Silly Idea from the Future/A Disney Park Idea: Hengdian World Studios in Disney Hollywood Studios

[Winter]

Hollywood Studios is interesting as a theme park as it's one that's had an ongoing identity crises over the years. Just to pick one example, what would you say is the central icon of the park? As far as the 50th Anniverary of Walt Disney World is concerned it's the Hollywood Tower aka The Tower of Terror but before that it was the Chinese Threat on Hollywood Boulevard, before then it was the Sorcerer's which was ALSO located on Hollywood Boulevard for a few years before being removed and before that it was the Earful Tower which was part of the back-lot tour which, as far as I know, was canceled.

That's just one example of the parks issues and a rather minor one, as one fan put it, Hollywood studio is Disney's most successful failure. My biggest issue with the park has always been that it's annoyingly small when compared to it's sibling parks with almost nothing to do few areas to explore.

Just as a comparison, The Magic Kingdom is only slightly bigger then HS but FEELS a lot bigger because it gives you a lot to do. With several rides, shows and diners all of which is tailored to the themes of the park. While HS has had a recent expansion with Galaxy's Edge I feel that there is more that could be done. One thing I think would be a great addition to the park would be the inclusion of Hengdian World Studios.



For those who don't know Hengdian World Studios is a studio that was made for so period pieces in China could be filmed and it's basically a city in it's own right. It would actually be interest if HS made a whole area that was a replica of Hengdian World Studios itself. Maybe not one to one but close enough. This would both be a fantastic way of showing how other cultures treat entertainment which, in the end, is the ultimate point of Hollywood Studios to show how movies and TV shows are made.

Personally I think it would be great addition to a rather lackluster park.

Thoughts?

[Frustration]

I'd like to see every Disney property burned to the ground. But that probably isn't the sort of thought you're interested in.

[hammerofglass]

I feel like Hollywood Studios is a lot more about the "Tinsel Town" mythology and surface level "movie magic" stuff than any attempt to actually show any kind of reality about movie making. This seems like a cool idea on it's own and something I'd be interested in going to, but it seems off-brand for the park.

Of course I haven't actually been to Disney World in *checks watch* about twenty years, so I could be way off-base.

[Frustration]

It would be interesting to see a truly educational Disney attraction that wasn't shilling for the petroleum industry.