Studios Weekly

Studios Weekly is Matt Hochberg's weekly look at Disney's Hollywood Studios, exploring it's history as well as what's currently happening there. Topics include trip planning tips, interviews with those that help make the magic, opinions on current events and more.

2010

How to complain to Disney
September 22, 2010
Often you'll hear me implore all of you to complain to Disney about issues such as the cutback in Fantasmic! but there is an art to complaining....
Remembering Star Tours
September 15, 2010
Star Tours closed last week to make way for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue and with it, the last flight to Endor (well attempt to travel to...
Hollywood Studios in September
September 01, 2010
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... With apologies to Charles Dickens, this can be a great way to describe touring Hollywood...
The big problems with Walt Disney World
August 25, 2010
Forgive me this week, for this week's entry isn't just about Hollywood Studios. Rather, I'm looking big picture here and talking about Walt Disney...
Book review: Imagineering Field Guide to Hollywood Studios
August 18, 2010
I've been following the progress of the Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Hollywood Studios ever since I heard about its development in 2009 and...
Looking at Fairfax Fare
August 11, 2010
This past weekend,  I spent some time in Hollywood Studios doing some research for the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, where I had the...
Where in the Studios more TLC is needed
August 04, 2010
The Orlando Sentinel ran an article about how it's literally been years since the monster audio animatronic Yeti in Expedition Everest over at Animal...
Best Cast Member Jobs at Hollywood Studios
July 28, 2010
At one point or another, I think everyone dreams about working in Walt Disney World as a Cast Member.  It's like an obligatory dream that sooner...
How the Tower of Terror changed the world
July 21, 2010
Tomorrow will mark the 16th anniversary of the Tower of Terror opening at the then Disney-MGM Studios on July 22, 1994.  To this day, the Tower...
Free Dining Guide to Hollywood Studios
July 14, 2010
Whether you are a fan of free dining or not, Disney has extended the free dining plan promotion through the rest of the year (with notable gaps for...