Inside The Empty Fashion Square Mall & International Drive Closures / Goodbye To More Orlando Places

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TheDailyWoo

10 ай бұрын

Orlando Florida Summer 2023

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@kimmykat9 10 ай бұрын

It is crazy to see these failing malls. At one time we spent entire Saturdays at the mall. Something for everyone and a food court. Sad to see it all disappearing.

@theathjr 10 ай бұрын

Yup. Agree. Blame the internet. Society’s downfall. But hey make sure you request your shipment through UPS. I’m almost retired. Keep ordering people !! Almost 30 years now haha. Cheers interweb people.

@ellenw391 10 ай бұрын

I don't totally blame the internet. Brick and mortar stores got 2 greedy And jacked up pricing To a non competitive level. I pay a little more support a real store. But I'm not paying 4 times more for the same item et cetera

@kevinconaway1727 10 ай бұрын

Its really sad that so many places are closing, it's not just Orlando it's everywhere Adam, the world is changing and not for the better sadly

@Patrick-yh5yd 10 ай бұрын

Yes.On U.S.1 many small business are closing. Like Woody,s barabecue .

@AdolfMitler-ch8ns 10 ай бұрын

Obama n Soros 🎉like it's 1999.

@ChatGPT1111 4 ай бұрын

Nah, they just went to the outdoor format. Here in Brevard County Florida, we lost 2 1/2 of our 4 indoor malls in the past 20 years but gained 3 large outdoor malls with at least as many stores.

@ChatGPT1111 4 ай бұрын

@@Patrick-yh5ydwhat part of US1, Miami, Vero, Daytona, Jacksonville? US1 is 447 miles long in Florida 😂😂😂

@wtttrips 10 ай бұрын

My goodness you listing all those bands brought back so much nostalgia. Sad to see a venue close. Good times.

@robinbraxton5345 10 ай бұрын

I grew up in the Fashion Square Mall such fond memories. ln the late 70's fitness guru Richard Simmons had a book signing and exercise concert there and three thousand people jammed into that mall for a crazy good time. That event made the front page of the local and state section in the Orlando Sentinel. Those were the good old days!

@budmetcalf3888 10 ай бұрын

In 1976 the round motel shown at 6:21 was called the High Q because it was a Quality Inn. My wife and I spent our wedding night there on Friday August 27th.

@robinbraxton5345 10 ай бұрын

Yep back in the day the Q was the place to go!

@ClassicChad 10 ай бұрын

The Dunkin employee sounded SO happy to be at her job.

@kimh659 10 ай бұрын

I was just thinking that. No hello, just how can I help you? That’s the 2nd time he’s gone through that drive thru in a video and they are so rude. She didn’t t even say thank you or you’re welcome. Terrible.

@KrazyJoesConcessionStand2 10 ай бұрын

The fashion square mall was the mall closest to my apartment when I lived in Florida . I lived off of Goldenrod. When I lived there back in 1999, the movie theater was not inside the mall. There was an AMC pretty close to the mall.

@jennyf6446 10 ай бұрын

That mall is very cool, but creepy. So sad all these malls are closing down

@Sparty-pi3jq 10 ай бұрын

I'm 42 and I remember being in high school and the mall was the center of our social universe. It is sad to see so many malls dying.

@gwildor8543 10 ай бұрын

Also 42 and remember the same social universe. Although thankfully my local mall is still alive and making it, but times have changed.

@shellrie1 10 ай бұрын

Too bad malls are dying off. I remember hanging out at the mall with my friend's back in the 90's. Going to see a movie, then hitting the food court and playing games in the arcade. The good'ole days when life was simpler.

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

It was a different time that’s for sure

@midsouth2strokes185 10 ай бұрын

@@TheDailyWoo different time indeed. U live a blessed life in the present aswell.. I would love to travel the way u do but at least I got ur videos which is next best thing. Keep em comin

@Derek-fi4bw 10 ай бұрын

Don't forget bowling n skating

@iworkout6912 10 ай бұрын

Malls and movie theaters are dying. A big 12 screen near me closed this summer. AMC I believe. Now I can think of only one multiplex open, it has a I-Max.

@danadavis6097 10 ай бұрын

@@Derek-fi4bwoh yes! I grew up doing both. My kids too. Now the skating rink and bowling alley both gone. Very sad for sure😔

@FloridaManPat 10 ай бұрын

I spent a formidable amount of my childhood going to the fashion square mall I actually live right up the street from it today It’s a little heartbreaking as you walk through . Made many memories in this mall Thanks for doing this Adam Rays Up!!!

@shawnwright1922 10 ай бұрын

this is what happens when you start getting older you go around and i remember the day when i saw this and did this i was in high school in the 1980 and the music and everything is consider old now including me great video thank you for walking down memory lane

@smspirate 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Fashion Square. I was in high school when they built it. Quite a few memories from there - but wow. Glad I've got the memories. Saw Star Wars at the theatre in 1977 there. No words.

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

That’s wild you saw Star Wars there

@mjrleaguesweetie 10 ай бұрын

Can’t believe how slayed Fashion Square looks. I lived in Orlando from 1999 through 2004 and that was my mall, I remember they had a cool little arcade on the 2nd floor of the food court

@figment1988 10 ай бұрын

That would end up becoming the Coliseum of Comics for a while

@cherylkemper7223 10 ай бұрын

my friend Jason Carter lived in Orlando all his life. He sadly passed away 8/19/ 23. HE WAS ONLY 42 AND WILL BE MISSED. r.i.p.

@iworkout6912 10 ай бұрын

Who knows how many empty malls there are in the USA. Several bloggers cover them from coast to coast. Many probably will see the wreaking ball. One near the condo in Seminole, FL is totally gone. I remember driving by and the only light on in the big parking lot was the Radio Shack sign, as they had a street entrance. K Mart, Public and other stores were all gone. In the afternoon nearby retirees would gather in what was left of the food court and have some old time dance parties.

@mjrleaguesweetie 10 ай бұрын

@@iworkout6912 no I know, I’m not surprised at the existence of a dead mall in 2023, it just feels kinda random. Like my childhood mall in my hometown lost its Sears when Sears went under, otherwise it’s more or less doing pretty well still. Meanwhile Orl. Fashion Square is a dead mall walking

@Kyosji 10 ай бұрын

@@figment1988 That was my 2nd home. I went back to this mall like 6 months ago and honestly was heartbroken. Literally half the mall is just abandoned, the other half has just spot locations open.

@dynastyduck3799 10 ай бұрын

Thanx for taking us back to the days when concerts were amazing. You've been to a lot of back street ones, which were hard to get to, more private; so your so right on many levels. Those were the best concerts

@Blueskys1972 10 ай бұрын

Sad to see, just like here in California. Everything closing is not weird when you know what's going on 😞

@2neverlandboy 10 ай бұрын

Saw a post that we should turn all empty malls into retirement living communities for GEN X. Since they were our old stomping grounds growing up, flip them into apartments, with food courts, hickory farms, and glamor shots for fun.

@karentucker2161 10 ай бұрын

I would live in a mall😊

@terryheady 10 ай бұрын

They have been tearing down malls and putting up apartments at many malls. They have done it where I live.

@FLgurl407 10 ай бұрын

Yeah my friends and I are counting on it 🤞

@craigcampbell1843 10 ай бұрын

I want to turn the abandoned mall in my city into an indoor disc golf course. It’s too damn hot to play outside now. Global warming is hitting hard this year.

@ferg1680 10 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty good idea....Hope some land developers are reading comments 👍🏻

@maxcenoo7 10 ай бұрын

crazy to see a mall so empty and pretty much abandoned. i think the mall in my city will stay open for a while longer, considering it is LITERALLY the only thing to do in my city. great video Adam !

@RobertGlazier 10 ай бұрын

I miss those days. Great music and times. Thanks Adam.

@trish5556 10 ай бұрын

This makes me very sad because I spent a lot of time in the Fashion Square mall around 1994-1998 when my husband and I took our son to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) meetings at the Orlando Executive Airport. We lived in Apopka so we would bring him to the meetings and have a date night at the mall until we picked him back up. It was a vibrant mall then, but so was the NTC base. We had several Civil Air Patrol banquets out there at NTC and also were able to shop at the store for uniform supplies for CAP. Please don't tell me that the Altamonte Mall is closed up in the same manner. For 12 years we shopped there for school clothes, had date nights, etc. I know that the main stores I shopped at are gone such as Sears, probably Penney's, the music store, Wicks & Sticks, Suncoast Movies, Electronics Boutique and Barney's Coffee.

@MegaCityOne 10 ай бұрын

The Altamonte Mall is open & get's alot of business. Only Sears is closed, because the company went out of business.

@TheNewgreatlife 4 ай бұрын

@@MegaCityOne Sears has closed the majority of their stores but the entire company is not out of business. There's a Sears still open at The Florida Mall.

@JoeGonzalez9351 10 ай бұрын

Blows my mind to see all these malls closing meanwhile the malls where I’m from are still as busy as ever.

@jamieadisneyfan8317 10 ай бұрын

Your mall is lucky. Ours is about the same as there. We still have Belks, Books A Million, a couple of Mexican restaurants and Dick's. That's about it. So sad!

@MrOrlandobob2 10 ай бұрын

Great Memories of the Edge , and Orlando

@CCcastro336 10 ай бұрын

Some of our malls closed as well in California. It’s sad to see them close up! This was a fun video with you and Micah.

@emilys1255 Ай бұрын

Fashion Square Mall was the place of my childhood. I hope I can go back there before it closes for good. But I also hope that they never demolish it and try to revitalize it somehow.

@rosar1771 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I went to UCF in the 90’s - I remember going to The Edge and I even worked at the Fashion Square Mall. Great memories now that I don’t live in Florida anymore.

@brian5o 10 ай бұрын

Man, I forgot all about The Edge. I have always lived in the Tampa area but my friends and I used to love going to Orlando to party on the weekends back in the 90s and maybe early 2000s. I spent many a weekend at Church Street Station and the various clubs and restaurants in the area. Damn I miss Church Street and the 90s. Thanks for reminding me of some great memories, Adam!

@rosar1771 10 ай бұрын

Church Street was the best! We loved going to Zuma Beach and Howl At The Moon in the 90’s!

@FLgurl407 10 ай бұрын

Did you go to Nickle Beer and then walk down the rail road tracks to The Edge? Wednesdays maybe?

@brian5o 10 ай бұрын

@@FLgurl407 I don't remember going to Nickle Beer however I am pretty sure that I made that walk down the railroad tracks to The Edge a few times. There was also a large country bar down there, not Cheyenne Saloon but another one maybe around where The Edge was that I used to go to that was pretty awesome. They had a really nice outdoor area with a few bars which is where I spent most of my time while there. There was also an indoor area but it was always a bit too crowded for me.

@brian5o 10 ай бұрын

@@rosar1771 Yes, I loved Zuma Beach and Howl At The Moon. Do you know if either are still there?

@cindyhenning7832 10 ай бұрын

Love to watch you at home! Look forward to your next adventure! Thank you for your volg Adam the Woo

@LinzYoutube 10 ай бұрын

Good Morning, Adam! CONGRATS on almost reaching 700k!

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@moxymoxo2164 10 ай бұрын

That Roboland building was originally built as an FAO Schwartz Toy Store. It used to have a giant bear out front. This is going back to early 90’s. 😅

@craigcampbell1843 10 ай бұрын

The turtles are The Gang. Kool and The Gang.

@sarakeith5480 10 ай бұрын

Always good to see Micah!! Winging a vlog is fun!! I enjoy your in state and out of state adventures!! Thank you!!

@davie941 10 ай бұрын

hello Adam and Micah , cool Vlog as always , this was very interesting , really well done and thank you 😊

@MarioMateo 10 ай бұрын

Looking good, Mr. Woo. The treadmill work is noticeable... Keep it up!

@bob4364 10 ай бұрын

Hey ADAM great FL video around your way and interesting Mall..Plus reminiscing about the good ol days...Enjoy on..

@JimyShoe 10 ай бұрын

Roboland will always be Sports Dominator to me. 2006 and 2007 when we first came to Florida.😁😁

@89si49 10 ай бұрын

I remember the Fashion Square mall, I grew up in the Tuskawilla area not too far from there. Back in the 80’s that mall had some really unique brick quarter pipe transitions on some of the sides of the outside of the mall, I got to skate there once when I was a kid in the later 80’s. I remember seeing Unwritten Law and a couple other bands at the Edge back in the later 90’s…. Brought back some memories.

@nickweitz3142 10 ай бұрын

Dude you are looking fantastic good work man

@jimmyjohnson1452 10 ай бұрын

Adam,I love these type of vlogs.Always good to see Micah with you.

@Kelly30stm 10 ай бұрын

I love all the concert memories!

@rosalindastrona380 10 ай бұрын

Love the Mr. Toad car and the 1931 Ford and one more - the little gold Chevy Corvair. from the 60's .I enjoy your concert story's and when you were in a band . Sad about Holy Land wow. Thanks, great video.

@mjdonahue65 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to your next big trip! Cant wait to see what you do in Hawaii. Keep up the great work Senor The Woo!

@Carwld 10 ай бұрын

An adventure with you and Micah is always a great video!

@JamieMiles_southmainmuse 10 ай бұрын

Lordy. The Fashion Square. That was the place to be. When I got my drivers license - first place I went. Burdines. Was a big deal.

@TheREELGEEK 10 ай бұрын

The round Hotel with the Globe on the top used to be the old Quality Inn. You could see it from inside Wet and Wild..

@Seadog22- 10 ай бұрын

Wow that’s so cool you seen all The bands I love me live in Australia me 59 years old what a trip about the bands thx for sharing yo beach

@RolloKnox 10 ай бұрын

my brother just called Micah..... "Hipster Carpetbagger" XD OMG!

@mattybigcat 10 ай бұрын

Right in my back yard!! How do I miss these 2!!

@tommyboy1653 10 ай бұрын

These malls could be used, the stores could be rethought on the lower level with condos on the upper levels,they could have indoor farmers markets and a grocery store and some restaurants and a few banks.Put in a gym with a pool.

@paulirvine6336 10 ай бұрын

thanks for this i stayed on international drive on holiday in 2004 from uk beautiful place florida thanks again adam

@debbralehrman5957 10 ай бұрын

Bummer about the band venue closing.😧 Thanks for the video Adam 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@patrickellington53 10 ай бұрын

I had many a picture taken with that statue of Jordan when it was there..I remember it used to be a sports store and a bar as well..many moons ago..I’m from the uk and I’m coming back to Florida for the first time in 4 years I can’t wait..will be having a walk round there to see how mucked it’s changed..great vlogs keep them coming..👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

@FLgurl407 10 ай бұрын

I hate to admit how old I am, but in 1990 I saw, not only at The Edge, but INSIDE The Edge..Pearl Jam. And in 93..one show mind you, Henry Rollins, Cypress Hill and the Beastie Boys. I had that flyer hanging up for decades. 📻 👵

@midnightrunner684 10 ай бұрын

Back in the 90's i drove 18 wheeler Flatbed for a company out of port Tampa....When they were building Blizzard Beach ,I hauled alot of the Concrete beens from port Tampa to Orlando. They used the beems to make the bridge over the swap to Blizzard Beach 😊

@missvjf5457 10 ай бұрын

Wow wee you just listed all of my favourite bands that you got to see back in the day!!!! TYPE O NEGATIVE!!!! You hit the jackpot there! I saw them back on the October Rust tour here in London in the U.K. Epic!

@keithmabe6015 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Adam...

@Sparty-pi3jq 10 ай бұрын

Bad Religion is one of my all time favorite bands. Great video as always Adam.

@magiccheeseball 10 ай бұрын

It's cool when you do these downtown videos brings back old memories of those places the edge the Fashion Square Mall it's weird seeing it so empty it was always a lot of people in it I worked there a couple Christmases back in the good ol days 1980s and going to the edge in the 90s

@brendawhisenhunt8444 10 ай бұрын

I miss going to our Mall, it doesn't feel safe anymore... enjoyed the video.

@jimmyb.6272 10 ай бұрын

I think they’re building an AdventHealth ER where Holy Land was. We have a couple of good malls here but it’s sad that malls are disappearing. Good video Adam and Micah!

@JNC1973 10 ай бұрын

I saw Pantera at Nassau Coliseum back in the mid 90s some time and not long after they came out on stage the lead singer Phil told the entire place to get out of their seats and get down here on the floor and everybody actually listened to him and it looked like a riot was happening right before my eyes lol. Security guards were trying to grab people but they didn't stand a chance against the huge mob of people making they're way to the pit while Pantera played Walk. Ahh the memories.

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

Those were the days

@midnightrunner684 10 ай бұрын

Phil said C'mon Man....Go you know the thing..Then he straight into Domination

@JustCallMeAnnie 10 ай бұрын

Love that the holy land way sign doesn’t change.

@UnknownUniverseShorts 10 ай бұрын

Greetings from Holland! You’re actually the reason I started vlogging myself! Love the videos! Planning on going next year…

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much . Hope it goes well on your vlogging journey

@mybestfriendlilyann4760 10 ай бұрын

I'm drinking coffee with you today.thank you for your fun videos. I love them ❤

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@neensa79 10 ай бұрын

I worked at fashion square in high school. It was packed and busy always. Seeing the food court empty just broke my heart. It’s just sad

@jeffhodge7272 10 ай бұрын

I like many had a job in the food court.Mrs Fields Cookies. I miss those fun days.😔

@KimMarie1981 10 ай бұрын

Woo Hoo…nearly 700,000! Great channel 💕🫶🏼🙌🏼

@BluesyVlogs 10 ай бұрын

The rate at which places are closing (even those built in the last decade or so) is alarming to say the least. Love the videos Adam and your punkrock stories :). And empty open malls really are a creepy thing, exactly in the Dawn of the dead way :0

@donnytucker 10 ай бұрын

Those were some epic bands you got to see in concert! I did see several of them at different warped tours but I never got to see STP.

@Mrcruisefever1 10 ай бұрын

So sad seeing malls going down hill ( before the pandemic & after pandemic )

@mkmadrigal 10 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget what Dan Bell says. He said bath sand body works and gnc will go down with the ship before they completely close down a mall 😂

@johnhaughey8346 10 ай бұрын

Great to see you and Micah back together again! Just saw him up in Savannah, Ga doing some interesting videos.

@AmandathePandaBooks 10 ай бұрын

I lived in Orlando in the late 1980s. Cheap rent, everything at your fingertips. No kidding!! International drive and those 5 star restaurants were awesome! I was at New Years with a friend of mine, we dressed up, had a great time at that high end mall area!!

@terripappas5253 10 ай бұрын

That was a funky looking grasshopper

@TheGatlinburgHussey 10 ай бұрын

When we moved from Portsmouth RI to Winter Haven fla and i didn't have friends down there as a 10th grader, the mall was amazing for me to go hang out and meet new friends...Its sad thst they're disappearing 😢😢.. Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park 🌄🏞️🐻

@jillspringthorpe3273 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that x

@superg50zero32 8 ай бұрын

It really is creepy. I was there last week just to see a movie and walking around it pretty much looked abandoned. This used to be the mall to go 20 years ago. They're not even keeping up with the maintenance, in the restroom there was water dripping from the ceiling down to buckets. It's really sad to see..

@terryheady 10 ай бұрын

Spent a lot of hours at the old Fashion Square Mall, can't believe how malls are dying.

@carbethgolding1283 10 ай бұрын

I have such a great memories shopping at the fashion square mall. It’s so sad to see all the malls going. That was my favorite pastime.

@XtrevolutionXX 10 ай бұрын

Warp tour 2004 was my first outdoor concert experience in Tinley Park Chicago was beyond amazing and my love for punk grew tremendously that day

@Notahandle309 10 ай бұрын

Good morning ATW have a great day!

@ladyjane8855 10 ай бұрын

Had no idea these places were closing, except Hoky Land. Heard there were plans to smarten International Drive, which could explain those closures. Thanks for the update.

@punchline43 3 ай бұрын

Hoky Land lol!

@nicholasschliesman9011 10 ай бұрын

My daughter and I saw the last Warped Tour that was in Cincinnati and it was an awesome experience. I wish it was still around.

@beachrunner428 10 ай бұрын

Behind that big soccer statue is a really good Brazillian bakery and churrasco! Also I miss Vans Skatepark....

@Geneswagger 10 ай бұрын

I used to play and referee Whirlyball games when I lived in San Diego back in 85-87. It was located in a warehouse off of Rosecrans before getting on to the I-8. It was like ball toss with a wiffle ball, basketball and operating bumper cars.

@onetrillionconversations 10 ай бұрын

Great to see Micah!!!!

@theathjr 10 ай бұрын

Adam you and Micah are so good together. Like a baseball play by play guy and the sidekick colorman. Absolutely pure gold.

@ronbutler6502 10 ай бұрын

Adam Great to see Micah again I remember when you and your Dad did a "Meet and Greet" years ago You dont do them any more and have not commented to viewers as myself for at least 4 years I understand as the button give away went way over your expecttion Tks Ron

@TheDailyWoo 10 ай бұрын

Yea it’s been years since I did a meet up

@someguy2998 10 ай бұрын

The BTTF lines never get old!!!👍👍

@scottyballgame985 10 ай бұрын

Tent World thanks u for the free plug

@naybur74 10 ай бұрын

Warp tour tickets i remember were being given away as radio prizes on the now defunct rock station here in Gainesville, as i drove to work from Levy county to Burger King on Archer Rd also located in Gainesville.

@JohnC_90 10 ай бұрын

Good day old friend!!

@christheflex3184 10 ай бұрын

LOL when the video started I said its probably world of micah !!!!

@dstu322 10 ай бұрын

I spent many hours at Fashion Square Mall when I was in the Navy. Watched a lot of movies there in the 80's

@LingeringWont 10 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how much the mall changed, I remember going to Hot Topic, Coliseum of Comics, Premiere 14, and there was a pizza place there I liked, it feels so weird now seeing most of the stuff there is empty, kinda saddening though.

@skatealex1 10 ай бұрын

Nice, Frank Black. Used to love seeing his solo shows.

@tarabites2025 10 ай бұрын

You have an incredible memory, Adam.

@tony5006 10 ай бұрын

When we first came to Orlando in '94 that building was called Sports Dominator.

@MarioMateo 10 ай бұрын

11:08 - There was also a club called "The Edge" in Fort Lauderdale, that bands played in the 90's. then it changed name to The Chili Pepper, and today it's called America's Backyard. In Broward Blvd, near Las Olas. (near where your Flight of the Navigator Filming locations was filmed)