Welcome to Episode 55 of the RetroWDW Podcast: "Backstage Tour - MGM" - We appreciate your support and hope you have been enjoying each and every episode. Be sure to check out some of our previous shows!
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Audio RewindOur audio rewind this month is the opening of Holiday Illuminations - Thank you for all the guesses and emails, and we didn't get many!
We have a winner! Congratulations Beth Goldman! - you won a set of RetroMagic ornaments!
If you think you know the answer to this month's audio rewind, email us! contest@retrowdw.com - This month, the winner will be getting a copy of the Marty Sklar book, Dream it, Do it - All entries due 2/17/2020 and a random winner will be selected.
Main TopicThe main topic this month is one of the recently closed classics, The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour. There have been so many changes and updates over the years, but we are going to focus on the original, for the most part. How is our guide on this episode, walking us through the entire tram portion of the tour. We take it right back to 1989, going through how the Disney-MGM Studios actually worked. The concept of going past the theme park and then entering the studio - this is how the tour basically began. The walking tour was part of this, but we are not going to discuss this.
The backlot tour had so many different aspects including residential street, the boneyard, the various production trailers, and so many other little nuggets. The tour seemed to change often, as far as props and items but the tour wasn't complete with a look at the Streets of America, or the New York street set. You would know this as the set for "The Lottery", which seems to be the only movie filmed here that we ever hear about. To accompany this episode, we have a great video on our YouTube channel - click here to watch after the episode!
2020: The Year of Film
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Next Month
89.5 - A Chat with Foxx Nolte
89 Pleasure Island - Part IV
88 - Back to the Future: The Ride
87.5 - An Interview with Mr. Christmas Jim Heffelfinger
87 - Hungry for Hollywood
86 - RetroMagic Retrospective
85 - Mickey Mouse Revue
84.5 - DVC Feedback
83.5 - Glowing in Timeless Places
84 - The Disney Vacation Club
83 - The Disney Institute
82 - Remembering Rolly
81 - Wonders of Life Part IV - Cranium Command
80 - Holiday Time at WDW
79 - Wonders of Life Part III - Body Wars and Making of Me
78 - Wonders of Life Part II - The Pavilion & Exhibits
77 - Wonders of Life - Part I - History and Concept
76 - The Spirit of America - 1988 July 4th Spectacular
75.5 - A chat with Ray DeForest
75 - Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure
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