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I wasn't a big fan of the hat, but didn't hate it either. I like that I can see the theater, but I do agree that it looks empty now though. They definitely need some kind of icon other than Earful or ToT.

minnie04;2448255 wrote: Not happy with the change. I for one loved the Sorcerer Hat. It made the park. Sorry , but now it looks boring. Each park has (HAD) a big symbol and now it looks empty. :(

And yes it will always be MGM to me :mickey:

Oh, my I disagree....Now its looks like it did from the beginning...An unobstructed view of the Chinese theatre..Which, is VERY important to the themeing of the park. Now, there is a lot of rumours as to the future of the studios...and if it will even be "studios" like. Time will tell...but for me...The only thing worse than the hat...was the wand over SSE....And it was so refreshingly retro to have it removed a while back:thumbsup:
Now, if they would just call Epcot...what it was meant to be and used to be...EPCOT Center....

minnie04;2448255 wrote: Not happy with the change. I for one loved the Sorcerer Hat. It made the park. Sorry , but now it looks boring. Each park has (HAD) a big symbol and now it looks empty. :(

And yes it will always be MGM to me :mickey:

I agree, we liked the hat and the pin shop underneath. Looking at the photos online the street just looks empty now.

I dispised the wand over spaceship earth, however I rather enjoyed the hat. The Chinese Theater is rather dull at the end of the street. Without a doubt the weakest of the four icons.

Good thing the Chinese Theater isn't the icon then, is it?

Earful Tower sharing duties with ToT seems to be how they are handling it... With Earful Tower getting more of the lead billing...

I'm looking forward to seeing Hollywood Blvd the way it was when the park opened in 1989. The view of the theater has always been a favorite. Although the hat was nice, it was too large and did not add value to the great view of the Blvd.

The earful tower was the original park icon when it opened and is the logic choice to become the icon once again.

DizneyFreak2002;2448280 wrote: Good thing the Chinese Theater isn't the icon then, is it?

Earful Tower sharing duties with ToT seems to be how they are handling it... With Earful Tower getting more of the lead billing...

The 2015 starter pin set does indeed the Earful Tower for DHS.

Haha I knew someone was going to harp on the word "icon." I do love the earful tower. Let me put it this way, the theater is the most underwhrlming centerpiece of a park. It doesn't compete with the castle, spaceship earth, or tree of life.

Earful Tower is on much of the new merchandise. I agree the Theatre is pretty underwhelming, but I'm thinking maybe with the DHS 'redo,' there will be a new icon.

DonaldDuck1117;2448279 wrote: I dispised the wand over spaceship earth, however I rather enjoyed the hat. The Chinese Theater is rather dull at the end of the street. Without a doubt the weakest of the four icons.

I completely agree. Every time I saw the wand, I would comment about it looking out of place. I was glad to see it go.

I was happy to see the hat when they built it. It gave the park a real icon that was easy to find and use as a reference point and meeting place. Just to add, I have always thought MGM/DHS was the most disorganized, poorly planned park in WDW.

We loved the hat and can't imagine the park without it. But, I won't say that I hate that it's gone until I see the park without it. I'll still be a little sad, no getting around that.

Having visited this park since the opening in1989, I for one am happy to see the original view down Hollywood Boulevard restored!
Actually, I disliked the giant stage more than I objected to the hat! Let's hope that they do not put that back up!

The Sorcerer Hat was never meant to be a permanent structure. It was erected for the "100 Years of Disney Magic" celebration in 2000-2001. Like the wand on Spaceship Earth, I am happy to see it go, as (like others have stated) it restores the original view of the park and Hollywood Boulevard. It's like seeing the "Pepto Bismol" Castle coming down

I'm glad the Hat is gone!