What is this place about?
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie
studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal
City community of Los Angeles County, California,
United States.
It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood
movie studios still in use. 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 full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world.
Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood. The entrance to
the theme park may be accessed by the Metro Red line subway line at Universal
City Station and other Metro bus routes.
How to get there?
Universal Studios Hollywood can easily be
accessed by public transportation.
The Metro Red line subway train runs between
Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, Westlake,
Koreatown, Los Angeles, East Hollywood, and Hollywood. The subway
line runs daily between the hours of 4:55 a.m. and 12:35 a.m. The last Metro
Red Line train to Downtown Los Angeles departs the Universal City
station at 12:58 a.m. on Mondays-Thursdays and Sunday/Holidays. On Fridays and
Saturdays, the last Metro Red Line train to Downtown Los Angeles departs the
station at 2:00 a.m.
Passengers can also arrive at the entrance of the theme
park entrance by several Metro bus routes. Metro Local lines: 150, 155,
224,240, and Metro Rapid line: 750 stop at Lankershim Blvd & Universal Center Drive
(front entrance). Metro local line: 165 and Metro Shuttle Line: 656 Owl stop
farther away from the entrance at Ventura Blvd. & Lankershim blvd.
Passengers will need to walk north on Lankershim blvd and turn right on Universal Center drive. There is an additional
stop further south at Cahuenga / Universal Studios Blvd served both by these
lines. This stop is leads directly towards citywalk and the entrance to the
theme park. At the front entrance (Universal Center Dr. & Lankershim Blvd),
there is a free shuttle tram which directly takes the passengers directly
towards the theme park entrance. The shuttle time varies between days but it
typically runs between: 7:00a.m.-7:00p.m. and later on Fridays and Saturdays.
Any nearby hotels or restaurants?
Outside the theme park, Universal City
includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts,
the multi-screen Globe Theatre, often used for banquets and receptions, and
Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops and restaurants.
Interested in a little more about its
history?
In 1965, The War Lord Tower opened as one
of the first attractions in the theme park. This was followed by the opening of
the Animal Actors School Stage in 1970. In 1974, the Rockslide staged event was
added to the Studio Tour. The following year The Land of a Thousand Faces
opened on the Upper Lot. In 1979, The Battle
of Galactica replaced Rockslide as a staged event on the Studio Tour. In 1980,
Universal Studios Hollywood replaced The Land of a Thousand Faces with the
Castle Dracula Live Show. The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show also opened in the
same year. In 1983, The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular
opened, replacing the Castle Dracula Live Show. In 1984, The Screen Test
Theatre was closed and replaced by Star Trek Adventure. The A-Team Live Stunt
Show also opened. In 1986, the park added the King Kong Encounter to the Studio
Tour. The following year the A-Team Live Stunt Show was replaced with Miami
Vice Action Spectacular.
In 1990, An American Tail and Fievel's
Playland opened on the Upper Lot. This was
followed by the opening of E.T. Adventure, Lucy: A Tribute and The World of
CineMagic in 1991. In 1992, Backdraft and Rocky and Bullwinkle Live opened.
Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue also began, replacing The
Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular on the Upper
Lot. In 1993, the Battle of Galactica event on the Studio Tour was
removed and the area was utilised for Back to the Future: The Ride. In 1994,
Spectrablast opened for a limited season. Both Spectrablast and Miami Vice
Action Spectacular were replaced later in the year by Waterworld: A Live Sea
War Spectacular. The Flintstones Show opened, replacing the Star Trek
Adventure. In 1996, Jurassic
Park: The Ride opened. In
1997, two shows were replaced: The Land Before Time show replaced Rocky and
Bullwinkle Live; and Totally Nickelodeon replaced The Flintstones Show. Just
one year after it opened, The Land Before Time show was replaced with Coke
Soak. In 1999, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time and a Chicken Run Walkthrough opened
on the upper lot. Additionally, Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue was
closed.
In 2000, the Rugrats Magic Adventure
replaced Totally Nickelodeon. In 2001, the Nickelodeon Blast Zone opened. Also
in 2001, Animal Planet Live replaced the Animal Actors School Stage. In 2002,
the Special Effects Stages replaced The World of CineMagic, Spider-Man Rocks
opened where Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue once stood and The
Mummy Returns: Chamber of Doom replaced Chicken Run Walkthrough. The Wild Wild
Wild West Stunt Show was also closed and has yet to receive a replacement. In
2003, Shrek 4-D replaced Rugrats Magic Adventure on the Upper
Lot. Additionally, E.T Adventure was closed to make way for
Revenge of The Mummy The Ride which opened in the following year. In 2004, Van
Helsing: Fortress Dracula replaced The Mummy Returns: Chamber of Doom. The
following year, Fear Factor Live replaced Spider-Man Rocks. In 2007,
Universal's House of Horrors opened, replacing Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula.
Both Lucy: A Tribute and Back to the Future: The Ride were closed, prior to
being replaced in 2008 by The Simpsons Ride and The Universal Story Museum respectively.
Also in 2008, the Nickelodeon Blast Zone was rebranded to The Adventures of
Curious George. In 2009, Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical replaced
Fear Factor Live in the Upper Lot.
In 2010, the Special Effects Stages and
Backdraft attractions were closed to make way for Transformers: The Ride which
was announced in 2008 (Special Effects Stages was moved to the former Creature
From The Black Lagoon building and reopened as Special Effects Stage). King
Kong 360 3-D also opened. On May 24, 2012, Transformers: The Ride opened on the
Lower Lot. On December 31, 2012, Universal
Studios Hollywood closed T2 3-D: Battle Across Time for Despicable Me: Minion
Mayhem, the attraction at Universal Studios Florida, set to come in the April
of 2014.
Universal Studios Hollywood has plans to
open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter which will feature the Harry Potter
and the Forbidden Journey ride sometime in 2015-2016.
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