Final Memories of Disney MGM Studios / Secrets & Forgotten History

0:10 hooray for Hollywood wonderful Florida

0:10 counterpart version of Hollywood home to

0:13 Donald and home to Daisy

0:15 down at the end the Chinese Theatre that

0:18 once housed the great movie

0:20 welcome everyone Adam who wound here

0:23 this place feels just like home in more

0:26 ways than one

0:27 in the early 90s when it was called MGM

0:29 studios it was one of my all-time

0:31 favorite theme parks for a number of

0:34 reasons the formidable years it

0:37 cultivated and prompted my love of

0:39 movies and how movies were made then now

0:43 currently I live in the real Hollywood

0:46 so now when I come here I'm actually

0:47 starting to sense the ambience of my

0:51 stomping grounds now so I have

0:53 old-school memories and new memories

0:56 that I've created

1:07 all places being converted to the dark

1:07 side my goal today is the leave Star

1:09 Wars as far behind as possible

1:12 and concentrate on some of the more

1:13 hidden secretive lesser-known things

1:16 that I haven't shown before

1:19 nooks and crannies I knew if anyone

1:21 would be hanging around here from the

1:23 old days it would be Gerty oh yeah and

1:26 Myka

1:26 from world of mica always here feels

1:29 like oh no snakes what deshaun what it

1:35 have to be snakes I got this salad that

1:38 I'm now noticing at first I thought it

1:40 was a napkin but it's like some sort of

1:43 cracker chip item that has r2d2 melded

1:48 into it

1:58 in hindsight I should have wiped the

1:58 ranch dressing off the front of my off

2:00 the front of my glasses but what's done

2:03 is done I'm now walking on the exact

2:05 spot where the forced perspective City

2:07 used to stand and heading back into what

2:11 used to be streets of America not seeing

2:13 that epic New York skyline right there

2:16 is always gonna seem very bizarre to me

2:19 last time I was here the water and the

2:20 Miss Piggy fountain was not running they

2:22 made it into a makeshift planner to

2:25 reroute plumbing and there was a wall

2:27 over there that would not allow us to go

2:30 to the far left that wall has been

2:32 removed and the water is now flowing

2:34 once again with the entrance to galaxy's

2:37 edge looming I must say I am very very

2:40 thankful that a remnant of the past was

2:44 still left here right here on the left

2:46 this facade is from the old school MGM

2:49 days that's where all the Disney there

2:51 was a sequence with Tinker Bell was

2:53 flying into Florida and we basically

2:55 followed Tinker Bell she ended up

2:57 passing by spaceship earth finally

2:59 making her way here and the Disney's MGM

3:01 studios at the time he was the all these

3:02 cars passing by and the candle would go

3:04 into that window right there Mickey

3:06 Mickey are you up there typing that's

3:10 where his desk was for those of you who

3:12 might remember in this very spot was

3:16 where the subway stairs were being

3:19 eloquently described but to show them

3:22 this area is now referred to as Grand

3:23 Avenue but before that streets of

3:26 America and before that New York Street

3:28 it's hard to keep up

3:31 the times definitely changing tucked

3:33 away back here at mama Melrose the

3:35 Italian restaurant are some very

3:37 interesting tidbits but some people fail

3:41 to notice this is a very unique way to

3:43 display pin trading it's not on the

3:46 normal cork board it's on it's on a

3:48 pizza box nice once you step in doors

3:51 there are small framed photos of

3:53 different celebrities Bob Denver Mark

3:56 Hamill they're all along the walls as

3:59 you enter the foyer next to the dining

4:02 room pay close attention to this

4:05 particular brick wall look at that

4:08 that's Michael Eisner on the left next

4:11 to a very bizarre-looking Chewbacca

4:14 Carrie Fisher the Ewoks George Lucas a

4:18 very very young Luke Skywalker and

4:21 Threepio right there next to the

4:24 entrance of the newly opened at that

4:26 time Star Tours a lot of celebrities

4:29 made their way down the cavalcade of

4:31 stars Phyllis Diller and even even Norm

4:35 himself right there with Mickey and

4:38 Minnie I had to turn the light on my

4:39 phone on to illuminate this but pay

4:43 close attention to the signage right

4:45 there it still says MGM the old-school

4:49 name a relic here at mama Melrose even

4:54 the Hulk paid a visit right there I was

4:57 a long time ago that was late 80s Early

5:00 90s plenty of theming to make you think

5:03 here in California but in reality we're

5:06 in Central Florida it's hard to see but

5:08 look up there in Italian there is an

5:11 alien's the sequel to alien that's

5:14 almost like a great movie ride throwback

5:16 just wedged up there

5:18 even Empire Strikes Back and yes Honey I

5:22 Shrunk the Kids with tummy trouble the

5:26 Roger Rabbit short right there on the

5:28 far left of the poster bottom far left

5:30 the poster whoa is that a Superman it is

5:33 is a Superman

5:34 two poster not Donner that's the Richard

5:37 Lester version which was the guy that

5:39 replaced Richard Donner after he was

5:41 fired for doing Superman one there's a

5:44 Superman two poster up there even mr.

5:48 Miyagi Pat Morita is adorning the walls

5:53 right there anyone remember the

5:56 live-action Dick Tracy movie that is

6:01 incredible Dick Tracy characters just

6:04 wandering around the park Billy Ray

6:06 Cyrus sandy Duncan

6:11 and Gomez himself I never noticed this

6:14 before but the archway that used to be

6:16 on New York Street and streets of

6:18 America on the backlot tour looked just

6:21 like this this one's in Rome the real

6:23 ones in Rome but they recreated it I'm

6:26 thinking they used the interpretation of

6:29 the one in Rome for the backlot tour

6:31 when you look down at the cityscape down

6:34 streets of America

6:36 I spy Howie Mandel up there somewhere

6:39 there is a Howie Mandel with a full head

6:41 of hair comparison shot what's your

6:43 opinion it looks similar to that archway

6:46 in Rome right look back there there's

6:49 the the old skyline the old city skyline

6:53 by stepping in the Muppet store next to

6:55 the hanging laundry they still sell the

7:00 great movie ride look at this you can

7:02 buy this it's $160 if they still have it

7:05 on sale even though the attraction is

7:07 long gone the paraphernalia is still for

7:11 sale well there's the Imagineering wdi

7:13 the stamp

7:16 up on this scaffolding is the full band

7:19 the Electric Mayhem up there rocking

7:22 some tunes I think that's what that

7:24 platform is what they would use in a big

7:26 city to wash windows but they've they've

7:29 commandeered it for some rock and roll

7:46 look at this guy strutting his stuff

7:46 it's goofy the terror of the sci-fi died

7:52 in theater I must admit I've never eaten

7:55 inside this restaurant the theming is

7:57 incredible and accessible to just wander

8:00 around and check out the neat stuff like

8:01 these old horror throw backs attack of

8:04 the 50-foot woman and flight to Mars

8:08 space ways I'm not familiar with that

8:10 one looming in the darkness faintly

8:14 visible as Vincent Price the house on

8:17 Haunted here help azar is this just

8:22 right here on this wood paneling that's

8:25 Rex Star Tours

8:29 storyboards just right down this hallway

8:33 who knew if you didn't have a keen eye

8:35 you wouldn't even notice half this stuff

8:38 I don't know if it's movie props or just

8:41 little displays but all through here

8:43 like there's some sort of laser gun

8:47 spacepods

8:49 strange old photos there's like a a

8:52 creepy brain right there the Wolfman and

8:57 I Gore see look at all these weird

8:59 little relics behind the plastic some

9:03 sort of miniature futuristic space world

9:05 right there and 3d glasses that have

9:08 their slightly caves and dust and the

9:12 letters next to us spell out our HL for

9:17 what reason I don't know slight

9:19 coloration difference between the inner

9:22 lettering and the outer circle if you

9:26 pull way back you can see what I'm

9:27 talking about see how they had to

9:30 repaint it when they switch from MGM to

9:33 Hollywood studios quite following the

9:36 hall down turn into here sit in the car

9:39 and watch some old classic films by each

9:43 out down standing next to the footprints

9:45 of Michael Jackson the King of Pop and

9:48 this is bringing back a serious deja vu

9:51 moment for me because I just saw this

9:54 last week but on the west coast except

9:58 in Los Angeles the fountains don't work

10:00 in this little vestibule is on the

10:02 opposite side other than that

10:05 take a good look because in a matter of

10:07 months the public will not be able to

10:10 walk down that thoroughfare June 30th

10:14 2018 Toy Story land is going to be open

10:17 that way and all traffic is going to be

10:21 rerouted that way

10:23 instead but through here I am now

10:26 walking on very near future backstage

10:29 property very near future backstage

10:33 this is gonna be Star Wars Galaxies edge

10:35 and as you're coming from Toy Story land

10:37 there's going to be like a little tunnel

10:39 that you're gonna go into and then

10:41 magically you're in the world of Star

10:42 Wars as you make your way to launch Bay

10:45 over here fun fact used to be handprints

10:49 of Walt's original nine old men and they

10:52 have uprooted them and moved them to

10:55 Disney Studios in Burbank through this

10:57 door used to be the old animation

10:59 drawing class they don't really use

11:02 these buildings for guests anymore but

11:05 look at this old glass work you can no

11:07 longer visit the original Brown Derby

11:09 because it no longer exists but its

11:11 recreation in Orlando still here to be

11:16 honest it's much bigger in here than I

11:19 realized oh and there's a portrait of

11:22 Willy Nelson all kinds of notable people

11:26 and pets on the walls

11:28 that's Benjy right there even the lamps

11:30 are brown derbies it's illuminating out

11:33 of the bottom we're gonna need a theming

11:36 is on point the palm trees lining sunset

11:39 are a nice ambiance a nice little call

11:42 back

11:43 to California Oh dag look at that wish

11:48 you were here at Paradise Pier that

11:50 billboard that no longer exists because

11:53 at DCA Disney's California Adventure and

11:55 Anaheim

11:56 Paradise Pier is slowly turning into

11:59 Pixar pier ice cream I was there and the

12:06 bartender said I am so sorry I can't

12:08 serve you ice creams in here and they

12:10 said well can we just hang around here

12:12 we're with the Gazette and we're looking

12:14 for a good scoop slushy alert and Hidden

12:24 Mickey people are loading in to watch

12:27 The Beauty and the Beast stage show in a

12:30 theater that's made to resemble the

12:32 Hollywood Bowl but instead of sitting

12:34 down notice the courtyard on the way in

12:37 there's something very interesting on

12:39 the ground the Chinese Theater here on

12:42 premises is not the only place where you

12:44 can find celebrity handprints from the

12:47 late 80s and 90s

12:49 Alex Trebek being clever with his riding

12:53 back in 1992 and the one and only fess

12:55 parker davy davy crockett also from 1992

13:00 martin ball put his face in the concrete

13:04 and look at the date

13:05 6 7 1989 that's pretty much opening day

13:09 of MGM and then a few years later Peter

13:12 Graves was added to Mrs Brady herself

13:15 Florence Henderson and everyone's just

13:17 walking right over top as if it didn't

13:21 even care faintly starting to fade away

13:22 but that's imaging coca the plate Aunt

13:25 Edna in the first vacation film let's

13:28 make a deal Monty Hall and who could

13:31 forget Gilligan I've now placed my hand

13:34 in the same spots as Vanna White gotta

13:38 love these little hidden gems and

13:40 secrets here on Disney property next

13:42 time you go see Beauty and the Beast

13:43 make sure you look down on the way in

13:56 don don don don don don don don don don

13:56 tada

13:57 Boba Fett's whoa must be Burt Reynolds

14:00 or something why does this say 88 when

14:03 the park didn't open till 89 transition

14:06 back to the Chinese Theatre which is

14:09 where most people expect to see all the

14:11 handprints not three or four hundred

14:12 yards on the opposite side of the theme

14:14 park you have to wonder what their

14:16 reasoning was on why some were here and

14:19 some were in a different location by the

14:21 way can you find the incorrect fact on

14:24 this placard that's gonna do it for

14:26 today from Central Florida Disney's

14:29 Hollywood Studios or as I like to refer

14:32 to it from the old-school era Disney's

14:35 MGM studios and there's rumor of a

14:38 future of name change I don't think it's

14:41 been confirmed but there has been some

14:43 speculation and talk and if you liked

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Final Memories of Disney MGM Studios / Secrets & Forgotten History

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