Disney's Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios, formerly known as Disney-MGM Studios, is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA. It opened on May 1, 1989. 135 acres (546,000 m&sup2;) in size, the park's theme is Hollywood classic movies and popular TV entertainment.

The only affiliation that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, now under the ownership of Sony had to the Disney park was via contracts which allowed Disney to use the MGM name and lion logo in marketing, and separate contracts that allowed for specific MGM content to be used in a ride called The Great Movie Ride. However, rights for the entire pre-1976 MGM library were puchased by Ted Turner to create Turner Network Television and later, Turner Classic Movies, which in turn has become part of Time Warner. Therefore, the end of the MGM affiliation has not affected the content of The Great Movie Ride. As of January 7, 2008, the park was rebranded "Disney's Hollywood Studios" with the official announcement made on August 9, 2007 by Disney officials.

List of rides and attractions

 * The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
 * Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
 * The Great Movie Ride
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
 * Lights, Motors, Action!
 * Fantasmic
 * Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!
 * Voyage of the Little Mermaid
 * Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage
 * Muppet Vision 3-D
 * Star Tours
 * Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
 * Sounds Dangerous - Starring Drew Carey
 * American Idol Theatre
 * Toy Story Mania!

Events Hosted at Disney Hollywood Studios

 * ESPN: The Weekend (Late February or Early March)
 * Grad Nite (Starting in April 2009)
 * Star Wars Weekend (June)
 * NIght of Joy (September as of 2008)
 * ABC's Super Soap Weekend (November)

Opening Day
"The World you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood--not a place on a map, but a state of mind that exists wherever people dream and wonder and imagine, a place where illusion and reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never was--and always will be." Michael Eisner, May 1, 1989