Not only did Rico not get billing for good technical work and staging - it was HUGELY dangerous. Taking a breath at depth, and then swimming around sounds cool - but if you panic and go to surface your lungs would "explode". The compressed air in lungs will expand unless you let air out as you go to surface - but your panic instinct is to hold your life saving air inside your lungs. PS: great video Micah. Also a Creature from Black LAgoon TV show had a swamp set at Unviersal studios in the early 1990s at same spot as MIB
My family and I lived near Ocala in Silver Springs Shores for 8 years. We moved there in 1980 when our son was 2. We had yearly passes to Silver Springs in its heyday. Along with the glass bottom boats they had a jungle cruise, reptile show, antique car museum, petting zoo, and lots of shops. After we moved away we went back once when they had added a safari adventure and an outdoor show, but the antique car museum was gone. I have lots of pictures of us enjoying the park. If I lived there now I would go often to enjoy it as a state park because it is so beautiful. Wild Waters water park was next door and we spent many days enjoying that park and was sad to see it close. By the way, when my husband was young in the 1950's they actually had a beach area to swim at--that would have been so cool! Thanks for sharing the way it is now. Oh, we were also lucky enough to have been able to go to Six Gun Territory before they closed it down and built a Walmart and other stores in that area.
This is SO cool! My last trip to Silver Springs was in 2000, and it was with a group of first graders, when I was starting out my teaching career as a substitute/teacher's aid. I remember those statues.
We enjoyed our boat tour of Silver Spring park. I saw the NWS map of the March 12th Ocala tornado showed the path of travel almost made it to Silver Spring park. Have you ever filmed the ruins of the unfinished Florida Barge Canal (bridge pier in the middle of US 301) and the high rise bridge over nothing on Hwy 316? Google Maps even shows an old abandoned lock in the woods/swamp not far from the bridge.
very cool, the area gives off a much more Amazon vibe than Wakulla Springs (another YT video ; place has no Palm trees ???). I wonder why they split it up between several different locations, seems like Silver Springs could handle it all. The swimming style Ricou invented for the Gill Man really made a difference, and he did it without long flippers! It was unfair when he was being chased that the people had full-sized scuba flippers and Ricou had something (shorter) he could walk in. But he pulled it off well.
Nice video match ups. If you go further down you can see rhesus monkeys left over from the Tarzan movies. You can also see set pieces of the abandoned Tarzan villages used in the movies. They are on a small tributary that feeds into the Silver River. Access by canoe/ kayays only.
I remember It was Ross Allen Snake or reptile ....Rattlesnake show where a employee would blow up a balloon have the rattlesnake strike the balloon. Once stuck the balloon and the handler...show was over. Gator wrestling show also. that was back in the mid 70's to early 80's. ..had a jungle cruise where they would throw bread to monkey's. The monkey;s were from Tarzan movies..Are the monkey's still there? Thanks for your videos and memories!
Wow! This is a GREAT video, Micah!!! I believe this was a stop on our family trip in 1972. I know we talked about it, but I can't quite remember. I want to make a Florida road trip a part of my post-retirement travels! Thanks so much for sharing this!!!
Wow on the video, especially the manatee visitor! It's been a bit over 3 decades since my last visit and the tour boat wasn't part of our day. (Back in the day there was a swimming area for the springs; a cabinmate found a shark's tooth. In the geological history of Florida--the land rose and sank a time or two) Its great the statues are still there. Captain Bill was awesome. Thank you for a wonderful trip, Micah.
love this video. I really like when you show the world the beauty of my home, Florida. Been here all my life, I've been fighting so hard for the environment around central Florida and throughout Florida my whole life. I'm so glad that people can see what used to be so much more abundant throughout Florida. We do need to do a lot more to try to bring back the beauty everywhere throughout the state. Silver Springs is a lovely place that I encourage everyone to visit.
Since you are mentioning Florida conservation, I am sure you remember when Lake Apopka was nearly dead. When my son was a student at UCF he did a research paper on that. We lived in Apopka for 12 years and not long before we moved in 2003 was when they closed down a lot of farms and groves that leached chemicals into the lake. I have friends who still live in the area who go to Lake Apopka regularly now to take wildlife photos and I am thrilled there is so much life back in that area!
@@trish5556 I remember that whole thing. I also can vaguely remember cuz I was a little young at the time when Lake Apopka was pristine. I have noticed it's coming back and it's looking really great we still got a long ways to go. But my absolute salute to him bringing what he could of a spotlight to the issue, and I really hope that he went on to do great environmental work after his graduation. Join me on my channel, I have another Channel called the eco guys. I will be sharing a short video soon about my other channel and if you want to subscribe and watch it and have him do that as well that would be great. Orlando has a long way to go, I will never give up on it. I live in the Orlando area by the way LOL
I too am a Native Floridian of 56 years and have seen so many changes (not for the better). I remember the beautiful orange groves that lavished central Florida (now gone and called the Villages aka Heaven or Hell's Waiting Room), When you'd go to the top of the Citrus Tower you could see endless miles of nature with the view of a few farm houses, west of Ft. Lauderdale was part of the beautiful Everglades (now the town of Weston)... Florida has over a 1000+ people moving here daily and our old Florida is disappearing.
Ahhhh my favorite t-shirt in middle school was a “Teacher from the Black Lagoon” shirt. Got called to the office and told not to wear it to school again, but was fun while it lasted.
Great video... Great tour ... Can't tell if it reminds me of jungle cruise or jaws ride... Great history... Creature movie is the best... Will definitely have to check this area out one day... Look like it was a great day outside.... I went on a glass bottom boat in Florida once before... It too had crack in it...😜.... Thanks for sharing... Take care... Have a great day... 👍👍👍
I went there in the 70's. It was my first trip to WDW too. We just got back from LA and saw the James Bond exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum. They had the boat used in Moonraker on display. Great video!
Great video! I loved the Creature movies, especially the underwater scenes. My favorite Universal monster. Just for completeness, that movie still was from "Seven Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
The Lobster House, and the pier it was on, burned down a few years later and nothing ever took its place--one would have to hover over the water to be in the same spot.A few feet over on dry land, though, another restaurant was built that had several names over the years. It was recently demolished, though. A multi-use development is going in.
When I was a teenager I worked at Silver Springs and Wild Waters. I noticed you didn't mention the filming of "Smokey and the Bandit 3" also filmed at Silver Springs/Ocala (Starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, and Paul Williams "Burt Reynolds is only in it as a camo from previous movies") At Silver Springs, visitors use to be able to hear Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan Call played over a PA system back in the woods giving guest the audio illusion he was swinging through the jungle. Another fact is, Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane) lived just west of Silver Springs behind the old attraction Six Gun Territory (now a shopping plaza) and if you drive east on Hwy 40 just past Silver Springs' OLD entrance Elvis Presley's mom had a pink mansion with a pink Cadillac. (which was torn down years ago)
Y'all know they making a new one probably in late 2025 with James Wan directing it. Hope they don't screw it up! Should do a new one with the Monster of Piedras BLANCAS too.
I went this morning and they were all over the place on the boardwalk 😳 they were everywhere! If you want to see them, maybe try coming on a day when it's not busy, right when it opens. I think the monkeys were still waking up and getting out of bed (the trees)
@@emory5533 Omg! I'm so doing an early morning visit this next time I go and on a weekday. Wow, there must have been more waking up. Thanks for sharing your encounter and for the tip!
The Creature still lurks in those waters.
Lol 😂 cool 😎
Sure does!
Gators.
Thank you Micah...
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You!
Wow never knew that. My favorite movie of all time.
Not only did Rico not get billing for good technical work and staging - it was HUGELY dangerous. Taking a breath at depth, and then swimming around sounds cool - but if you panic and go to surface your lungs would "explode". The compressed air in lungs will expand unless you let air out as you go to surface - but your panic instinct is to hold your life saving air inside your lungs.
PS: great video Micah. Also a Creature from Black LAgoon TV show had a swamp set at Unviersal studios in the early 1990s at same spot as MIB
Thanks for watching! I believe you’re referring to The Swamp Thing tv series: th-cam.com/video/lvvNzUzTXGo/w-d-xo.html
My family and I lived near Ocala in Silver Springs Shores for 8 years. We moved there in 1980 when our son was 2. We had yearly passes to Silver Springs in its heyday. Along with the glass bottom boats they had a jungle cruise, reptile show, antique car museum, petting zoo, and lots of shops. After we moved away we went back once when they had added a safari adventure and an outdoor show, but the antique car museum was gone. I have lots of pictures of us enjoying the park. If I lived there now I would go often to enjoy it as a state park because it is so beautiful. Wild Waters water park was next door and we spent many days enjoying that park and was sad to see it close. By the way, when my husband was young in the 1950's they actually had a beach area to swim at--that would have been so cool! Thanks for sharing the way it is now. Oh, we were also lucky enough to have been able to go to Six Gun Territory before they closed it down and built a Walmart and other stores in that area.
This is SO cool! My last trip to Silver Springs was in 2000, and it was with a group of first graders, when I was starting out my teaching career as a substitute/teacher's aid. I remember those statues.
Awesome dude!
I miss this place i grew up in that park had an annual pass every year buts ine if my favorite places
We enjoyed our boat tour of Silver Spring park. I saw the NWS map of the March 12th Ocala tornado showed the path of travel almost made it to Silver Spring park. Have you ever filmed the ruins of the unfinished Florida Barge Canal (bridge pier in the middle of US 301) and the high rise bridge over nothing on Hwy 316? Google Maps even shows an old abandoned lock in the woods/swamp not far from the bridge.
I have relatives in the Ocala area and they said most of the tornado damage was way out 200. No serious injuries, but lots of property damage.
How were these 1950s actors from Black Lagoon NOT intimated nor had any encounters with the alligators is beyond me.
Water has memory.
very cool, the area gives off a much more Amazon vibe than Wakulla Springs (another YT video ; place has no Palm trees ???). I wonder why they split it up between several different locations, seems like Silver Springs could handle it all. The swimming style Ricou invented for the Gill Man really made a difference, and he did it without long flippers! It was unfair when he was being chased that the people had full-sized scuba flippers and Ricou had something (shorter) he could walk in. But he pulled it off well.
Nice video match ups. If you go further down you can see rhesus monkeys left over from the Tarzan movies. You can also see set pieces of the abandoned Tarzan villages used in the movies. They are on a small tributary that feeds into the Silver River. Access by canoe/ kayays only.
Great video 😊😎
Thank you
@@worldofmicah Your welcome
Micah, this was so cool. These old movies and TV shows that were filmed there. I love the old flashbacks. Thank you, so much.👏😃
Thank you for watching as always
never get tired of creature content!
So cool! We need to visit sometime.
They should commission a statue of the Gillman to place underwater there so people in the glass bottom boat can see it as the pass over it.
I remember It was Ross Allen Snake or reptile ....Rattlesnake show where a employee would blow up a balloon have the rattlesnake strike the balloon. Once stuck the balloon and the handler...show was over. Gator wrestling show also. that was back in the mid 70's to early 80's. ..had a jungle cruise where they would throw bread to monkey's. The monkey;s were from Tarzan movies..Are the monkey's still there? Thanks for your videos and memories!
Wow! This is a GREAT video, Micah!!! I believe this was a stop on our family trip in 1972. I know we talked about it, but I can't quite remember. I want to make a Florida road trip a part of my post-retirement travels! Thanks so much for sharing this!!!
Wow on the video, especially the manatee visitor! It's been a bit over 3 decades since my last visit and the tour boat wasn't part of our day. (Back in the day there was a swimming area for the springs; a cabinmate found a shark's tooth. In the geological history of Florida--the land rose and sank a time or two) Its great the statues are still there. Captain Bill was awesome. Thank you for a wonderful trip, Micah.
My favorite old monster movie. Thanks for sharing.
love this video. I really like when you show the world the beauty of my home, Florida. Been here all my life, I've been fighting so hard for the environment around central Florida and throughout Florida my whole life. I'm so glad that people can see what used to be so much more abundant throughout Florida. We do need to do a lot more to try to bring back the beauty everywhere throughout the state. Silver Springs is a lovely place that I encourage everyone to visit.
Since you are mentioning Florida conservation, I am sure you remember when Lake Apopka was nearly dead. When my son was a student at UCF he did a research paper on that. We lived in Apopka for 12 years and not long before we moved in 2003 was when they closed down a lot of farms and groves that leached chemicals into the lake. I have friends who still live in the area who go to Lake Apopka regularly now to take wildlife photos and I am thrilled there is so much life back in that area!
@@trish5556 I remember that whole thing. I also can vaguely remember cuz I was a little young at the time when Lake Apopka was pristine. I have noticed it's coming back and it's looking really great we still got a long ways to go. But my absolute salute to him bringing what he could of a spotlight to the issue, and I really hope that he went on to do great environmental work after his graduation. Join me on my channel, I have another Channel called the eco guys. I will be sharing a short video soon about my other channel and if you want to subscribe and watch it and have him do that as well that would be great. Orlando has a long way to go, I will never give up on it. I live in the Orlando area by the way LOL
I too am a Native Floridian of 56 years and have seen so many changes (not for the better). I remember the beautiful orange groves that lavished central Florida (now gone and called the Villages aka Heaven or Hell's Waiting Room), When you'd go to the top of the Citrus Tower you could see endless miles of nature with the view of a few farm houses, west of Ft. Lauderdale was part of the beautiful Everglades (now the town of Weston)... Florida has over a 1000+ people moving here daily and our old Florida is disappearing.
My favorite si fi movie
Ahhhh my favorite t-shirt in middle school was a “Teacher from the Black Lagoon” shirt. Got called to the office and told not to wear it to school again, but was fun while it lasted.
Very awesome video Micah.I love the Creature!!
that movie scared me as a kid. today i love it.
Love this video! One of my favorite movies and location! Hope to go back there one day.
Thanks friend
Great video... Great tour ... Can't tell if it reminds me of jungle cruise or jaws ride... Great history... Creature movie is the best... Will definitely have to check this area out one day... Look like it was a great day outside.... I went on a glass bottom boat in Florida once before... It too had crack in it...😜.... Thanks for sharing... Take care... Have a great day... 👍👍👍
Love this! Remember doing the same tour a few years ago, really enjoyed it. Thanks Micah!
I went there in the 70's. It was my first trip to WDW too. We just got back from LA and saw the James Bond exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum. They had the boat used in Moonraker on display. Great video!
I loved this movie as a kid....scared me pretty good too.... But this was really a great video too . .thanks Micah!!
Great video Micah keep up the greatwork. Captain Bill was a great Captain, I felt like I should've left him a tip after that boat tour. 👍
Loved this! You do a great job!
Great video! I loved the Creature movies, especially the underwater scenes. My favorite Universal monster.
Just for completeness, that movie still was from "Seven Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
Parts of the Creature movies were filmed up in Jacksonville as well - with the including the river downtown.
Revenge of the Creature was! The area is still roughly the same but the restaurant the Gillman attacks has changed.
The Lobster House, and the pier it was on, burned down a few years later and nothing ever took its place--one would have to hover over the water to be in the same spot.A few feet over on dry land, though, another restaurant was built that had several names over the years. It was recently demolished, though. A multi-use development is going in.
So cool would love to see locations from all the classic universal monster movies
RIP all Actors and Actresses who acted in The Creature from The Black Lagoon and The Revenge of The Creature.
When I was a teenager I worked at Silver Springs and Wild Waters. I noticed you didn't mention the filming of "Smokey and the Bandit 3" also filmed at Silver Springs/Ocala (Starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, and Paul Williams "Burt Reynolds is only in it as a camo from previous movies") At Silver Springs, visitors use to be able to hear Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan Call played over a PA system back in the woods giving guest the audio illusion he was swinging through the jungle. Another fact is, Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane) lived just west of Silver Springs behind the old attraction Six Gun Territory (now a shopping plaza) and if you drive east on Hwy 40 just past Silver Springs' OLD entrance Elvis Presley's mom had a pink mansion with a pink Cadillac. (which was torn down years ago)
The carpet bagger sent me here 👍 job enjoyed
Y'all know they making a new one probably in late 2025 with James Wan directing it. Hope they don't screw it up! Should do a new one with the Monster of Piedras BLANCAS too.
Great content Micah! See any of the monkeys out there?
No I didn’t
@@worldofmicah Never had the honor of seeing them either. I know many who have. Hopefully we get lucky next time around lol
I went this morning and they were all over the place on the boardwalk 😳 they were everywhere! If you want to see them, maybe try coming on a day when it's not busy, right when it opens. I think the monkeys were still waking up and getting out of bed (the trees)
@@emory5533 Omg! I'm so doing an early morning visit this next time I go and on a weekday. Wow, there must have been more waking up. Thanks for sharing your encounter and for the tip!
I heard a rumor that it was shot in Orlando before getting torn down to build Disney world. Guess I was wrong 😂
I wish I could find out who the captain of the Rita was played by!
RIP Ricou Browning
My prom was held here.
Legit!!!!
Did the filming crew have any issues with the gators?
I think when you get that much noise and movement around gators usually flee the area but I’m sure they had some run-ins with them
@@worldofmicah Thanks.
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