Overview

• New reporting highlights a growing view that the breaking point came when Disney’s Hollywood Studios moved off its original mission of celebrating film and behind-the-scenes craft.
• Fans point to the closure of The Great Movie Ride and its replacement by Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway as the clearest signal of that identity change.
• Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge earns praise for scale and detail but is criticized for immersing visitors in a fictional universe rather than honoring Hollywood history.
• Reconfigurations such as Rivers of America and the removal of Splash Mountain for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure are cited as losses of classic experiences that anchored family traditions.
• The shutdown of Muppet Vision 3D added to concerns, while a potential Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster retheme is discussed by fans as a further step that could sever remaining Hollywood ties.