Disney’s Hollywood Studios wasn’t born out of magic. It was born out of rivalry. In this episode of Main Street Stories with Eric, we uncover the wild, chaotic, and often unbelievable story behind the creation of the park that began as a rushed reaction to Universal Studios and ultimately transformed into one of Disney’s most immersive destinations.

From Michael Eisner’s scramble to beat Universal to the rise and fall of the Backlot Tour, the collapse of the working-studio dream, and the massive reinvention that brought Toy Story Land, Galaxy’s Edge, and Runaway Railway to life, this is the full story of a park that had to lose its identity to find its future.

Make your own stories and I’ll see you on Main Street.