Universal Studios , Hollywood , Los Angeles

We planned a two day visit to Universal Studios. We took a rented cab from San Diego and drove to Los Angeles each day. Universal Studios is nearby downtown Los Angeles and boasts as the Entertainment Capital of LA. The amusement center occupies a sprawling campus and is a two tier park. The entrance to the park is called City Walk and consists of expensive fashion stores, momento shops, gift center etc. Variety of food chains are available. You can also experience skydiving in an artificial skydiving podium. At the end of city walk you will see the famus "Universal Studio Rotating Globe" which is straight at the entrance to the park.

In the first tier there are several interesting rides and shows. But mostly first tier is having shows. But there are one or two rides, of which the Simpsons Ride at Krustyland is the most exciting simulated ride. I would say the best pick from theentire theme park lot !!! The entire park is so big that you need to have atleast two days to cover the whole shows and rides. At first we went for Sherk-4D theatre, and its an amazing experience to have a theater show like that. Adjacent to that is the "house of horrors" , which can be exciting to children and light-hearted people.
There is a show which is a 3D experience of the film Terminator 2 by Cyberdyne systems. Besides that there are several other shows like Waterworld , Adventures of curious george etc. There are some dining outlets too.

Its always good to go to the 2-tier first finish of the rides there and come to the top. Since most of the crowd will be in the 1st tier in the morning time and then they will come down by evening. You need to take some extra cloths because there is possiblity of getting wet in some of the rides, but you have the option to buy water proof gears in the theme park itself. Another good thing is that they have a child switch facility for most of the rides. So people coming with Babies can take turns without wasting time standing in the queue again.

Some of the must do rides in the second tier is "The revenge of the Mummy Ride" and the "Jurassic park" ride which can be really a scintalating experience to your senses. "The Backdraft" is a show where you will get a real life experience of the Hollywood blockbuster movie, but it seems this show is going to be closed for ever.

Besides this you will get a chance of getting photographed with famous hollywood characters. There is a studio tour which will give you more information about hollywood movie sets as well as regarding the theme park. The two floors of the park is connected thru a long elevator , the view of LA from the elevator is really scenic.

There are a lot of ticketing options available. Check out for the univerasl studio website for better deals. But remember One needs to have atleast a two day ticket to have a glimpse of the whole park.

The whole park is planned well and its a pleasent experience to be there. Everything is arranged well with enough parking lots, restrooms and other facilities.