Travel Guide For Los Angeles & Universal Studios

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2. Location of
Los Angeles
Location
- 7.00 GMT
Language
English
Spanish
Time Zone
Southern
California
(Golden State)
Season
June –
September
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3. Currency
USD $
American Dollar
1 dollar = 100 cents
Coins
1, 5,10,25 & 50 cents
$ 1
Banknotes $
1,2,5,10,20,50 &100
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 54.38 INR
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4. Introduction
• Officially the City of Los
Angeles, often known by its initials
L.A.
• Second most populous state in USA.
• Called as “City of Angels”
• Surrounded by Vast Mountain
ranges, Valleys, Forests.
• Beautiful beaches along the Pacific
Ocean, and nearby desert.
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5. Getting to
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
Airport
IATA Code: LAX
Bus & Train Services
Regular Service from near by
States
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7. Holly
Wood
• It is a district situated in Los Angeles, California.
• It is famous due to its fame & cultural identity as the historic centre of movie studios.
• The Word Hollywood often used to represent American Film & Television industry.
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8. Hollywood
Boulevard
• It is the famous street in
Hollywood.
• The eastern end of
Hollywood Boulevard
passes through Little
Armenia and Thai Town.
• Famous Attractions on
the Street are :
 Kodak Theatre
 Mann's Chinese Theatre
 Hollywood Walk of Fame
 Hollywood Sign
 Ripley’s Believe it or not
• It Starts at Sunset
Boulevard & ends at
Vermont Avenue.
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9. Kodak
Theatre
• It is a live performance
Auditorium.
• Renamed as “Dolby
Theatre”
• Since 2002, the Theatre
was also the home for
American Idol.
• Most famous for Red
Carpet Ceremony “The
Oscar”
• It is First Permanent
home for the Oscar
Award Ceremony (March
2002).
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10. Mann’s Chinese
Theatre
• From January 2013 it is
Known as TCL Chinese
Theatre.
• Its was also Known as
“Grauman’s Chinese
Theatre”.
• Opened on 18thMay1927
• Home to numerous
Premiers & 2 academy
award ceremonies.
• Theatre's most distinctive
features are the concrete
blocks set in the
forecourt, which bear the
signatures, footprints, and
handprints of popular
motion picture
personalities from the
1920s to the present day.
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11. Hollywood
Walk
of
Fame
• It Consist of 2500 five pointed terrazzo & brass stars in the side walks.
• Stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry.
• It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003.
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12. Beverly
Hills
• It is a city surrounded by city of Los Angeles.
• It is home to shopping district Rodeo drive.
• It is the Most exclusive area in the Hollywood & home to several Celebrities.
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13. Rodeo Drive • It is a Shopping district
Known for designer label
& haute couture fashion.
• The name generally
refers to a 3 – block long
stretch of boutiques &
shops.
• It is Known as one of the
most expensive
shopping districts in the
World.
• The Centre divide on this
street was a horse path
until 1950’s.
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14. Universal
Studios
• It is a Movie studio & Theme park.
• Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA“ & in summers it is
“The Coolest Place in LA”.
• It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use.
• Lights Camera Action !!! Enter the World of illusions.Designed by STA

15. Main Attractions
(Shows in Universal Studios)
It is Divided into 2 parts:
• Upper Lot
 Studio Tram Tour
 The Simpsons Ride
 Water World
 Shrek 4-D
 Special effects stage
• Lower Lot
 Jurassic Park
 Revenge of the Mummy
 Transformers
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16. Studio
Tram
Tour
• The signature ride of the park.
• 40-45 minute ride on a tram to the theme park's back-lot.
• Includes King Kong 360 attraction, JAWS, Earthquake, and Curse of the Mummy.
• Some effects may be too intense for young children.
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17. Water
World
• A live Sea War Spectacular based on the Film Waterworld 1995.
• The show is 16 minutes long.
• Includes stunts on water, land, and overhead, supported by many
pyrotechnic, flame, water, and other special effects, including the explosive crash
landing of the seaplane.
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18. Revenge of
The Mummy
(The Ride)
• A 2 minute indoor steel roller with
speeds up to 45 miles per hour.
• Features forward motion and
backwards motion.
• Most intense ride due to very
aggressive drops, climbs, and turns.
• Guests of serious health conditions
are not recommended to ride.
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20. The
Simpsons
Ride
• The ride is based on the animated television series The Simpsons.
• The ride itself is 4.30 minutes long but original footage for the ride can be seen in the
queue, and there is also a pre-show video.
• At least 24 regular characters from the series make an appearance, all voiced by their
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21. Jurassic
Park
(The Ride)
• A flat bottomed boat ride about the
Jurassic Park adventure.
• The only water ride at the park.
• Each boat carries up to 25 guests.
• The water ride lasts for 5:30
minutes.
• Features several types of dinosaurs.
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23. Shrek 4D
Show
• “Meet Shrek & Donkey” is the Cartoon 3-D Film.
• The attraction that puts you in the action amazingly.
• It was Started in 2003.
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24. Special
Effects
Stage
• The show takes guests through demonstrations of the design of Universal Pictures'
films special effects, which are added during a film's post-production.
• The live attraction has two hosts: an older, practical effects guru and a younger, digital
effects artist.
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25. Transformers (The Ride)
• The Ride-3D is an immersive, next generation thrill ride blurring the line between
fiction and reality.
• Cost US $ 100 million.
• Fusing HD 3D media and flight simulation technology, this epic ride creates an
experience unlike anything this planet has ever seen.
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