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@SamuelVOWilliams Жыл бұрын
The Disney parades back in the 90s puts the Disney parades today to shame. They slapped hard.
@itcamefromabox11 ай бұрын
Wow, you could see the ground back then!
@blaster-zy7xx11 ай бұрын
I remember all of this stuff. It was great! Disney should have kept these attractions and added to it over time instead of demolishing these great attractions.
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
if only they did 😔
@christianuniversalist19 күн бұрын
1997 was a great year. Add a visit to Disney and you just about have the perfect vacation.
@eviltom17 Жыл бұрын
This makes me miss the Studio Tour and Great Movie ride so much.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Both of the rides were the best! 😔
@josiahgoes963311 ай бұрын
My first time at this park was as an eight year-old in 2008. I believe that year, the name had just changed to Hollywood Studios, they just added the Sorcerer's Hat, and Toy Story Mania debuted that summer. What's funny is my memory of 2008 looks more similar to this video than to my most recent visit in 2023. I miss the Backlot Tour, Streets of America, and the Magic of Disney Animation experience. The park today is still fun, but feels very different and has issues with capacity and wait times.
@Jacob63010 ай бұрын
The Sorcerer’s Hat Came In 2001
@minarik0111 ай бұрын
this is awesome. Days before fast passes and scheduling, and apps and horrible tix prices. When Disney was still magical
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
The good old days 👍
@SuperDesignermatt Жыл бұрын
I first visited MGM back in 1996 when I was 12 years old, it was my one and only experience of Orlando. In just over 3 weeks time I’m returning again aged 40 and I can’t fricking wait!
@jodijohnson3488 Жыл бұрын
My first visit was at 12 in 1996! Visited from Ireland. Ended up living in Florida and had an Annual Pass. So much has changed. You'll have a blast (including a whole new-to-you park in Animal Kingdom).
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
You are going to have the best time! although it has changed so much, Cool profile pic, If your a fan of Star Wars prepare to be blown away, Rise of The Resistance it mind-blowingly AMAZING!! Have a great time 👍
@UmmYeahOk Жыл бұрын
No one back then was complaining about it being a “half day park.” They knew how to make a full day from it. …parades and backlot helped.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
That is so true, I remember visiting back then, staying all day and still not been able to fit everything in! I miss Parades at Disney Hollywood Studios, they were always great to see
@UmmYeahOk Жыл бұрын
@@DisneyDave I had been taking my family almost annually since 2015. We STILL found ways to make the park a full day, even without ToT, RRC, and IJ Stunt Show. My daughter has never experienced these, and probably still won’t, as our last trip in 2022 end up being a full day, yet we got to experience way less, even with the purchasing of Genie+. No time for any stage show with all that waiting.
@onehorseopensleigh Жыл бұрын
Over half of these shows and walkthroughs no longer exist, and they were largely “one and done” for most of the public
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@@UmmYeahOk that's very true & also makes me sad at Disney World now because of the amount of time you have to wait in line
@UmmYeahOk Жыл бұрын
@@onehorseopensleigh maybe for locals, who exist more now than in the 20th century. For those who go several times a year, yes, half day, but for those who’d go once a year the backlot was great, even with the animation tour being separate. Back then, being able to see them actually draw new movies was a way of knowing about upcoming projects, since few people attended conventions, and internet was so bad. The backlot, they tried to update. While seeing how films like Honey I Shrunk The Kids and live action 101 Dalmatians were updated only after a couple of years, the actual back lot itself would update things with newer props. They would try to add newer vehicles to the boneyard, and instead of an actual gift shop, you exited into a showcase of props for updated films. I think the best one was TOUCHSTONES Nightmare Before Christmas, with all its sets and puppetry showcased. The thing is, Disney doesn’t really like it’s annual pass holders very much because they don’t spend as much money as the people who go less often. So adding all these extras for capacity reasons help bring in the “undesirables,” but does little to actually help capacity since there’s now more people in the parks. Galaxy’s Edge, Toy Story Land, Pandora, and the conceptual Zootopia/Moana/Villians/Encanto lands really need to be in a fifth park. That’s the only way to truly help with capacity.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Hey Everyone, Disney Dave here, Just letting you know this home movie video was filmed in the first 2 weeks of September 1997, If you visited the park around this time let me know in the comments below, I would loved to hear your experiences, Thanks for watching and If you want to see more of my Disney and Universal studios Florida home movies check out the rest of my channel 👍
@phileagle8432 Жыл бұрын
We used go visit in May so would have been a couple of months earlier! I was at the head of the queue for the special effects show and had a go in the boat house part of the show! I loved the behind the scenes things they did back then!
@alexgeorge501 Жыл бұрын
Great footage of the stage shows on this home movie, Disney was ace at making these kinds of productions back in the day at their parks. Thanks for sharing and keep the magic memories alive!
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@@alexgeorge501 thank you
@alexgeorge501 Жыл бұрын
@@DisneyDave you're very welcome. the hunchback show was my favorite part btw, maybe you could find a complete version of the show one day?
@TheGodDamnJets8711 ай бұрын
Was there in August of 1997 10 years old. This brought back lots of memories!
@amaniscott225 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This is awesome. My family ended up going to WDW about 9 years after this for the first time in 2006. I don’t remember much at all, but this is really cool and close to that nostalgic feeling I got back in the early 2000s! Crazy to see how calm and collected everyone looks in the parks here, just enjoying the day. It’s so… quiet. Not one electronic device seen, just families taking in the day and making memories. Even crazier to think about the very historical events going on around this time, like Princess Diana’s tragic passing only a couple weeks prior to this video! Man. KZbin really is the closest thing to a Time Machine.
@Josh-hz8vz Жыл бұрын
Ah, I truly loved the great movie ride. Mickey ride replacement is OK, but not the same.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
its so disappointing that its no longer here, It was the best experience! 😔
@Thehouseoffail11 ай бұрын
I've been to Disney 3 times. 1997 was my most vivid memory of the park.
@stonesfan28511 ай бұрын
I remember the Indiana Jones show when I visited. Also rode on Tower of Terror.
@russella90 Жыл бұрын
that hercules parade is soooo sick
@allisonbrown8613 Жыл бұрын
wow! that Hercules Victory Parade is a gem. It would be so awesome to see these days but, I doubt they kept much of it. Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea it existed.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Knowing Disney they will still have parts of it somewhere, either repurposed into something else or in storage
@ktvd11 ай бұрын
THE BEST E V E R
@diamondxdragons11 ай бұрын
Filmed a year before I was born, crazy to think about.
@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan23 күн бұрын
I Really Miss the Old Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park!
@DisneyDave22 күн бұрын
@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan it was the best! 😢
@ThomasEverAfter11 ай бұрын
This is so incredible, Dave! And so nostalgic! MGM/DHS has always been my favorite park and now I work there! I miss so many of the original attractions. Especially Backlot Tour and The great movie ride. Thank you for preserving these memories ❤️
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
Thank you, Im with you there with MGM/DHS being your favourite park and so cool that you work there, now that would be my dream job ❤️
@Jacob63010 ай бұрын
DHS?
@ThomasEverAfter10 ай бұрын
@@Jacob630 Disney's Hollywood Studios
@Jacob63010 ай бұрын
@@ThomasEverAfter I Prefer MGM
@ThomasEverAfter10 ай бұрын
@@Jacob630 💯
@Kira_1987 Жыл бұрын
I cried a bit because I remembered this as a kid. I loved it back then. Thank you for this video
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
I hope it was happy tears 😔 and yes, it was a great time back then
@Kira_1987 Жыл бұрын
@DisneyDave it was happy so no worries 😀
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@@Kira_1987 😘
@Kira_1987 Жыл бұрын
@@DisneyDave ❤️
@Jarvel5 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing to watch. Almost a totally different park now.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@Jarvel5 very true, the park has certainly changed so much over the years
@phileagle8432 Жыл бұрын
These are great! They bring back so many memories!
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@phileagle8432 great to hear they have brought back so many memories for you, Thanks for watching 😊
@MicaMakes Жыл бұрын
Really miss the Backlot Tour and Great Movie Ride. The best attractions they had. Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway is nice but nothing compared to the Studio Tour
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
I'm with your there missing the Backlot Tour and The Great Movie Ride & totally agree with you about Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
@VandalDecaProductions11 ай бұрын
I first went to MGM the year it opened (and many times since) and this video brought back all the feels. On the backlot tour, when they were walking through the prop house I kept wanting to yell "PAN UP!" to see if Johnny 5 was still sitting there on top of the shelf, haha. The Great Movie Ride still looks as fun as I remember it...I can't believe it's gone and my son will never get to experience it. This footage is a treasure.
@caroleflynn761 Жыл бұрын
In 1997 we visited March, August and December we stayed at OKW. Thanks for sharing.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@MrLyosea11 ай бұрын
16:00 I never knew the horse in 101 Dalmatians was fake! I rewinded that movie back and forth like 200 times from 2000-2005 and never thought it was fake. The raccoons I did years later.
@Clint777711 ай бұрын
Incredible time capsule!
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@tgirard199511 ай бұрын
Backlot tour, Beauty and the Beast, and the Great Movie ride. I remember those like it was yesterday. I started going in 2001.
@RysoxBattleon Жыл бұрын
Brings back so many memories and shows just how much things have changed
@TarHeelsKenny Жыл бұрын
No park has changed more than MGM Studios. The name has even changed lol
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
That's very true 👍
@michaelwhitaker9719 Жыл бұрын
In so many ways I wish the park was still like this. I'd take the Streets of America/Backlot Tour over Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land any day.
@sarah-seww-creative11 ай бұрын
I was there in 1997 and this brings back the feels. I miss that some of these rides are gone now. I loved the backlot tour and the great movie ride.
@turechthion7521 Жыл бұрын
Love all the memories. Man do I miss the backlot tour!
@Sam-ow3zo11 ай бұрын
Wow, the backlot tour looks so different. Thanks for the memories!
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
your welcome, thanks for watching
@hireforeign9900 Жыл бұрын
We first went to Disneyworld in 1989 before our kids. We have loved going there with our girls until they graduated and we hope to start going the 2 of us again soon. Thanks for the video it was a great memory for me to see it. I hope you do more soon.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Great to hear you will be visiting WDW again soon and I love hearing people say the video has brought back memories, Ive got plenty more videos coming, Look out for my new one on Sunday Visiting EPCOT in 1998 👍
@danielknott7447 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos and seeing parks and places we went to the same year.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Great to hear that, Thank you, Still a few more to come, Tomorrow I'm starting to upload videos from 1998 👍
@matthewcalland3153 Жыл бұрын
Wow I have just watched this and brings back loads of good memories from Orlando holidays. I actually did the scene from 101 Dalmatian’s on the bike with the animated background many years ago that I had forgotten about. Thanks for sharing the video.😊
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
Great to hear that and so cool your did the 101 Dalmatian's scene on the bike, stuff like that was so good, its a shame there's nothing like that now
@Mike__B Жыл бұрын
Oh man, that brings back memories, my first trip there happened around that time too (may have been in 98 though I forget the exact year), except it was during June. Let me tell you as a guy growing up on the west coast not quite understanding what "high humidity" was that trip wrecked me, I felt miserable, I felt like I had a bad cold the enter time, oh yeah the temperature was also high along with the near 100% humidity. But a few fun things I remember was my girlfriend and I were at the front of a line and got picked for that boat scene on the backlot tour, I was in the fishing boat and remember the guy telling me "whatever you do, make sure you keep facing forward" not knowing why and then found out when a massive gush of water came from the side. Also recall a brief rain storm that lasted maybe 20-30 minutes, everyone was ducking for cover and buying those thin mickey ponchos, girl and I were just happily walking around in it because it was so hot it felt good to get wet 🤣🤣 Fast forward 12 years and I went again with my wife, completely different person from the other girl, and it was in January, the weather was SO much nicer, MGM turned into Hollywood studios and I had money at my disposal to not get so cheap (Prior time I was in my 20s, and "college broke"), and there was also a free dining package, the crowds were non-existent (no more than 20 minute wait for any ride), and it was the best trip ever... and the one I like to remember instead of the earlier one :D
@fugazi2726 Жыл бұрын
I worked at Hollywood Studios in the early 2010’s and I can confirm that it was probably the best time to be at that park. It still felt like the old MGM Studios without all the crowds. My first trip was in 98 as well but I was only 7 at the time. I always like hearing peoples stories and memories.
@Mike__B Жыл бұрын
@@fugazi2726 Yeah, and they still had the big Mickey sorcerer hat up! There were basically three rides I believe that people WANTED to ride in that park, Toy Story, Rock'n Rollercoaster, and Tower of Terror. So not too many people wanted to spend a full day there. As someone who grew up on Disneyland though, I gotta say having an actual stadium with seating for Fantasmic is far superior than having to stake out a spot 2 hours before the show on the walkway only to get told 15 minutes before hand "you can't stand there" 🤣
@thomashauchwitz6244 Жыл бұрын
What silver spaceship is that at the beginning?
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
so cool that you worked at the park, I presume it must have been pretty amazing working there 👍
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Great memories although that Florida weather is exactly what you say! good to hear your experience 12 years later was a better one 👍
@FrancesRae Жыл бұрын
this is so cool. i havent been to disney world since 2007 but i frequent disneyland all the time and there's actually a lot of similarities here to california adventure today!
@MollyFitzBrown Жыл бұрын
My Dad was picked to be the person in the yellow raincoat! Side note, around 2005-2011 I worked in the backlot here at a production studios with my Dad, the editor their said the backlot tour used to go past his edit bay window, too funny. Wonderful look back in time! I'm still searching for young me in the background ;)
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Molly, So cool that your Dad got picked for the audience participation 💕 & wow! I dint know that you used to work at The Backlot Tour, This was always my favourite, I'm going to dig out footage ive got from 2005 - 2011 now & see if ive caught you on tape 👍 videos from 1998 start tomorrow on my Channel Molly
@MollyFitzBrown Жыл бұрын
@@DisneyDave I actually worked at a production studio in the backlot but I saw the tour pass by our building. I remember being in the car in the parking lot about to leave and having to wait for the tour to pass by before we could drive. Made us feel like part of the tour. My Dad drove a white Nissan 350 Z and they’d all stare at us (like who are they??)! My Dad has passed now, it’s wonderful memories ❤️
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@@MollyFitzBrown sorry for your loss Molly 😢 Happy to hear you have wonderful memories 💗
@brianhejl6886 Жыл бұрын
i know the video is focus on nostalgia but i also look at all the people young and old. Those who aren't with us 26 years later and those who were young and might have families of their own. everything in between. time sure flies
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
It certainly does Brian 👍
@sarafoster388 Жыл бұрын
I was there the exact same time with my boyfriend at the time. I really only remember Star Tours, Indiana Jones and Tower of Terror. I also seem to remember an Ellen style coffee/book shop where I had an amazing chocolate brownie. Please correct me if I'm getting my parks muddled up! We did Universal, Sea World, Magic Kingdom, Epcot & Busch Gardens in the same 2 week period! Oh, the energy of youth. Thanks for sharing. I spent most of the film trying to see myself 😂😂😂
@Kyle_The_Mighty Жыл бұрын
Lol Tom Hanks won two Oscars by this point and he’s still “Star of 70s show Bosom Buddies” 😂😂😂
@SusanCatherine Жыл бұрын
Very cool you have this. 1997 was probably a "skip" year for us as I believe we were there every other year in that decade--and just after Thanksgiving. It was nice to see the old backlot tour and the Hunchback show as I had never seen Hunchback live. Thank you for sharing this memorabilia.
@loogoo11 ай бұрын
I remember in the Great Movie Ride, the first scene with the Busby Berkeley number had the alternating rows of chorus girls rotating in opposite directions, just like they did in the actual film. This was back in the late 80s when the park first opened. Looks like by 1997 that part had already broken down.
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
Your right there, I do have a video of my channel of when it was working, If my memory serves me correct, that section worked for around a year after the park opened, but that section would continually leak water disrupting the ride and forcing it to close so in the end that part was ended to stop the ride being constantly down
@Professor_Scott Жыл бұрын
Where was the Hunchback show? I don't remember that either, but it's a fantastic stage show!
@Professor_Scott Жыл бұрын
Went in May of 1997, but I think it was before the Hercules Parade (best part!). Levar Burton was the "Star of the Day" back when they used to do that.
@Trucker2023 Жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe that I have been going to the parks since 1971, So much has changed I wish they could have left a lot of the old attractions with all the property that WDW owns it's just sitting there ripe for expansions, new parks new entertainment grounds
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Wow! I bet you've see so much change since 1971, It must have been pretty amazing seeing the park when it first opened
@DillosDiz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Trying to figure out if I’m in this video at the 45 minute mark lol
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@DillosDiz You will have to let me know when you figure it out! Are you in the parade or the crowd watching the parade? It would be great to know 😊 only last week I had an ex cast member comment saying they were in one of my video, which was great, Ive been hoping for a while someone would say they were in one of my videos, fingers crossed its you 🤞🤞🤞
@DillosDiz Жыл бұрын
In the parade, Hydra section. Hard to tell. Right height, holding it the head a certain way… not sure what day of the week it was so it might be in conflict with my school schedule at UCF!
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
@@DillosDiz so cool that you were in a Disney Parade, that's awesome, Ive just been going through some old parking lot tickets, Ive got 3, which makes sense because there was only 3 parks back then, 2 of the parking lot tickets are advertising Walt Disney World Resort 25th Anniversary and the 3rd is advertising Tower of Terror 2, Taken to the next dimension, twice the fright , which I'm thinking may have been the day we visited the park and that was on Friday 12th September 1997 👍
@rocky.rocks144511 ай бұрын
Ah before rock n roller coaster
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
correct, Still a couple of years till it opened in 1999
@pablopolka921211 ай бұрын
Argentina eva perón ♥
@ashdoginc Жыл бұрын
Reawakens so many memories. Can anybody tell me when going on the backlot tour wasn't there Star wars props in the queue line?
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
Hello, I think it was around 2003, Residential Street was walled off from the tour and demolished. The land was used for The Lights, Motors, Action Stunt Show. The addition of the stunt show caused the Backlot Tour to be re-routed to go around the large stadium. Small portions of the former residential street were turned into areas for the tour's relocated and downsized boneyard and for the tram roadways. The addition of the stunt show also caused NY Street to lose its arch, as the area was needed for the tour tram to turn around to arrive at the exit station. Overall, the tram portion of the tour was obviously greatly reduced due to the new stunt show.
@bluethunder250 Жыл бұрын
I still can't believe the Tower of Terror has been around since the 90's.
@DisneyDave Жыл бұрын
I know, isn't it crazy to think it celebrates it 30th anniversary next year!
@WRLeGrand11 ай бұрын
How did it get so far away from this...?
@jeffallen359811 ай бұрын
What was done to restore this video? I have taken video from back in those days and none of my stuff looks that good. Its so clear and crisp.. None of the typical artifacts you would get on that old equipment. I e used AI tools to clean up and enhance my stuff and its nowhere near as good as this. Curious to know what was done. - Thanks!
@DisneyDave11 ай бұрын
Hey Jeff, My process in restoring my tapes, is first I upscale the videos with Topaz Video AI & double the framerate, Then I put the video through my editing software, do some colour correction as well as sharpening the video with Boris FX BCC Magic sharp plug-in
@madcyrus8011 ай бұрын
Universal blows this place out of the water.
@lenaapple1974 Жыл бұрын
DAVE!!! You are my hero today. I am so happy I found your page. I can't wait to go over all these videos!