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@Our80sLife

4 жыл бұрын

We had a blast checking out those filming locations in Phoenix recently and made a video as well. That water park looked very inviting in the summer heat. I think Napoleon had the right idea, lol! Have fun! ☀️

@almorgan68

4 жыл бұрын

This would make an excellent horror film location if it wasn't being torn down

@deegriminger2292

4 жыл бұрын

AKA Our 80's Life right lol. Let’s go to Waterloo

@allanhelmick3933

4 жыл бұрын

videos with Sean are cool thx!

@malfuncsean

4 жыл бұрын

Evan Dudley If and when I become a father I’ll change it for you. I’ll need to become emo too though.

Loved seeing the skating at the end. Just something melancholy about it. A Bill & Ted-worthy farewell to the mall. "Be excellent to each other" is a message we could all use right now.

The roller skating through the mall was totally awesome!

Ok this is the end of an era😔 made me get blurry eyed and wish for a time machine. Man I miss the 90's. Very Sad to see it go, but awesome to see fans get together and I'm going to commemorate this day by watching bill and Ted's excellent adventure right after this. I could watch you and sean in any video you too are hilarious and great! Add in big the foot and its pure magic.

@BenMcneil-hk8xv

4 жыл бұрын

Cruising in the 80s for me.

@prs149

3 жыл бұрын

The 90s! I hung out there in the seventies

This my home town and that was a great mall. Many memories

@quackula9190

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Nay-kp6uu

4 жыл бұрын

Same.

Many memories from my childhood at that mall. Buying clothes, going there at spring break , buying tapes, playing video games, almost getting kidnapped when I was six at that mall. Thank goodness I got away and the crazy lady was arrested. And fun times at castles n' coasters near by. Farewell Metrocenter mall you did well. My mom tells me when she was a teen in the 70s that mall was her hangout with friends :) have a great day Adam!

@RosinGoblin

4 жыл бұрын

It's sad to see them closing

@maxpowers3494

4 жыл бұрын

Rember that massive ride they had in the middle? You could kinda control it and shoot the person In front of you with virtual ammo on a screen.

@devengudinas1649

4 жыл бұрын

And the miniature bowling alley also

@steallen4890

4 жыл бұрын

Nearly kidnapped sounds like a nice place to live wtf

@maxpowers3494

4 жыл бұрын

@@steallen4890 Your city has never had a kidnapping?

To be honest, to hear that a mall that opened the year I was born, and that had the location work for Bill n Ted, and that looked like the kind of mall I used to go to closed it's doors for the very last time. Seeing all those people come out to say goodbye. It tugged at my heart. My son will not have the experience of going to the mall with your friends on a Saturday morning to go see PeeWee's Big Adventure at the General Cinema, then have a slice of Brothers Pizza and end the afternoon at Aladdin's Castle arcade before waiting for mom and jumping in the minivan to go home.

@monkee5th

4 жыл бұрын

Growing up in the 1970’s and 80’s it yet another thing from my youth disappearing. First Drive In movies then Malls.

As a local and a Bill and Ted fan, thank you for this. It's a nice goodbye to Metrocenter.

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

I’m happy I was able to attend

@bighashgang1990

3 жыл бұрын

Same here bro I grew up in AZ and Fiesta is dying if not dead and so is Superstition Springs as well as a couple others around the valley

That’s the mall I would go to when we lived in AZ! My mom saw Bill and Teds being filmed there when she was a kid!

@Our80sLife

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That’s so cool! 😎

@nickjames2667

4 жыл бұрын

My dad was a extra in the movie you can actually see him

@TheThemeParkKid

4 жыл бұрын

Nick James that’s even cooler!!

@TheThemeParkKid

4 жыл бұрын

Benny T she watched them film the ice skating scene. She was upstairs in the food court looking down at them filming. She just hung out there most the day watching.

@TheThemeParkKid

4 жыл бұрын

AKA Our 80's Life thanks!

I hope the mall enjoyed her sendoff.. the skating was the best.

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

It was amazing to see

I loved Metro Center. Antique pictures from The Alley and the taffy store. It was the place to be. Got to be a extra there for a day for Bill and Ted. Thanks for refreshing my memories.

@danieldaniels7571

4 жыл бұрын

The Alley was so cool. The mall hasn’t been fun since that shut down.

So many memories. This was the mall I went to while growing up.

thats cool he was face timing with Alex Winters, nice, also thats cool the police officer played along with the kicking people out

@punchline43

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Winters was in this?

That was my mall when I was a kid in Phoenix. I spent many hours there. My dads car club used to cruise the mall as well. It was a large part of our lives in the 80’s.

As an Arizona native it's sad to see this mall close. Lots of great memories there.

Welcome to my home town! Spent a lot of my youth in that mall, sad to see it go

Wow, I never thought a video of a mall closing would bring a tear to my eyes. But as someone who grew up in AZ in the 70’s and 80’s Metrocenter was the iconic place to go! We used to drive 100+ miles up from Tucson just to spend the day there. So Sorry to see it close.

Sean's "Chopping Mall" shirt is perfect.

@pumkinheadfanvhsforever6087

4 жыл бұрын

Totally had a spit take seeing Sean pop up! Should've expected it tho. He's been the best filming locations documentarian(yes predominantly horror filming locations) for the last 20 years or so. HHG4EVR! Can't wait to see his video!

We were there two weeks ago checking out the filming locations from Bill & Ted, then returned home only to hear the mall was closing! All these awesome 80’s malls are dying at a rapid rate. Glad you and your friends got to see it one last time. RIP Metrocenter Mall 😢

This makes me sad. This was my favorite mall as a kid. Eating at "Round the Corner" was always fun. Great place to stay out of the heat.

When you turn 40 , you can understand why most Grandpa's were bitter old men . Everything of their youth is gone and changed :(

Very wholesome content here.. goosebumps for a mall I’ve never been too.

Most awesome to document the final day! I can hear Play with me by Extreme blasting there and seeing Jeanne D’Arc do her calisthenics in my head

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

Yep ! Really cool to see that spot

@celsovera91

4 жыл бұрын

DO YOUUU WANT TO PLAAAAYY

@mannyichi

4 жыл бұрын

Celso Vera 🤘

This is actually a gorgeous mall. Sad to see it go.

I live in Mesa, Az. I wish I would have got the chance to meet you! I’m a huge fan! Sad to see the Mall closing. “Party on Dude!”

@johnjones4453

4 жыл бұрын

Yea me too!!!

@roberttena5653

4 жыл бұрын

Hey do you remember Tri City Mall that's a pretty old mall to

@morgyntaith8890

4 жыл бұрын

@@roberttena5653 I remember TriCity Mall!! Ah...good times!

Born in 1980, spent a lot of my teenage years at this mall. Later helped my dad build a few stores at this mall. My dad was building a store when they filmed Bill and Ted's there. Sad to see so many memories close up. Thanks for the video Adam!

Sad, but each generation has their own icons/memories! A lucky few continue on even today! EXCELLENT video ATW!

Its great to see life go on in these times that we are living in. We can still come together with common interests

Back in the day... this would have qualified as, “a very special episode of: TheDailyWoo”. Nice one Adam. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

@arizonaresourcequeen4128

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

All we are is dust in the wind. Dude.

@seanhicks8277

4 жыл бұрын

And in the end We are just Dust n' bones. - Gun's & Roses.

Covid did have a major reason for this malls demise, but there was a lot of crime around this area that didin't help either.

@koilamaoh4238

4 жыл бұрын

Naa, boomer malls were already on teh decline, theres hardly anymore left, no one wants to overspend or pay double at these crappy malls, in which you can order online for 1/4 of the price. THese big box stores like amazon,costco, walmart, killed a lot of these malls due to cheapness, and thanks to capitalism. Only actual people keeping these malls partly alive are the baby boomers/old people that shop there, which barely enough money to keep them operating.

@TheMobileHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

@@koilamaoh4238 Must be a Millenial or GEN Z rude thoughtless kid to make a comment like that .... A Mall isn't just about Shopping Dummy ...their closures represent Many Thousands of Employees and Store Owners who made very good salaries during the 70's and 80's who are now out of work because Millenials & GenZ are too freekin lazy to go to stores and shop and think they are way-cool because they stare at the phones constantly and buy everything including dog food for their disgusting fur babies online .... think that judgement isn't true then you're going to have to explain why you never even bothered to bring up the good people who get hurt by this...

@C-TOS

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, it will become an Amazon warehouse or worst, some Russian or Chinese oligarch will buy the lot, either way it will gentrify the area, increasing property tax and affecting folks living around the mall.

@tennektrey5227

4 жыл бұрын

koila maoh Nah, Soy boy. You don’t even know the demographics of West Phoenix so don’t think you know it all because you rely on the internet.

@coyotehunteraz

4 жыл бұрын

It was dead long before corona virus.

Blown away again! Thank you Adam for documenting this. Your videos have brought my household so much joy prior to Covid but even more now!! Stay safe ✌️

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

I learned how to ice skate at that mall and spent birthdays getting ice cream there. Sad to see it close. 😢

@danieldaniels7571

4 жыл бұрын

Me too and had many good times at the Farrells overlooking it.

@monkeywkeys3916

4 жыл бұрын

That original design with the rink sounds Awesome!

Never saw a mall closing quite like that. I loved it! Also loved the cars at the end.

"Do you...wanna...play...PLAY WITH ME !!!" This mall is legendary. RIP Metrocenter Mall :(

I was at this mall years ago when my dad had a conference in Phoenix. I didn’t even realize that it was the mall from bill and Ted. Thanks for the video man. Good memories for sure.

@bicentenialkid

4 жыл бұрын

This is where I played the arcade game sunset riders for the first time. I saw the grand canyon for the first time and went to a ghost town. It was a great time for sure.

@seanhicks8277

4 жыл бұрын

I still worked in the mall with Bill and Ted was filmed and was not allowed to see any of it being filmed.

That was SO FREAKIN' COOL. I wish we could have had a send off like that back when my Montgomery Mall (Montgomery, AL) closed back in 2009-2010. Sad seeing yet another great-looking mall have her doors shuttered. Great job, AdamTheWoo.

I was raised in Phoenix. We went to metro center when they opened I 1973. Sad to see it closing.

So sad, but what an awesome goodbye. Can we talk about how perfect Sean's t-shirt was! Cheers Adam.

RIP Metrocenter. May you live on forever in film history.

Wow! Thanks for making the trek to share this. As many of us that grew up in that era are seeing this happen more and more initially due to technology and more people shopping online but with the wallop of the pandemic many long time establishments have unfortunately fallen. We lost a local family owned tire shop yesterday that had been open for 63 years. Thanks again Adam for sharing this historical event! ✌! Two Thumbz

Omg! I'm here in Phoenix very close to metro, and wish I see you in person. Dang it

Well, I never expected that! A band, a crowd, ... a real happening!!! Thanks for posting.

Socrates would be proud! Most Excellent! great video memorializing a iconic filming location Adam!

Thank you for documenting this!! What a great final day for this classic mall.

Awesome video ad always... was great getting to meet you and Sean....to bad couldn't talk longer.... and I could of taking you guy's for a cruise in my 53 mercury..... thanks

@malfuncsean

4 жыл бұрын

Now you tell us!

@joannmolina591

4 жыл бұрын

Still kicking yourself lol

This was one of your best vids. Absolutely loved how you captured its final moments and the people attending.

Lol the charger at the end with the cop

Thank you for this. I'm originally from Arizona spent many years going to Metrocenter during my youth. I've been living in Los Angeles for the last 7 years, watching this has brought back so many great memories.

I was there grand opening week. It opened when I was 10 years old. My friends and I went to that mall for years. When I was late teens early 20’s we would cruise the mall on the weekends in a maroon T top Camero. I skated at the rink there dozens of times. I had my first Orange Julius there. I also had my first Giro at the food court there. Bought shoes at the Foot Locker and bought my first chefs knife at the Knife Shop. I also had my birthday at Ferrells Ice Cream Parlor that was above the skating rink. And I was there on the last day. I’m definitely going to miss that place.

@danieldaniels7571

4 жыл бұрын

I had a birthday at Farrell’s too. Grew up near 35th & Cactus and through most of grade school my stepmother worked at that Sears. She said it was the 2nd busiest in the whole country. I tried to go on the last day but didn’t realize it closed so early. I got there are 7:30 so I wasn’t able to go in one last time.

Thanks for sharing! I would have lived to have been there, being a fan of Bill and Ted! How awesome that people were skating in the mall...looked like fun!

This video was - Excellent!!!🎸Guitar Solo!!!❤👍👍👍✌😃Awesome video Adam.Thank you for the awesome videos Adam.Keep em coming my friend.😃👍✌❤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Should have stayed for the parking lot party. 1000s of people showed up. Everybody cruising the mall. About 15 cop trucks rolled through with lights and sirens going, one blasting Bad Boys.

@missiesmith949

4 жыл бұрын

There is 1 no cruising signs left. Pass this point 3 times and you will be fined.

OMGOSH!!!!! ❤ I WATCHED BILL & TED OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN! It was my FAVORITE MOVIE! That whole scene & the whole moment was EXCELLENT!!! ... Thank you!!! 😁

Oh man, bummed I missed you! At one point in Metro history, the mall was so “huge” people would vacation from other parts of the state to go there. I grew up in Yuma and I remember the back to school trips. Two full days of shopping. I was hoping someone would go into detail about the airplane bar and paraglide that were over the skating rink, Always wanted to go into that bar... Anyhoo, thanks for the memories Metro... Thanks Woo!

@danieldaniels7571

4 жыл бұрын

You are the only other person who I’ve seen even mention Metroport. It was the whole original theme of the food court and it seems like no one else even remembers that.

I wish I knew you were in town, AWESOME. Thank you for doing a video on this.

It’s honestly sad what has happened to malls. Some of my best memories were just going to the mall with my parents or friends and just spending the day looking at random things. Even if there was nothing going on, you could always kill time at the mall. The one near me is on it’s last legs and it’s going to be a sad day when it shuts it’s doors.

Breaks my heart to see it close down, I had so many memories there from shopping, Watching Movies at The Theater, playing arcade games, Eating at the food courts, And Thank you for capturing these final moments of the Mall.

I was just talking about this mall a couple days ago. Love Bill and Ted and actually have visited the mall plenty of times back around the years 2008-2012 till I moved away from Arizona. I always said if I ever moved back that was one of the malls id go to again, but I guess not.

Sad but also gratifying. Thanks for filming this Adam.

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Thank you for documenting this. So sad to hear of it's closing.

Super Cool Vid Adam & Friends . Great to see so many Folks enjoying together . Simply Heartwarming .

Really blown away that you felt it was worth going to. Thank you.😎👍🏻

This was rad!! Sad to see it go. Thanks for documenting this end of an era. Every new beginning comes from some other begining's end...

That was cool to see everyone show up. Reminds me of the time you went to the Back to The Future gathering. ❤

@iheartwaffles91

4 жыл бұрын

@Al Connolly ok......

Excellent vlog once again ATW.... You're spoiling us all now. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for documenting this. I managed a clothing store many many years ago at Metro center.

Sadly the Metrocenter Mall is just an example of what to expect from many malls. Malls that have faced years of decline, and with the the spread of the coronavirus it is now causing them too close.😢

@Sirch100precent

4 жыл бұрын

Allegedly

@ojll3917

4 жыл бұрын

what about woodfield mall

Thanks for letting us ride your coattails through the end of an era! This was fun -- like the Back to the Future gathering. Very sweet energy. Loved the film! My younger brother was a set carpenter on Bill & Ted's. Good vibes, Adam! You always know how to deliver...

I grew up near this mall. So many hours hanging out smoking brick weed and watching movies at the theater they had, lol.

Born and raised in San Dimas this movie is iconic for us(although it wasn’t actually filmed here) So it’s cool to be able to see this before it’s gone and without having to drive to Arizona. Thanks Adam!

In my fifties now but this was the mall of my punk rock youth whilst growing up in Arizona! Great video! "Be excellent to each other."

Id like you to meet our good friend So Crates....The scene where Gangas Kahn is in the sporting goods store still cracks me up to this day! Very cool lunch break video!

@TheDailyWoo

4 жыл бұрын

That’s such s great scene

That was a good closing day for the mall. Glad you were there to document the impromptu festivities.

So sweet that all these people came out for this!

Funny that the new bill and Ted is coming out around the same time

I wish I knew you were here. You’re always one of my favorites. 🖤 gonna miss this place.

I'm really glad you like the shirt. A little token of my appreciation. Keep doing what you're doing. Be excellent and party on Adamthewoo.

Fun memories of wandering that mall in the late 70s and early 80s.

EXCELLENT video Adam! It’s great that you were there to document the event!!

I have never been to that mall, but your tribute and farewell made me feel like I had hundreds of times and now I miss it.. touching. very good stuff

So sad! Mall are such a great part wonderful childhood and teen memories!

I remember being on vacation when i was younger and Mom and Dad taking us here just because my dad was a Bill and Ted fan, thanks for sharing Adam and bringing back "Excellent" memories!

Heck yeah, awesome vlog with some 80s goodness.

I was 25 years old in 1976 when I moved to Glendale, AZ from Michigan. I was a union projectionist and stage hand. One of the first booths I worked was General Cinemas inside Metrocenter. I was taken aback at how clean and organized all the stores were. I loved going to the dining area, seeing the 747 restaurant with diners looking out the windows. The skating rink with the families and their children. Metrocenter was really a family mall. I remember there was a store that sold jukeboxes next to Sears. One thing I do remember was how safe I felt working there. No crime! Many times I'd get out of work well after 12 midnight and I remember walking to my little 1976 Fiat X-19 and no one bothered me! No security guards or police. Plus, I could leave the targa top off and no one tried to steal or vandalize my car. In late 77 I accepted a job offer as Union news film editor at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan. In 91 I had excision of my left iliac crest for giant cell tumor. The operation was a success, but the surgery destroyed my hip and left me in almost constant pain. My surgeon recommended a warmer climate. My wife and I had a thermal laser shop making personalized coffee mugs, plates, T-Shirts and other bric a brac. We decided to move to Arizona for my health. One of the first malls we toured was Metrocenter and I was shocked to see how it had become a haven for local gang wars. The little Frito Ban-dittos, blacks and Wi--as ran that mall! We were walking with Metrocenter store manager to check for available store space. My wife and I were both approached by a Mexican gang and one of their members made a disparaging remark to my wife. The manager contacted security and they showed up with the Phoenix Police. We asked them to escort us safely to our car and drove home to Peoria. My sister and her family decided to fly out and visit us for Christmas and my brother-in-law wanted to take the family shopping at Metrocenter. I warned him it had become gang banger heaven, but he still wanted to go. It was a very unpleasant experience. While waiting in a long line at the food court area they were about to walk up to the window to order when a group of black kids barged in front of him, my sister and their two young boys. He told one of the men that he was next, and the cocky bastard said he was next and said "Thank you for holding my place!" Now, my bother-in-law is 6'2". A that time he was a bulked up body builder, but he told me some of those blacks kids were huge, and they were looking for a fight. The security guards were patrolling the food court, but my brother-in-law backed down and left the mall. Metrocenter had become a toilet for human debris. Don't blame it's closing on on line shopping. Blame it on the gangs who took over that mall and turned it into a toilet.

Sad day :( Lots of childhood memories of shopping with my mom, ice-skating and eating at Ferral's Ice Cream in the 70's & 80's

@prs149

3 жыл бұрын

I Celebrated my 8th grade graduation at Farrel's 42 years ago

Thank you for the video, Adam! So many memories there!

This is Awesome brings back great memories

Thanks for the memories, A very sad day that will live on in our hearts.... Wyld Stallions.... Phone booths and pudding cans!!!

When I lived in Phx for a few years starting in 1992 I worked at the Toys R us there. Was a great mall. Had a cool arcade and roller coaster. Sad

This was fun to watch. Thanks for going!

I grew up in Phoenix and remember Metro Center well..... The elevators throughout were cool as they were glass enclosed and cool to ride in....In the 70’s there was a store called the “Broadway” and in the juniors section was a great disco floor that changed colors when you walked on it. I ice-skated there many times. I’ll miss the mall but the memories will live on. Thanks for documenting her last days🌵

you documented history.... i love it....i almost shed a tear at 2:10 am

This video was great, and had a lot of positive energy in it, thanks.

My old school mall! You're in az! Yay

In a time when everyone has an opinion it is so wonderful to watch your vlogs and be entertained. I truly appreciate your story telling without any BS involved. You do the right thing, mask up and keep going. We watch every day and in that time you put bring us back to a happier time and hope of better normal days ahead. Thank You Adam

Thank you Adam for visiting Phoenix and taking one last look at Metrocenter Mall, I was born around the same time Bill & Ted was a hit at the Theatres and the mall being the spotlight. I have many memories of the mall, where everything use to be and such. Again, thank you so much for making this video and keeping Metrocenter Mall in memory.

I live a few miles away from the mall so sad... thank you Adam for documenting this mall's last day I wish I would have went... much love Phx az ..

This is definitely a great video. Thank you.

Wow! Another intense vlog from TheDailyWoo! Documenting a moment in time for those who could not be there in person. Enjoyable as it is interesting. A BIG thumbs UP!