Talk:Disney-MGM Studios

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Contents 1 more on the name change 2 Star Tours 2 3 Abc Theatre to be gone 4 more on the name change 5 Name-change claims are pure speculation unsupported by facts 6 Water Tower on Disney Channel 7 Power Rangers? 8 You're All Wrong, and i've got to say 9 Name change question 10 Name change to DISNEY-PIXAR STUDIOS

[edit] more on the name change

in the current article, it says "this information is temporary...". The information shouldn't be removed, but rewritten to include the history of the MGM-Disney name and name change. Not temporary at all, in my opinion.

[edit] Star Tours 2

I heard there replacign star tours with star tours 2 is this true anybody got soem news on this

[edit] Abc Theatre to be gone

Looks like sounds dangerous will be removed also with the building connected right next to it to amke room for a new attraction. So goodbye sounds dangerous Hopefull it wll be a chronicle s of Narnia attraction and not a wlakthrough a ride

[edit] more on the name change

in the current article, it says "this information is temporary...". The information shouldn't be removed, but rewritten to include the history of the MGM-Disney name and name change. Not temporary at all, in my opinion.SpikeJones 14:33, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

The information will be incorporated into the article when the name change occurs. I never said this information is temporary, I said this section is temporary - which it is. --Speedway 18:57, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Name-change claims are pure speculation unsupported by facts

In the interest of transparency and good faith, below is my reasoning for deleting the name-change section from the article. I realize this topic is a source of endless fascination among Disney theme park fans.

The following section is temporary as, although relevant at present, it will cease to be relevant when the subject of the section has commenced.

• This sounds out of place for an encyclopedia and it's worded very awkwardly

[1] The future of the park's name was uncertain, as the contract allowing the usage of the "MGM" name is said to expire in Summer 2005. With MGM being sold to a group led by Sony as of April 8, 2005, it is not expected that that this group will renew the park name contract. A sign of this pending transition is that many merchandise and other material already refer to the park as Walt Disney Studios. It was expected the Disney-MGM Studios would become the Walt Disney Studios on January 1, 2006. However, no such renaming happened that day.

• The linked URL is dead (and it likely wouldn't meet WP:VERIFY criteria)
• The future of the park's name was uncertain — speculation not supported by any facts and there's no attribution for the claim that the name-use contract expired in 2005
• it is not expected that this group will renew the park name contract — more speculation
• A sign of this pending transition is that many merchandise and other material already refer to the park as Walt Disney Studios — more speculation; there are other, more mundane explanations for the generic label on park merchandise (e.g., they are the same items sold at the company headquarters in California)
• Disney is contractually prohibited from using the Disney-MGM Studios name in certain marketing contexts like the free vacation-planning kit; in those instances the park is called The Disney Studios
• It was expected the Disney-MGM Studios would become the Walt Disney Studios on January 1, 2006 — more speculation and since the "expected" change did not occur why is this information relevant to the article?

Signage around the park proclaiming it as the Disney-MGM Studios has either been quieted down, or removed altogether. MGM has never allowed Disney to use the name in publicity material, but many signs around the park are already heralding the park as the Walt Disney Studios. The MGM archway, featuring Mickey Mouse and the park logo, over the entrance to Mickey Avenue had signage removed in during October, suggesting to many that change was very imminent, but it has since been restored. There is a Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, and rumours of a Walt Disney Studios park to open in the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort within the next decade.

• Signage around the park proclaiming it as the Disney-MGM Studios has either been quieted down, or removed altogether — more speculation and since the name above the park's entrance turnstiles and on millions of guidemaps given to guests still reads Disney-MGM Studios I see no evidence that anything has been "quieted down"
• MGM has never allowed Disney to use the name in publicity material — not true; Walt Disney World press releases and publicity photos have referred to the park as the Disney-MGM Studios since the day it opened though there are limits on Disney's use of the name, as mentioned above
• many signs around the park are already heralding the park as the Walt Disney Studios — really? where? provide a fair-use photo if that's the case
• The MGM archway ... had signage removed in during October, suggesting to many that change was very imminent, but it has since been restored — more speculation and again, since nothing ultimately was changed, what relevance does it have to the article?
• The fact that the Walt Disney Studios park in France already co-exists with the Disney-MGM Studios suggests there's no connection to any possible name change

I've seen numerous fan-website references to "the contract" and its supposed expiration or extension but never with any attribution. I've never seen anything that claimed to be an excerpt of the contract's actual language or a reproduction of the document itself. Nor have I seen anyone making claims about it say that he or she has been directly involved with its creation, revision or enforcement.

All the name-change claims from the removed text feel like unverifiable speculation as defined by WP:NOT. —Whoville 14:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Water Tower on Disney Channel

Does anyone remember the end of "MMC" and "Adventures in Wonderland" when they would have the lit Disney-MGM water tower on the screen? 206.211.69.253 17:52, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Power Rangers?

Where did the Power Rangers come from in this article? I know that Disney bought the show from Saban, but this is ridiculous. 71.111.232.40 20:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

There are a few people out there who believe that the listing of every meet-n-greet opportunity (and other non-attractions at the parks) that are listed on official park literature needs to be included here. SpikeJones 00:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You're All Wrong, and i've got to say

That, no, this themepark is involved with mgm for good, these are not true. i'm deleting Them.

[edit] Name change question

Question: I hear that the contract for the use of MGM in the name of this theme park will expire at the end of June 2005. If what I hear is correct, at that time, the park will be renamed Disney Studios.

When that occurs, do we create a new Disney Studios page and change this one to a redirect?--David Fell 11:18, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

We'll decide that when it becomes necessary. We have enough arguments here without going out of our way to find them :) →Raul654 11:44, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

The park's name will either become the Disney Studios or Walt Disney Studios Florida - a sister park to Walt Disney Studios Paris. When an official announcement has been made, Disney-MGM Studios will be moved to an article with the correct announced name of the park. Speedway 16:37, 13 April 2005 (UTC)

I also wanted to just state that when Disney-MGM Studios is renamed to Walt Disney Studios, I will be moving the article Walt Disney Studios Park to Walt Disney Studios Paris, and Disney-MGM Studios to Walt Disney Studios Florida to differentiate. Thanks. --Speedway 15:46, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

You should make Walt Disney Studios Park a disambiguation page when that happens. --Evanwohrman 01:32, July 10, 2005 (UTC)

Good idea. --Speedway 10:27, July 10, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Name change to DISNEY-PIXAR STUDIOS

* There is a rumor that the park may be renamed Disney-PIXAR Studios. (from MousePlanet) Obviously, if there is a name change, as we've stated previously here there and elsewhere, this article would be moved to the new name Disney-PIXAR Studios, but only after there is an official announcement, and maybe not even then. Rumors mentioned on blogs, even relatively well-respected info-wise Disney blogs, is not enough for inclusion in Wikipedia. Sad, but true. Thoughts/comments? SpikeJones 20:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)