Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio in Universal City, California, and is the original Universal Studios theme park. Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood and the rest of the Universal Studios Theme Parks. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA," though during the summer it is often advertised as "The Coolest Place in LA." It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios soundstages and sets. It is the first of many fully-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks, along with Universal Studios Orlando, Universal Studios Japan, and the upcoming Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Dubai, and Universal Studios South Korea theme parks.
From the beginning, Universal has offered tours of its studio. In the silent-film days, Carl Laemmle's tour included a chance to buy fresh produce, since then-rural Universal City was still in part a working farm.
Shortly after MCA took over Universal Pictures in 1962, accountants suggested a tour stop in the studio commissary would increase profits, and in 1964, the modest tour was expanded to include a series of dressing room walk-throughs, peeks at actual production, and later, staged events. This grew over the years into a full-blown theme park - the narrated tram (formerly "Glamortram") tour still runs through the studio's active backlot, but the staged events, stunt demonstrations and high-tech rides overshadow the motion-picture production that once lured fans in Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal City also includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts), a multi-screen theater, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops and restaurants, as well as the Gibson Amphitheatre, a concert venue.
Upper Lot
- Universal's Animal Actors
- Fear Factor Live!
- Shrek 4-D
- The Simpsons Ride (coming June 2008)
- The current plans for "The Simpsons Ride" involves a simulator ride similar to Back to the Future: The Ride. It will use 80 foot screens to give the rider a virtual-reality trip through a cartoon theme park called "Krusty Land.
- 1st attraction of the day!
- Doc Brown's Fried Chicken at Universal Studios Hollywood and The International Food and Film Festival at Universal Studios Florida will soon become "Krusty Burgers".
- On October 17th 2007, gift shops modeled after the Kwik-E-Marts were built, replacing Back To The Future: The Store (Time Depot in Universal Studios Hollywood) gift shop. The store sells Simpsons-related merchandise.
- T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
- Waterworld-A Live Sea War Spectacular
- Studio Tour ("Earthquake-The Big One" , "Jaws" , "King Kong" , "Flash Flood" , "The Fast And The Furious: Extreme Close Up" , "The Mummy's Tomb" , and famous movie sets from Universal movies)
- Blues Brothers R&B Revue
- Universal's House of Horrors
- Coke Soak
Lower Lot
- Special Effects Stages
- Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride
- The ride features scarab beetles, warrior mummies, and Imhotep in sand form as well, visible against an 80-inch projector screen. Hollywood's coaster was built in the gutted E.T. Adventure building. The coaster was built by digging downward to accommodate space.
- Jurassic Park: The Ride
- Backdraft
- Lucy: A Tribute (closing 2007) [1]
Odkazy
- Oficiální stránky (anglicky)
- Návštěva 21. 7. 2008
Los Angeles
- U.S. Bank Tower
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Venice
