Goodbye Disney MGM Studios : SECRETS and Hidden Memories
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This video was done out of utmost respect for my all time favorite theme park from the years 1989-1993 . Thanks to Micah from / worldofmicah for the help . RIP Disney MGM Studios Theme Park . I will miss you
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Adam The Woo is unbelievable. He goes on adventures for you and he doesn't even ask your mom!? Unacceptable.
lol ! awesome
As a mom, I am concerned by this.
:)
+Ali Smith lol!!
I hope he asked HIS mom though. If not, I'm sure she's worried sick.
+Peaches70380 Hopefully he didn't use her Credit Card!
Fun to watch this 7 years later, and fun to see you and Micah are still friends. Keep it up Adam the WOOOOOO
Isnt it depressing how most of these remnants are now gone?
Basically everything after the 12 minute mark.
Disney's Hollywood Studios will always be MGM Studios to me.
Thanks so much for watching. In the very early 90s MGM Studios was my favorite place on earth. Over time it went thru a lot of changes but was pure magic for me those first few years.
Loved watching this video, it brought back so many awesome memories for me! MGM was always my favorite Disney park, it will be greatly missed!
+adamthewoo hey Adam, also MGM studios is where Hulk Hogan signed his WCW contract. they had a Live special and everything
I love watching this video Thank you Adam for the special remembrance
+adamthewoo So many memories Who Framed Rodger Rabbit, The Rocketeer and Honey I Shrunk the Kids are my favorite movies so sad to see props and other memories go.... And to be honest kinda teared up when I saw John Ritters foot prints and himself..Great video Adam!
yeah it just will never be the same. Really sad
Someone should start a petition to bring back the roger rabbit theming to that shop
+Tedious Totoro I think that entire area is soon to be dulldozed
+Chloe De Vil did it just change to Hollywood studios
Legally they can’t
@@adamthewoo which area? (although whichever one you mean has obviously been since then
RIP Honey I Shrunk The Kids Playset
Retrocade Podcast my favorite
Yes amy was sad about it too
I remember getting lost in the ant pile.
It will forever be MGM....
+girlsgottageek yes, yes it will
+girlsgottageek
Amen to that.
Yep! I still call it MGM
+Daniel Hunt yea me to I don't want it to go away😭
my parents still call it MGM
It's really sad that Disney World would let all these historical and iconic shops, props, and buildings to be hidden and forgotten. It's almost like Disney World intended to hide all your early childhood memories and dreams so that they would rot and fade away permanently.
i wish i was born earlier for i couldve experienced this during the peak of its prime 😟
ikr
+noemistephanie93 Eisner was really good at cutting things to shreds, cut stuff and pocket the short term savings. The animation tour was depressing, watching people working for 5. an hour and no benefits in a glass cage wasn't magical.
From the outset making Orlando the new Hollywood was a miserable failure, Orlando had none of the amenities readily available in the Los Angeles area, it was culture shock for wealthy people to have to endure the colloquialism of Central Florida.
I don't really get nostalgic about the parks, maybe I lived in Orlando for too long and know too many backstories. If anything I think this is a good time for the parks, they are going for major overhauls when the last 30 yrs have been slow decay for short term profits at the expense of their audience and their employees.
noemistephanie93 same 😔😔😔😢😢
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i worked in this park from May 17th 2008 to May 28th 2016. watching this makes me miss working in this park...my home for 8 years. so glad that i finally got internet back to watch your adventures again
What a shame! I was absolutely crying throughout the whole video. Classic example of tearing down old historic items to make a quick buck.
Disney has always made changes to their parks. This is Disney's lowest attended park in the U.S., and that's because little has changed. It was built to be a working film studio, but because of lack of interest and high production costs, they stopped using it as actual studios. Most people want a environment that is themed after locations from movies and TV shows, not go to the former studios and see where movies and TV shows were filmed over 20 years ago.
+Randy ...which is why Universal is so popular.
And I don't understand why people are sad. They'll still have the memories and the mementos from when they last came, and when all the construction is done, it'll be even better than before. Change is sometimes a good thing.
+Spencer Valdez But when you change something so unique and interesting just for the sake of marketing to appeal to the unintelligent new generation that could care less about what goes on around them and rather have their eyes glued to their iphones, it makes us older generation people pretty fucking sad. Screw being both educated and entertained, we want the shiny things dancing in front of us! Fuck that noise.
+Spencer Valdez Dinsey is stepping up their game because they are losing to Universal. Disney's business model has been let things decay, which is evident in stuff like this. My dad worked on the original Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, when they changed to Downtown Disney they just threw up some cheap fronts on the old buildings, spend as little as possible to keep the useful innocents spending. People should be outraged that they are spending premium to see stuff thats closed and not even moved, they just stick a wall or curtain in front of it. I all too fondly remember visiting Disney in the 10 yrs that 20000 Leagues sat there abandoned right in the middle of the park.
+Waylon Park What at Disney isn't shiny things dancing in front of you? You got some angry grandpa issues, perhaps you should move to the Villages and rant a bout kids these days with other angry grandpas.
Thanks for posting this Adam! My family and I had the privilege of enjoying this part of the park some time ago and it is a piece of history that we will remember always. I'm excited to see what Disney will put in its place. See you soon, Disneyworld!
Great video Adam. My wife and I were actually on the Disney College program (before we were even dating) beginning in January 1989 so we got to do the Cast preview of The Disney - MGM Studios and Pleasure Island. She is still with the company and has worked at the Studios for over 20 years (at a different park now). This brings back some great memories. Thanks.
I sincerely hope that you don't mind me asking, (did you actually work at the studios when they opened? if sohow long did you work there for? (there is actually a reason why I am asking which is, I am a sucker for ANY kind of useless trivia especially entertainment related, and I know that they used to have REAL celebrities come in and do guest appearances for quite a few years which is how the handprints in the courtyard of the chinese theatre replica came to be, for those of you who do NOT know, although the chinese theater IS a replica, the handprints themselves are REAL. (I think it was 1 or 2 celebrities a week and they would actually walk around the park so guests could get their autograph and have their pictures taken with them, as well as do a handprint ceremony and star conversation where guests could ask questions of the celebrity.) and the other reason is, do you remember when J.d. roth's handprint ceremony was?
Adam, this video is so awesome.
+This is Dan Bell. thanks buddy
adamthewoo this is truly a rare find from two different legendary youtubers
I remember going to the MGM Studios back in 1990 I was 9 I am going to truly miss this place ♡
+bigevilworldwide1 That is true but I'll still miss it
Wow, that is pretty rough. I always assumed that that stuff was all still there. My parents took me to Disney World and I loved MGM, they were filming Dick Tracy there at the time. The tram ride was the BEST! We got to go through the Alien set, and get kidnapped by cowboys, and who could forget the canyon? They also had an Indiana Jones stunt show that was fun, but the cream for me was getting to walk through Endor, to go on Star Tours, there was lots of Star Wars props hidden all over the place. Sad to know that this is all gone now. Hollywood? Who cares, now MGM Studios, THAT sounds like a fun place to be!
Remember when MGM was all about the production of the films and not about the films themselves?
One of your best videos IMHO. Years from now when everything has changed we can look back on what once was because of people like you. Thanks for all you do Adam!
+Michelle Blackledge thank you Michelle
It's 2023 now and Disney has been completely ruined! The way it is now, I'd only go back if I were paid to go back! Even then I would be disappointed!
Wow, even a crusty Diz vet like myself can learn a few things about history! Also, I love how you employ the word "actually" to its fullest extent.
+Bill Scurry yeah when I get excited I overuse words a bit too much. Ha. Thanks for watching
I loved this, so much damn fun.
Actually, you actually need to actually cut back actually on using the actual word "actually." It actually starts out OK but the repetition actually begins to actually get actually annoying. Actually!
I visited MGM Studios in the fall of 1997. I can barely remember it now, but watching this brought back a *lot* of memories.
I worked at WDW in '89 and they used to have Cast Days at MGM to beta test the operation. I remember the sound stage doors. They were little booths and you would go in and sit down wearing a head set. The lights would dim and there was a little sound skit. I remember one was like you were getting a hair cut. The sound was so precise it felt like you were actually at a barber shop and you could swear your hair was being cut. But it was one of those things that you could walk right by and would never know it was there.
This video is a roller coaster ride of emotion for me. I am remembering things, wishing I remember things, saddened that this is all going, and angry at Disney for ruining everything. I went back in 2002 and it was awesome. For some reason I thought the playground was Bugs life, but now I understand. That giant playdoh can will always be in my memories. The back lot tour was amazing, Catastrophe canyon scared me. Say goodbye to MGM Studios and hello to Star wars and Toy story studios.
why did they have to change the name.... takes away history and the beautiful ideas of the past
+englanddg rumors say that the new name will be either "Hollywood Adventure" or "Disney Studios"
+Zoie Hass ABC changed their name, I guess classic names everyone knows don't matter anymore.
+Zoie Hass I think Disney's contract with MGM expired which had allowed Disney to use MGM's name in the park's name.
All those memories will be lost in time like tears in the rain!
Ooo wow
+falloutpictures Deep.
Glad you saw Blade Runner too.
"Adam has seen thing you people wouldn't believe..."
I'm sure there was a blade runner spinner on the black lot in the early 90's, that was my highlight. Is AT AT still there somewhere? on what used to be a Star Wars ride?
Ohhhh Disney really needs to do who framed roger rabbit land
There's a Roger Rabbit ride at Disneyland. I found it disappointing though, especially as a big fan of the movie.
What another great video Mr. The Woo! As a child of the late 80's early 90's myself, I will always refer to this park as MGM Studios. The theming alone made this park my absolute favorite to visit. Even though I was a huge fan of the addition of Star Wars Weekends, it's really sad to see the loss of so many great classic attractions in favor of profitable IP's. This was a much needed stroll down memory lane. It even brought back the memory of the time I was actually chosen to participate in the Backlot Tour special effects pre-show. This video hit me in all the feels and actually brought a few tears to the ole ocular cavities. Thanks Adam, I really needed this.
that moment when Micah looks like Tyler Evans.
awesome vid btw :)
lol exactly my thoughts
I thought so too.
I started working there on opening day i worked at the Hollywood and Vine Cafe !
Woh man how's it like
I miss the backlot tour so much, such a fun ride. When I was younger I was actually picked to be one of the kids on the giant bumblebee to reshoot the flying bee scene from honey I shrunk the kids. That part of the tour was actually taken out a long time ago. When I was part of it, it was in 1993 I believe and then again in 1996, it was removed shortly after that. Also my mother was picked to be part of the ride "Earthquake". She was picked to be the screaming lady on the escalator lmao it was so funny to see her screaming bloody murder because she really wanted to get into it and make it good. Such great memories to have, I truly miss those days.
in the summer of 1996, I was part of that opening scene of the Backlot tour as a captain!! I still remember being in the front of the line and a cast member asking me if I wanted to be part of the show! :). We got soaked!!! but thankfully we had rainboots and a rain slicker!!!!!!
RIP when disney was good
Take a shot every time he says actually
Great vlog!! Just subscribed and i really enjoyed learning all the hidden secrets! Thank you Adam...thanks Micah...gonna look for your vlogs
Thanks for all the videos you've done over the years Adam the Woo its a pleasure to go back to them
I can't like this enough. I wish they kept it all forever, it really was magical. And I didn't even think of them removing the Kodak label on the film canister when they went out of buisiness, that's odd to see. I mean it's odd to see all the things I remember being covered up and torn down. Thanks for making sure it's brought back to light and sharing some great info. This might be my new favorite video on your channel. Well done Adam. And Micah! I'll always know it as MGM.
+sabrina h thats awesome that you also remember the kodak logo thay they removed. Such memories there
I'm tired of star wars I love it, but it's killing mgm
this is one of your best videos ever. watched it 4x already! thanks for sharing a great piece of disney history with us. MGM will be missed. great work Adam!
Wow this was an awesome video! I loved how you added in the old clips from back then!
very enjoyable video, great editing with the old footage.
+TheRattleSnake3145 thank you rattlesnake
I was never there (I did make it to Universal when I was about 12- early 90's), but I find it very sad and I hate it when things like this change. I guess they feel like they have to keep things fresh or no one would return for a second or third visit, etc. On the other hand though it appears (from this video anyway) that there is a lot of empty space and things just kind of...missing. Why not keep it all (or most) and expand or add when needed? Kids won't know about Roger Rabbit or Honey I Shrunk The Kids if they are not exposed to them. Why are they lesser characters than anything else with 1-2 films? Ok, maybe not everything RR should still be around, but the gift shop/food court wall thing is just dumb. Why remove something like that? I am sure there is plenty of room for shelves of shirts and shit. Great video and very interesting.
My favorite WDW park. I too remember it as MGM Studios. Thanks for sharing Adam. I probably won't make it back to see all the things you detailed so I'm glad I could live vicariously through your filming.
One of your best videos! Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
Great video. Great editing. Great Woo.
Thanks for the great video!
Toy story land and star wars galaxy's edge is one of my favorite and charming expansions ever
Another great video! Haven't been to MGM in many years, and I doubt I'll be back before they change everything. Nice of you to share all these wonderful memories!
Gosh Adam, I remember a lot of this! I feel sad to see that so much is going away...my kids grown now and yet it seems like yesterday we were there with them. Thank you, Adam. You rock, as always.
“Just like this woman... she didn’t see it” 😂🤣
Loved going to be part of the audience of the new Mickey Mouse club as a preteen. Very behind the scenes and such a blast.
11:50 - one of the best Arnold impersonations I've ever heard!
Bravo, dude!
+jcb3393 thanks !
Great job :) I was a tour guide on the Backstage Tour (the red shuttle tram tour) in 1990 and your memories are spot-on. I'm sad to see so much of it go, but I'm grateful to have experienced the early years of Disney-MGM Studios.
I'm glad they let you back into Disney property after THAT fiasco
what fiasco?
Adam was banned from Walt Disney World for a time because he entered areas of the parks that are off-limits to the public. After a while, they decided to let him back in.
That sucks so bad, I never got to go to MGM :(
Thank you so much for this warm-and-fuzzies inducing stroll down memory lane!! I feel privileged to have been a guest at Disney-MGM during its first week of operations (I vividly recall watching the opening night festivities on our hotel TV!) My favourite part was the backlot tour so it's a shame they no longer do it. My dad took some extensive video of all the attractions we went on so I will have to dig out that VHS (poor guy having to lug around a huge, rented video camera the whole week we were at Disney...) and relive some of those great times. One of these days I will convert that tape to digital... :-)
I was born 2 months after the grand opening of "MGM Studios" been going ever since and I remember everything you mentioned and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing that with us Adam The Woo.
Who's watching in 2017? I am
2 years after bud
2020
No D I e 2020
Great video, but makes me sad to know history has to be destroyed to make room for the new and updated versions of everything. Memories are to be cherished.
+judy Osborne But that's what memories are, memories. New things will always take over the old ones. It goes like that for everything. Let new memories be made with the younger generations.
randomhumor1 :)
Thank you so much for making this wonderful tour video. Brought back so many memories and learned many new things too! Awesome Job!!!!
Thanks Adam. My husband and I just completed what we called The Woo Scavenger Hunt of Hollywood Studios. It was fun to see things we passed by on our last three trips. Love your two channels.
This day 28 years ago, MGM studios opened!
4:08 wasn't it Steamboat Willie?
No. It was Min and Bill's Dockside Diner. Min and Bill was an early MGM hit starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Why that movie, of so many in the MGM canon, was chosen for such prominent placement at the Disney-MGM Studios has always been a mystery to me.
Great job, guys! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I absolutely loved this video. MGM was my favorite park as a kid so this brought back so many good memories. You just gained another subscriber dude. 👍
Actually when you think of MGM cartoons you think Tom and Jerry
We still call it MGM too. Unfortunately, I'm not as confident about the current imagineers and management to make something as special. My wife and I had fun watching your video. Just one correction, "Splash Mountain" was NOT inspired by the movie "Splash" and has nothing to do with that movie. "Splash Mountain" was inspired and is themed to the movie "Song of the South" and that's where all the characters come from. JUST FYI Nice Video! Thanks!!!! Pllllleeeeesssseeee keep up the good work!
+authenticmind I think he meant just the title itself.
There's nothing wrong the the Imagineers. They have done an amazing with Shanghai Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea,. The problem is that Disney isn't as willing to invest as much money into the U.S. Parks because they keep having record attendance, so Disney doesn't see the need to make as big of an investment. Also Adam totally knows Splash Mountain isn't themed to Splash, it's one of his favorite rides.
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The rambling of Michael Eisner isn't really that important, but what I said was the ride was NOT inspired by the movie Splash. It is not! It is inspired by the movie Song Of The South as I said it was. The Characters and the Theme are all from SONG OF THE SOUTH! The original name of the ride was "Zip a Dee River Run." Eisner's suggested name and association is well worth ignoring!
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Well I wasn't saying the ride was named after anything, just that it was inspired by Song of the South. What did you think I said? I really have no respect for Eisner or anyone that things he did anything of importance.
Dude i think he was joking lol
thank you guys so much for this video, as I'm only 16 I never got to experience any of this. just seeing how excited you both got from it makes me happy. I wish I was born a few years sooner so I got to experience some of these things
Very well made video . Only found your channel today but I love your videos. You take the time to actually show what you're looking at, tell stories and give background information.
If it was silver at 1:54 that makes it a SILVER LINEING
1928- Steamboat Willie
+Stephzilla got it !
My favorite memory from the sound stage was the headphones in the booths. “You’re gonna do just fine here RJ’’ Snip Snip”So glad you covered this park before they ruined it. Thanks Adam!
Great job guys. As a broadcaster I was sent down there to cover the opening of the studios and your video brought back a lot of memories. Again great job I really enjoyed it.
+George Ciccarone that is really awesome, thanks for the comment
How many times is "actual" or "actually" said during this video?
182 times to be exact
i wonder if people were wondering what you were doing
This video is amazing. Having gone to MGM studios at Disney in the early nineties this brings back a lot of memories especially of Roger Rabit. You're awesome and thank you.
Loved watching this!!! Thank you so much for showing us!
Adam you should do one of Michael Jackson old Neverland Ranch.
I am tired of Star Wars taking over everything
Yeah if they're trying to modernize the parks a bit I think they should use some of their other properties like marvel and their new animated features like wreck it Ralph and all the upcoming new films. Star Wars to me isn't really disney it's kind of creepy seeing the storm troopers March in the parades I don't know it's just weird but that's my opinion.😃😬😂
+jeebs621 they can't really use marvel yet as Universal studios still has the rights to the theme park theming and rides, they probably will once that contract expires and then marvel in Universal Islands of Adventure will have to be rebranded.
+jeebs621 they can't really use marvel yet as Universal studios still has the rights to the theme park theming and rides, they probably will once that contract expires and then marvel in Universal Islands of Adventure will have to be rebranded.
May the force be with you!!!!!!!!
Did you ever hear of the ride, 'Star Tours' and the movie, 'Captain EO' !?
Really awesome video, Adam. Great to see what MGM Studios was and what it has become. It's a shame you can't get access to all the stuff hidden behind the scenes; such as Catastrophe Canyon and the many vehicles dotted around. You probably know more about that place than 90% of the current staff!
Great video.. Thanks Adam!
I thought you were banned from the theme parks?
He was banned from Disney World for a while, but they let him back in. He never got banned from the other Disney parks.
Why did he get banned?
If I can recall he got banned for life because he filmed in restricted areas that is not open to the public, without permission from Disney. It is most likely when he snuck into Disney's River Country. Someone big wig from the company saw Adam's videos and hence he got banned. He can now go back to Disney World.
Thanks Adam for this video. You got me feeling all nostalgic this morning. Great memories of MGM...
I wish you had gone into more detail of exactly what was being removed for the park changes and where The Star Wars and Toy Story themed areas would be.
But thanks again I love your videos!
@adamthewoo, thanks for the stroll down memory lane and bringing me to the realization that I'm OLD!!! It's a little unsettling to know that I'm older than this magnificent and soon forgotten park. Nonetheless, you brought a smile to my face. I have good memories here with my loving sister. Kudos to you!
I can't believe they got rid of all of this nostalgia and history!! I saw all of this in 1990 as a 14 year old kid and it was incredible! We LOVED the tram tour and seeing the facade of the Golden Girls' house, etc. It makes me so sad to see it gone :(
This was a great video with memorable clips added in. The info was great. I grew up with that park since it opened and then worked there for many many years. It holds a special place in my heart and made me tear up when I saw the photos of them tearing down NY street. One thing I want to correct you on is in the Monster Soundstage post show area. They had little booths that you stood at to change your voice with Eddie and Roger, and also Flight of the Navigator. The booths were actually for going in and sitting down, you place a headset on and experience a series of events about going to your office and getting your hair cut. It was foley work at its prime. Made you feel like you were there. Purely audio, no visual. That was the only discrepancy I had. Nicely done!
Thank you for posting this!! We just showed our son Honey I Shrunk The Kids and he loves it. I am now determined to get us to Disney so he can experience the play area before it's demolished. So so very sad. Cheers Adam!!
I know you kind of touched on it in TDW 03/11/18, but it would be so cool if you and Micah did a sort of filming locations video where go back to all the spots in this video to see what it now looks like after all the changes and construction. Regardless, I love all the MGM memories here!
another great video!! thank you Mr.Woo!
This really takes me back. Last time I went there was early/mid 90s when I was around 5. This video reminded me of so many things I had forgotten. Thank you.
The most fun I've had watching a TH-cam video in a long time! Lots of hidden gems in Hollywood studios from MGM which I have fond memories of as well. I was just there last month and am bummed I've never noticed any of the Roger Rabbit stuff. My kids actually love that movie thanks to Netflix now so they would have really enjoyed that. Definitely some must sees for our next trip. Thanks for taking the time to share this...
MGM Studios was always my favorite and I'm upset I haven't made it there in so long. As much of a Star Wars fan as I am, I'll always miss MGM Studios. Thanks for the great video Adam the Woo!!
Hey Adam! Was going through MGM studios opening day videos in honor of the 35th anniversary coming up soon... came across this old video of yours. Cool to see somethings still last.. mgm studio remnants and your friendship with Micah :)
Like always, I hope you have a great night and productive week!!
thanks for this one of the best vlogs you have ever done. I remember some of this from when I visited in 1991
You see... this is why I shake my head. Why would they not want to make 100% sure that all of our memories (80's kid talk) were secured for the future generations to see? This is what grinds my gears about great theme parks like this one and Universal Studios... they forget about the grand history that made them to make room for whatever future generations' fad of the time is. I too remember "Catastrophy Canyon" and the tram tour throughout what was a full fledged studio at the time. Thank you for preserving as much of these memories on video as you could here, Adam. This also makes me sad... it is a loss to history. Hopefully they will have a way to store and revisit these memories of yesterday.
Amazing job. You brought me back to my childhood. I miss MGM.
Awesome, awesome stuff man. Keep it up!
Thanks for making this, I'm glad there's a record of all this I can rewatch once it's been bulldozed for good :)
Awesome video adam! The history of the disney theme parks such as past rides and attractions really interests me. So much to each park
Great video. I worked in Epcot in 1999-2000 and I still call it MGM because it's ingrained in me! I recently edited all my videos from 1999 and pointed out things that were different, but this is such an interesting way to do it - a proper guided tour and really informative.
Cool video, Adam! One of my favorite ones.