‘Good Morning America’ to bid farewell to Times Square Studio in favor of Hudson Square owing to Disney’s big initiative

2023-10-20 11:23

GMA's anticipated move is part of Disney's initiative to move all of its New York properties to a single HQ

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ‘Good Morning America’ will soon shut shop at its Times Square studio in New York City and is expected to move to a new place on Hudson Square as part of Disney’s initiative.

The Daytime Emmy-award-winning news program is expected to move in 2025 with the finer details to be assessed closer to the time, as reported by Variety.

All the people working at ‘GMA’ will soon bid their farewell to the old studio at Times Square and will make the big move to Hudson Square where they will be greeted by a sprawling space provided by Disney.

Where is Good Morning America moving to?

‘ABC’s flagship show ‘Good Morning America’ is slated to move to a new Walt Disney Co. building in Hudson Square, New York.

Back in 2018, Disney brokered a $650 million, 99-year lease deal to develop a headquarters in 4 Hudson Square, which Trinity Church Wall Street owns, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Then, the plan was to make it a hub for W-ABC-TV and ABC News, as well as shows like ‘The View’ and ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’.

However, ‘Good Morning America’ was initially to retain its roots in Times Square, unlike other morning shows.

However, it turns out that Disney has now decided to move to its new space on Hudson Square ‘GMA’ as well, leaving the hosts of the show unhappy about the decision.

Why is ‘Good Morning America’ moving to a new space?

It’s a good scenario since the show will still be in New York and will not move to a different city altogether.

However, ‘GMA’ is a big move as part of Disney's initiative to move all of its New York properties to a single HQ.

The new space by Disney is reported to span 1.2 million square feet, with a height of 22 stories or 338 feet, per New York YIMBY.

“Good Morning America is defined by the strength of our team in front of and behind the camera, quality of our reporting, and the long, trusted relationship with our viewers," a representative for GMA said in a statement.

The statement also claimed, "Moving all ABC News teams to our new state-of-the-art building was a strategic decision that will allow for more collaboration and innovation.”

The new space is expected to have bigger offices, production facilities, and a green facade.