The Weird And Wacky World of Highway 192 in Kissimmee Florida / Extinct Theme Parks & Gigantic Fun
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- A visit to highway 192 in Kissimmee Florida just outside Walt Disney World . A road full of unusual and fun roadside oddities . Former theme parks , closed attractions , Disney gift shops and more !
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My old stomping grounds of hwy 192 . Spent a lot of time on this road over the years . Good to be back and see what's changed and relive some memories .
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Thank you Adam ,this vlog feels really old school ATW ,little nostalgia feeling on a Thursday !!!!
what ever happened to Large Marge ?
@@mikecantrall305 he sold it ,he posted it on facebook some time ago
Dude.. We just left - we were shopping at the splendid china winn dixi!! Always hoping to run into you!! Take care bro!!
TheDailyWoo The last resort we stayed in when we were there in July was not far from there me and my youngest went to check out that place got some souvenirs
It’s sad to drive thru the 192 now. Heartbreaking to see so many kids get into school buses from the motels. I remember when before the recession hit and before Disney built the more budget hotels how lively the 192 was.
stormin when did u remember I came Florida 2013 it was good
@boa9557 It's still pretty good, the whole reason mr Adam tha Woo lives in the area and does almost all of his videos on 192...😂
Adam, these are my favorite vlogs of yours. These are literal historical documents as you detail places closed. Without persons like yourself documenting these locations, what they once were may well be lost forever.
I loooove the weirdness of central florida.. Back when I was little, I used to love seeing those crazy gift shop sculptures and murals just because I thought they were cool, but now that I'm older I just find them so incredibly absurd.. they're hard not to love. 192 is an eyesore but it'll always have a special place in my heart. Love from Melbourne Beach, FL
Wow what a trip down memory lane I lived on that intersection of Orange and 192 when I worked at Disney world 10 years ago I miss that place
This is your natural habitat Adam,i miss the old abandoned,Disney videos thanks for sharing merry christmas
Me too I wish he would of gone into the old zoo where the gator was
192 is in a world of it's own. Back in the 90s it was pretty cool.
It is . Lots of memories there
@@TheDailyWoo is the big orange still there?
@@southernharleyrider1971 i was there in Aug. 2018 and it was this there and open sell gift stuff.
@@mrbakerjjim been awhile for me. Just wandered.
90s orlando was so lit
I'm really enjoying this one. It makes me miss Florida and Mississippi a whole heck of a lot. But I really enjoy when you share things that are personal to your past!!!
Vacationing here and living here feel like two different worlds. 192 was this fascinating, gimmick laden street of tourist traps - then after 13 years as a resident, you don't notice those things anymore. It's been a couple of years, I know, but thanks for this. Maybe I'll take a drive after work.
That phone in the glass case is to call Batman just in case you needed him.😁👍
You're one of the best inspirational vloggers on UA-cam. You have so much energy and passion. You're also a great entertainer and no body and I mean no body can tell a story as good as you can Adam. Pure talent is what you are mate. Thank you for keeping the dream alive and giving us all so much. I hope one day you will make a lot of money from all of this because you deserve it. A big cheers and 👍from Perth, Australia.
Craig Prince You want some mouth wash?
The Florida Project was a great movie !!
Loved it but had to explain the end to my husband. Dafoe deserved that Oscar, dammit.
Fun fact. In the video where adam talks about being banned from disney you can see the fallen tree that keeps growing that the kids are playing and eating at.
I saw that movie this week
I was literally there a week ago, the gift shops may look great on the outside but inside, they are all carbon copies of each other with the same products and everything.
The one and only Taliats no
Good to see your back home, we missed you on the 192 corridor
This brings back so many memories from 2007-2009 when I went to Kissimmee as a child. All the way from the UK
OMG!!!!!! I was there highway 192 back I. 1995 dream holiday,stayed in a hotel on 192 was a lovely hotel taxi driver was Dave he was British anywhere we wanted to go I amhappy u have showed highway 192 my dad will b sooooo happy thank u sooooo much 😁👍👏
We love Old Town
@Susan Nilsen they still do. Saturday Night is for cars 1974 and older, Friday Night is for cars 1975 to 1985 and specialty/ collector cars. They even do Bike Nights on Thursdays now.
@Susan Nilsen You're Welcome. We are there about once a month. They also have a Fun Spot Amusement Park there now, too.
Hi Adam......Thanks for posting ! I get homesick for Florida so watching your videos cheers me up. I lived in Orlando for close to 20 years and worked at Disney during that time. Had to move away 10 years ago due to my husband's job transfer. I really miss living there.....will always be home to me ! Thanks again 😀
reall glad you cover this kind of content Adam, so many youtubers who do travel/entertainment stuff stick with just theme park vids. Which is okay but travel isn't about seeing just the big ticket places it's about seeing those smaller ones, the ones that time is forgetting.
I try to mix it up thanks for watching and the comment
This was excellent, thanks for sharing an insight into this fascinating area that's so close to Walt Disney World!
Hi I’m a big fan
Absolutely love Florida, I took my family back there in 2017. We stayed in sliver creek, four corners and used the 192 a lot going back and forward the the attractions. Stopping at most of the gift shops in the video. Thanks Adam, can’t wait to go back!!
All the way from Ross - on -Wye England
I always get a glimpse of this stretch of road whenever i drive 192, excellent highway.
Lots of cool places to see on 192... Food and souvenirs.. Those dinner theaters and so many shopping areas... Old Town is a lot of fun on the weekends
at 3:52 if you were too look closely that kid in the painting looks really weird and strange theres something wrong with is face and his hands always creeped me out when i was a kid passing thorugh the area the wizard gift shop is amazing I hope it becomes an icon and gets preserved thank you Adam for this awesome video
Thats awesome.......many good memories of 192....😁👍
I loved this! So glad you visited it once again. Thanks, Adam!
i find it strange how Businesses always just leave the Buildings abandoned & to Rot away . (Things that make you go Hmmm ) . Interesting video Adam . Lots of Love .
JJ KiNG ....... most of the time ...... the business is only renting the land / business ...... something McDonalds started its Franchises ...... I always thought its up to the owner of land & Building to keep it up = would you agree ?
Glad to see you at your old stompin grounds seeing where you used to work pretty interesting love to see you doing what you love hope to see more videos in the future adam your so awsome all the time just love what you do keep up the good work
I used to travel here as a kid with my family when we stayed at Orange Lake Country Club. It was such a happy time in my life. That store with the Wizard was so cool.
Gosh this was so interesting.The competition among the gift shops must be amazing. It must be bittersweet for you, Adam, since you have memories back when...
the old and the present...👍👍👍
There are several gift shops owned by the same person both in I-drive and Kissimmee.
We moved to Kissimmee in ‘91 after landing jobs at Disney (still there). After a year we left Circus Town (my nickname for Kissimmee) for the much quieter Clermont. Now over 25 years later, Clermont isn’t so quiet any more. Oh well. Love your videos Adam. See you around some day!
Wow my daughter and her family are there now. Was there many years ago and Adam is right a lot is gone now. Thanks Adam for the memories. Safe travels👏👏😎
Thanks Adam. Florida is my favourite place in the whole world. Keep the vlogs coming. Best wishes from the U.K.
Graduated ORHS in 1974. Moved away for 30 years and POW! Lost! We have stayed off Irlo Bronson Hwy twice since 2004 and was coming back in April for 45 th reunion but plans have changed. Appreciate the travelvlog and please continue. I know there has been a change or OBT as well. Our favorite hangout in school was Rossi’s which is now closed along with Gary’s Duck Inn. Maybe help an old man reminisce and show his family where I grew up. Happy New Year.
I lived near the corner of 192 and Hwy 27. Four Corners Clermont. I delivered pizzas up and down 192, Animal Kingdom and Champion Gate. Thanks for the tour of old memory lane.
We have stayed at various hotels/resorts on 192 from 1996 until 2018 and have seen so many changes, with the economy falling and rising, hotels and stores getting new owners and names (Was the Market Place formerly Goodings?). Old Town is great, and we never miss Cruise Nite. Kissimmee is a good place to stay and visit many attractions, not just Disney, and your video of the roadside oddities has brought back happy memories.
I loved the performances and scale models of Splendid China, a very unique place. The Haunted Mansionwas
Fun , too. Arabian Nights was similar to Medieval Times but MT has
Really good management behind it . I've been trying the MT in Ill, GA, Fl Tx and Toronto and got a similar show every time.i esp. miss King Henry's Feast ! Wish they all were still there!
Love this Adam. Seems like a real nice town to live in. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the tour around Kissimmee! So many weird themed gift shops, I love the giant wizards 😂 Cool to see that the Splendid China wall and the super market are still around. Love the old school EPCOT Center hat by the way
Yea man the hat is Gold . Glad I now own it
TheDailyWoo yeah it’s sick! Funny story about hats, some one who watches my channel actually sent me the black and yellow Southeast Paper Newspaper hat from your old intro! I’ve been meaning to tell you about that haha
I love that hat! This Christmas I got some extinct Disney ride shirts! 2 happen to be from EPCOT (2 Horizons shirts, and 1 other, World of Motion). Great Videos!
Walking around splendid and exploring and smoking lol
Used to and still drive past 192 now and then. A lot has changed since the early 80's. One of the biggest closures in recent years was Arabian Nights.
Great video. We always stay at the Travelodge right where the big orange is lol. Thanks for sharing.
192 has so much character, but it has changed a lot in the past few decades. 🌴
The kids (and I ) loved it!!!!
Love these takkie shops😘. When we go to Florida we always shop these shops 😘❤️🏴🏴🏴
Fun tour! Nothing like the cowtown I remember from the 60s and early 70s.
Do you remember if the huge orange stand was there in the 60s you know the one shaped like an orange thank u
Your memory amazes me.
I miss that area of 192. I live now near Deland. Great narration .Thank you .I look forward to watching more of your videos cheers🍺👍
Miss the mini water parks back in the 90s, like Wet n Wild, etc, along the strip. Those were great half-day gigs for kids when you needed a day away from busy theme parks.
My first job when we moved here to Kissimmee was also at a mini golf on 192. It used to have an African safari them then they changed it to a pirate them. Now I think it's a hotel it used to be next to the Golden Corral in Celebration! I hated working there but I loved playing the course too when it was a slow day. Lol, I never realized how odd 192 was. Thanks for this video
I was just here last week. I always enjoy visiting Kissimmee. Thanks for the vid
Medieval Times is still open in Kissimmee and costs $64.95 for adults before discounts. To get ther from Orlando most people drive 192 . MT is still very popular but Arabian Knights, King Henry's Feast, Splendid China, Wet and Wild, and a number of the older attractions have closed., There are 9 Medieval Times locations, 8 in different states and one in Toronto! All seem to be doing well financially. It's a well- run company!
Connie Crawford my timeshare was right next to Arabian Nights. Been there many times and Wet and Wild and the other water park across from Olde Towne. Love that area.
I’ve only been to the Toronto one
Thanks Adam, have a great evening👍
I love videos like this! Thanks Adam and happy holidays!
Same to you
192 is such a weird ass road, and I love it.
This is great . We need more on Kissimmee. Great job
Hi Adam , I grew up in Orlando and spent time along 192 and wow have things changed. Thanks for sharing.
BORN AND RAISED ORLANDO...DROVE FOR MEARS FOR YEARS ON 192....LOVE IT
And how Mears have grown in that time. They almost deserve a video of their own.
Know the place well. Thanks for sharing. Like to see it today it is always changing but the strange remains! Happy New year Adam.
Brings back so many memories
Had a Time Share at Vistana on 535. Used to go down every year with the kids. 192 was one of our favorite things to check out, had the cheapest places to eat, T shirt shops, Sea shell city, Water park. The only KFC was near the entrance to Disneys Celebration. Second favorite thing on192 was shopping at the Flea Market. Both me and 192 are run down and way past our prime.
Man, we spent so much time on the Irlo Bronson highway. We played Congo River golf, Orange World, the Nike Outlet, etc. We just were there in November and we stopped at Krispy Kreme donuts. Even did a helicopter tour years and years ago. That Wizard Gift Shop!!! Yes!
The Florida Project was a great movie.
Very emotional but true to reality.
Florida Project was also the code name for the building of Disney World
@@mikegruber172 I'm thinking that connection from the area to Walt Disney's project of purchasing area may have been why that name was chosen for the movie title. Very powerful story in the movie, if you haven't seen it yet it is definitely worth a watch.
I love the fake names on windows on Main Street USA in Magic Kingdom used by Walt and his lawyers shell companys that purchased the 26,000+ acres for his Florida Project. Shame it didn't turn out like he planned.
I lost my virginity in the hojo across the street from there
TheDailyWoo is awesome... I live in the Orlando area for roughly about 30 years I moved to Tennessee about 6 years ago watching your videos brings back a lot of great memories a seeing different places so thank you very much keep up the awesome were on our other note the grocery store the marketplace there that was in front of Splenda China was once a Goodings grocery store I used to do security there for a little while I'm talkin many many years ago and that place when you were showing the video of inside that restaurant brought back some memories of the store cuz it has not changed so thank you
Very cool ! Glad it brought back some mentors
I remember the gift shop at 11:47😁 Visited Kissimmee in 2009. Thanks for this vid and memories. Greetings from The Netherlands!
It's disturbing. All over the east coast it seems like it is one deserted resort, theme park, business, factory and home after another. It doesn't make sense.
Not everyone and everywhere recovered from the Great Worldwide Recession and it is sad to me.
Yup, build and build and build more than needed, then abandon the somewhat old or outdated buildings. Pretty much the norm in America.
@@ecoRfan and what's strange where I live a business will move across the street from a building 20 years old to a new one. Old one sits abandoned.
ecoRfan
karma for destroying woods etc leaving animals homeless.
192 is oversaturated with too many generic tourist crap stores, with so many selling the exact same stuff few actually make any money. But when one closes up someone else buys it and tries the exact same thing that failed there. So the problem keeps perpetuating itself as the buildings fall further into disrepair, making it even less likely to work each time.
I think Vlogs like these are the best types out there. I have done a few vlogs like this back in my hometown. Loved filming the areas I grew up in and reminiscing about them and sharing them with others. Great job, Adam.
Nice Viga Woo. I use to live in the subdivision behind jungleland zoo and my gramdparents built the old kings motel at the 535 intersection, but now it's just a pink Howard Johnsons. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
I so enjoyed watching this. It got randomly suggested to me. I almost never leave comments on UA-cam but this video got me chuckling. Good content, man, good content. I stopped to write this comment at the part with the mermaid. Dude you’re a goof, this is awesome.
Thanks for the videos this year buddy. Glad to see some of these stores still doing well in today’s age. These side show shops is what makes America great. Thanks for showing.
I miss Shell World on 192!
I remember that place very well
We're stopped there a lot as a kid.
TheDailyWoo and the car covered with shells!🐚🐚🐚
When I first moved here from New York..I told my friends it was because of Shell World haha!
Awww shell world is gone?!
Remember that little VW bug covered in shells.
Great video as always Adam. My better half always stops at those shops to buy Disney pins whenever we go out to the parks.
I’m here on vacation from Canada right now and I love it… still lots of fun put here
This is my old stopping grounds also Adam! This brings back memories. My dad lived in Kissimmee and I would visit him and my step mom every Summer. I loved the Magic shop at Old Town. We probably crossed paths Adam. :)
Open, thrive, struggle, close. It's the circle of life for many touristy businesses.
My first time in Florida, I saw all of these driving with my kid. I wish we had more time. Could not find a Walmart, but we found kitchiness. Thank you Mr. The Woo.
Walmart was just north of where 192 meets 27. You just missed it.
+Fred Rubble We found one on our way to Lego Land. Good thing too. I found Perceptor the Transformer. lol
I remember staying at the notoriously bad Ramada hotel that was around this area. It was on my school's 8th grade band trip, where we got to go to Universal. They obviously chose that hotel because it was probably dirt cheap. I have distinct memories of riding through highway 192 on a charter bus, looking out my window, and being really weirded out by how strange and sketchy that area is now. Great video Adam, it's always really neat to see areas like these that i very vaguely remember.
I'm thinking place I stayed at near Fun Spot is definitely gone, drive by there and nothing is ringing the old memory bell for me.
I love this!!! I am in the process of moving to that area and loved the glimpse of my new hometown lol
Very cool . It's a fun area
As a visitor, I found the mile markers very helpful.
Awesome video! I was here two weeks ago! That huge Mermaid gave me the creeps!😳
Although it's been gone since around 2005, you should also mention *Xanadu: Home of the Future* and maybe show where it used to be and include some old footage of it. I never went there but I sure passed by it plenty of times over the decades until they finally tore it down. Hard to believe anybody really thought THAT was the future tech of homebuilding... lol
These gift shops are pretty cool and intriguing.
they're all the same inside. same shirts, towels, gizmos and gadgets. Ali-baba express, florida!
@@DavidSmith-rv2hw that's so weird.
Our first visit to Disney was in 1995. We stayed on property but went in and out of Disney on 192. They're were more trees and wooded lots back then. Later development started but now it looks like a lot of it is now vacant. That area has changed a lot in 25 years. I have driven from the highway 27 intersection of 192 all the way to St. Cloud 's Walmart. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this video. I have many many many memories of 192 in Kissimmee. My family and I have been going to our timeshare, on Safari Trail, since 1989. Been there every year till 2010. This is such a large nostalgia trip. I recognize many of these places. Lol at mile marker 12. I miss this place so much. Would love to go back.
Man I miss this place!!!!
Just watched The Florida Project the other day so happy to see a video of you near some of the locations
*Love these Florida vids. I have been watching all daily videos 1 to 510 so far...watching and commenting.*
Thank you for this documentary.
Love you videos Adam always a good laugh with you comments
At least your Ferris Wheel at 12:25 is moving, which is more than you can say for the Orlando Eye.
Love all those sculptures of the past! Thanks for the tour.
Many memories made in the mid 90s eating breakfast at Ponderosa then popping into bargain world which was attached to the restaurant.
Great video Adam! Very interesting. The mermaid made me think of Faith when she dressed up like a mermaid. I miss seeing your family in your vlogs! Faith’s cute little dogs too.
I own a time share at Orangelake acrossed from Jimmy Buffets resort and have seen many changes along 192 since 2002. It had went down but now has gotten better . Love your videos and loved it when you covered the sink hole at Summer bay on 192.
I love that 90% of the gift shops are called just that. "Gift Shop"
I sooooo love RT 192....never a dull moment over there...especially OldTown....
Awesome! Kissimmee looks like fun!
We have had a timeshare at orange lake resort for the last 13 years so this was fun to watch. Thanks.
The mermaid junk store is my favorite. (We call them "junk stores".) Ha!
Epcot Hat! Love IT! Kmart and Putt-Putt the best of times!
I was a few weeks ago in the area where Splendid China used to be. Now It would be a Margaritaville resort . Also a water park is being build in that area.
Splendid China was right near Orange Lake Resort where my family stayed and vacationed. Right next to Animal Kingdom Disney park.
Always good to see you Adam. Hope you're keeping well. Thanks for sharing your life