Universal Studios Florida: THEN & NOW! | Look Back at Changes Through the Years

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Universal Studios Florida opened on June 7th, 1990 and in this video, we take a trip back in time to compare currently Universal Studios to that of the 90s! We dive into all of the opening day attractions and give history on the buildings that are still there today! A lot has changed since 1990, but at the same time, a lot has stayed the same! E.T. Adventure is the only remaining opening day attraction to still be in operation today. Shows like the Horror Makeup Show and Animal Actors were around in the 1990s as well! The 90s at Universal Studios really were about "riding the movies" and in this video, you'll see why!
0:00 Universal Studios Florida
1:04 Universal Studios Front Entrance
2:53 The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
4:10 Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
5:07 Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies & Shrek 4-D
6:02 Universal Studios New York Facade
6:30 Ghostbusters Spooktacular
8:12 Twister: Ride it Out
9:08 Kongfrontation
10:32 New York Easter Eggs
10:46 Earthquake: The Big One
11:38 Disaster!
12:37 Jaws: The Ride/Diagon Alley
16:01 Back to the Future: The Ride/Simpsons
18:52 E.T. Adventure
19:52 Animal Actors
20:02 Universal's Horror Makeup Show
20:34 Hollywood Facades and Stores
21:03 Nickelodeon Studios
22:49 Outro
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@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

Part 2 is here! Check out the follow up video for even more attractions and shows from years past! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5qCY9Z-qq3Mfps.htmlsi=fcqYXit6orNu2ffD

@jedimindtrixr4kidz294 9 ай бұрын

wish they would open up a new retro section, the oldest rides would be so popular in this age of perpetual remakes.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

A throwback park would be awesome. At least we’re getting Epic Universe though in a couple of years!

@craiglawrence425 9 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Great memories! Thanks for watching and sharing those good times!

@SMarch209 Жыл бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

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.

@missaamane8580 9 ай бұрын

Same!!

@Priest_Of_Zebak Ай бұрын

Nickelodeon is disgusting. I'd rather not support them. Child trafficking organization.

@nostalgik._ Ай бұрын

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

@missaamane8580 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! There’s nothing like old school Universal!

@gretastarbuck3793 9 ай бұрын

I went in 1993 and have a vivid memory of what it was like. A full roll of film from the day, too!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

@joongajackson2025 11 ай бұрын

Just FYI that’s not a Delorean at the entrance that’s just somebody’s car because that used to be the parking lot

@vultureguy33 8 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Those were certainly some fun ones!

@HumorNWaffles 8 ай бұрын

For those who never visited in the 90s and missed all these former attractions, thank you.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

@gknowles9172 7 ай бұрын

Yes indeed

@BasedinReality1984 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Oh dang! 😂 Jaws was awesome. As much as I love Diagon Alley, I’ll always miss Jaws.

@dunsky02 Жыл бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

You’re right!

@benjamingameboy29 2 ай бұрын

So glad that E.T. Adventure is still standing in Orlando.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! It’s a classic!

@playnovels 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Islands is awesome too! Love both equally

@gknowles9172 7 ай бұрын

SAME

@DaveCurrieDesigns 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

It was a great time to go to Universal!

@karenelliott7349 9 ай бұрын

This brought back so many memories of my 90s trips - including a 5 hour wait for King Kong! Thanks for sharing!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

So glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

@willstegall2527 Жыл бұрын

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!!

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

Such great attractions! Miss these days. Glad you enjoyed it!

@martha.m.g 9 ай бұрын

I visited in 2006! What a great time it was to go there

@weispaints 9 ай бұрын

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.

@weispaints 9 ай бұрын

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.

@weispaints 9 ай бұрын

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.

@paulbiz8708 7 ай бұрын

Universal studios died for me when nickeldon left

@jjones9822 2 ай бұрын

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.

@therealz360z7 2 ай бұрын

I haven't been since 1994 and I hate to hear this , Disney world was a huge nightmare and I couldn't believe it people didn't warn us it was all giftshops so compares to d.w it was fantastic.

@ianferrisuk 8 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching from across the pond! Glad this brought back some good memories for you!

@RobertMememe 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Got to love 90s Universal. Thanks for watching!

@BryanDW Жыл бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it and it brought back some memories!

@unisangalaxystudio 9 ай бұрын

You should do one for Epcot Center this was really well done 👏 haven't seen this since Adamthewoo early videos

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea! Maybe we’ll do that!

@Sumermak 9 ай бұрын

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. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Definitely miss the classics!

@heeeeeresrossy 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing your memories and for watching all the way from Scotland!

@michaelschmidlkofer3979 8 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

That’s right!

@Swifterz 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Those are some amazing memories!

@najavens 8 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!!

@raycash2185 10 ай бұрын

I cant believe you forgot Terminator

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

We’ll be doing a part 2 that covers everything that isn’t in this video, stay tuned!

@newlife8610 7 ай бұрын

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. 👍🏻

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 90s Universal was awesome!

@robertbarga3694 7 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@craigj4979 9 ай бұрын

been coming since the mid 90s from the uk i miss all them old rides just not the same anymore

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching from the UK!

@ChrisLaw84 9 ай бұрын

I went in 1994.... it was amazing back then

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Certainly looked like it was!

@mundoravo 9 ай бұрын

Okay, I now need this video but for every park

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

We’re working on some others!

@ThisIsDownstate 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Got to love the classics!

@ABrings 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Glad this brought back some good memories!

@djandtown 6 ай бұрын

i vaguely remember going there in 90 or 91, still have a few pics that we took there

@BearKlaw Ай бұрын

I'm glad Universal still kept E.T. We got to try it for the first time last year.

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

So glad it’s still here! Feels like you’re stepping into a time capsule whenever you ride that. Thanks for watching!

@robsantilli7207 7 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! It was a fun trip down memory lane putting this together 👍🏻

@nostalgik._ Ай бұрын

Thank God that E.T., (one of the original NOW LAST ride attractions) since the park opened in 1990, is still open today.

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

ET forever!!

@Rlea67 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

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.

@andrewblack6473 3 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Was always a dream of mine to be able to go to a Nickelodeon taping. 90s Universal really was great.

@nostalgik._ Ай бұрын

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! ❤️

@tarishapiro8451 9 ай бұрын

I loved Twister, Kong,, Back to the Future, Jaws, and ET. All awesome rides!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

All classics!!

@jonyoungmusic 7 ай бұрын

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.

@MortySmith-ky7nt 23 күн бұрын

This brings me back to when it was like yesterday

@MattAndAlexVlogs 23 күн бұрын

The good ole days! Thanks for watching, glad it brought back some memories!

@PhillyThe13th 8 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you guys have a great trip in November!

@JD-wn3cc 6 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@soundmanronwest 7 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

That sounds pretty neat! Didn't know about that one

@thethemeparkchannel2848 9 ай бұрын

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!!!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! Will be doing an Islands one soon, so stay tuned!

@Seannasmum 7 ай бұрын

This is great! There was also a Terminator 3-D attraction near Schwab's! Old school Universal was so fun!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Yes! That’s now the home of the Bourne Stuntacular 👍🏻

@jonny5777 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the nostalgia 😊

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Loved putting this together and reliving the old days.

@jentheisen5675 Жыл бұрын

Great video, guys! More content like this, really enjoyed it.

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@missaamane8580 9 ай бұрын

Yes this was fantastic

@jacob_c 7 ай бұрын

this video made me so happy, thank you!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@TommyBBQBessinger 7 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! This is a video I hoped someone would someday make.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Keep an eye out for part 2 coming soon!

@stevenmeadows6917 7 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Great times! Thanks for watching!

@jonny-b4954 8 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Good memories!

@phylliss1744 7 ай бұрын

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.

@briancarroll1917 7 ай бұрын

The back to the future ride was a timeless ride. It could of stood the test of time. Disappointed when it got taken out

@rogerwhittaker4189 10 ай бұрын

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 .

@BroadwayDreamer89 8 ай бұрын

Yoh missed the Lucy Tribute change to a Hello Kitty gift shop. I loved looking at all the real props.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

That was great! My mom used to love all of the props and characters

@Philiam Ай бұрын

I was there 99. was so nice Twister, Terminator, ET, back to the Future ❤️

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

Such classics! Thanks for watching!

@BMell74 9 ай бұрын

That was awesome. Thank you 😊

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

@whooligan7159 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Never got to see that one. I’ll have to check to see if there’s video of it anywhere!

@whooligan7159 9 ай бұрын

@@MattAndAlexVlogs I just looked one up. It's called The Wild, Wild, Wild, West Stunt Show.

@stoopid79 8 ай бұрын

A Bill & Ted show… no really!? that’s awesome! 🤩😎🤟🤟🤟 x

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

It was! @@stoopid79

@whooligan7159 8 ай бұрын

@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.

@gknowles9172 7 ай бұрын

My favorite rides as a kid growing up in the late 90s: King Kong Earthquake Jaws Back to the Future

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Those are some great attractions right there!

@stephenbrown4211 7 ай бұрын

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!!!!???

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

I miss it too! Would easily give back The Simpsons for BTTF

@JeffFrmJoisey 2 ай бұрын

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!!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 2 ай бұрын

Twice in one trip…that’s impressive! Thanks for watching and sharing your memories!

@confidemus1869 9 ай бұрын

Stuns me that Jaws, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and King Kong all vanish and E.T survives... 😂 I miss the old iconic rides.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

E.T. Forever 😂😂

@bobsaget9675 9 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

It was intense!! I’ll never forget the cow flying 😂

@bobsaget9675 9 ай бұрын

@@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

@TheCOZ 9 ай бұрын

1:55 That's not a DeLorean. I believe it's a run of the mill Plymouth Horizon 😂

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

😂😂

@stoopid79 8 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!

@jordanmeyer2699 7 ай бұрын

Disaster was so much I got lucky to star in the show one visit which was so much fun

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

That’s a great memory!

@Hawkster78 9 ай бұрын

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 😌😊

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching all the way from Australia!

@theirishbandit7301 7 ай бұрын

Great video!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching! 👍🏻

@GaryRicker78 9 ай бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

What’s even cooler is if you visit during the holidays and see the Grinchmas show, you actually get to go in the building!

@DMSLYRB Ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Bungletronics 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rfjel7785 9 ай бұрын

It’s a Dodge Charger or Plymouth Turismo.

@Bungletronics 9 ай бұрын

@@rfjel7785 I consulted a friend of mine on this and it is either a Dodge Omni 024 or Plymouth Horizon TC3

@jesspbarnett 7 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Oh no!! Glad you enjoyed the video and brought back good memories!

@nostalgik._ Ай бұрын

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. 🥺

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

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.

@nostalgik._ Ай бұрын

@@MattAndAlexVlogs Really?! 😮

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

@@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.

@deeacts 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

Isn’t that crazy to think about pulling right up? Wish we could still park that close 😂

@deeacts 9 ай бұрын

@@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!

@mindymilburn2952 9 ай бұрын

Aw miss all these rides!😭

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Such classics! Thanks for stopping by and watching!

@kathrynthomas6138 9 ай бұрын

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"

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Well Annie takes place in NYC, so that checks out!

@kroratt123 9 ай бұрын

I loved this video! You should do one of Busch gardens Tampa

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hoping to do some more of these types of videos soon!

@OleClyde 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Yes!

@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup 7 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

That’s so cool! We drive by Epic Universe often just to see what we can see, so I know the feeling!

@ArtificialArtist 6 ай бұрын

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.

@markleshane9314 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video also miss T2 Terminator 3D

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@garybrooks3064 Жыл бұрын

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

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

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.

@margaretriley9146 7 ай бұрын

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..!!!! 😊

@KermitKong24 3 ай бұрын

You forgot about Terminator 2 3D: Battles Across Time which is now the Bourne Stuntacular

@MattAndAlexVlogs 3 ай бұрын

You’re right!

@toplaycool21 Ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs Ай бұрын

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!

@makyhianimations 9 ай бұрын

7:41 That scream 💀

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@doctordetroit1217 9 ай бұрын

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!

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad it brought back some good times!

@kimmomagic 9 ай бұрын

I Enjoyed that. Why no mention of Murder She Wrote Mystery Theatre, which was a day one attraction I believe?

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! You’re absolutely correct. I totally forgot about that one when putting together the research for this.

@isaacheres1354 9 ай бұрын

I only got to go there once in 1993. I never got to go again or to Islands of Adventure

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Hopefully you’ll get to experience it again one day!

@jamessiddle7389 7 ай бұрын

Made me laugh when you said E.T. sometimes gets your name wrong, vividly remember me and a friend coming to the end of the ride way back in 2004 and E.T. saying goodbye James and Jammie instead of Jamie, we did the Jaws ride 13 times.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

9 times out of 10, ET gets it wrong, but we love it anyway 😂

@brodiger 7 ай бұрын

I love how you went over to the former nickelodeon studios building. I’ve always wanted to go there, but I never did but I’ve been watching the documentary where they talk about it. It’s called the orange here’s the Nickelodeon story. It might still be on Hulu but I also have it on VUDU and I watch it a lot and like they talk about how one-way closed down and it’s really sad. I never got to experience going there but I watch shows that were filmed there and another now that you mention that the ET ride I remember the part where it says your name at the end of the ride which is pretty cool, how they added that in the ride same with the jaws ride the part where he comes up and scares you the part that’s what I remember as well. 💜

@MattAndAlexVlogs 7 ай бұрын

That’s a good documentary! We watched that one and enjoyed it!

@brodiger 7 ай бұрын

@@MattAndAlexVlogs oh that’s awesome. I’m glad you watched it too. Yeah I watch it alot It is really good that they talk about the 90s nickelodeon shows that we’ve come to know and love to bad the Nickelodeon studios closed down. I wish it was still open. 💜

@SpanishBear1994 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@MattAndAlexVlogs Жыл бұрын

Lots of changes!

@SpanishBear1994 Жыл бұрын

I seen all history

@DW3010 9 ай бұрын

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.

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Good memories!

@detroitdiezel7856 9 ай бұрын

That's not a DeLorean @ 1:52! That is someone driving through in their Plymouth Horizon TC3. I used to own one of those POS. Back then, that was where you could drop off/pick up people because the parking lot was where CityWalk is now. 1:54

@MattAndAlexVlogs 9 ай бұрын

Yes, that’s correct. Thanks for watching!