The Original Universal Studios Tour of 1915 

My favourite feature, Lilo & Stitch, was made there.

@@taffysaur love that movie... ...but I remember that year’s tour very well. You see, I wanted to grow up to be an animator and work for Disney. Many children probably share this dream. I even got to take a few animation classes at The Disney Institute, now Saratoga Springs. Well, before you are released into the wild to see animators create first hand, after you are shown a film of course, you are taken into a room where an animator draws about two different sketches. He sketched this adorable looking alien called Stitch. He tried to explain to us the story, and how Lilo liked Elvis. I found this part odd because I was barely an adult, and no one my age cared for his music, so why her? But the names of both characters also seemed strange. I looked forward to seeing it, even though I couldn’t understand it. The Internet wasn’t as big, so you really didn’t know about upcoming movies unless you visited the tour, or it was close enough to release that Disney was promoting it. Anyway, there’s a Q&A question at the end and it was revealed that when he was younger he always wanted to animate for Disney too. This is where I realized... ...it was Christmas Eve. ...At night. Instead of being at home with his family, he was there, drawing cartoons for tourists. Seeing the western animation industry basically dwindling (CGI was all the rage, and 2D was mostly big for animé) I remember telling my mother that I didn’t want to become an animator anymore. 🥺 I did later become one in a way, for a local company actually, 7 or so years later, right out of college. But I had always looked forward to tour part of the park, and the next time I visited, 2005, it was pretty much over with. No one animating. That guys job was gone, or possibly relocated, and the beginning video room was now being used by a fake animator, and an extremely annoying Mushu. I remember bringing my newly married husband to this, hyping up how cool it was... ...I felt so embarrassed.

I am binging You Must Remember This for the third time right now.

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@@andyrofl that's the spirit.

Depends on what you enjoy, but the general consensus is not good. Lots of screens, not as many practical effects as the predecessor.

I have to admit, having been on the one in Florida quite a few times, it's reached the status of "so bad it's good". Not that an attraction should ever really be this way, but I can't help but find it a hilariously good time.

lol, remember when westerns were big, and actors had to train to sound “Texan?” ....couldn’t just, you know, film in Texas, and cast real people.

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