So, with the name change finally taken place, who else suspects they'll be calling #DisneyAdventureWorld 'the Studios' for years to come? 🤣🫣 Old habits die hard!
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Universal Studios Hollywood in 2018 was a transition year.
Kung Fu Panda opened… and Jurassic Park: The Ride closed.
It quietly set the stage for Jurassic World: The Ride, Secret Life of Pets, and Super Nintendo World.
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A legendary moment from The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular at Universal Studios Hollywood (1983–1994).
From Cow Missing Archives: a mid-1980s capture of the transformation scene as the sword unleashes Conan through smoke and spectacle.
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Inside Battle of Galactica on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, mid 1980s.
Captured firsthand and preserved from the Cow Missing archives. A rare look at one of the tour’s most iconic experiences.
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Driving down Lankershim Blvd in 1989, you would have seen this billboard promoting “Earthquake: The Big One” at Universal Studios Hollywood.
“Survive it at Universal Studios” 🔥
From the Cow Missing Archives.
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1987 at Universal Studios Hollywood
This Karol Western ashtray captures the park’s filmmaking roots with classic studio imagery and bold 80s design. A true time capsule from an era when even ashtrays were theme park souvenirs.
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Remember Professor Burps Bubble Works? If, like me, you grew up with this ride then you can probably still smell it!
It's 10 years since Chessington re-themed this iconic ride and it's a shame this dark ride!
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Inside the Castle Theatre in 1997 during the run of Beetlejuice’s Rockin’ Graveyard Review at Universal Studios Hollywood. One of the park’s most iconic live shows from the Cow Missing archives. 🎤🪦 #Beetlejuice #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
Universal Studios Hollywood 30th Anniversary pin from 1994 celebrating 30 years since the Studio Tour opened in 1964. Released during a key era as the park evolved from a working Studio Tour into a full scale theme park. #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalStudiosHollywood @unistudios.bsky.social
From the Cow Missing archives
This photo was taken in 2003 during the demolition of the E.T. Adventure at Universal Studios Hollywood. A rare look at the removal of one of the park’s most beloved attractions.
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A look inside the preshow of Terminator 2: 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood. Photo captured in 2003. #UniversalStudiosHollywood #Terminator2 #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
The red Universal City sign from the mid 1990s at Universal Studios Hollywood. #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalCity @unistudios.bsky.social
June 14, 1986. King Kong roared to life on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood.
A 7 ton, 30 foot tall animatronic rocked an 88,000 pound tram inside a massive soundstage, changing theme park design forever.
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1991 at Universal Studios Hollywood, the Animal Actors Stage showcased some of Hollywood’s most talented four-legged stars performing live for park guests. 🎬🐾
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Back in 1977, the Universal Studios (Hollywood) Tour packed it all in: Studio Tour, Frankenstein, The Collapsing Bridge, Parting of the Red Sea, The Glacier Avalanche, The Stunt Show. #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalStudios @unistudios.bsky.social
Summer 1989 at Universal Studios (Tour) Hollywood marked the park’s 25th anniversary, a milestone season celebrating a quarter century of movie magic, attractions, and unforgettable Studio Tour experiences. #ThemeParkHistory #UniStudios
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Grinchmas 2000 Universal Studios Hollywood TV Commercial #TheGrinch #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalStudiosHollywood #Sprite 📹: @unistudios.bsky.social youtu.be/EEDhQzNpBwo
In the 1960s, “TAKE THAT!” A day in the life of a stuntman performing six times a day for tourists visiting Universal City Studios (Universal Studios Hollywood) definitely had its ups and downs. #StuntShow #ThemeParkHistory 📷: @unistudios.bsky.social
Boot Hill at Phantom Manor is more than a graveyard. It’s the tragic history of Thunder Mesa carved in stone. 🪦 Discover the darkest story hidden in Frontierland.
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In 1972, Frankenstein’s Monster and friends at Universal Studios Tour (Universal Studios Hollywood) #Frankenstein #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
Stepping straight into 1984, Universal Studios Tour (Hollywood)! #The80s #ThemeParkHistory
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All aboard the world-famous GlamorTrams at the Upper Lot to start the tour of Universal City Studios (Universal Studios Hollywood) #ThemeParkHistory #StudioTour 📷: @unistudios.bsky.social (1967)
1980 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS (HOLLYWOOD) Montage showing:
TOP LEFT: Glamor tram in path of Runaway Train; TOP RIGHT: Prop Plaza; LOWER LEFT: Back Lot (Courthouse Square); LOWER RIGHT: Laser battle in Battle of Galactica®. #ThemeParkHistory #UniversalStudios @unistudios.bsky.social
From the Cow Missing archives
“Your souls belong to me… forever.”
A sizzle reel for Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood, 2004 #MummyRide #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
From the Cow Missing archives. I am standing in front of the construction site for the Terminator 2: 3D attraction in 1997 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Today, this exact location is home to Despicable Me Minion Mayhem. #T23D #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
From the Cow Missing archives. Captured in 2002, the Christmas tree stands proudly in Back to the Future Plaza at Universal Studios Hollywood. #Universal #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
In 1977, a view of Universal City Studios Back Lot, where many famous motion picture and television shows have been produced. In the foreground is Prop Plaza, a halfway stop on the Universal City Studios Tour (Universal Studios Hollywood). #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
This photo from 1967 shows the entrance to the Universal City Studios Tour, the original name of what we now know as Universal Studios Hollywood. #UniversalStudiosHollywood #BlackTower #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
The Universal City sign was removed during construction of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift. Do you think it will return once the project is complete? #UniversalCity #ThemeParkHistory @unistudios.bsky.social
