3. The park just isn't as well-themed as the others

If you ever want to blow someone's mind, just tell them this fact: Disney's Hollywood Studios, like the other Disney parks, actually has themed lands. Unlike the other parks, however, these lands are not nearly as well designed, and thus tend to blend into one another.

Incredible thematic design is one of the cornerstones of what makes Disney so wonderful, so when a park is lacking in that area, the effect is far more pronounced.

What adds to this frustration is that some of the rides within the park are actually immaculately themed master works for Disney. The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror is among the most well-themed attractions Disney has ever produced, and yet, it sits in a park that feels unfinished and unloved. It teleports you to 1920s Hollywood for the duration of the ride, and then, at its completion, spits you out back into the morass of Disney's Hollywood Studios. It's jarring and it's a shame.

Too much of the park is simply made up of generic “film studio” facades or “production buildings.” That was all well and good when the park was designed to be a working film studio, but in its current state, it feels more like a waste of space. Which, of course, is largely because...

4. The park lacks a clear creative direction

After it became clear that Disney's Hollywood Studios would no longer serve as an important hub of film production, Disney was in something of a tough position. The park they designed and marketed to be a working film studio simply wasn't, and in that condition, a real question was raised: Without film production, why should a guest visit?

Disney opted to slowly transition the park from being a studio to being a celebration of film itself – mostly Disney films, of course. And, again, that was a good idea, but its in the execution of that idea that Disney has fallen short.

Most of the park's structures are designed to evoke the feel of a film studio. The perfect example is the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater, where guests enter the restaurant “backstage,” seeing the wooden and unfinished backs of the various set pieces, before they are invited “on-stage” to the immaculately themed late-night drive in.

But, while that restaurant still retains its magic, seeing half-finished set pieces around the rest of the Disney's Hollywood Studios property doesn't evoke the same kind of movie magic. They simply feel unfinished.

The problem with Disney's Hollywood Studios is that, in its current state, it doesn't live up to its own name. There's little about it that feels particularly “Hollywood” outside of the Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard areas. It doesn't particularly feel like a studio either. It feels like a park that was once far more vibrant and full of energy, but I suppose Disney's Failed Florida Production Studio isn't quite as catchy a name.

Thankfully, Disney seemingly has realized that the drab aesthetic and lack of attractions within Disney's Hollywood Studios means that it needs an overhaul. However, that has created its own reason to avoid the park...

5. While construction is good, doing it all at once isn't

Nowadays, it seems like the only place free of construction on Disney property is Epcot, which is ironic considering it may need it most of all. Downtown Disney is still amid its transformation into Disney Springs, the Magic Kingdom has been undergoing a large construction project on its central hub, Disney's Animal Kingdom is currently getting its own overhaul with the World of Avatar and their new evening light show being installed, and now Disney's Hollywood Studios has been confirmed to be getting huge expansions in the form of Toy Story Land and Star Wars Land.

Though we know that both of these developments are happening sometime in the near future, no timetables have been given and there is a very good chance that construction will overlap, making this park essentially a work site with a few rides in the middle. 

So, in the opinion of this writer, if you're heading to Walt Disney World for the first time, skip Disney's Hollywood Studios – it's just not worth it right now. But, don't worry – it'll just give you an excuse to come back later