I spent a lot of time at the SoCal theme parks in 1970s and early 1980s, including Universal, and I have a lot of fond memories.
I remember once being recruited for a crowd scene for a stage show where guests’ scenes were mixed in with footage from the TV show “Emergency!”, and another time to demonstrate how someone sat in a room while Fred Astaire literally danced on the ceiling in “Royal Wedding”. I remember getting the bejebers scared out of me by the carrot-toothed version from the shark from “Jaws”, and surviving being captured by Cylons in the “Battle of Galactica” (based on the original series). I’m old enough to remember the stop for the “Six Million Dollar Man Special Effects Stage” and the break at Prop Plaza.
I’m looking forward to seeing the candy-striped GlamourTrams and the runaway train come back this summer!
I spent a lot of time at the SoCal theme parks in 1970s and early 1980s, including Universal, and I have a lot of fond memories.
I remember once being recruited for a crowd scene for a stage show where guests’ scenes were mixed in with footage from the TV show “Emergency!”, and another time to demonstrate how someone sat in a room while Fred Astaire literally danced on the ceiling in “Royal Wedding”. I remember getting the bejebers scared out of me by the carrot-toothed version from the shark from “Jaws”, and surviving being captured by Cylons in the “Battle of Galactica” (based on the original series). I’m old enough to remember the stop for the “Six Million Dollar Man Special Effects Stage” and the break at Prop Plaza.
I’m looking forward to seeing the candy-striped GlamourTrams and the runaway train come back this summer!
I have three strong "young(er)" memories at Universal Studios Hollywood:
1. seeing the wild west stunt show as a kid in the 70s and loving it
2. standing in line for the tram with the huge props for Land of the Giants (again in the 70s) and thinking they were cool
3. taking the tram tour and being driven through New York Street when it was draped for (fake) night shooting for Streets of Fire (early 80s?)