National Lampoon's Vacation 1982-83 pool scene revisited

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This is the actual filming location of the hotel pool scene shot for the National Lampoon's Vacation movie filmed in 1982 and released in 1983 starring Chevy Chase, Christie Brinkley, Beverly DeAngelo, Anthony Michael Hall and others. Its about a family of four "the Griswold's" driving from Chicago to fictional Wally World theme park in California. I guess they couldn't get Disneyland's permission to use them in the movie, their loss. After being followed by Brinkley in a Ferrarri for practically the entire trip, they finally meet at a hotel in Phoenix AZ where she strips down, as does he, and they wind up skinny dipping in this pool before getting caught because the pool is so cold that Clark Griswold screams and wakes up all of the hotel guests. The hotel is actually in Norwalk CA, not in Phoenix AZ in what is now called the Hotel Saddleback located at 12500 Firestone Blvd Norwalk. Just take I-5 to exit 120 if you are inclined to visit. It is actually only about a 10 minute drive to Disneyworld. All the more reason why I wonder why they couldn't make this work. The restaurant scene just prior to the pool, scene was also filmed here. Beware there are two pools on the property. The correct pool is on the center of the property, not the one on the end. The pool looks identical as it was when the scene was shot some 37 years ago. They added a Jacuzzi and and changed the gate entrance to the opposite side to accommodate a key card to keep out non-guests, and changed the depth in some locations of the pool to make it more kid friendly, but the shape of the pool, and they brick layouts and the surrounding hotels remain the same.