Originally Posted By Brad "Yeah, I keep waiting on McCartney to announce Southern California dates but so far no luck" I'd say the "luck" would be to NEVER hear him in concert again. Did you actually see him in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics "singing" "Hey Jude"? I am VERY forgiving when it comes to older musicians but THAT was friggin' embarrassing!!!
Originally Posted By Brad He could barely hold a note and sounded absolutely DREADFUL. Trust me, as a former therapy aid specializing in speech pathology who has worked with the elderly, trying to overcome the effects ageing has on the larynx, oesophagus and reduced ability to swallow, I could recognize extreme degradation in McCartney's ability to perform. In MY OPINION(as someone with almost ten years experience in that field), his handlers were remiss in letting him go out and perform.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "In MY OPINION(as someone with almost ten years experience in that field), his handlers were remiss in letting him go out and perform." Oh please. Trust me, he's fine.
Originally Posted By schnebs Dragging this discussion kicking and screaming back to the original topic: Why couldn't they just move the entrance to the tram tour to the lower lot? I mean, they already moved the station halfway down the hillside anyway, and I'm assuming that by moving it the rest of the way down, they'd avoid any of the construction/future attraction areas near the upper lot. Maybe they could they could even find some thing to do with the old Prop Plaza again. Just a thought...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Why couldn't they just move the entrance to the tram tour to the lower lot? I mean, they already moved the station halfway down the hillside anyway> Well, it is already. In that, you board the trams on the lower lot, but the entrance to it is on the upper lot. Back in the day, you would board the tram approximately where the gift shop is in City Walk. But that was thousands of years ago, when I was a kid.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>But that was thousands of years ago, when I was a kid.<< LOL! I think my first visit to USH, they had Land of the Giants props.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I believe you're referring to Prop Plaza -- which did feature a giant phone and other items from that TV series. My first visit to Universal Studios was in 1970 -- heck, I remember when Alfred Hitchcock would appear on TV screens -- hawking his newest movie!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Yep. My very first trip there, they didn't even have prop plaza. But they had, in addition to the Munster house exterior, an interior (elsewhere) where you pushed a button and a crude Herman figure tipped up on his slab from horizontal to vertical and winked at you.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<Maybe they could they could even find some thing to do with the old Prop Plaza again.>> Up till about 10 years ago, they were using Prop Plaza for private parties. Not certain if they are still doing that. <<I believe you're referring to Prop Plaza -- which did feature a giant phone and other items from that TV series.>> They also had the A-Team van that you could actually lift on one side.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Prop Plaza was the break on the tour where you could grab some food, right?
Originally Posted By phruby They kept you hostage there until it was your time to get back on the tram. Currently, were is prop plaza? Are there still large props there or is it just a patio? Is the waterfall still there?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA phruby -- As I recall, Prop Plaza is not a stop anymore. These days, you get on the tram, run through the back lot and all the 'attractions' like 'Jaws' and 'King Kong' and then head back and you get dropped off at the unload.
Originally Posted By velo Didn't Prop Plaza also have a stagecoach with "moving" scenery behind it? We loved the Land of the Giants props (loved the show too!)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Oh yeah, I had forgotten about the stagecoach! They had foam boulders, too, to amaze your friends by holding over your head for photos. There were also these coin-op machines that made little wax/plastic figures of the Universal Monsters. You plunked in your money and as you watched inside the glass box, the goop was injected into metal molds, heated, then dispensed.
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Originally Posted By Dabob2 "Didn't Prop Plaza also have a stagecoach with "moving" scenery behind it?" Yes, and also a 1920s style jalopy with moving scenery.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<There were also these coin-op machines that made little wax/plastic figures of the Universal Monsters. You plunked in your money and as you watched inside the glass box, the goop was injected into metal molds, heated, then dispensed. >> I remember those contraptions! They used to have them at every attraction except Disneyland, IIRC. Last time I saw one was at the LA Zoo.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Ooh yeah -- I remember those too -- they'd come out of the machine HOT!!!
