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
19 - The Deluge: The Living Seas
18.5 - RetroWDW is a guest on the George & Tony Entertainment Show
18 - Nowhere in Particular: Mr Toad's Wild Ride
17 - From Vinyl Chairs to Elephants and Hippos
16 - Walt Hired Me: A Chat with Disney Legend Tom Nabbe
15 - Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit: Kitchen Kabaret
14 - Christmas Around the World
13 - Unveiling the Magic
12 -There's No Place Like World Showcase
11 - First Things First
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10 - Disney-MGM Studios Opening Day: Hooray for Floridawood
9 - American Adventure: Building the Golden Dream
8 - EWP: Legends & Legacies of Lakes & Lagoons
7 - Souvenirs: The Receipt is in the Bag
6 - World of Motion: Stubborn Donkey Par
5 - World of Motion: Stubborn Donkey Part 1
4 - EPCOT Center: One Little Spark
3 - Ft. Wilderness: Camping Cabins and Coonskins
2 - Contemporary: Amongst the Plexiglass Trees
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