Video of Backlot Trams abandoned in field

[Jwhee]

So it's been like 2+ years since the ride closed, and these guys are still sitting in a field off Disney property. Not sure why they have not been scrapped, but they haven't. I was able to take this video with a drone.

 

[roj2323]

So it's been like 2+ years since the ride closed, and these guys are still sitting in a field off Disney property. Not sure why they have not been scrapped, but they haven't. I was able to take this video with a drone.

Just looks to me like the trams are just going to turned back into trucks that will haul roll off containers. This isn't surprising or out of the ordinary as used trucks get repurposed all the time especially when they come from companies who maintained their equipment well.

 

[Jwhee]

Just looks to me like the trams are just going to turned back into trucks that will haul roll off containers. This isn't surprising or out of the ordinary as used trucks get repurposed all the time especially when they come from companies who maintained their equipment well.

Oh wow. That never came across my mind. Maybe that is true, thanks for sharing.

 

[Ryan H. Serowinski]

R.I.P. Another Piece of Childhood Memories(1989-2014, torn down in 2016)(though I was scared of the Canyon, when I rode it once)

 

[roj2323]

Oh wow. That never came across my mind. Maybe that is true, thanks for sharing.

btw I'd be singing a different tune if the trailing cars of the trams were on site as well but I seem to recall pictures of them getting scrapped.

 

[kap91]

There's been some backlot trams in a junkyard by epcot since like the 90s. Not sure if this is the same lot though or if it's an increased amount.

 

[kap91]

Actually more interesting that that place isn't at Disney now that I watch the whole thing. Cool.

 

[FigmentFan3]

Turns my stomach. The "production" aspect of Disney-MGM, streets of America, idealized 30's Hollywood and the backstage vibe are some of the core values that drew me towards the craft of design.

 

[lukacseven]

Since 2005, If you walk from the Wonder lot along Woodpecker Rd. to Overpass Rd. (to marathon start line), there were backlot tour trams parked there. Over the years they red pain got progressively faded and some green stuff began to grow on the seats.

 

[Alice a]

Didn't they receive new trams a few weeks before it was closed?

 

[tissandtully]

Is this out in Lake County, Astatula/Tavares area? I've seen some Disney vehicles show up at a shop or scrap place there over the years.

 

[DisneyFanaticUK]

Turns my stomach. The "production" aspect of Disney-MGM, streets of America, idealized 30's Hollywood and the backstage vibe are some of the core values that drew me towards the craft of design.

^
This.

The back half of the Disney-MGM park had a real nice vibe to it, I personally think that it was a huge mistake to cut it.

 

[mvieguy]

Turns my stomach. The "production" aspect of Disney-MGM, streets of America, idealized 30's Hollywood and the backstage vibe are some of the core values that drew me towards the craft of design.

I hate it with a passion, welcome to the ADHD generation where everything has to be a thrill and nothing educational

 

[acassels]

Not gonna lie, I really wish they had put them up on Ebay for public sale and use! I know it would have taken forever but imagine driving down the highway and seeing them!

 

[Acidsplat]

Didn't they receive new trams a few weeks before it was closed?

I think it was mentioned they got new ones about half a year before closing?

 

[EOD K9]

Turns my stomach. The "production" aspect of Disney-MGM, streets of America, idealized 30's Hollywood and the backstage vibe are some of the core values that drew me towards the craft of design.

Exactly. Even though it was fake, it gave the feel of the Hollywood that never was, but you imagined it in your mind that way. You felt the SoA was really part of a back lot of a studio. I grew up in Brooklyn and of course had to take a picture on the steps of the brownstones when I first went to MGM in 1997. It looked real enough to me.

 

[Acidsplat]

I know that time is long and gone, and never really worked well even in the beginning, but I loved the theme of the park.

I still get a lot of nostalgia just looking at the lone tour bridge remaining between Toy Story and Soundstage 4.
It gets me curious what remnants are still in the Toy Story buildings from their soundstage and taping days.

 

[roj2323]

I know that time is long and gone, and never really worked well even in the beginning, but I loved the theme of the park.

I still get a lot of nostalgia just looking at the lone tour bridge remaining between Toy Story and Soundstage 4.
It gets me curious what remnants are still in the Toy Story buildings from their soundstage and taping days.

Don't worry that tour bridge will be demolished soon. There's not much of anything left. The building was well gutted when TSMM was put in.

 

[nickys]

I would "like" these a thousand times if I could. I soooo miss the original "studio park" attractions. I'm now wondering if even Indy will be left by the time I come back. Makes me a little sad, even though I know I will enjoy the new lands. I wish there was room for both.

Turns my stomach. The "production" aspect of Disney-MGM, streets of America, idealized 30's Hollywood and the backstage vibe are some of the core values that drew me towards the craft of design.

Exactly. Even though it was fake, it gave the feel of the Hollywood that never was, but you imagined it in your mind that way. You felt the SoA was really part of a back lot of a studio. I grew up in Brooklyn and of course had to take a picture on the steps of the brownstones when I first went to MGM in 1997. It looked real enough to me.

 

[SNS]

Don't worry that tour bridge will be demolished soon. There's not much of anything left. The building was well gutted when TSMM was put in.

Will Soundstage 4 also be demolished? And will the walkway in Soundstage 1 and what remains of the Soundstage 2/3 walkway (I know a portion was remove to create the front of the Toy Story building) still be around?