Easter Eggs

[Chris]

Let's start a topic on hidden items (Hidden Mickey's, etc.) and remaining remnants of past attractions around Universal Studios Hollywood.  We have had a few good items pop up in the recent months and this will be a great place to access those stories for future fans.

Go!

 

[Jonathan]

In House of Horrors There's the old Phantom of the Opera animatronic from the show "Castle Dracula"

 

[Krusty]

I don't have anything to add myself, but this is an awesome thread idea!

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

The trees in the Wolfman's forest in HoH is part of the old forest from the queue of ET Adventure. T_T

 

[Chris]

Second floor of HOH has the Scorpion King shield on the wall from when the maze was The Mummy Returns: Chamber of Doom.

In House of Horrors There's the old Phantom of the Opera animatronic from the show "Castle Dracula"

You and I need to walk through the park together sometime!!!

 

[Ryan]

Transformers has several references to Chicago here and there within the physical props (where the ridefilm takes place), and of course there's the original VW Yellow Bug that was Bumblebee in the original cartoons.

In the panic room portion of the queue, General Moreshower gives out the order to initiate a protocol "Bravo Alpha Young", which abbreviated is of course, the surname of Michael Bay.

In the final room of the queue that has the safety video running, if you look up really high you'll see a light completely off. When the show building was built, the electricians forgot to wire that light since it was in such an odd, obscure area, and thus it's just languishing there never to be lit. Due to maintenance not having a way to reach it so it can be removed, I guess it's staying haha!

In ROTM there is a doll of E.T. in the treasure room. Yes, it's still there.

In Jurassic Park, there is a Barbasol can hidden on the other side of the unload platform. And of course, the infamous Mickey hat in the water by the crashed boat backstage, which at one point had "Michael" written on it for then-CEO Michael Eisner.

In Special Effects Stage, you can see props from lots of past Universal shows, like Fear Factor, the original SES and Creature.

In the Kwik-E-Mart, many of the signs and props used were former "themeing" for 7/11s across the country when they were themselves turned into Kwik-E-Marts for the promotion of "The Simpsons Movie" in 2007. (The Simpsons Ride opened in 2008)

Inside the final waiting room of The Simpsons Ride, you can spot a photo of Krusty standing with Matt Groening, the creator of the show. 

That's all I have for now!

EDIT: Oh, and btw Chris I'm not sure if you've heard them but Lou Mongello has an amazing series of podcasts where he travels around Walt Disney World with Disney historian Jim Korkias and they explore all these hidden easter eggs on property (and talk about the history and significance and such), and they record it live as they go around. I'm not sure if that would be possible for you guys to do, but it would be really neat!

 

[Krusty]

In ROTM there is a doll of E.T. in the treasure room. Yes, it's still there.

When I told my friend about that ET he frantically kept trying to tell everyone in the ride about it. Haha. But nobody even saw it because it's so tiny and you only have a few seconds to find it.

It's on the shelf on the right next to a light-colored circular plate/mirror thing and a tiny treasure box.

 

[Allen The Actor]

Love this thread

In the Kwik-E-Mart, many of the signs and props used were former "themeing" for 7/11s across the country when they were themselves turned into Kwik-E-Marts for the promotion of "The Simpsons Movie" in 2007. (The Simpsons Ride opened in 2008)

Just when I thought that the making of the Simpsons ride and the brand in the park couldn't get any cheaper, I am proven wrong...lmao

 

[Krusty]

Love this thread

Just when I thought that the making of the Simpsons ride and the brand in the park couldn't get any cheaper, I am proven wrong...lmao

Hey, they're just doing what Krusty the Clown would have done!

 

[Allen The Actor]

I guess that's determination....

 

[Steve]

Well the ride was quiet clearly only made to sell crappy mech instead of being a groundbreaking attraction =P

Some easter Eggs I know of:

Obviously the Doc Brown cameo in the Simpsons queue

There used to be an Isla Nublar sign on the flash flood sequence of the tour

Plenty of msc props around the worker area of JP the ride such as some 90's cups and such. The T-Rex cup topper is awesome!

 

[Allen The Actor]

There used to be an Isla Nublar sign on the flash flood sequence of the tour!

Or as Al Roker says it, "Eye-la NoobLAAARRRR"

 

[Ryan]

Plenty of msc props around the worker area of JP the ride such as some 90's cups and such. The T-Rex cup topper is awesome!

That is correct, sir! There is (or used to be) some old cool merch inside the break room/lead's office too.

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

The Isla Nublar sign is still there. I posted this in the Facebook page awhile back, but that same sign also says Terra Secada - roughly, Dry Land. Someone in the set department had a sense of humor and liked Waterworld.

 

[BruceTheShark]

That is correct, sir! There is (or used to be) some old cool merch inside the break room/lead's office too.

There is still a few cool looking things in there

 

[Chris]

Did anyone know the bucket that Helen uses to defeat the Smoker onto the net is the same rubber foam bucket from Wild West Stunt Show?