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Warner Bros. Studio Tours Hollywood
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Culture
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One of the best ways to learn more about Hollywood’s century-long love affair with the movie
and TV industry is to visit the studios of the major production companies that call the Los
Angeles area home.
Warner Bros. Studio Tours Hollywood gives groups a behind-the-camera look at the magic
of Tinsel Town as part of its VIP Studio Tour and the Deluxe Tour. Both the two-hour VIP
option and the five-hour Deluxe Tour include guided visits to backlots and soundstages, the
DC Universe and Batman exhibits, the props department and more.
Each finishes with time to explore Stage 48, an interactive area that details key phases
of the entertainment production process. During their self-guided exploration of Stage 48,
visitors can check out the Central Perk set from “Friends,” become Hobbit-sized at the
forced-perspective special effect table and can soar around on a broom just like Harry Potter
as part of a green-screen experience.
Additional features of the Deluxe Tour are a continental breakfast, a three-course lunch
in the Commissary Fine Dining Room and extended time to explore the studio lot’s post-
production area, where scenery artists, special effects experts, construction teams and Foley
artists work their magic.
Movie lovers will have another destination to add to their list next year when Universal
Studios Hollywood debuts its DreamWorks Theatre attraction. During a visit, guests will go on
a highly immersive journey that fuses captivating storytelling with state-of-the art projection
mapping and LED lighting effects. They also can take the studio’s famous tram tour that
highlights some of the blockbuster movies and TV shows that have been produced at the
world’s largest working movie studio.
To learn more, contact Tamy Martelli of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board at
[email protected] or go to discoverlosangeles.com.
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens TOP ATTRACTIONS
OUE SkySpace LA; the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County;
The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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Pasadena-adjacent
[email protected] TOP FESTIVALS
Tournament of Roses Parade (Jan. 1, 2018), L.A. Film Festival (June 2018),
Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival (July 2018)
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