Q: Why did Walt Disney World rename the Disney-MGM Studios to Disney’s Hollywood Studios?
Allison, San Francisco, California
A: Meg Crofton, Walt Disney World president, stated in a 2007 press release: “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.” The change was also made due to the ending of a licensing agreement with MGM Studios.
Dave Smith