Forgotten Secrets Of Disney MGM Studios Backlot Hidden In Galaxy’s Edge- Looking Back On WDW History

[@mtibbe]

I completely miss the old MGM and the Studio Backlot tour. I would gladly take that back over Galaxy's Edge. Thanks for the memories.

[@retrostuff8976]

Same it was great. I was lucky enough to go on it in the mid 90's as a kid.

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

We saw the Golden Girls house in person...So weird to see it's no longer there 😢😢😢

[@helgabullabong]

I had completely forgotten about the singing in the rain umbrella!! Crazy how these things become the past without even noticing. Thanks for this trip down memory lane.

[@kristenzem]

I have a picture there from like 10 trips! It was my favorite!

[@ninamc6116]

The Tower of Terror was my favorite ride at MGM studios, back in the 90's

[@carlavision6143]

Adam, really enjoyed your video with World of Micah! Y'all are awesome! Looking forward to your next vlog. YOU ROCK!!!!

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Hi Carla

[@carlavision6143]

@@TheGatlinburgHussey Hi Sean!

[@RandomlyRandy58]

Love classic MGM… absolutely awesome video guys!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Thanks buddy

[@joelampo1]

After a long day at work, there's nothing like taking a relaxing shower, eating dinner, and getting into bed and binging Adam The Woo videos.

[@WonderLibrarian]

Splash is one of my favorite movies and I've been wondering about that fountain for YEARS! 90s MGM and Universal made me fall in love with movies and movie making forever and I miss them both so much! Thanks for the incredible work on this video :)

[@ThemeParkAccess]

I have only been to the Florida parks one time and it was still the studio backlot . Had a great time and i should come out and visit again and see how much has changed.

[@marcnoel8514]

The 1989 mgm Disney tram tour was one if not the best theme park tour ever. Man this is great. All the original props they even had the Casablanca plane tail on display or Star Wars and everything else awesome. It was a lil before my time but I would do the tour over and over again. Thanks Adam.

[@TheDailyWoo]

It’s sad it’s no longer there

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

​@@TheDailyWooI'm now able to watch the video...I remember the Golden Girls house Fondly as it was my late Grandmas fav show 😢😢

[@retrostuff8976]

They also had the old Flight of the Navigator space ship and Rocketeer place.

[@donnytucker]

Your Eisner shirt is super awesome! The streets of America, the backlot, and the osborne lights are very much missed. MGM forever!

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

One of your Best, Adam!!! Thank you for taking me back to my 1st MGM trip in 1993!!! One of my best memories of NY Street is being back there during EveningExtra Magic Hours in 2015. Other than the Cast Members at the far end of the street, I had NY Street to myself!!! The ambient sounds were louder, so it seemed. T😊nks for the trip down :58 memory lane and the rememberers’.

[@billieglennbusch2189]

My dad worked for Disney, I remember when MGM Studios opened, I remember when Animal Kingdom opened and I would always pester him about Test Track and when it was going to open … good memories

[@cjtr83]

Man, i miss old MGM a lot. Some really important memories of my late Dad and our time here in his favourite park. Backlot Tour etc. Classic 👌🏻

[@jake9bates]

Man… videos like this really make you realize how much Disney has ruined their parks. Definitely miss them the way they used to be!

[@Sam-02024]

This Then & Now vlog was so much fun to watch! The Golden Girls House 🤩

[@jeffreycharles5035]

So many great memories from old MGM. Thanks for this video

[@TheDailyWoo]

It was the best

[@MyBackyardScience]

When a Mascot notices your weight loss, you know that you are doing well! 😀

[@crazyelfangel]

This was amazing Adam!! Brought back lots of memories of my few first visits to disney world Hollywood studios has changed so much I can't belive how much is actually gone !!

[@vacation_fun_makers]

Adam such a great video I truly miss so much of what MGM Studios used to be from the Roger Rabbit display the Splash fountain honey I shrunk the kids play area and backlot and osbourne family lights. Thanks for this walk down memory lane.

[@HauntedMansionGirl]

What a great video. So many wonderful memories of "old"MGM. Loved it!

[@daronmarkley826]

That sure was one heck of a trip down memory lane with all your screen shots you have on your phone and I’ve never been there to see it but i remember seeing it through one of your videos where you and Micah did so much filming and i remember in one part of the video you and Micah were standing about half way down on a outdoor staircase looking down below and staring right at Walts personal plane and I always thought that was such an amazing view and just think you got to see Walts original plane in person how cool is that so now I want to thank you for all your hard work bringing up old photos to show where thing used to be now with that peace ☮️ love ❤️ and happiness to you Adam and I’ll see you on the next awesome vlog adventure peace ☮️ out ✌️

[@mustangcindy1303]

You and Micah did a great job at locating where everything used to be. I miss the way MGM Studios was. There are so many things I wish they had never gotten rid of. The main thing I miss is the Osborne Lights. I loved going to visit those during my break from work. But if they hadn’t gotten rid of all of the stuff to build Galaxy’s Edge I wouldn’t have gotten to work in the area I do now which I am grateful for.

[@jwlwhwew]

You guys compliment each other very well on these collaborations. GREAT video! Amazing walk down memory lane! Thank you, sir!

[@debkrutsch6197]

Great video!! Loved seeing the old back lot and hearing the history!! Thanks for sharing!

[@leonmalett4189]

This is why my wife and I love your channel your retrospective on everything is so genuine and you can hear in your voice how truly excited you are Thank You for being yourself

[@debsmith1956]

I worked in payroll at the time and did overtime for the opening I worked the VIP area and saw all the stars. It was at back lot then. They had a concert at the Indiana Jones area with the pointer sisters and Willie Nelson. I was told that Disney had never hone through so much liquor and the smell of Marijuana very strong in the back lot area (Willie's bus parked behind Indiana Jones and backlot) My mom still has her opening crew t shirt. I keep telling her to sell it she make alot of money. But she says no so far lol

[@imichellelo]

Adam, I absolutely love watching your videos! I worked at The Disney-MGM Studios/Disney's Hollywood Studios for over 25 years. I was at the backlot tour for 17. When I first started, we had to learn everything about everything 🤭 Did you know that Ernest Saves Christmas was the first full length feature film shot there and Splash Too was the first movie shot there? As for Residential Street, the first house on the left was not the Empty Nest house. While Richard Mulligan's character was the next door neighbor to the Golden Girls, his house was actually across the street. It was the last house on the right, across from Alice's house from Adventures in Wonderland. I look forward to seeing your travels!

[@bob4364]

Hey ADAM, Great FL video with World of Micah..Nice Flea, Farmers & Art Market in Celebration..Nice tour of Disney Hollywood Studios formerly MGM..Enjoy your week..

[@DrDad87]

Adam, it was great meeting you yesterday at Hollywood studios. Always enjoy watching your videos!

[@heathermclernon4342]

I loved the backlot tour at MGM! I still miss it every time I go. I loved all of the behind the scenes moments. The park is so different now. Thank you for taking us down memory lane!

[@unicorn063]

Wow how fast things change so glad y’all have pictures for memories

[@Relic827]

It’s insane how much MGM and Epcot have changed in the last few decades. Totally wild.

[@demetri1651]

Epcot World Center hasn’t changed.

[@rhondaz356]

Adam, you and Micah, and Memory Lane... WIN, WIN, WIN 👏🤠👏🤠👏

[@511djlamb]

LOVE and MISS so much of MGM- thanks for the walk down memory lane!!!

[@tammystarkey6271]

My favorite ride at MGM was the back lot tour. Sad that it was replaced. Could have easily updated it with more current movies.

[@madelineann9196]

My family saw you there but didn’t want to bug you guys filming!! So cool!

[@marcusjanetatos560]

I wonder where the Osborne lights are currently. I would think they could think of some new location to use them. Really miss seeing them during the holidays.

[@marlareid883]

I believe they were donated to Give Kids the World!

[@StalloneSiciliano]

There's something ominous about the reflection of Mickey, from your shirt on the phone while showing the photos.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Ha, I agree !

[@baseballmickey]

Passed by you two as you were entering One Man's Dream as I was exiting. I guess I'm lucky to see the end of the old Studios and see the new. My family and I were able to attend the Osborne Family Dancing Lights as it was on its last year. Truly a magical experience!

[@mynineridesshotgun]

I often think about the last round of videos that you guys did on MGM. I miss the Making The Movies aspect of the park.

[@TheDailyWoo]

We both try to keep the memory of that place alive but it’s getting harder and harder

[@steveburns6503]

Love it Adam… last time I was there was 1999 … my parents worked in MGM- what about doing one on Pleasure island? Been there a few times…had a blast!

[@Geneswagger]

Adam do you know what the name of the first music video filmed at MGM Studios on Streets of America is?

[@MouseTracks]

This is awesome! Getting hit hard with nostalgia right now 😮

[@SunyCartoons]

I hadn't been to MGM since the early 2000s as a little kid, and I forgot about the Honey I Shrunk The Kids area until now. That was so freaking cool

[@emilyeldridge8076]

This made my heart hurt a little. Thank you for showing the glory days.

[@tjtrent2351]

Thanks! Loved the memories and commentary. Really made my day start better

[@DavidWRyan]

I'm a little sad that the first time I went WDW, MGM Studios hadn't even been built yet and when I finally got to in 2018, Galaxy's Edge was under construction. So, I missed the old sets and didn't get to see Batuu either!

[@valc7491]

It was awesome to meet you in Batuu East. We wanted to tell you that your fitness journey looks great on you. We had just went into Olga’s and the clock was running. I understand the reasons for the limits but they can be dumb.

[@davie941]

hello again Adam , looking good , another real interesting Vlog , just shows how much has changed over the years , this was great , well done and thank you 😊

[@TheHilliardFam]

This is a really neat video with plenty of Disney history! I love it!

[@phillipslate]

Earfull Tower is where the loading station. If you look at the drawing on wall on the side when you sit in train, there is a nod to it with an army man tower with a Mickey cloud by it.

[@tracymacarthur5699]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, our 1st visit was in 1999 , so much has changed

[@kiramadison5555]

Thank you for showing the Golden Girls house. I remember long ago getting to see it once “with my own eyes”

[@RobFuz]

The title alone rocks! Thanks Adam 🎉🎉🎉

[@TheDailyWoo]

Needed to dive into some mgm history again. Been a awhile

[@musicworldtreasures]

Thank you for this video! I was always wandering what was left after they changed everything and where everything would have been compared to what it looks like today. I knew out of anyone that Adam The Woo would know! What happened to all of the props that was on display from the tour and the prop house where they had the Honey I Shrunk The Kids bee and the gold Short Circuit robot?

[@cyndibanfi8514]

I am a big fan of MGM studios. Thanks for the vlog.

[@shaolincruz2891]

This is what made me follow you years ago,love all the nostalgia off wdw your content Adam has always satisfied ❤️🙏🏻

[@TheDailyWoo]

Thanks so much

[@donnamarler6945]

Loved this video! Thanks for showing us!❤😊

[@Figment_The_Sparrow]

My buddy Planner and me will always call this place MGM Studios because its part of are childhood. I'm luvin up this video - the good old days! We need a Beefy King video from you to!

[@kevingreen5793]

Hey Adam do you know why they removed the iconic Sorcerer's Hat a few years ago? I really miss it and wish they never got rid of it!

[@yoopergamer2121]

Wow been wondering about these exact details for a while. Great video! Thanks for doing this research.

[@brianpruitt3254]

You’re lookin good Adam!

[@michaelcjgreenway4788]

Just checked and still have my video of the MGM backlot tour from 2013. So much has changed. Even still have some photos and video of Osbourne and Streets.

[@KrazyJoe1701]

Good Morning, Adam! I miss the Old MGM Studios.

[@thebluetarp]

When was residential street built at MGM studios? Was it there before the park opened, or was it part of the new park?

[@TheDailyWoo]

It was an opening day thing

[@robertpaz4299]

Great video and info. Fun to see the theming of how it was back in the day.

[@frikitiki]

For the rain suggest applying Rain-X love it because on my car, drive about 30mph and the beading action causes it to just blow off. Thanks for the investigative work on the old vs new

[@joeyglusky4774]

Could you do the same thing for Toy story land?

[@drewmcvey]

I just noticed you got that monorail tattoo you've been talking about! I like it

[@TheDailyWoo]

I don’t have a monorail tattoo

[@drewmcvey]

@@TheDailyWoo I could swear the light aqua colored tattoo on your right inner bicep was a monorail tattoo 🤷‍♂️

[@SusanStypa]

Adam…I love your shirt! Can I ask where you got it? I gotta get one. I’m a big fan and miss Michael Eisner with Disney 😔. With all these rumors floating around about what could happen with the company…everything Mr Eisner did for the company way back when would have all been for nothing…very sad! BTW…that’s an adorable pic of you and your grandmother 😊

[@TheDailyWoo]

A buddy of mine made it for me

[@SusanStypa]

@@TheDailyWoo Darn! It’s a great shirt!

[@jupiterbliss]

I have Splash Too recorded on vhs somewhere. Released on ABC. It was a super big deal back then!! I need to dig it up!!

[@levcath13]

Awesome video guys, THANK YOU ❤❤❤

[@ElliottLaw]

John Cherry was a dad to me when I didn’t have one. He was a wonderful person. Thank you again for sharing! Come out to Ernest day at Montgomery Bell State Park sometime. They filmed Ernest goes to Camp there

[@TheDailyWoo]

I wish I could have met him. I’ve been there, was the first to do a filming location at that park years ago

[@ElliottLaw]

@@TheDailyWoo that’s so cool I’m going to watch that video later today. Thank you again!

[@pamnicholson3887]

That Chevron sign looked a lot like a Chevrolet sign

[@TheDailyWoo]

Ahh I must have misspoke on that one. Older I get I catch myself making tons of mistakes when talking

[@NocturnalSummoning45]

I just saw there's a category 3 hurricane coming up next to St Pete and the Tampa Bay area, heading northeast

[@geneseminoleranger7773]

Excellent Adam miss the former MGM backlot tour

[@TheDailyWoo]

You and me both

[@ernest6687]

Adam, where'd you get that Eisner shirt?!?!

[@TheDailyWoo]

A friend made it

[@ernest6687]

@@TheDailyWoo I’m jealous. Solid tee!

[@maryannrenzulli2426]

Nice photo with you and Grandma.💖💖..I liked it when it was MGM, and the Back -Streets of NY, and the Osbourne's Christmas Lights and Display. I guess the Star Wars, is a Bigger Draw, and time moves on....People like change...So nice you have all the photos, of when it was MGM! that's Great!!!!

[@zakkgilbert9426]

Love that you went with the thumbnail afterall! 😂😂

[@KrazyJoe1701]

I remember Splash, Too !! It starred Amy Yasbeck and aired on NBC's Disney Sunday Movie

[@lacrossed55]

My obligatory MGM Studios comment. We were there right before the official opening and we're the first public to ride TGMR .Ate dinner next to Ritter and his family. Ran into (literally) Betty White on the way out . We were offered another free day or to to be in/ record the Special but we had to leave. Adam, if I ever come across those pictures from my Kodak Disc Camera I'll let you know

[@tjohnson-wooten8987]

I wish I could've taken that tram tour, to see the Golden Gilrls house would have been so cool!

[@quazz79]

I'm sure Adam already knows that one of the Flight of the Navigator ships is now hidden in plain sight in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom

[@MyBackyardScience]

We love when you explore with Micah! This was an MGM walk down memory lane! 😀

[@TheDailyWoo]

Always a good time remembering that place

[@BrewCityGillz]

👍 Excellent work! Appreciate your time and research putting this together. Always love a nice walk down memory lane.

[@austinwasmund1258]

Since becoming a cast member, I’ve been trying to catch Adam on one of my days off…. On my way to studios I see that Adam was at studio’s yesterday instead of today 😥

[@austinwasmund1258]

The funny thing is, I’m from love valley, nc where he had a video about the town a while back.

[@videosbyvangie0553]

Always a mention to both peewee and Vern which admittedly great characters but I wish Ed Grimley was recognized, his appearance loosely resembled peewee's attire and best part the actor that portrayed him (martin short) still with us.

[@thecoolestdad]

I wish the original Disney MGM Studios was still there with everything that used to be there. It was a much better park then.

[@amandacollecutt2491]

Cool photo with your nanna. Cripes you look like a straight edge! oh yeah, i watched one of micahs vids, ill check out some more :)

[@shannon3n8]

Checkit - 9:08 on the left beneath the Pencil of Woo - what do y'all see? = I = see the outline of the Millennium Falcon, the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy! Thank you for the Then and Now trip! Last time I was there, it was still Disney MGM Studios. Young Woo rockin' the crew cut. I think you inherited the fanny pack gene from Grandma. 😊

[@andystreet1479]

that was awesome Adam

[@LostGirlJessie]

Galaxy’s Edge is going to feel very different every time I walk through it now. I'm not going to be able to just walk right past Oga’s without thinking of him now.

[@dtna]

The original Bulldog Cafe was on Washington Blvd. in Los Angeles. They made a reproduction of it for the Peterson Car Museum. The reproduction is now at a bar in North Hollywood. Never been there.

[@eddiebieschke4440]

Wasn’t there a Blues Brothers show

[@nataliedepriest9113]

The passion for Disney is strong if you are rocking a Michael Eisner tee…currently working through my feelings about the fact that tv exec merch exists. Love your videos!

[@intothewild2345]

What strain was the "rock". got some Maui Waui this way

[@christianlopez5189]

Had my honeymoon with my wife at Disney World a few weeks back and as a huge Star Wars I was super disappointed in Galaxies Edge.

[@jameshoekzema3172]

I got to be the boat captain in the back lot tour during spring break when I was in high school

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Adam👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌺