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As someone who has been coming to Universal since 1995 I truly appreciate this video. Thank you what I miss most is definitely Nickelodeon Studios. Also sometimes I will ride ET just to smell the ride queue and take myself back to 1995... this was a staple of Floridian entertainment back in the 90s. I don't know very many people that lived in Florida and didn't go
I first visited Universal Orlando in 1991. I really loved the Back To The Future ride, went on it several times over the years! Ghostbusters was great, too, as was the backlot tour! A lot of the good stuff that has sadly gone now. I also sat in the audience in a Nickelodeon show, but can't remember which one! I also loved the E.T. adventure, and hearing E.T. say my name at the end! Many great memories of Universal Orlando!
I wish Nickelodeon would revamp the old studio, bring back the time capsule and make the building a walk through of memorabilia and maybe someone can randomly be slimed! such a fun walk down memory lane - will for sure be checking out some of these easter eggs on my next trip!
I always thought that same thing! You’d think that what they should’ve done when Nick closed their operations (in FL) back in 2004: Made it into a museum
So glad I got to experience all the original rides and attractions as a kid in the early 90's. There was something so special about it and I'll always cherish those memories.
This brings back so many memories. I went in the early and late 90's and distinctly remember Earthquake, King Kong, Back to the Future, and later, Terminator 3D. I also remember being disappointed that the Jaws ride was out of service. Unfathomable to me that any of those rides were ever closed as they all were awesome.
I'm from the Netherlands, and through Make-a-wish I was able to visit Universal Studios in 2006 with my family. Including Sea World and all of the Disney parks. I have great memories from this trip. Thanks for this video!
Great Video. I live in the UK and have only been to Florida once when i was around 12 years old approx 1991/1992. This was a definate throwback to some good memories. Thank you.
Nobody talks about the Bates motel and the psycho house that was taken over by curious George and Barney and I hear even less about the old swamp thing set before it was taken over by MIB
Universal was my favorite park as a kid in the 90s, then I started to favor Islands of Adventure as a teen. I missed most of those revamped 00s rides unfortunately.
NICE VIDEO, CHEERS. WENT THERE IN THE 90S AND HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF KONG AND EARTHQUAKE, AND BACK TO THE FUTURE. AND JAWS.AND E.T. AH IT WAS ALL SOOO GOOD ! sorry idk why capslock was on
We went on a family holiday from Scotland to Florida for 3 weeks in 1991. We did Disney world, Wet & Wild & Universal Studios. Universal Studios was the only place we rented a camcorder for, so we have footage from it forever more. Ghostbusters came down the street in the car with the theme from the movie going, and one of the cast members (not the original cast obviously) actually walked up to me, looked in the camera & said "How do I look, is my hair okay?" I also remember the King Kong ride & the Psycho house perched on the hill. I've got loads more footage for as long as I live, and I will never forget that magical day we spent with my now dearly departed brother & sister x Fantastic place, and is interesting to see how it's changed.
I visited Universal Orlando first in 1991 and came back a lot. It was beyond awesome, we did not have anything comparable in Germany. Different planet really. Kongfrontation, Jaws, BTTF and later Terminator…..insane memories. Great video, cheers from Germany
I’m so glad I got to go to Universal Studios in the 90s, there was so much more!! The Jaws ride, Back To The Future & King Kong was super cool. There was more acts & musical groups outside performing. I remember the huge 50s theme food court. What an experience that was as well. Ours kids enjoyed US as much if not more then Disney. But, of course, nothing tops Sea World. Great job on this video, it was neat to see how the park has changed. 👍🏻
I went to Universal Studios for the first time in 1994 (the summer after kindergarten)…I’m so grateful I got to experience all of the original attractions.
One of my most favorite memories is going there as a teen and riding back to the future , earthquake, twister, King Kong, psycho, terminator 2, jaws. And doing Nickelodeon studios. My sister and I got pulled from the audience and slimed. We have it in an orange VHS tape lol. It was an unforgettable experience. Sad that I’ll never get to do it again.
First time I went was 92, I was 15. It still is in my memory as the best park I’ve ever been to. Now that I have kids I haven’t really taken them, they’re 80’s movies fans and so when I tell them all about the rides, Jaws, Kong, earthquake, twister, back lot tour, T2, BTTF, so many amazing rides that aren’t there anymore…they really don’t want to go. 🤷🏻♀️
This video was exactly what I was looking for. I just got back from a trip to Universal and I hadn't been there for 15 years so I was wondering which attractions replaced the old attractions I remembered that were no longer there. The Jaws to Diagon Alley switcheroo is crazy. I did NOT know about that one.
Great video! I first visited Universal Studios when I was 10 back in 1995. So thankful I got to experience all of the original rides and shows back then. Great memories! It's so sad to see the amazing Nickelodeon Studios so bland and boring now. I was lucky enough to see it in all it's glory in 1995. I visited for the second time with my wife in 2011. So much had changed! We will be taking our kids there for the first time this November! Loved the old photos in this video!
In the 90s there was also a full replica of the Bates Motel from Psycho past the ET ride, as well as a Hard Rock Cafe on a giant guitar shaped platform where the resort is now.
Great vid, I’m from the UK, I first went in 94, then a few more times up until 2001, haven’t been since, but I remember all of the original rides and shows, but, I’m going next week 😀👍 for the first time since 2001, can’t wait, so many new things to see, but a little sad that I can’t ride the Hanna-Barbera ride or jaws or Kong (those hot nuts they used to give out on the way into Kong were really nice), I’ll miss the back to the future ride the most tho, so many great memories, thanks for making this video
Thanks for watching all the way from the UK! We hope you have a great visit next week! Lots of changes, for sure, but there's some really cool additions since the last time you were there.
When we were there in 2022, we probably rode E.T. more than any ride at Universal and IOA. The Horror makeup show was pretty cool and interesting to see.
The 90s universal studios was the best. We went in the summer of 96 or 97. I can still remember earthquake, jaws and kongfrontation vividly. We also were in the audience for a taping of guts.
Man, thanks for posting this !! I went there for my honeymoon about a year after it opened, we had a blast, we rode all those rides, and I remember that TV commercial as well.
So glad I found this video. Loved it! From the UK and just did universal for the first time this year. But I am just the type of geek that always wants to know what was there first, then next/now so this video was perfect. Thank you!
It's always been my favorite park. I've been living in Orlando since 1983 (born in 1983). So I've been going since the grand opening. I've also been to almost every HHN except for a few in the early 2000s when I was too broke lol. I definitely miss the old guitar shaped Hard Rock and even the less popular stuff like Murder She Wrote theater, art of making movies, etc. I guess now a lot of film making tricks are common knowledge but back then it was cool to get that behind the scenes experience.
Am I one of the only ones who thinks Universal aside from Harry Potter has seriously declined in quality since they’ve opened. This video just proves it. Rides used to be organized in lands with meaning, theme, and story. Now it’s just a park with IP haphazardly tossed around in areas that don’t make a lot of sense.
Just the fact that they removed Earthquake, which is in the San Francisco area. Where you ride a San Francisco train and experience a San Francisco earth quake. One of the most entertaining and best themed rides in the park and replaced it with one of the worst rides I’ve ever been on the Fast and Furious ride completely proves my point. Let’s take an amazing ride that fits in with the theme of the park and replace it with a shit ride that doesn’t fit anywhere but has an IP we can shove down people’s throats with merch.
Universal should bring back the movie making rides the last few times I went there the park was a huge let down. That place looks like a husk of what used to be a great amusement park.
Everything has declined in quality. The world has declined, the culture has declined . Those who didn’t grow up in the 90s/early 2000 will never get it.
@therealz360z7Islands of Adventure more than makes up for it because that is probably the best theme park in the entire country. But yeah the original universal park in Florida isn't that good
Wow I loved seeing the old footage! I went to Universal for the 1st time in 1993 and we filmed so much on my dad’s camcorder but when we went back home, someone broke into our car and stole the camera with all our videos in the bag. So, thank you for this video!
I have been fortunate to visit universal studios since they opened and I had the pleasure to see all of those great rides when they actually was the original rides and shops. You did a great video. Thanks so much for bringing back the old and very good original rides. To add a little to your already wonderful video there was woody woodpecker and bullwinkle that use to walk around and there was an I love Lucy exhibit where you would go in and see all of I love Lucy memorabilia. They even had a little model of the set that they used to film the show. Then you would walk into the store to buy I love Lucy items. Unfortunately They changed it to hello kitty. I loved to have visit the I love Lucy exhibit. It was one of my favorites to see at universal studios. They also had the flintstone characters walking around.
Saw this in 1993, 94 & 95. Got picked to be on stage in the first pre show. I remember it being more scientific, but then again, it was 30 years ago. In that 1994 visit, my then girlfriend and I were each on stage twice. Ghostbusters and Murder She Wrote for me, and Earthquake and Alfred Hitchcock for her. I still have no idea how we got that lucky!!
Hanna Baaberra soo underrated! Thanks for the video, can imagine Dungeons +Dragons having a cool ride in the future keep up the great work and hope to see more of your videos . X
First went in 1992and absolutely loved the old rides, Hitchcock, Earthquake, King Kong but the best was Back To The Future. It was so advanced and we went on it several times. Didnt get back until 2006. Islands of Adventure was now open and we went on Superman 3D ride and what a great experience that was. Went over to BTTF later and it was the same, thats how good it was. It could still compete with a 3D ride. So imagine my disappointment when we took our daughter and some friends in 2012 and BTTF had gone. WHY!!!!???
I love videos like this super cool to see how things were. BTW at 1:51 showing the entrance that is sadly not a Delorean out front. Not having been there then or now it looks like it was a sort of driveway or drop off area perhaps with the green island there in the middle. The car pictured there is… I can’t put my finger on it almost a Scirocco but not.
Wow thank you for this video. I went there in 2010 and so many attractions have changed. I always thought the buildings opposite The Mummy ride reminded me of the film "Annie"
Thank you for this video as my wife can see what UOF was really like before technology took over it. I believe that my mother still has the vcr tapes from back then. Also, the only mistake that I found on your video it was when you said that the Ghostvusters had closed down back in 93. We moved over here in 96 and got to experience Ghostbusters. Overall, great video!
22:10 My buddy got to watch a show one day of Legend of the Hidden Temple. I remember we watched every episode for like 6 months looking for him in the crowd.
So before there was a city walk you could park directly in front of the entrance of Universal studios. That car you saw wasn’t the DeLorean, that was someone’s personal vehicle in the “roundabout”.
@@MattAndAlexVlogs Man I tell ya, it was definitely an amazing experience. Brings back good memories to when my dad was alive. I remember competing in one of the Nickelodeon pre games before touring the studio sets. Those were Good times, for sure!
At Kong, there is one more thing that was really cool back in the 90s and that was where the lockers are now was a sound stage that was for Star Trek. You got to act with your family in an "episode" of Star Trek TOS. You got in a Starfleet uniform, you had lines, they quickly edited a video of your performance. It was freaking awesome. I still have the video somewhere on a VHS tape :P
Also earthquake ,jaws ,terminator ,king kong and et were my all time favorite rides I was disappointed that they were e all replaced into new rides, but may they rip .
My thing is that movies like Ghostbusters, Terminator, Beetlejuice, Back to the Future, Hanna-Barbera, Shrek, King Kong, and Jaws are still iconic to this day. It's not like Earthquake or Water World where those movies got lost in time. Universal should treat those classics like how Disney treats Mickey Mouse and Snow White at Disney Parks.
At least they keep some of those properties alive in small ways (tribute store themes, HHN houses). Ghostbusters, BTTF, Jaws are all rumored to be a part of a new parade this summer. Hope that’s true!
I remember the Old West Stunt Show. It's where they would also had the Bill & Ted Show for Halloween Horror Nights....which I miss and one of the reasons why I don't go the HHN anymore.
@stoopid79 it was a cool show. Of course it was a time travel theme. They usually used Doc Brown and the DeLorean and whatever movie characters were popular at the time. They usually always had the Terminator.
I wish I had seen this video before our June trip to Universal. It was our first time. We even rode the rip ride rocket and didn't realize until just now in August from this video that we were right next to the original nick studios! Was a big fan
I went to Universal with my family back in 1996 and rode all of the original attractions: Back to the Future Jaws Kongfrontation Hanna Barbera Terminator I could go on.. That was the golden era. 🥺
@@nostalgik._ Yeah check it out on their site! New parade will have ET, Ghostbusters (including a 16 foot Stay Puft Marshmellow Man), Back to the Future, etc.
First off, King Kong did NOT have Banana Breath.. i've rode it more than a dozen times over its lifespan. The only scent notable in the ride was a subtle sulfuric smell, and to this day i don't get why Kongfrontation was replaced. Hands down the most epic ride ever built to this day. The scale and atmosphere was on of a kind. Universal isn't the same today. Now it's all projection screens and dull off-the-shelf regurgitation..for a much higher ticket price. Jaws, Ghostbusters, BTTF, Hanna-Barbera, Kongfrontation, T2-3D, Earthquake .... those were the golden days of the park. But people preferred fancy facades with soulless rides behind them, instead. Both Epcot and Uni-Studios are like a slain rainforest, something that only still exists in our memories.
When I went to the horror makeup show in 2010, for the first act, he did a prop where a machete was going to cut into somebody’s arm. He asked for a volunteer from the audience, and she went up and when she got cut with it, her face turned to horror, and she screamed as the blood ran down her arm…As you know, it was a prop and the blood came from the knife itself. I’m pretty sure the volunteer was a plant based on her reaction.
I worked at Disney in the Summer of 1989 and I drove by Universal every day to work, Started as a big empty field. First thing they built - the Psycho house.
Someone might’ve mentioned it (didn’t read every comment) but next to the stairs at the old Nick Studios is bathrooms and in the men’s (and I assume the women’s) the floor tiles are green slime. It’s a cool remaining piece of what that building once was.
I snuck into Universal Studios in 1993/94. We came in through the backside near metro west entrance and made our way back to the psycho house from behind. We had to climb down into a giant trench that we didn't realize was the Jaws ride until we saw the sharks at the bottom on their mechanical harnesses came out on the other side of the lake pass through a brown fence straight into some restrooms and came out wiping our hands with paper towels like we've been there the whole day we rode every single ride that day and then slept in the McDonald's play tubes😂
Steven Spielberg, when he was younger..use to sneak into Universal Studios..!! The cast members got to know him, and he hung around..He ended up learning so much directing and movies..The Studio gave him a lifetime pass..!! That's a bit of Trivia for you..!!!! 😊
I was born in 1990 and my parents would take my siblings and I down to Florida from NJ almost every year for as long as I've been born. I miss the OG days of Universal. I vividly remember everything you mentioned. Sure enough, we moved to Orlando in 2006 and we had annual passes for a solid decade or so. I no longer live in Florida since 2022 but I do miss the good ole' days of it all. I like the Mummy ride but miss King Kong. I miss Earthquake a lot and I've only done Fast & The Furious once and that was enough for me. I loved Jaws but even though I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, that was at least a great addition (obviously) unlike Fast and the furious lol. Back to the future >> Simpsons. I do wonder if and when they'll get rid of ET, i really hope not but it wouldn't surprise me.
hi, i’m from 🇦🇹 - nice nice video - have seen the studios in the 90‘s many times during holidays and still until today i like going there - missing back to the future ride - replacement was dissappointed to me… but you can see the reminder in the vehicel „keep hands and arms inside the time machine“ until today … really nice memories 😌😊
Nice throwback! Jaws was the BEST! Loved Back to the Future, but no matter what ride is in that building, I always feel trapped, claustrophobic, and get dizzy. Don't know what it is about that building. Cool idea for a Video
Apparently, Steven Spielberg agreed to the E.T ride at Universal as long as the ride wouldn't be replaced. That's what I've heard. I may be mistaken though. 😀
That’s basically it. The rumor is E.T. Adventure remaining open is baked into his contract with Universal as a Creative Consultant. Nobody knows the real truth though lol
We did.Universal Florida in 1997, at that time they were starting the foundations for Islands of Adventure, not been back since, but I have been to Universal Hollywood in 2006,2007 and 2011, we did JAWS at both locations, when I checked the backgrounds of my photos from Hollywood, I was surprised to see that Jaws was attacking folk at Cabot Cove from Murder, she Wrote, thanks for some of the older footage, brought back some happy memories!
Part 2 is here! Check out the follow up video for even more attractions and shows from years past!
ua-cam.com/video/m4R0sMEGhNg/v-deo.htmlsi=fcqYXit6orNu2ffD
wish they would open up a new retro section, the oldest rides would be so popular in this age of perpetual remakes.
A throwback park would be awesome. At least we’re getting Epic Universe though in a couple of years!
As someone who has been coming to Universal since 1995 I truly appreciate this video. Thank you what I miss most is definitely Nickelodeon Studios. Also sometimes I will ride ET just to smell the ride queue and take myself back to 1995... this was a staple of Floridian entertainment back in the 90s. I don't know very many people that lived in Florida and didn't go
Thanks for watching! There’s nothing like old school Universal!
So glad that E.T. Adventure is still standing in Orlando.
Absolutely! It’s a classic!
I first visited Universal Orlando in 1991. I really loved the Back To The Future ride, went on it several times over the years! Ghostbusters was great, too, as was the backlot tour! A lot of the good stuff that has sadly gone now. I also sat in the audience in a Nickelodeon show, but can't remember which one! I also loved the E.T. adventure, and hearing E.T. say my name at the end! Many great memories of Universal Orlando!
Great memories! Thanks for watching and sharing those good times!
I wish Nickelodeon would revamp the old studio, bring back the time capsule and make the building a walk through of memorabilia and maybe someone can randomly be slimed! such a fun walk down memory lane - will for sure be checking out some of these easter eggs on my next trip!
That would be really cool! Curious what they'll do with the space, now that Blue Man Group has been closed for almost 2 years.
Same!!
Nickelodeon is disgusting.
I'd rather not support them.
Child trafficking organization.
I always thought that same thing! You’d think that what they should’ve done when Nick closed their operations (in FL) back in 2004: Made it into a museum
I think the many abuse allegations and predators that have been associated with the company have tarnished the name.
I went in 1993 and have a vivid memory of what it was like. A full roll of film from the day, too!
That’s awesome!
I grew up in Florida and went to Universal 2-3 times a year....Back to the Future and E.T. were my favorite. Great video!!
Such great attractions! Miss these days. Glad you enjoyed it!
I visited in 2006! What a great time it was to go there
So glad I got to experience all the original rides and attractions as a kid in the early 90's. There was something so special about it and I'll always cherish those memories.
It was a great time to go to Universal!
For those who never visited in the 90s and missed all these former attractions, thank you.
Appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Yes indeed
This brings back so many memories. I went in the early and late 90's and distinctly remember Earthquake, King Kong, Back to the Future, and later, Terminator 3D. I also remember being disappointed that the Jaws ride was out of service. Unfathomable to me that any of those rides were ever closed as they all were awesome.
Thanks for watching! Those were certainly some fun ones!
7 year old me got a split lip from the Earthquake ride back in 97.
I really got the full experience . The jaws ride was so good.
Oh dang! 😂 Jaws was awesome. As much as I love Diagon Alley, I’ll always miss Jaws.
Just FYI that’s not a Delorean at the entrance that’s just somebody’s car because that used to be the parking lot
This brought back so many memories of my 90s trips - including a 5 hour wait for King Kong! Thanks for sharing!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I'm from the Netherlands, and through Make-a-wish I was able to visit Universal Studios in 2006 with my family.
Including Sea World and all of the Disney parks. I have great memories from this trip. Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it and it brought back some memories!
Thank God that E.T., (one of the original NOW LAST ride attractions) since the park opened in 1990, is still open today.
ET forever!!
Great Video. I live in the UK and have only been to Florida once when i was around 12 years old approx 1991/1992. This was a definate throwback to some good memories. Thank you.
Thanks for watching from across the pond! Glad this brought back some good memories for you!
Nobody talks about the Bates motel and the psycho house that was taken over by curious George and Barney and I hear even less about the old swamp thing set before it was taken over by MIB
You’re right!
Universal was my favorite park as a kid in the 90s, then I started to favor Islands of Adventure as a teen. I missed most of those revamped 00s rides unfortunately.
Islands is awesome too! Love both equally
SAME
You should do one for Epcot Center this was really well done 👏 haven't seen this since Adamthewoo early videos
That’s a great idea! Maybe we’ll do that!
I went in 1994.... it was amazing back then
Certainly looked like it was!
I went there in the 90's and I remember Back to the Future and KIng Kong. I can still remember the Train from back to the future sitting out in front
Got to love 90s Universal. Thanks for watching!
NICE VIDEO, CHEERS. WENT THERE IN THE 90S AND HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF KONG AND EARTHQUAKE, AND BACK TO THE FUTURE. AND JAWS.AND E.T. AH IT WAS ALL SOOO GOOD ! sorry idk why capslock was on
Thanks for watching! Got to love the classics!
I cant believe you forgot Terminator
We’ll be doing a part 2 that covers everything that isn’t in this video, stay tuned!
We went on a family holiday from Scotland to Florida for 3 weeks in 1991. We did Disney world, Wet & Wild & Universal Studios. Universal Studios was the only place we rented a camcorder for, so we have footage from it forever more. Ghostbusters came down the street in the car with the theme from the movie going, and one of the cast members (not the original cast obviously) actually walked up to me, looked in the camera & said "How do I look, is my hair okay?" I also remember the King Kong ride & the Psycho house perched on the hill. I've got loads more footage for as long as I live, and I will never forget that magical day we spent with my now dearly departed brother & sister x Fantastic place, and is interesting to see how it's changed.
That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing your memories and for watching all the way from Scotland!
I visited Universal Orlando first in 1991 and came back a lot. It was beyond awesome, we did not have anything comparable in Germany.
Different planet really.
Kongfrontation, Jaws, BTTF and later Terminator…..insane memories.
Great video, cheers from Germany
Thanks so much for watching! Glad this brought back some good memories!
I’m so glad I got to go to Universal Studios in the 90s, there was so much more!! The Jaws ride, Back To The Future & King Kong was super cool. There was more acts & musical groups outside performing. I remember the huge 50s theme food court. What an experience that was as well. Ours kids enjoyed US as much if not more then Disney. But, of course, nothing tops Sea World. Great job on this video, it was neat to see how the park has changed. 👍🏻
Thanks for watching! 90s Universal was awesome!
I went to Universal Studios for the first time in 1994 (the summer after kindergarten)…I’m so grateful I got to experience all of the original attractions.
Thanks for watching! Lots of great memories, I’m sure
Thanks for the nostalgia 😊
Thanks for watching! Loved putting this together and reliving the old days.
I'm glad Universal still kept E.T. We got to try it for the first time last year.
So glad it’s still here! Feels like you’re stepping into a time capsule whenever you ride that. Thanks for watching!
One of my most favorite memories is going there as a teen and riding back to the future , earthquake, twister, King Kong, psycho, terminator 2, jaws. And doing Nickelodeon studios. My sister and I got pulled from the audience and slimed. We have it in an orange VHS tape lol. It was an unforgettable experience. Sad that I’ll never get to do it again.
Those are some amazing memories!
First time I went was 92, I was 15. It still is in my memory as the best park I’ve ever been to. Now that I have kids I haven’t really taken them, they’re 80’s movies fans and so when I tell them all about the rides, Jaws, Kong, earthquake, twister, back lot tour, T2, BTTF, so many amazing rides that aren’t there anymore…they really don’t want to go. 🤷🏻♀️
Definitely miss the classics!
this video made me so happy, thank you!
Thank you for watching!!
This video was exactly what I was looking for. I just got back from a trip to Universal and I hadn't been there for 15 years so I was wondering which attractions replaced the old attractions I remembered that were no longer there. The Jaws to Diagon Alley switcheroo is crazy. I did NOT know about that one.
Thanks for checking it out!
I first visited in April 1991 at the age of 11. We rode BTTF which was amazing. I have VHS footage of the park and some onride footage too!
That’s awesome!!
Great video! I first visited Universal Studios when I was 10 back in 1995. So thankful I got to experience all of the original rides and shows back then. Great memories! It's so sad to see the amazing Nickelodeon Studios so bland and boring now. I was lucky enough to see it in all it's glory in 1995. I visited for the second time with my wife in 2011. So much had changed! We will be taking our kids there for the first time this November! Loved the old photos in this video!
Thanks for watching! Hope you guys have a great trip in November!
In the 90s there was also a full replica of the Bates Motel from Psycho past the ET ride, as well as a Hard Rock Cafe on a giant guitar shaped platform where the resort is now.
That’s right!
Great vid, I’m from the UK, I first went in 94, then a few more times up until 2001, haven’t been since, but I remember all of the original rides and shows, but, I’m going next week 😀👍 for the first time since 2001, can’t wait, so many new things to see, but a little sad that I can’t ride the Hanna-Barbera ride or jaws or Kong (those hot nuts they used to give out on the way into Kong were really nice), I’ll miss the back to the future ride the most tho, so many great memories, thanks for making this video
Thanks for watching all the way from the UK! We hope you have a great visit next week! Lots of changes, for sure, but there's some really cool additions since the last time you were there.
Great video, guys! More content like this, really enjoyed it.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes this was fantastic
When we were there in 2022, we probably rode E.T. more than any ride at Universal and IOA. The Horror makeup show was pretty cool and interesting to see.
E.T is such a classic! So glad it’s still there today.
Great video and memories!
Thanks for watching!
I loved Twister, Kong,, Back to the Future, Jaws, and ET. All awesome rides!
All classics!!
Wow... awesome video! It was really well done. It brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for the time and effort to make this one!!!
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! Will be doing an Islands one soon, so stay tuned!
This brings me back to when it was like yesterday
The good ole days! Thanks for watching, glad it brought back some memories!
Okay, I now need this video but for every park
We’re working on some others!
The 90s universal studios was the best. We went in the summer of 96 or 97. I can still remember earthquake, jaws and kongfrontation vividly. We also were in the audience for a taping of guts.
That’s awesome! Was always a dream of mine to be able to go to a Nickelodeon taping. 90s Universal really was great.
Yes, me and my family went through Nick Studios and saw the sets of the game shows, even saw the soundstage of Gullah Gullah Island and the cast! ❤️
THANK YOU! This is a video I hoped someone would someday make.
Thank you for watching! Keep an eye out for part 2 coming soon!
Man, thanks for posting this !! I went there for my honeymoon about a year after it opened, we had a blast, we rode all those rides, and I remember that TV commercial as well.
Great times! Thanks for watching!
So glad I found this video. Loved it! From the UK and just did universal for the first time this year. But I am just the type of geek that always wants to know what was there first, then next/now so this video was perfect. Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Stuns me that Jaws, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and King Kong all vanish and E.T survives... 😂 I miss the old iconic rides.
E.T. Forever 😂😂
It's always been my favorite park. I've been living in Orlando since 1983 (born in 1983). So I've been going since the grand opening. I've also been to almost every HHN except for a few in the early 2000s when I was too broke lol. I definitely miss the old guitar shaped Hard Rock and even the less popular stuff like Murder She Wrote theater, art of making movies, etc. I guess now a lot of film making tricks are common knowledge but back then it was cool to get that behind the scenes experience.
Great video!
Appreciate you watching! 👍🏻
damn this brought me back.. my family went in 1990 and then every other year from there for like 16 years.. i remember all of this!
Thanks for watching! It was a fun trip down memory lane putting this together 👍🏻
been coming since the mid 90s from the uk i miss all them old rides just not the same anymore
Thanks for watching from the UK!
Am I one of the only ones who thinks Universal aside from Harry Potter has seriously declined in quality since they’ve opened. This video just proves it. Rides used to be organized in lands with meaning, theme, and story. Now it’s just a park with IP haphazardly tossed around in areas that don’t make a lot of sense.
Just the fact that they removed Earthquake, which is in the San Francisco area. Where you ride a San Francisco train and experience a San Francisco earth quake. One of the most entertaining and best themed rides in the park and replaced it with one of the worst rides I’ve ever been on the Fast and Furious ride completely proves my point.
Let’s take an amazing ride that fits in with the theme of the park and replace it with a shit ride that doesn’t fit anywhere but has an IP we can shove down people’s throats with merch.
Universal should bring back the movie making rides the last few times I went there the park was a huge let down. That place looks like a husk of what used to be a great amusement park.
Universal studios died for me when nickeldon left
Everything has declined in quality.
The world has declined, the culture has declined . Those who didn’t grow up in the 90s/early 2000 will never get it.
@therealz360z7Islands of Adventure more than makes up for it because that is probably the best theme park in the entire country. But yeah the original universal park in Florida isn't that good
i vaguely remember going there in 90 or 91, still have a few pics that we took there
1:55 That's not a DeLorean. I believe it's a run of the mill Plymouth Horizon 😂
😂😂
Yoh missed the Lucy Tribute change to a Hello Kitty gift shop. I loved looking at all the real props.
That was great! My mom used to love all of the props and characters
Wow I loved seeing the old footage! I went to Universal for the 1st time in 1993 and we filmed so much on my dad’s camcorder but when we went back home, someone broke into our car and stole the camera with all our videos in the bag. So, thank you for this video!
Oh no!! Glad you enjoyed the video and brought back good memories!
I have been fortunate to visit universal studios since they opened and I had the pleasure to see all of those great rides when they actually was the original rides and shops. You did a great video. Thanks so much for bringing back the old and very good original rides. To add a little to your already wonderful video there was woody woodpecker and bullwinkle that use to walk around and there was an I love Lucy exhibit where you would go in and see all of I love Lucy memorabilia. They even had a little model of the set that they used to film the show. Then you would walk into the store to buy I love Lucy items. Unfortunately They changed it to hello kitty. I loved to have visit the I love Lucy exhibit. It was one of my favorites to see at universal studios. They also had the flintstone characters walking around.
Saw this in 1993, 94 & 95. Got picked to be on stage in the first pre show. I remember it being more scientific, but then again, it was 30 years ago.
In that 1994 visit, my then girlfriend and I were each on stage twice. Ghostbusters and Murder She Wrote for me, and Earthquake and Alfred Hitchcock for her. I still have no idea how we got that lucky!!
Twice in one trip…that’s impressive! Thanks for watching and sharing your memories!
Hanna Baaberra soo underrated! Thanks for the video, can imagine Dungeons +Dragons having a cool ride in the future keep up the great work and hope to see more of your videos . X
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
The back to the future ride was a timeless ride. It could of stood the test of time. Disappointed when it got taken out
ET waiting line smells so nostalgic LMAOO
ET smells hit different. The best.
First went in 1992and absolutely loved the old rides, Hitchcock, Earthquake, King Kong but the best was Back To The Future. It was so advanced and we went on it several times. Didnt get back until 2006. Islands of Adventure was now open and we went on Superman 3D ride and what a great experience that was. Went over to BTTF later and it was the same, thats how good it was. It could still compete with a 3D ride. So imagine my disappointment when we took our daughter and some friends in 2012 and BTTF had gone. WHY!!!!???
I miss it too! Would easily give back The Simpsons for BTTF
I was there 99. was so nice
Twister, Terminator, ET, back to the Future ❤️
Such classics! Thanks for watching!
I love videos like this super cool to see how things were. BTW at 1:51 showing the entrance that is sadly not a Delorean out front. Not having been there then or now it looks like it was a sort of driveway or drop off area perhaps with the green island there in the middle. The car pictured there is… I can’t put my finger on it almost a Scirocco but not.
Thanks for watching!
It’s a Dodge Charger or Plymouth Turismo.
@@rfjel7785 I consulted a friend of mine on this and it is either a Dodge Omni 024 or Plymouth Horizon TC3
Wow thank you for this video. I went there in 2010 and so many attractions have changed. I always thought the buildings opposite The Mummy ride reminded me of the film "Annie"
Thanks for watching! Well Annie takes place in NYC, so that checks out!
That was awesome. Thank you 😊
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this video as my wife can see what UOF was really like before technology took over it. I believe that my mother still has the vcr tapes from back then. Also, the only mistake that I found on your video it was when you said that the Ghostvusters had closed down back in 93. We moved over here in 96 and got to experience Ghostbusters. Overall, great video!
Thanks for watching!
They should’ve turned the Nickelodeon studios building into a nostalgia museum of all the old Nickelodeon shows😢❤
That would be pretty cool
This is great! There was also a Terminator 3-D attraction near Schwab's! Old school Universal was so fun!
Yes! That’s now the home of the Bourne Stuntacular 👍🏻
22:10 My buddy got to watch a show one day of Legend of the Hidden Temple. I remember we watched every episode for like 6 months looking for him in the crowd.
Good memories!
So before there was a city walk you could park directly in front of the entrance of Universal studios. That car you saw wasn’t the DeLorean, that was someone’s personal vehicle in the “roundabout”.
Isn’t that crazy to think about pulling right up? Wish we could still park that close 😂
@@MattAndAlexVlogs Man I tell ya, it was definitely an amazing experience. Brings back good memories to when my dad was alive. I remember competing in one of the Nickelodeon pre games before touring the studio sets. Those were Good times, for sure!
At Kong, there is one more thing that was really cool back in the 90s and that was where the lockers are now was a sound stage that was for Star Trek. You got to act with your family in an "episode" of Star Trek TOS. You got in a Starfleet uniform, you had lines, they quickly edited a video of your performance. It was freaking awesome. I still have the video somewhere on a VHS tape :P
That sounds pretty neat! Didn't know about that one
My favorite rides as a kid growing up in the late 90s:
King Kong
Earthquake
Jaws
Back to the Future
Those are some great attractions right there!
Disaster was so much I got lucky to star in the show one visit which was so much fun
That’s a great memory!
Also earthquake ,jaws ,terminator ,king kong and et were my all time favorite rides I was disappointed that they were e all replaced into new rides, but may they rip .
Awesome video also miss T2 Terminator 3D
Thanks for watching!
My thing is that movies like Ghostbusters, Terminator, Beetlejuice, Back to the Future, Hanna-Barbera, Shrek, King Kong, and Jaws are still iconic to this day. It's not like Earthquake or Water World where those movies got lost in time. Universal should treat those classics like how Disney treats Mickey Mouse and Snow White at Disney Parks.
At least they keep some of those properties alive in small ways (tribute store themes, HHN houses). Ghostbusters, BTTF, Jaws are all rumored to be a part of a new parade this summer. Hope that’s true!
I remember the Old West Stunt Show. It's where they would also had the Bill & Ted Show for Halloween Horror Nights....which I miss and one of the reasons why I don't go the HHN anymore.
Never got to see that one. I’ll have to check to see if there’s video of it anywhere!
@@MattAndAlexVlogs I just looked one up. It's called The Wild, Wild, Wild, West Stunt Show.
A Bill & Ted show… no really!? that’s awesome! 🤩😎🤟🤟🤟 x
It was! @@stoopid79
@stoopid79 it was a cool show. Of course it was a time travel theme. They usually used Doc Brown and the DeLorean and whatever movie characters were popular at the time. They usually always had the Terminator.
Aw miss all these rides!😭
Such classics! Thanks for stopping by and watching!
I Enjoyed that. Why no mention of Murder She Wrote Mystery Theatre, which was a day one attraction I believe?
Thanks for watching! You’re absolutely correct. I totally forgot about that one when putting together the research for this.
I wish I had seen this video before our June trip to Universal. It was our first time. We even rode the rip ride rocket and didn't realize until just now in August from this video that we were right next to the original nick studios! Was a big fan
What’s even cooler is if you visit during the holidays and see the Grinchmas show, you actually get to go in the building!
You forgot about Terminator 2 3D: Battles Across Time which is now the Bourne Stuntacular
You’re right!
I went to Universal with my family back in 1996 and rode all of the original attractions:
Back to the Future
Jaws
Kongfrontation
Hanna Barbera
Terminator
I could go on.. That was the golden era. 🥺
What a time! Excited to get some of the classics back in some small way with the new parade and nighttime shows coming this summer.
@@MattAndAlexVlogs Really?! 😮
@@nostalgik._ Yeah check it out on their site! New parade will have ET, Ghostbusters (including a 16 foot Stay Puft Marshmellow Man), Back to the Future, etc.
First off, King Kong did NOT have Banana Breath.. i've rode it more than a dozen times over its lifespan. The only scent notable in the ride was a subtle sulfuric smell, and to this day i don't get why Kongfrontation was replaced. Hands down the most epic ride ever built to this day. The scale and atmosphere was on of a kind. Universal isn't the same today. Now it's all projection screens and dull off-the-shelf regurgitation..for a much higher ticket price. Jaws, Ghostbusters, BTTF, Hanna-Barbera, Kongfrontation, T2-3D, Earthquake .... those were the golden days of the park. But people preferred fancy facades with soulless rides behind them, instead. Both Epcot and Uni-Studios are like a slain rainforest, something that only still exists in our memories.
When I went to the horror makeup show in 2010, for the first act, he did a prop where a machete was going to cut into somebody’s arm. He asked for a volunteer from the audience, and she went up and when she got cut with it, her face turned to horror, and she screamed as the blood ran down her arm…As you know, it was a prop and the blood came from the knife itself.
I’m pretty sure the volunteer was a plant based on her reaction.
Good memories!
I worked at Disney in the Summer of 1989 and I drove by Universal every day to work, Started as a big empty field. First thing they built - the Psycho house.
That’s so cool! We drive by Epic Universe often just to see what we can see, so I know the feeling!
Someone might’ve mentioned it (didn’t read every comment) but next to the stairs at the old Nick Studios is bathrooms and in the men’s (and I assume the women’s) the floor tiles are green slime. It’s a cool remaining piece of what that building once was.
Yes!
I snuck into Universal Studios in 1993/94. We came in through the backside near metro west entrance and made our way back to the psycho house from behind. We had to climb down into a giant trench that we didn't realize was the Jaws ride until we saw the sharks at the bottom on their mechanical harnesses came out on the other side of the lake pass through a brown fence straight into some restrooms and came out wiping our hands with paper towels like we've been there the whole day we rode every single ride that day and then slept in the McDonald's play tubes😂
Steven Spielberg, when he was younger..use to sneak into Universal Studios..!! The cast members got to know him, and he hung around..He ended up learning so much directing and movies..The Studio gave him a lifetime pass..!! That's a bit of Trivia for you..!!!! 😊
7:41 That scream 💀
😂😂😂
I was born in 1990 and my parents would take my siblings and I down to Florida from NJ almost every year for as long as I've been born. I miss the OG days of Universal. I vividly remember everything you mentioned. Sure enough, we moved to Orlando in 2006 and we had annual passes for a solid decade or so. I no longer live in Florida since 2022 but I do miss the good ole' days of it all. I like the Mummy ride but miss King Kong. I miss Earthquake a lot and I've only done Fast & The Furious once and that was enough for me. I loved Jaws but even though I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, that was at least a great addition (obviously) unlike Fast and the furious lol. Back to the future >> Simpsons. I do wonder if and when they'll get rid of ET, i really hope not but it wouldn't surprise me.
Thanks for watching! Definitely miss the classics!
hi, i’m from 🇦🇹 - nice nice video - have seen the studios in the 90‘s many times during holidays and still until today i like going there - missing back to the future ride - replacement was dissappointed to me… but you can see the reminder in the vehicel „keep hands and arms inside the time machine“ until today … really nice memories 😌😊
Thanks for watching all the way from Australia!
Nice throwback! Jaws was the BEST! Loved Back to the Future, but no matter what ride is in that building, I always feel trapped, claustrophobic, and get dizzy. Don't know what it is about that building. Cool idea for a Video
Thanks, Gary! Glad you enjoyed it. Making these video made me realize how much I miss all the old attractions that used to be here.
Twister was so freak scary to me as a child! My imagination was way too vivid that ride i left in tears thinking i almost died!
It was intense!! I’ll never forget the cow flying 😂
@@MattAndAlexVlogs I'm sure my dad got a kick out of it, I hardly remember the cow as I was clinging to his leg for my life! Lol
I loved this video! You should do one of Busch gardens Tampa
Thanks for watching! Hoping to do some more of these types of videos soon!
Apparently, Steven Spielberg agreed to the E.T ride at Universal as long as the ride wouldn't be replaced.
That's what I've heard.
I may be mistaken though. 😀
That’s basically it. The rumor is E.T. Adventure remaining open is baked into his contract with Universal as a Creative Consultant. Nobody knows the real truth though lol
We did.Universal Florida in 1997, at that time they were starting the foundations for Islands of Adventure, not been back since, but I have been to Universal Hollywood in 2006,2007 and 2011, we did JAWS at both locations, when I checked the backgrounds of my photos from Hollywood, I was surprised to see that Jaws was attacking folk at Cabot Cove from Murder, she Wrote, thanks for some of the older footage, brought back some happy memories!
Thanks for watching! Glad it brought back some good times!