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Dec182011

TinselTown Square - show notes for episode 101

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks, and touring.  This is episode 101 - TinselTown Square.

On this episode Matt and Nate discuss the return to the Town Square style entrance plaza when constructing the Disney MGM Studios in the 1980's.  In looking at this we discuss:

 

  • The original Town Square - The idea of a town square served both a functional and design purpose for Disneyland and we go into the 
  • Why Hollywood - As one of America's newer megalopolis' we trace the beginnings of Hollywood and how southern California became the entertainment capital of the US
  • The real world and design inspiration for many of the buildings in the entrance plaza. - This is makes up the bulk of the show where we look at the influences behind four structures in Disney Hollywood Studios entrance plaza

 

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