Today we visited Universal Studios in Hollywood. We had a fun day out looking at movie locations, movie props and riding the major attractions. First, we checked out the Universal House of Horrors, a walk-through haunted house covered in cobwebs and ghoulish sights. Best of all is that they employ actors dressed up as classic movie monsters to scare you and leer at you from dark corners. Loll got a few good scares.
Next we took the Studio Tour, a tram tour of the stages at Universal including sets from Universal movies and television shows. We saw the DeLorean from Back to the Future; the 'Lyon Estates' signs from the same film; sets from Jaws; the police cruiser from The Blues Brothers; the street set used in Desperate Housewives and The 'Burbs; a spectacular plane crash set from War of the Worlds; a live action subway explosion; a live action scene from Psycho, the cabin from The Great Outdoors and even a flash flood that headed straight for the tram.
In terms of the major rides, we found Terminator 2: 3D pretty disappointing. It's a little out of date now and the technology has moved on. Jurassic Park was awesome and featured an 84 foot drop through a waterfall. We got soaked. Revenge of The Mummy: The Ride was easily the winner though. It is a very fast roller coaster that accelerates through the dark with sudden tilts and drops. Plus, once you think it's all over, it covers you in smoke and does the whole thing again backwards! It was so good, we went on it twice.