Universal Studio Dome

Before ending your day at the Universal Studio, LA, USA each visitor has task of holding the Universal Studio Dome in his or her hands. There is big line of tourist trying to take the picture of themselves with the Universal Studio Dome at the end of the day. Everyone tries to be picture perfect for life lasting memory of the Universal Studio, LA, USA.

Hollywood Street, Universal Studio

The street outside the entrance/exit of the Universal Studio, LA, USA is bustling with full activity after the closing hours of the Universal Studio. These street hosts lots of Cafes, Restaurants, shops, gaming arcades etc. Its advisable to eat your dinner at one of these Restaurants or fast food chains before heading towards the hotel.

We did some window shopping followed by dinner and headed towards parking lot.

Terminator Ride

Along with several other rides in Universal Studio, LA, USA, we had chance to visit the Terminator Ride inside the auditorium. The Ride consists of sets of famous Terminator Movie along with the 3 D effects. After enjoying the ride we came out of the auditorium and took some of our snaps on the Terminator Bike along with backdrop of the movie. Its once in life time opportunity for evey Arnie fan to seat on his bike and take snaps along with it.

Los Angeles

We decided to spend our first Christmas vacation together in Los Angeles, USA. Since I was based in Phoenix, Abhi flew to Phoenix from Richmond, VA. The trip was planned for 4 days along with our friends Pushpa and Nehal. The plan was to visit the following attractions.
1) Universal Studio, LA

2) Disney Land, LA
3) Hollywood Street
4) The LA Beach (Famous for Bay watch shooting)

LA Bay Beach

After roaming around the Hollywood Walk of fame in the morning, we ended our day in Los Angeles at the LA Bay Beach. This beach is famous around the world for the Baywatch television serial. It was quiet breezy and chilly when we reached the beach. We took some snaps and went on the Pier.

The Pier hosts some restaurants, Fun Fair and Fun Rides. We enjoyed the sea view for some time and then marched towards the Fun Rides. We enjoyed couple of rides and then left for the day.

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame is sidewalk along the Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.
This street is embedded with around 2000 stars featuring famous human and fictional characters from Hollywood.

The street is full with tourist flocking around their famous Hollywood Actors stars and trying to take their snaps with it.

Besides the stars studded in the street, the street is full with other entertainers i.e. dummies of the Hollywood characters like superman, Spiderman, Michael Jakson etc. These characters will pose with you for mere fee of few dollars.

Good Bye DisneyLand, LA, USA

The visit to Disney Land usually gets over around 7 o clock. As the Park closes for the day after the Disney Parade is over.
Sun has already set and it has already become dark in the Park.
The Park gets lit up with glittering lights all over place. And every one is in merry mood. Somewhere in the mind everyone is reluctant to leave the Park and go back to the hotel room.

All the Disney Land Cartoon Characters gather together at the Exit of the Park to bid a good bye to the visitors of the Park.
This is followed by small firework show. This is the last chance to see all your favourite
Disney Land Cartoon Characters at the
Disney Land Park, LA, USA.
Click here to watch video of Disney Charaters bidding Goodbye at Exit gate.

Disney Parade

The Diney Land hosts parade once a day in the Disney land Park. The timings of the Parade are fixed. The parade usually last for around one hour. So the visitors to the Park should check out the place and time of the parade and plan your visit in the park accordingly.
We had opportunity to watch the Disney Parade at Disney Land, LA, USA.
The Disney Parade usually consists of march of all major disney characters accompanied by the music of thier relevant film or character theme. Some times pictures speak more then words and Disney Parade is one of them.

Disney Land, LA, USA

We visited Disney Land, LA, USA on our second day of Los Angeles Trip. After parking the car in of the multi-storeyed car parks, you need to catch the Disney Lands bus heading towards the Entrance Gates. The Theme park does not allow you to carry food or water inside the park, so its advisable to eat your personal food items inside the car and then leave for the Theme Park visit.
After buying the tickets at the ticket counter you can enter the Theme park. The tickets are accompanied by fasttrack coupons and Theme parks maps. At Information counter, its advisable to check the rides of your intrest where the fast track passes can be used to avoid long queues.
The Disney land usually hosts Disney Parade at the end of the day. So its advisable to ask the destination of the Parade and plan your days visit accordingly.
The Theme park is divided in four or five parts according to the type of rides available.
Since we were group of four adults, we headed towards the Adventure Land first.

Hollywood

The visit to LA is incomplete without taking a snap in front of the iconic HOLLYWOOD statue. While roaming the Universal Studio we had opportunity to take a closeup snap of the Hollywood statue immitation. On our third day of LA trip we had tried to catch glimpse of the real Hollywood statue or hoarding from one of the streets of LA. Its difficult to park the car and take your snap along with the Hollywood hoarding. So some how we managed to take full view snap of Hollywood from our cars window.

Universal Studio Tour

Universal Studio in LA offers a internal tour to explore the various sets of the films produced at the Studio. There is a special open bus which takes you around the sets. The Tour lasts for about half an hour and is available after every 10 to 15 minutes. The tour is also available in multiple languages for conveniences of various tourist.

Jurrasic Park Film Set

Jurassic Park and Mummy Ride

The Jurassic Park and Mummy Ride at the Universal Studio, LA were one of the most memmorable rides I have ever enjoyed at the Theme Park. These rides are located next to each other and its expected to have huge queues for these rides. It made sense to couple these rides at the end of the day.
We tried to enjoy most of the rides in the theme park till there were couple of hours left for the end of the day.
As expected the crowd at these rides had comparatively less by end of the day and we were able to enjoy both the rides twice. One is not allowed to carry bags and other stuff in the Mummy ride. There are separate lockers provided to keep your belongings outside the entrance of the ride.

Universal Studios, LA

We visited Universal Studio, LA,USA on the first day of our trip. It is always advisable to start the day early. So its good plan to reach LA one day before in the evening. We had our breakfast at the hotels reception and headed towards the Theme Park. The
passes to the theme park are costly and I would recommend you to check the work around or cheapers option. We reached the Park at around 9 o clk and baught the tickets at entrance. If you have carried some food stuff, I would recommend you to either eat it at the entrance or leave it behind in your car or Hotel. The Park does not allow one to carry home food.