Step inside the park’s front gates, for instance, and you can choose from the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride, the zombie-filled Walking Dead Attraction or the popular WaterWorld show, which features real-life stunt actors. On a sprawling site on the eastern side of the Hollywood Hills, this film-studio-meets-theme-park blends a studio tour with rides that swoosh, swoop and dive through film-and-TV-themed worlds.
Movie magic, mega attractions-if Hollywood is the land of make-believe, then Universal Studios Hollywood is your chance to step into that fantasy world. Or, ask staff about character meet-and-greets around the park, offering the chance to pose for a pic with the Minions, Shrek, the Simpsons and Scooby Doo, among others. Children and animal lovers, meanwhile, won’t want to miss the Universal’s Animal Actors show, which highlights the talents and charms of a variety of dogs, cats and birds who have starred in Universal films-including a few of the owls who have winged their way into Harry Potter films.ĭownload the Universal Studios Hollywood Mobile App to track the times for the various shows during your visit. Or, watch jet-ski stunts, perilous plunges and a simulated seaplane crash at WaterWorld (the top-rated live show may now be more popular than the 1995 film that inspired it). If you see one of these shows you’ll get a nice reminder that, beyond the theme park rides, this is still a vibrant working studio.Īt the Special Effects Show, for instance, you’ll see live demonstrations of how digital and 3-D technology-as well as old-fashioned pyrotechnics-creates vivid illusions for films.
For all of the movie magic and animation at Universal Studios Hollywood, you can also catch plenty of live shows, which offer their own behind-the-scenes explorations.
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