The Disney-MGM Studios is going away

[innerSpaceman]

The odd thing about the name change is that, for decades, the shorthand name for the Park was "MGM." I guess now people are going to have to call it "The Studio Park" or some such, but it's hard to change a name that everyone's gotten used to.


Everyone calls The Mad Tea Party simply "the Teacups." So if they changed the official name of that attraction to The Mad Hatters Fun Spin, wouldn't people still call it "the Teacups" regardless?

So will people continue to call the theme park "MGM" even when it's no longer part of the official name???

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So will people continue to call the theme park "MGM" even when it's no longer part of the official name???

I suspect they will do just that for quite a while. I've been among those who have tried (in vain) to get people to stop calling it MGM, for years. I preferred "Studios," as it better reflected the park. (The actual presence of MGM was extremely minimal - even when we opened. For instance, even The Wizard of Oz, seen on The Great Movie Ride, was a property of Ted Turner back in 1989. Some of the GMR Finale clips are from MGM movies. Out in the park, there's Min N' Bill's Dockside Diner. That's about it.)

I still call the attraction in Tomorrowland 'People Movers," even though officially it's Tomorrowland Transit Authority. "People Movers" is easier to say, more descriptive of what's actually there, and it's more nostalgic. "Teacups" would continue to be descriptive even in the event of a name change. ("Slow Teacups" might be even more descriptive for you West Coasters - )

"MGM" on the other hand, well, it was NEVER a good summation of that park. I'll be interested to see what happens.

Trivial Note: Originally, the whole Studios idea was going to be a pavilion in Future World at Epcot. Michael E. was the one to press for a studio park. Imagineers on the project referred to it as "The Studio Tour" during the design phase. Anyway, here's the thing. To this day, certain Imagineers of my acquaintance still call the park "The Studio Tour." They will undoubtedly continue to do so even if the Backlot Tour within the park someday closes down.

[HTHBellcaptain]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So will people continue to call the theme park "MGM" even when it's no longer part of the official name???

It will be interesting to see whether people can change or not. Myself, I glad they're dropping MGM from the name. I remember early on in the Disney-MGM Studios history that some people didn't even know that it was a Disney park. They thought it was owned by MGM. Go figure.

My guess is that most people will just refer to it as "The Studios." My hope is that people don't call it by it's initials, like DCA (Disney's California Adventure) or DAK (Disney's Animal Kingdom). I think we have way too many TLA's as it is (Three Letter Acronyms).

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by HTHBellcaptain

I think we have way too many TLA's as it is (Three Letter Acronyms).

I thought it stood for Two Letter Acromym