Here are a few video clips I found on YouTube on the WTC. For those of you who never got to go up, they give you a glimpse of what the experience was like.
1. A tourist video from June 2001. Shows the outdoor deck and a bit of the lobby at the beginning of the clip. Notice how BIG the lobbies were (people always think of the WTC as being tall; they often forget how massive each tower was)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJElpnMs70
2. This is a scene from "Mazes and Monsters" (a movie I've never heard of, but has a young Tom Hanks). It shows the WTC lobby and both the indoor and outdoor decks (these areas are as they looked before the mid-90's renovations). At the very end of the clip, you get a good look of the outdoor deck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkuQouJqOA
3. This video contains the complete "virtual" helicopter ride that people could see for free at the indoor observation deck (it was included with the price of admission). Also at the beginning of the video, you can see a glimpse of the underground area, as well as some footage of the lobby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsteYt5CLXI
4. This silent video clip shows both the outdoor and indoor decks. Unfortunately, the guy who taped it didn't seem to know how to keep the camera steady when he was outside (nor did he seem to know how to adjust the lens to use a wide-angle view).
About 3 minutes into the video, you see the indoor deck. Again, notice how massive the floor was!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfqCnFQ5EFs
5. This video is a short tribute. What's cool is that you get to see the view from the indoor deck while clouds float by below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ov4VJKuF5E
6. The longest of the video clips (taken by a tourist). Mainly shows the indoor deck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy_8mZbhKfo
It was cool seeing these clips, especially the outdoor deck scenes. My last time on the outdoor deck I believe was 1991 (my last time going up at all was 1997, but the outdoor deck was closed that day
) Considering I live in NYC, I regret not having gone more often (then again, who knew there was gonna be a time limit to being able to go up?)