What a wealth of information. I went to Universal and Islands Of Adventure today. It is interesting but it all is so small. I hope they can go forward with epic universe when the Plandemic is over.
Spielberg has made sure that as long as he’s alive ET in Orlando will never be dismantled. He threatened Universal that if it did, his partnership with them would be over
Plus as a unfortunate fan of theme parks i also have a fear of heights so the fact that universal is more interactive instead of relying on roller coasters always made me a fan
Watching this video makes me miss the Universal from my childhood. Kongfrontation, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and everything else no longer there made the park truly unique. Now it’s filled with multiple screen rides that all feel the same. I still love Universal, but man has it changed.
As a 90's kid, and parent today. I would love to see a re launch. The blue man group sound stage was not interesting to me. I would love to see a double dare , And other Nickelodeon attractions.
right Nickelodeon has little to no presence in Orlando these days or really no presence in theme parks at all. i mean they have Nickelodeon Universe at some malls which is nice but still, its unfortunate how Nickelodeon doesnt have much of a presence in theme parks anymore😭
Honestly it’s because like many TV stations these days, they mostly suck! Nickelodeon’s best days were from Ren and Stimpy (1991) all the way until Rocket Power (1999). After that wonderful decade, in my humble opinion, started the decline for Nickelodeon. A couple of good shows here and there, Spongebob being obvious, Jimmy Neutron too, but thats it! They have nothing now! Spongebob is NOT what it used to be. Everything is all about political correctness, not offending anybody, that it sucked the life out of the cartoons. Period. Thanks for reading if you read my rant ✌️
You’re living in the past my guy. Simulators have been a staple of the park since its opening in 1990. Also considering how they’re trying to move away from simulators makes your comment invalid.
Please do these Theme Park Destination videos next! - Disney’s Hollywood Studios - Disney’s Animal Kingdom - Universal’s Islands of Adventure - Disney California Adventure - Epcot - Tokyo Disneyland - Hong Kong Disneyland - Shanghai Disneyland - Universal Studios Japan - Universal Studios Singapore - other theme park destinations
Beowulf and Coffee ive semi drunkenly enforced it on many people in line every year... they always seem to appreciate it afterwards, or maybe never listened and are just trying to get me the fuck away from them... either way... cant help it though, feel like they are wasting their time otherwise! Its too damn good!
Please do Theme Park Destination: Disney California Adventure in honor of upcoming 20th anniversary. Edit:Also do the history of a day in the park with Barney.
The only reason the E.T adventure is still around is because of Steven Spielberg, he was extremely upset and angry that both the Japan and Hollywood versions were closed and threatened to leave Universal completely if they closed the Orlando version, since he is one of their biggest moneymakers as a director Universal are forced to keep it open and honestly I couldn’t be happier that he threatened to leave because it ensures that at least one opening day attraction will remain for the foreseeable future
Thanks for making this. This park has been a part of my life for the past 28 years. I’m sure I been there about 15 times with 2018 being the last time. Love it everytime.
The most nostalgic place in the world for me and my family. My wife and I have been passholders for nearly 8 years. I’ve been going to HHN as often as I can since 2001 and now it’s a family tradition with my cousins, brother and sister-in-law. It’s just a great place without all the cash grabbing nonsense of Disney. Not to mention, it just a more adult oriented park and we don’t have kids. thankfully, I was very fortunate that our parents were able to take us to UNIVERSAL many times when we were kids. Got to ride all the classics multiple times, and watch the Park change.
How Does this channel not have a million subs!? He works so hard on these video and U can really tell the amount of research he does on these videos. I love ur videos man and totally hope ur channel blows up 😃
I missed ur Chanel man, I’m really bummed cuz I had an annual pass but we had to refund it because of current worldly problems. And HHN got canceled to it’s great to watch ur channel it’s the closest I can get to theme parks. Thanks man 🙏 Also can u do a Theme Park History on Pixar Pier THX
Amusement part always gives me this giddy feeling and has for years. I feel like a little kid again. The only other thing that can do this for me is music. You know bands like Delta Parole, that music takes me back the most.
I've already known so much of Universal Studios Florida since it opened in 1990, but to have a full breakdown from then to now, was amazing to watch and pass along to others. Great job Theme Park History. Best video ever...until the Islands of Adventure comes out 😉
Done Well!! I had no idea I rode Jaws during tech rehearsals, I rode Jaws on Aug 16, 1993!!! Got to the USF around 1-2 pm and they parked us in the main road around the lot within feet of the Studio Arch and stayed til closing.
Not me who got bored, fell down a rabbit hole on the history of different theme parks, and has now decided to do the math on how much it'd take to bring *my whole main family* (so my dad, stepmom, stepsister, stepbrother, brother, and me) to universal despite us not planning to go there any time soon. Idk why tf I do this-
Loved working at USO for my 1st and 2nd jobs. Will never forget Dudley Do Rights Ripsaw Falls and Harry Potter and The Escape From Gringotts. Great video man.
I’m so glad I have fond memories of visiting Universal Studios in the mid 90s. I feel like this was when the park was at its prime. 2012 - now should be referred to as the “Era of Screens”.
The Blue Brother show? Bud I love your videos, but recently the editing has been lacking. Also Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin opened in 1998 almost 2 years before Men In Black: Alien Attack.
@@bigstinger7380 IKR! kinda sad that most people don't know of the HHN in the Asian parks In Singapore, aside from that 1 time they did Stranger Things, every house is original and of really high quality (Biased cause it's my local park xD )
@@bigstinger7380 at least in Singapore, houses are usually split equally by western and eastern themes with 1 local Singaporen themed house Universal Studios Singapore is only 10 yrs young but I've been to just 6 of the HHNs here. Sadly none this yr )=
Fast & Furious: Supercharged would've been much better if it were just a launched dueling coaster, like West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain for example.
Ever since the situations that’s been going on I really miss my home that is the Jurassic Park River Adventure and many other attractions and universal in general
The rides I rode back in 2019 I rode Spider-Man, Skull Island Reign of Kong, Fast and Furious Supercharged, Hulk, Revenge of the Mummy, some of the stuff at the Harry Potter Area, Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, Jimmy Fallon, Transformers, Dudley Do Ripsaw Falls, Dr Dooms Fear Fall and Poseidon I did go before 2018 though
Thank you for another great video! Please consider doing a short video The Lost World: Behind the Scenes. It was a prop attraction in 97 in Universal Orlando. ☺️
I also hope you're gonna do more Six Flags attractions like Kingda Ka, El Toro, Nitro. Or Busch Gardens' Attractions from both Florida and Virginia's parks.
Universal Studios Florida is special to me because it seems way more immersive in other places; Not just the rides. An example is the sheer fact I can walk down diagon alley and experience ollivanders, the. Leaky cauldron, and even the vaults of gringotts.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter REALLY saved the park. No offense to the other attractions, but Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade/Hogwarts area really makes you feel like you are part of that world. I really hope it doesn't close down. But it would be so cool if HP had it's own park tbh lol
so in a nutshell they got rid of all the unique rides that made it special and replaced them with a hundred simulator rides and harry potter land. if it wasn't for harry potter land i dont think it would be popular at all tbh. thankyou for this amazing video ! visited in 1994 and i think 97 too, and i consider myself extremely lucky to have experienced all those amazing original attractions !
I miss old universal. So glad I was able to go multiple times in the first decade. Even got to go on version 1 of Jaws that hardly ever worked..lol. I still like universal now but it's not the same to me. Maybe just the nostalgia is missing for me now but I preferred it the way it was back in the 90s myself. Great video as always!
great to see you back during these tough times. I hope for Halloween month you do Alfred Hithcock's Art of Making Movies, Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue, Walking Dead at Universal Hollywood, Haunted Mansion at the Disney Parks, and/or Mickey's Not Scary Halloween.
Thanks for a Friday surprise. I love Theme Park History I believe the history of Dollywood or more specifically the history of Firechaser Express would be amazing.
What if they made a “history of Universal Studios” rude starring doc Brown where you learn about the old rides and can relive some of them via simulators? (Ex: Hanna barbera, jimmy neutron, Kongfrontation, Jaws, etc). I think that would be unlikely, but awesome
Hey guys I seriously love all your videos especially when you told us about the house of horrors and the Spiderman ride but hey can you do a video on the chicken run maze because I would love to see a video about that
You can never go wrong with a Theme Park History video
My panties are IMMEDIATELY soaked when he posts a new video!
👏🏻
My penis goes from flaccid to hard once I see a new theme park history video is out
I want to see Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and The Beast at Kings Island!
What a wealth of information. I went to Universal and Islands Of Adventure today. It is interesting but it all is so small. I hope they can go forward with epic universe when the Plandemic is over.
No joke, I’m standing in the Mummy queue as you uploaded this
A fine addition to my collection haha nice
Tell Imhotep I said hey
lucky you. Unfortunately for me Im stuck up north. Thank you Covid19 for making 2020 the worst year ever.
How are you even alive?
@@chriso0015 I didn't get infected. But it sucks I couldn't travel or do anything like any of us normally do.
Happy 30th anniversary Universal Studios Florida
Lets just cross our hearts and hope that ET never goes away.....
Spielberg has made sure that as long as he’s alive ET in Orlando will never be dismantled. He threatened Universal that if it did, his partnership with them would be over
ET's gotta phone home and go some day...
ET has a 99 year contract
the ride is super rough and outdated now....its only a matter of time unless Spielberg himself refurbishes it haha
I’m surprised that it’s still up at all
32:14 As yes, my favorite Harry Potter setting, *Kings Island*
I didn't notice that. Whoops.
LOL I'm from Cincinnati and noticed it too
I was scared when I looked at the comments and thought he was going to get away with that one lol
I had to rewind to make sure I heard correctly
Plus as a unfortunate fan of theme parks i also have a fear of heights so the fact that universal is more interactive instead of relying on roller coasters always made me a fan
Watching this video makes me miss the Universal from my childhood. Kongfrontation, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, and everything else no longer there made the park truly unique. Now it’s filled with multiple screen rides that all feel the same. I still love Universal, but man has it changed.
Thay should have never got rid of the Back to the Future ride, T2-3D and Kong of course!
it makes sense though, its outdated. There travelling to the "future" of 2015 lol. But, it did seem like a cool attraction.
The newest rides are absolutely insane though
Yay after so long of "i would love to talk about the history of universal Florida but that is for another video" its finally here
Nickelodeon Studios was such a great part of the park, shame how much of presence Nickelodeon has in FL today
As a 90's kid, and parent today.
I would love to see a re launch.
The blue man group sound stage was not interesting to me.
I would love to see a double dare ,
And other Nickelodeon attractions.
right Nickelodeon has little to no presence in Orlando these days or really no presence in theme parks at all. i mean they have Nickelodeon Universe at some malls which is nice but still, its unfortunate how Nickelodeon doesnt have much of a presence in theme parks anymore😭
Honestly it’s because like many TV stations these days, they mostly suck! Nickelodeon’s best days were from Ren and Stimpy (1991) all the way until Rocket Power (1999). After that wonderful decade, in my humble opinion, started the decline for Nickelodeon. A couple of good shows here and there, Spongebob being obvious, Jimmy Neutron too, but thats it! They have nothing now! Spongebob is NOT what it used to be. Everything is all about political correctness, not offending anybody, that it sucked the life out of the cartoons. Period.
Thanks for reading if you read my rant ✌️
Nickelodeon studios is a very fun place in universal studios Florida
@@andrewbowser2794 I love how you forgot Avatar The Last Airbender, a show that literally blows every 90s cartoon out of the water.
I love how he said “unfortunately” for supercharged lol
Old Universal: Practical effects, animatronics, etc.
New Universal: Screens. Just screens.
biggey Dickeyy yes, I have. Have you ever been on the Fast and Furious ride?
And animatronics from rides like skull island, Dudley do right, Popeye, E.T., Men in Black, Jurassic park river adventure, Cat in the hat
I miss those three dimensional billboards.
me too
Same , does the Disney tower of terror one still exist ?
@@Samlawson-lt5nw yeah, I pass it every time I go to Disney
"that way no two rides felt like the same experience"
and then they made everything a simulator
You’re living in the past my guy. Simulators have been a staple of the park since its opening in 1990. Also considering how they’re trying to move away from simulators makes your comment invalid.
@@Donyourmomsure- to all screens and Spider-Man ripoffs.
Please do these Theme Park Destination videos next!
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Universal’s Islands of Adventure
- Disney California Adventure
- Epcot
- Tokyo Disneyland
- Hong Kong Disneyland
- Shanghai Disneyland
- Universal Studios Japan
- Universal Studios Singapore
- other theme park destinations
Tokyo DisneySea too!!
@@kittyfan91 That already happened! I should expect Tokyo Disneyland next!
One day I'll make it out to Florida so I can visit Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure and ride the rides that's on my bucket list
"kickstart my heart" = mandatory rock-it soundtrack, no exceptions.
100%
Beowulf and Coffee ive semi drunkenly enforced it on many people in line every year... they always seem to appreciate it afterwards, or maybe never listened and are just trying to get me the fuck away from them... either way... cant help it though, feel like they are wasting their time otherwise! Its too damn good!
It was the only option that seemed any way appropriate. But im not a music guy.
Limp Bizkit is better for rip ride ROLLIN
My dad used to chauffeur Mr. Spielberg in the 90's during Steven's Trips to Washington D.C.
Man I miss the OG universal rides.Thank you so much for this video. I had forgotten about so many of these gems I was lucky enough to enjoy as a kid.
You found the nicest way to say that Michael Eisner stole the idea LOL
This is awesome
I was starting to miss you....But then you came back to us 🤘
Oh yay new theme park history video! Great video!
I’ve been only once, 2006 I think it was a great year to go, so many loved attractions have now gone. - long live E.T.!
Please do Theme Park Destination: Disney California Adventure in honor of upcoming 20th anniversary.
Edit:Also do the history of a day in the park with Barney.
Yes plz
CA Adventure had such a rocky beginning. So many questionable decisions.
The only reason the E.T adventure is still around is because of Steven Spielberg, he was extremely upset and angry that both the Japan and Hollywood versions were closed and threatened to leave Universal completely if they closed the Orlando version, since he is one of their biggest moneymakers as a director Universal are forced to keep it open and honestly I couldn’t be happier that he threatened to leave because it ensures that at least one opening day attraction will remain for the foreseeable future
Thanks for making this. This park has been a part of my life for the past 28 years. I’m sure I been there about 15 times with 2018 being the last time. Love it everytime.
The most nostalgic place in the world for me and my family. My wife and I have been passholders for nearly 8 years. I’ve been going to HHN as often as I can since 2001 and now it’s a family tradition with my cousins, brother and sister-in-law. It’s just a great place without all the cash grabbing nonsense of Disney. Not to mention, it just a more adult oriented park and we don’t have kids. thankfully, I was very fortunate that our parents were able to take us to UNIVERSAL many times when we were kids. Got to ride all the classics multiple times, and watch the Park change.
How Does this channel not have a million subs!? He works so hard on these video and U can really tell the amount of research he does on these videos. I love ur videos man and totally hope ur channel blows up 😃
It'll get there, don't worry. In a couple of years he'll get there.
Nice kickstart to a new series of vids. ;)
I missed ur Chanel man, I’m really bummed cuz I had an annual pass but we had to refund it because of current worldly problems. And HHN got canceled to it’s great to watch ur channel it’s the closest I can get to theme parks. Thanks man 🙏 Also can u do a Theme Park History on Pixar Pier THX
Can you do a video on the hagrid ride
Amusement part always gives me this giddy feeling and has for years. I feel like a little kid again. The only other thing that can do this for me is music. You know bands like Delta Parole, that music takes me back the most.
I love how when talking about superchargers and jimmy fallon he says "socalled attractions"
33:12 "Unfortunately supercharged opened on April 23, 2018" lmao even Theme Park History knows it's trash.
Oh he has a whole video over it along with a rant
@@rhakha1786 possibly one of my favourite TPH videos 🤣
u should watch TPH's vid on Supercharge lmao
I’m so glad you posted again! I love your videos on all things theme parks! Could you do a video on the Haunted Mansion?? 👻
I've already known so much of Universal Studios Florida since it opened in 1990, but to have a full breakdown from then to now, was amazing to watch and pass along to others. Great job Theme Park History. Best video ever...until the Islands of Adventure comes out 😉
Done Well!! I had no idea I rode Jaws during tech rehearsals, I rode Jaws on Aug 16, 1993!!! Got to the USF around 1-2 pm and they parked us in the main road around the lot within feet of the Studio Arch and stayed til closing.
Not me who got bored, fell down a rabbit hole on the history of different theme parks, and has now decided to do the math on how much it'd take to bring *my whole main family* (so my dad, stepmom, stepsister, stepbrother, brother, and me) to universal despite us not planning to go there any time soon. Idk why tf I do this-
Loved working at USO for my 1st and 2nd jobs. Will never forget Dudley Do Rights Ripsaw Falls and Harry Potter and The Escape From Gringotts. Great video man.
What a great video... Never can have enough universal studios videos 👍😊
I’m so glad I have fond memories of visiting Universal Studios in the mid 90s. I feel like this was when the park was at its prime. 2012 - now should be referred to as the “Era of Screens”.
The Blue Brother show? Bud I love your videos, but recently the editing has been lacking. Also Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin opened in 1998 almost 2 years before Men In Black: Alien Attack.
I love this! So informative! Thank u TPH! I can’t wait until you so a full video of the Universal Studio Tour!
Another great video my guy! Been subbed for like 2 years. Content has gone way up. Keep it going
This video is so good Universal should make this an official programme within the parks.
Glad to have ye back, laddie
I can’t believe he’s back
Excellent video. I love your channel so much.
Hoping for Halloween this yr, since there's no new HHN content , we get the history of HHN Japan and Singapore xD
Man that history of hhn he has is great
@@bigstinger7380 IKR!
kinda sad that most people don't know of the HHN in the Asian parks
In Singapore, aside from that 1 time they did Stranger Things, every house is original and of really high quality (Biased cause it's my local park xD )
Yea bc ive been to about 10 hhn and like seeing video on it idk about the asain parks that much ty ill have to do more research
@@bigstinger7380 at least in Singapore, houses are usually split equally by western and eastern themes with 1 local Singaporen themed house
Universal Studios Singapore is only 10 yrs young but I've been to just 6 of the HHNs here. Sadly none this yr )=
This video is UNIVERSALLY AWESOOOME!!!!
This was brilliant, loved watching it 👍👍
Fast & Furious: Supercharged would've been much better if it were just a launched dueling coaster, like West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain for example.
10:00 That billboard of E.T. is creepier than any those bootleg E.T. dolls. 😳
A 25-minute 'Murder She Wrote' show?! I bet the kids LOVED that!
That’s what made Universal the best park in Orlando- it was for EVERYONE, not just kids.
My first trip in 1994, will always be the best times of my life seein USF how it was. I recall it being much better than Disney MGM Studios.
I love your guys vids but sadly youtube not treating you guys as well as the effort you all put in.
Could you please do Theme Park Destination: Tokyo DisneySea (2001-2020) next?
He already did a video for Tokyo DisneySea
ua-cam.com/video/O-DuExilngU/v-deo.html
First great video 👍 can you do anarctica emperor of the penguin and muppet vision
Ever since the situations that’s been going on I really miss my home that is the Jurassic Park River Adventure and many other attractions and universal in general
Hey, Theme Park History! Please do The Beast at Kings Island!
Wow. It's been a while since the last video. Great to see the channel back in action.
Hey, Theme Park History! Please do Flight Of Fear at Kings Island and Kings Dominion!
The rides I rode back in 2019 I rode Spider-Man, Skull Island Reign of Kong, Fast and Furious Supercharged, Hulk, Revenge of the Mummy, some of the stuff at the Harry Potter Area, Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, Jimmy Fallon, Transformers, Dudley Do Ripsaw Falls, Dr Dooms Fear Fall and Poseidon I did go before 2018 though
Great video! When I saw jimmy Fallon and fast & furious I audibly shuttered lmao
Please do Theme Park History of Shanghai Disneyland?
*takes a breath of satisfaction*
Thank you for another great video!
Please consider doing a short video The Lost World: Behind the Scenes. It was a prop attraction in 97 in Universal Orlando. ☺️
As someone who has come to love Universal, this vid was awesome
I love this new series!
This channel has taught me to laugh every time I hear Michael Eisners name
I also hope you're gonna do more Six Flags attractions like Kingda Ka, El Toro, Nitro. Or Busch Gardens' Attractions from both Florida and Virginia's parks.
Universal Studios Florida is special to me because it seems way more immersive in other places; Not just the rides. An example is the sheer fact I can walk down diagon alley and experience ollivanders, the. Leaky cauldron, and even the vaults of gringotts.
The horror makeup show opened as "The Phantom Of The Opera Makeup Show"
The old globe looked so cool
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter REALLY saved the park. No offense to the other attractions, but Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade/Hogwarts area really makes you feel like you are part of that world. I really hope it doesn't close down. But it would be so cool if HP had it's own park tbh lol
True, but it’s so packed you can barely move
Escape From Gringotts is actually a motion-simulator that's similar to Transformers and The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman.
Man it’s still sad that hhn is not happening this year but I’m excited for next year
so in a nutshell they got rid of all the unique rides that made it special and replaced them with a hundred simulator rides and harry potter land. if it wasn't for harry potter land i dont think it would be popular at all tbh. thankyou for this amazing video ! visited in 1994 and i think 97 too, and i consider myself extremely lucky to have experienced all those amazing original attractions !
the best episode yet!!!!
So basically they opened the park with 3 decent rides! That's a bit cheeky...still its good now.
This is a great overview history of the park! Awesome job!
I miss old universal. So glad I was able to go multiple times in the first decade. Even got to go on version 1 of Jaws that hardly ever worked..lol. I still like universal now but it's not the same to me. Maybe just the nostalgia is missing for me now but I preferred it the way it was back in the 90s myself. Great video as always!
great to see you back during these tough times. I hope for Halloween month you do Alfred Hithcock's Art of Making Movies, Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue, Walking Dead at Universal Hollywood, Haunted Mansion at the Disney Parks, and/or Mickey's Not Scary Halloween.
Can you do Universal Studios Hollywood please?
Thanks for a Friday surprise. I love Theme Park History
I believe the history of Dollywood or more specifically the history of Firechaser Express would be amazing.
Kings Island? that train must be magic
Of course its magic LOL.... I laughed at that oops too :)
21:46 Arnold Schwarzenegger: I said I'd be back.
Try California's Disneyland Park because they were celebrating its 65th Anniversary of park's debut from 1955-2020!!!!
What if they made a “history of Universal Studios” rude starring doc Brown where you learn about the old rides and can relive some of them via simulators? (Ex: Hanna barbera, jimmy neutron, Kongfrontation, Jaws, etc). I think that would be unlikely, but awesome
32:12 The Hogwarts Express takes your from Kings Island, OH to Hogsmeade?! What a deal!
Do a Theme Park Destination video of Knott’s Berry Farm for its 100th anniversary this year
Thank you for doing this.
great video
You're videos are awesome! This isn't a traditional theme park but could you do a Wet n' Wild video?
Can you please cover on two videos on these theme park destinations: Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood?
Haven't been on any of the recent stuff, the only one im interested in is Escape From Gringotts
Hey guys I seriously love all your videos especially when you told us about the house of horrors and the Spiderman ride but hey can you do a video on the chicken run maze because I would love to see a video about that
rip jaw gone but not forgotten
I would love to see a velocicoaster, hagrid's motorbike and jimmy Fallon race through NY