Now and Then Pics?

[RVGal]

I've been having so much fun looking over my pictures from our trip last week and then I started getting sentimental. I pulled out my photo albums and started looking over old pictures from past trips.

If there is already a thread like this, then just point me in the right direction. I tried to search on all the key words I could think of, but I didn't turn up anything.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane through pictures. Some "then and now" shots.

Here's my first visit to US in 1991...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629US19911-med.jpg

I had to stand on a bench so you could see the Psycho house in the background. That whole area was still under construction.
Oh, and I'm not wearing a crown. That's a wind and too much hairspray combo. :lmao:

Return visit in 1992...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629US1992-med.jpg

I guess my solution to the bad hair day was to whack it all off? ;)

Another visit in 1993...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629US1993-med.jpg

We seem to be drawn to the Psycho house. Hmmm....
And aren't I just too cool in my LA Gear shoes with the pink laces? :rolleyes:

I like this one from 1995...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629US1995.jpg


And, of course, from last week...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629CatInTheHat-med.jpg

[lorijm23]

Those pictures of Pyscho house really brought back memories. It's hard to remember what it used to be like but that was the only thing over there and if I remember correctly, there was a sidewalk down off to the side of it that led directly into Hard Rock Cafe. I remember back to the first HHN we went to in 1993 and one of the haunted houses was setup like in the cornfield area with the house as a backdrop and the little hotel was the haunted house (can't remember if the hotel was always there or they built it for HHN). Anyways, thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[damo]

Awww, those are so sweet.

[Metallicat]

I think these pictures may be about a month after the Studios first opened. (I wish I had written down the date on the picture) anyways, the blonde is my DD. she was around 9 or 10 yrs old. she is now almost 26, and still Universals biggest fan. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/lga2461/SundaySeptember172006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/lga2461/SundaySeptember1720063.jpg

here she is a few months ago over at the Animal planet area. btw, we have a kitty exactly like this one. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/lga2461/100_0716.jpg

[Metallicat]

Wait, I take it back. we did visit the studios right after it first opened, but the pictures I posted were during our second visit. these were taken on July 1st 1991. :laughing:

[muffyn]

I wish i had taken pictures of the front of US before they started construction of IOA. I remember parking just a stones throw from the gates of US. it is hard to explain to newbies that ALL of citywalk & water just was not there before..
anyone have pics of this area?

[disneyhottie]

:happytv: I might,I will have to dig to find!What I remember the most is...parking close to the entrance and having a nice picnic,and closing the locked van door...with the keys inside:confused: :confused: took the kids inside while dh dealt with security:love: btw they did unlock the door!!Don't think you'll find that these days.As they like to say...LIABILITY!!!:rolleyes1

[RVGal]

Those pictures of Pyscho house really brought back memories. It's hard to remember what it used to be like but that was the only thing over there and if I remember correctly, there was a sidewalk down off to the side of it that led directly into Hard Rock Cafe. I remember back to the first HHN we went to in 1993 and one of the haunted houses was setup like in the cornfield area with the house as a backdrop and the little hotel was the haunted house (can't remember if the hotel was always there or they built it for HHN). Anyways, thanks for the trip down memory lane!

The Bates Motel was built near the Psycho house and I think it was only used (other than as a cool backdrop) for HHN. I don't think you could go inside it any other time.

The only thing I remember about the sidewalk to Hard Rock Cafe is that it was LONG and used to be shaped like a guitar. Don't know if it still is or not. I think you are right about the location, but that was too many years ago for me to say absolutely. ;)

[RVGal]

I wish i had taken pictures of the front of US before they started construction of IOA. I remember parking just a stones throw from the gates of US. it is hard to explain to newbies that ALL of citywalk & water just was not there before..
anyone have pics of this area?

Here is one of the entrance from April, 1997...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USEntrance1997-med.jpg

It was cloudy, so you might not be able to see it well... but there is definitely nothing but trees, etc. to the side of the big US gate.

Here is one I took as we left that same day...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USConst1997-med.jpg

That was where construction was underway in the area that is now IOA. We were told by a TM at the time that they were building a Jurassic Park ride, but we didn't know it would be in a whole new theme park!

[GreyStr0ke]

Does anyone have pictures of the parking lot before the garage came into play?

[bubba's mom]

you guys....i have old pics, but DH has to scan them first....we will work on that tonite or some nite this week..... (i have a pic of us "tailgating" in the parking lot at Studios :rolleyes:

[Cinderella822]

On a trip we took 10 years ago this week - June 1997 - it was our DD's first trip to Orlando. She was just 5 years old (now 15). We did mostly Disney parks but did one day at USO. So these are 10 years old now.

This is her in front of the old Nick studios, which was her favorite part of the trip.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/10134US_1997_3-med.jpg

And this I believe was taken upon exiting the old Hanna-Barbera ride, which I think may now be Jimmy Neutron.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/10134us_1997_2-med.jpg

This was the old Bone Yard. I don't recall seeing this on my trip last year. They had props from Universal movies on display.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/10134us_1997_1-med.jpg

[cbdmhgp]

i looooveee this thread!! I wish i had some to post but i do not....keep them coming though, it is very interesting!:banana:

[macraven]

i have old pics from years ago but took them with a "regular type" camera.

i need to check tech support on retaking them with the digital camera and then post them here.

i have pics of the early construcion days of IOA, starting with when the ground was cleared off.





why didn't i have a digital camera back in those days...:headache:

[bubba's mom]

why didn't i have a digital camera back in those days...:headache:

yeah.....why not???? :rolleyes1

[tlinus]

I Love this thread........I have old skool pics too - just no scanner

will figure something out!!!

[GemmaPixie]

Can you imagine- this time in 10-15 years people will be asking for pictures from when IOA had the original Lost Continent and when Universal Studios had Back to the Future.

Savour UO!!!

[bubba's mom]

I Love this thread........I have old skool pics too - just no scanner

will figure something out!!!

i have a scanner :rolleyes1

[bubba's mom]

....one at a time, of course! :rolleyes1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-3-1.jpg

[bubba's mom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-1-1.jpg

[bubba's mom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-2-1.jpg

[bubba's mom]

Includes Universal, Seaworld and Disney parks:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-5-1.jpg

[damo]

Those are great!!!

[bubba's mom]

DH says they moved HRC....wouldn't have noticed if he hadn't pointed it out.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-4-2.jpg

[yaytezIOA]

You can actually see the old HRC at Curious George in USF. Its a creepy looking ominous, empty feeling building...sitting on some prime land.

[cbdmhgp]

Wow I have so many, I don't know which to put on here

[GemmaPixie]

put them all on! lol

[bubba's mom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-14-1.jpg

[bubba's mom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-13-1.jpg

[RVGal]

My US ticket in 1992:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USTicket1992-med.jpg

in 2000:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USTicket2000-med.jpg

and in 2007:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USTicket2007-med.jpg

It's good to know I'm not the only one that keeps this kind of stuff! :)

[RVGal]

Another "stuff" comparison...

Parking in 1992:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USPark1992-med.jpg

and parking in 2000:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629USPark2000-med.jpg

Not much point in adding the current parking slip since it's just a receipt.

[RVGal]

Or how about Seuss Landing in December, 2000:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629Suess2000-med.jpg

and Seuss Landing in May, 2007:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629SuessLanding-med.jpg

I think the only thing that has changed is that the trees have grown... the real trees... not the Christmas ones... ;)

[basas]

Does anyone have pictures of the old exterior Dueling Dragons queue (where Unicorn now is)?

[t-and-a]

Those are so cool! I love to see what the ticket and parking prices were in the past! From $4 to $12 for parking....wow! The really amazing thing about it is how much the Disney tickets have gone up!!!:eek:

Love the Kong pics! We didn't make it there before they closed Kong. It would have been nice to have been able to have seen it first hand, but we do LOVE the Mummy.

[bubba's mom]

good to have you back Alison....we've been wondering where you been! :confused3

[bubba's mom]

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[bubba's mom]

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[bubba's mom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-10-1.jpg

[bubba's mom]

(see damo?? this is why you should be takin' pix on yer vacations! :rolleyes1 )

[t-and-a]

good to have you back Alison....we've been wondering where you been! :confused3

Thanks Barb! We've been terribly busy these last several weeks and haven't been on....we have been remodeling our house (just DH and me... and I have the bumps, cuts and bruises to prove it). We have told ourselves that we have to finish before we can go back to Florida again; so we really need to get after it or I'm going to have a meltdown. It's going to take some hard work for a good long while to get done, but when it is, we can relax!

[t-and-a]

Oh, and I wish they would bring back Ghostbusters!!!

[bubba's mom]

Thanks Barb! We've been terribly busy these last several weeks and haven't been on....we have been remodeling our house (just DH and me... and I have the bumps, cuts and bruises to prove it). We have told ourselves that we have to finish before we can go back to Florida again; so we really need to get after it or I'm going to have a meltdown. It's going to take some hard work for a good long while to get done, but when it is, we can relax!

i know what yer sayin'....our vacation is for 12 days, and i KNOW i am not going to want to do anything when we get home...esp. yardwork! so, i am bustin' a nut to get it all done before we go, so i can relax ON vacation and when i get home....speakin' of....better get back to that nut.... :rolleyes1

[RVGal]

Found a few more oldies.

Outside Kong...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629Kong-med.jpg


And outside BTTF...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/102629BTTF-med.jpg

You can't see the characters at the bottom right very well, but if I remember correctly they were advertising the short-lived cartoon based on the Back to the Future movies. Even though I was a grownup (well, as much of a grownup as I'll ever be) when the cartoon came out, I watched it sometimes. Again, if my memory isn't mixing things up, Bill Nye the Science Guy used to do an experiment at the end of each episode and I though he was fun to watch!

[bubba's mom]

are the words "Pennsylvania Station" still across the structure of ROTM?

[wings91]

Nope.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p35/wings91/DSC00206.jpg

[bubba's mom]

looks like a whole different color!

[geicos27]

bump

[LEO_Magic]

I found this one...

http://www.xenafan.com/news/archives/images/sorbo-lawless.jpg

[tropical depression]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/barbpics/Untitled-14-1.jpg

the greatest dark ride, ever. :thumbsup2

[SpideyHulk24]

I love this thread. Keep 'em coming!