The Disney-MGM Studios opened to the public on May 1, 1989. The park's dedication plaque describes the vision behind it all: «The world you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood—not a place on a 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.» On January 7, 2008, the park's name was changed to "Disney's Hollywood Studios."