In 1989, MGM filed a $100 million fraud suit against Disney, claiming that by operating a working studio at the Disney-MGM Studios. That is, until the Disney-MGM Studios opened on May 1st, 1989 and MGM felt they were mislead. So MGM, lead by millionaire Kirk Kerkorian, signed the licensing agreement in 1985 and all seemed fine. The idea sounded like a great idea to MGM, as it would provide lots of great publicity for some of their classic films in the Disney theme parks, where millions of visitors came annually. In 1985, Disney came to MGM about using their films in a new theme park. It’s something that’s been settled for years now but was a focal point for the theme park industry as it pitted two heavy weights against each other, right after they both had agreed to work together. For years a legal battle ensued with suits and counter suits until finaly a resolution to the matter was announced. studio (MGM) to create a theme park but about right at the opening of the theme park, there was trouble afoot as MGM sued Disney for being duped by Disney. Until 2008, the Disney-MGM Studios was a theme park marriage between Disney and The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.