Lake Buena Vista in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Disney MGM Studios

May 1, 1989

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 9, 2024

1. Disney MGM Studios Marker

Inscription.
The World you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood - not a place on the map, but a state of mind that exists, wherever people dream and wonder and imagine, a place where illusion, and reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never was - and always will be.

Michael D. Eisner

Erected 1989 by The Walt Disney Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 28° 21.441′ N, 81° 33.588′ W. Marker is in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in Orange County. It can be reached from World Drive north of Osceola Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Disney's Hollywood Studios and requires an entrance fee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 351 South Studio Drive, Orlando FL 32830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Cameraman (here, next to this marker); The Brown Derby (within shouting distance of this marker); Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Shishinden (approx. 0.9 miles away); Nishikigoi (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Goju-No-To (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Torii (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bonsai (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Buena Vista.

Also see . . . Disney's Hollywood Studios - Wikipedia. Disney's Hollywood Studios, previously known as the Disney–MGM Studios (Theme) Park, was based on a concept by Marty Sklar, Randy Bright, and Michael Eisner. The park opened on May 1, 1989, and was the third of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 9, 2024

2. Disney MGM Studios Marker

Spanning 135 acres, the park is themed to an idealized version of Hollywood, California, and is dedicated to the imagined worlds from film, television, music, and theatre, drawing inspiration from the Golden Age of Hollywood. (Submitted on March 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 9, 2024

3. Disney MGM Studios Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.