Universal City Things to Do

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the Wisteria Lane Backlot of the world famous Desperate Housewives (take a bow to the original desperate housewife, former first lady laura bush). This famous soap opera took a bow last may 2012 and had an eight season run from 2004 to 2012 and is the sucessor to the famous sex in the city. This backlot set for Wisteria Lane is actually named "Colonial Street". Colonial Street has been used for many motion pictures and television shows, starting with the 1946 movie So Goes My Love at what is now the Solis home (at 4349 Wisteria Lane). You will have a quick 30 second stop here via the glam tour for pictures or videos.

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Chuckie has replaced Van Helsing in the attraction here in Universal Studios, in 2005, the last time I was here, it was a Van Helsing attraction but now, it is more spectacular than ever. It is now the Universal's House of Horror and the first attraction you will see after entering the upper lot area. It is the fifth variation of a walk-through maze housed in the "Stage 13" building. (Previous themes featured include Chicken Run, GrinchMas, The Mummy and Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula). The "Stage 13" building was previously home to different restaurants before being transformed into an attraction. This current fifth variation of the attraction opened in March 2007 and this attraction features real-live performers dressed up as characters from Universal's horror films including The Mummy, The Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Mother Bates from Psycho, Frankenstein, Nosferatu, and other characters. The performers inside the maze jump out and scare guests as they walk through the various "sets" from the films. It is about a 10 minute walk through the various sets inside this huge horror house.

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lots of stuff and things to do while walking inside the Universal Studios and the Different areas have different attractions. You can hang around the Universal Citywalk and eat or shop or do the attractions there then proceed to the Upper lot area of Universal Studios, where most of the attractions are located then to the lower lot area which is smaller and only has 4 attractions and finally to the famous Universal Studios Glam Tour of the Backlots then having a night cap at one of the bars at the Cityloft Area of Universal Studios Citywalk. There are tons and tons of activities and things to do at the Universal Studios Hollywood.

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more pictures of the backlot area of Universal studios Hollywood, along the 50 minute backlot tour aboard the glam trams. the terrace Near the Defunct Back to the Future Ride is a nice area to view the Backlots below and also see the Mountains beyond. You will be able to see some of the scenes at the Backlots below like War of the Worlds, Jurassic Park III sets and Psycho House. See it for yourself once youre in this part of Universal Studios and you would see these assorted views once you know their directions below.

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a nice photo opportunity here at the Universal Studios is the Zombie Maze, which was remade by the famed musician Rob Zombie. This zombie extravaganza is usually held during the fall season as a precursor to Haloween, where assorted zombie motifs are on display on the upper lot area of the Universal Studios Hollywood and there are the zombie maze and the zombie house, which is a 6,000 square feet area and competes for defibrillator time with haunted houses celebrating scenes from Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Saw and the Dracula tales.

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this ride replaced the back to the future ride in 2008 due to the worldwide popularity of the simpson family and the cartoon series is now on it's 23rd season. The ride itself is four and a half minutes long but original footage for the ride can be seen in the queue, and there is also a pre-show video. In the ride, patrons are introduced to a cartoon theme park called Krustyland built by Krusty the Clown. Sideshow Bob, however, is loose from prison to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family. The simulator ride is via an IMAX Screens.

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this is the replacement for the Kongfrontation Attraction at the Universal Studio backlot tour since the Kongfrontation Set was burned down in 2008.

according to wikipedia:

The attraction takes guests to a recreated version of Skull Island from Peter Jackson's 2005 award-winning blockbuster remake King Kong. It employs audio animatronics as well as 3-D HD imagery on two 200-foot (61 m) wide screens resulting in an immersive two and a half minute film.[2] The attraction replaced King Kong Encounter which burned down in 2008.[3] King Kong: 360 3-D made its debut on the Studio Tour on July 1, 2010.[2][4].

After a video introduction by Peter Jackson, Studio Tour guests don 3-D glasses as the tram enters a sound stage dressed as a re-creation of Skull Island. The sound stage is located in front of the Collapsing Bridge on the Studio Tour. A pack of Venetosaurus see the tram and start to give chase. They scatter when a group of Vastatosaurus rex turn up, some of the pack gets eaten. After the attack by three Vastatosaurus Rex begin to chase the tram, only to disturb Kong, who begins to fight them. The fight continues from one side of the tram to the other, as air and water effects are blown onto guests to further the illusion. Near the end of the experience, a V-Rex gets a hold of what is supposed to be the last tram car and pulls it from the train, throwing it down a pit. Kong defeats the V-Rex and roars in triumph.

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more pictures around the Upper Lot Area

Universal Studios Hollywood is divided into three areas, the Universal City Walk, The Upper Lot and the Lower Lot. This will be the lower lot tips. The Upper lot is home to a variety of family based attractions and shows. It is also home to many dining and merchandise shops as well as the park's entrance. For children and families The Adventures of Curious George and The Simpsons Ride are offered. For older guests the park offers Universal's House of Horrors, a year-round haunted house. This Upper lot is also home to all of the park's shows including The Blues Brothers Revue, the Special Effects Stage, the Studio Tour, Universal's Animal Actors and Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular. The Upper lot is also home to two 3-D films: Shrek 4-D (which features additional immersive features) and T2 3-D: Battle Across Time.