And a bonus discussion, because the month keeps moving on and there's a lot to talk about!
One of the features of the Disney parks is the park's symbol -- for MK, the castle; for Epcot, Spaceship Earth; and for AK, the Tree of Life. But Disney-MGM had some trouble sticking with a symbol.
The original symbol was supposed to be the
"Earffel Tower," a water tower with Mickey ears located on the Backlot Tour. But it was hidden and hard to get a picture with. So in 2001, for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration, Disney built t
he Sorcerer's Hat, a giant representation of the hat Mickey steals in
Fantasia, right in front of the Chinese Theatre. The Sorcerer's Hat remained the symbol until it was taken down in 2015. The Earffel Tower was removed shortly thereafter, in 2016, to make way for Toy Story Land. Since then, the symbol of DHS is either the Hollywood Tower Hotel or the Grauman's Chinese Theatre building.
Let's take a poll: Did you love the Sorcerer's Hat, hate it, or were you indifferent? I'm firmly on the side of
hate it. And in researching this post, I found out that Disney planned to rebuild it for the 100 Years of Wonder celebration? Is this true? We did get tickets to
Jollywood Nights, so I guess I'll see for myself in December.