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NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the hat is an icon!!!!!!!!!!!
No, it's not. It's an evil, scenery destroying eye sore that should be shot into the sun.
no, it's not. It's an evil, scenery destroying eye sore that should be shot into the sun.
We're not being mean, we're being honest.
It covers up the original landmark, the Chinese Theater. Take a look at this: http://www.yesterland.com/removehat.html. It shows the park without the hat and with the hat.
It's an evil, scenery destroying eye sore that should be shot into the sun.
I think a person liking/disliking the hat depends on whether he/she grew up with it or not. Those who remember a Studios without it prefer the former, but those of us who have never known anything but the hat (myself included) don't mind it. Similarly, I don't mind Journey into Your Imagination with Figment or The Living Seas with Nemo and Friends, nor did I dislike The Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management and the massive hand on Spaceship Earth. Pardon small Disney visits in 1996 and 1997, I didn't start attending the park's annually until 2005.
Regarding the hat itself, I would be neutral if they removed it. I think it's a nice icon and is much more noticeable than the Chinese Theater, but returning the park's icon to its roots would make Hollywood Boulevard more "street-like".
I think a person liking/disliking the hat depends on whether he/she grew up with it or not. Those who remember a Studios without it prefer the former, but those of us who have never known anything but the hat (myself included) don't mind it. Similarly, I don't mind Journey into Your Imagination with Figment or The Living Seas with Nemo and Friends, nor did I dislike The Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management and the massive hand on Spaceship Earth. Pardon small Disney visits in 1996 and 1997, I didn't start attending the park's annually until 2005.
Regarding the hat itself, I would be neutral if they removed it. I think it's a nice icon and is much more noticeable than the Chinese Theater, but returning the park's icon to its roots would make Hollywood Boulevard more "street-like".
Personal taste is debateable, but theme is not. The hat does not fit with the well detailed entrance to the park. Same with the wand and Leave a Legacy Tombstones at Epcot. Personal taste is fair for Under New Management and Figment, but there is simply no denying the Hat is a flaw. I like the hat, not its location.
yeah, but the wand at Epcot had to go. it overstayed its welcome imo.
In that case, so has the Hat. They were put up at the same time.
Same goes with me. The first time I went to DW was when I was 5, and the hat had just been put up. All I can remember is the hat. That said, I still despise it.i grew up with the water tower and the hat as the icons. last i remembered, the theater was never its icon i believe.