We next went to the studio tour which had a line longer than Crystal Gayle's hair and a 65 minute wait. But thanks to the magic of our one-time pass we skipped the line, picked up our 3D glasses and boarded the next tram to depart. Each tram consists of 4 linked passenger cars, each with it's own video monitors that play various clips as you go along. There's also a live guide leading the tour from the front tram. We sat on the right-side middle of the first car on the tram.
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| City backlot at the bottom of the hill |
The studio tour is a 45 - 60 minute tram ride through the studio backlots, sets, and a few interactive events. It's the reason why we chose to come to USH. We didn't take a lot of photos as we just wanted to enjoy the ride. Also, it was Sunday so there wasn't a lot of production action going on. Here's the order as best I can remember:
After leaving the station we headed down a hill and past the sound stages, including where The Voice is currently shot and The Mindy Project (which is still in production and will be on Hulu). Then we drove through the city streets backlot, passed some production offices/bungalows, then moved on to
King Kong.
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| Sound stages down below |
