MGM Studios Closing at 6 next Saturday

[LKS]

We are just going down for Labor Day weekend and will only go to the studios. I was just wondering if anyone knew why they were closing at 6 and having no Fantasmic that night. I would think Saturday night would have been pretty big attendance. I think we will go Sunday instead.

 

[Tiffany]

Originally posted by LKS
We are just going down for Labor Day weekend and will only go to the studios. I was just wondering if anyone knew why they were closing at 6 and having no Fantasmic that night. I would think Saturday night would have been pretty big attendance. I think we will go Sunday instead.

My understanding is that they are closing at 6pm because there is some sort of private party being held at MGM that night.

 

[Disnsyncey]

there most likely is, cuz my friend is working till midnight that night....

 

[LKS]

I figured that was probably it, because I couldn't find any reference to a special event that day. Usually we have a park hopper and it wouldn't matter that much, but since we are just doing a one park - one day visit (we only have pluses left on our PHPs), I sure don't want to spend it on an abbreviated day like that. Hope it doesn't interfere with anyone else's plans.

 

[QuickGold]

It's the Tom Joyner Family Reunion

 

[LKS]

What's that? Should I recognize the name?

 

[disney1990]

My daughter is on the college program and works at the Disney MGM Studios. She told me that somebody had reserved the park for a private party, but at the time she didn't know who. This is what I found on the web on Tom Joyner. I didn't know who he was either.


TOM JOYNER
Tom Joyner was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the Tuskegee Institute. Upon graduating, Joyner took a job reading news on WRMA/Montgomery. Subsequent jobs at WLOK/Memphis, KWK/St. Louis and KKDA/Dallas followed.

Joyner’s success led him to Chicago, where he worked at stations WJPC, WVON and WBMX before hitting it big at WGCI.

Joyner made headlines in 1985 as “The Hardest Working Man in Radio,” when he accepted a morning position at KKDA/Dallas while simultaneously taking an afternoon show at WGCI/Chicago. His daily commute between the two cities led to high ratings in both markets while earning Joyner a new nickname: “The Fly Jock.”

In January of 1994, Joyner began syndicating The Tom Joyner Morning Show to 29 stations. Joyner’s new show offered a mix of music, comedy, guests—ranging from Stevie Wonder to Tipper Gore—and occasional discussions of social or political issues. Today, Joyner’s show is heard on over 110 stations.

Perhaps Joyner’s most unique honor comes from Impact magazine, who awarded their “Best DJ of the Year” award to Joyner so many times over the years that they finally renamed it “The Tom Joyner Award.”

Tom Joyner was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1998.

 

[zurgswife]

NIce biography...but I've never heard of him...