. Stars from ABC’s hit soap operas, One Life to Live, General Hospital, and All My Children, were there to greet fans and answer questions. Here are some highlights from today (Sunday, Nov. 12):

From orlandosentinel.com: Moving toward the big name change coming up in January, Walt Disney World has unveiled the new logo for Disney’s Hollywood Studios — featuring Mickey Mouse holding a clapboard.The logo replaces the MGM lion logo that has graced Disney-MGM Studios since it opened in 1989.     Link According to the announcement made by Michael [...]

Handy Manny, the popular Playhouse Disney character, is the newest member of the Disney-MGM Studios family. He will begin making regular meet-and-greet appearances in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park the week of Nov. 18. Also, coming in 2008 to the theme park, Handy Manny will debut as part of the cast in a new show [...]