Disney’s Hollywood Studios Overhaul: Star Wars, Pixar & the End of the Backlot Tour (Ep. 65)
Podcast: The Disney Dish with Jim HillPublished On: Mon Mar 24 2014
Description: Jim Hill and Len Testa examine the major transformation beginning at Disney's Hollywood Studios as Disney prepares to move away from the park's original working-studio concept. With the Studio Backlot Tour, American Idol Experience, and American Film Institute showcase closing, Jim explains how Disney could use the newly available space for a much larger mix of Pixar and Star Wars attractions. They also look back at why Disney-MGM Studios struggled as an actual production facility and discuss possible additions including a Cars-themed attraction, new Pixar rides, changes to Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage, and the long-rumored Monsters, Inc. coaster. NEWS • Why the Studio Backlot Tour closure signals the end of Disney's Hollywood Studios as a working movie-production concept. • How Disney-MGM Studios originally tried to combine a functioning film studio with a theme park - and why that model ultimately failed. • The large amount of redevelopment space created by the closures of the Backlot Tour, American Idol Experience, and AFI showcase. • Plans for a broader Pixar area featuring multiple family attractions and a possible Florida version of Radiator Springs Racers. • Why Star Wars and Pixar were emerging as the two major intellectual properties likely to define the park's future. • The possible return of the long-rumored Monsters, Inc. coaster and other projects Disney had previously placed on hold. • How Universal Orlando's success with Diagon Alley was increasing pressure on Disney to move faster and invest more aggressively. HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia | Instagram: @JimHillMedia | jimhillmedia.com • Len Testa - Bluesky: @lentesta.bsky.social | Instagram: @len.testa | touringplans.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia/ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Jim Hill explains how the closure of the Studio Backlot Tour could launch a major Disney's Hollywood Studios transformation built around Star Wars, Pixar, Cars, and new family attractions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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