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1.4K views · 766 reactions | In 2008, Disney-MGM Studios officially became Disney’s Hollywood Studios, marking a shift away from the behind the scenes theme. The name change reflected a new focus on immersing guests directly into the stories and worlds of their favorite films and characters. | History At Disney | Facebook

At 27,000 acres, the WDW property had plenty of room for a larger park, but chose to keep Disney-MGM Studios small mostly due to budget and the original desire to make it a half-day park. It’s plan was to highlight live-action film, animation, television, and music, and basically be Disney’s answer to Universal Studios.“They had more ideas than they had money, in part because the park was initially conceived as a half-day experience. It was, at the time, thought that people had an extra half day