Hollywood: Universal Studios

UNiversal Studios

Universal Studios is a film studios and an amusement park. The amusement part of Universal Studios has 10 attractions. The attractions are The Studio Tour(where you'll see a King Kong 360 3D experience, a train falling down in a subway station, and a Fast and Furious 3D experience), The Wizarding World of Harry Potter(the main ride here is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey but there are other shops and rides such as Ollivanders wand store, Flight of the Hippogriff, Zonkos joke store, Honeydukes, Dervish and Banges, Gladrags, and Owl Post center), The Walking Dead, Jurassic World: The Ride, Despicable Me Mayhem, The Return of the Mummy, The Simpsons, Transformers, Silly Swirly Fun Ride, Kung Fu Panda Adventure, and the Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash. Universal Studios first opened its doors in 1915. In 1964, their first attraction, the Studio Tour, came. Since, Universal Studios has went on making and closing rides and attractions since. I stated all the rides that are there currently above. If you love amusement park and Universal films, you are gonna love this place!!!

Hours

Sunday: 9AM: 7AM

Monday: 10 AM: 6 PM

Tuesday: 10 AM: 6 PM

Wednesday: 10 AM: 6 PM

Thursday: 10 AM: 6 PM

Friday: 10 AM: 7 PM

Saturday: 9AM: 8AM

Location

Universal Studios is located at 100 Universal City Plaza, San Fernando, CA 91608.

History

Universal Studios started way back in 1915, when Carl Laemmle founded Universal Pictures. After that, he took the land that he had and turned it into Universal Studios just not with any rides. There were only tours to see how the films were filmed and some sets were they filmed the films. Not until 1964 had the first attraction, the Studio Tour, come. And right after that moment they finished building it, Universal Studios across the world was born. 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 1999, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time and a Chicken Run Walkthrough opened on the upper lot but later closed.. In 2000, the Rugrats Magic Adventure replaced Totally Nickelodeon. 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: After many rides being put and replaced, the rides that are there today is in the paragraph above.

Cost

A one-day pass to Universal Studios Hollywood costs $81 ages three and up or $73 for guests under 48-inches tall. A family of four may expect to pay about $308, depending on height of children. Upgraded single day tickets include the front-of-line pass at $140 and the summertime front-of-line pass at $150, or about $580 for a family of four.

Climate

The temperature at Universal Studios is a high of 62° and a low of 49°.