The heyday of the original Brown Derby restaurants was the golden age of Hollywood, when Mary Pickford, Clarke Gable, Spencer Tracy, and the young starlet, Lucille Ball, among others, frequented the lush booths in the hat-shaped buildings. Disney’s Hollywood Brown Derby is fashioned after the Hollywood Brown Derby on Vine Street (there were three other Brown Derby restaurants as well), and bears an incredible resemblance inside and out.
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Why I'm Going Back
Most Disney nerds have heard it at least once: "You're going to Disney World again?" And yes I am. Not for about another six months, but it's been many years since I didn't know where my next trip was coming from.
So, why do I keep going back? Here are just a few of the reasons I keep going back to Walt Disney World, and particularly Disney's Hollywood Studios
Details »DESIGN: Disney's Hollywood Studios land by land - Part 4
Sunset Boulevard is based on the same design principles as Hollywood Boulevard and Echo Lake. It has restricted itself (with one exception) to facades of historic buildings from Los Angeles built before 1945. The most notable building would be the Carthay Circle Theater (1926) where Snow White and Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937.
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The Beverly Sunset Sweet Spells shop in Disney's Hollywood Studios is an odd but effective and sometimes stunning mixture of Gothic and Art Deco styles that extends to the nearby Villains in Vogue location as well. Often missed due to the store's attractive and tempting assortment of candy and pastries is a series of high perched reliefs that serve as a hall of fame of Disney villains.
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Talkin' Bout Studios | Progress City, U.S.A.
About a week ago, Matt Hochberg at the Studios Central site posted a thoughtful counterpoint to my “top ten” article about fixing the Hollywood Studios park. I posted my response earlier today in the comments thread under the original article, but thought I’d crosspost them here too. So, to quote Samuel L. Jackson, allow me to retort!
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Twilight Zone Tower of Terror -- Part One
The Imagineers knew they needed a major ride at the end of the boulevard. To employ a word that Walt often used, they needed a "weenie" to draw the guests past the shops and down the street. This would require an attraction that was not only a show stopper, but visually appealing.
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The Earful Tower: Disney World's Forgotten Icon
At Disney World each of the 4 main theme parks has an iconic landmark that represents the park in a variety of logos, T-shirts, and other park memorabilia. Only one such landmark has been replaced since Disney World opened in 1971.
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Animation Academy at Disney's Hollywood Studios
I have spent my entire life thinking I cannot draw. That is why I got into computers since they had clip art you could use. After sitting in on several sessions at the Animation Academy maybe there is hope for me yet with being an artist.
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Defending Hollywood Studios
Matt takes some time to defend the Studios on criticisms in a recently published blog post
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MNE Video Blog Ep. 37 "The Osborne Lights"
Will and Shannon catch you up on their December WDW Trip with a view of The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Princess Peanut makes an appearance!
Hear how Will and Shannon are Embracing the Christmas Spirit at the Most Magical Place on Earth!
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