Universal City, California — Hollywood’s longest-running hit is about to get a rousing re-make. The Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, which has taken over 150 million visitors behind the scenes of the movie and television industry’s biggest hits, will introduce a new video “host” this spring as comedian Jimmy Fallon, star of NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” becomes the ride’s “virtual Studio Tour Guide.” Jimmy will be introducing a series of videos that will be seen on the Hi Definition monitors located in each Tram car to augment the “live” narration provided by Universal Studios Hollywood’s tour guides.…
Author: Jon Fu
JDK was generous enough to take a few snapshots of a couple of improvements making their way to the park. Hit the forum link to read more. (read more)
Great case study on the audio and visual work performed on the Simpsons: The system is broken into sections of the building, such as Extended Queue, Queue, PreShows, Hallways, Holding Rooms, Garages, Ride Vehicles, Domes, Exit Hallways & Exit Ramps. When entering the attraction a guest will be greeted by background music playing in the extended queue and then will find weatherproof LCD screens hanging in the queue line. These monitors are playing a looping queue video and speakers mounted through the queue provide audio for the video. (read more…)
Forum member Miss Betty Juice went to Universal Studios Hollywood last weekend and decided to give us a small photo update of the construction going on at the Transformers job site. View the thread in our discussion forum for more photos.
From the L.A. Times: A small fire that broke out at Universal Studios’ earthquake attraction caused about $3,000 in damage but no injuries, authorities said Friday. The fire started at 11:20 p.m. Thursday in a sound stage at the attraction and was extinguished about a half-hour later, said Matt Levesque, an inspector for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. About 50 firefighters responded to the fire, but it was held in check by the studio’s sprinkler system, Levesque said. Authorities believe the cause was electrical, but no other details were immediately available. The park was unaffected and all rides were…
Hey folks! We’re back with another park update that mainly focuses on Transformers, so stay tuned for some photos.
Universal City, California – To coincide with the Spring launch of its world famous, behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, introducing comedian Jimmy Fallon, star of NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” as the new host, Universal Studios Hollywood is conducting an “Online Casting Call” for aspiring tour guides. The “Online Casting Call” opportunity calls for Universal Studios Hollywood Facebook fans to submit audition videos, with the winners invited to attend the red carpet premiere of the re-launched Studio Tour attraction. Two selected Hollywood hopefuls will also have a chance to flex their acting muscles with a chance to appear on the Universal…
Universal City, CA—Southern California’s leading up-and-coming musicians will bring down the house when Universal CityWalk celebrates “Spring Break Live,” a free, outdoor concert series taking place on weekends from April 1 through May 7, 2011. The series gears up on Friday nights with KIIS-FM’s “Wango Tango Break Out Star” competition from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., followed by the “Universal Music Showcase” from 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Beginning on April 1 and continuing on April 8, 15, 22 and 29 and May 6, KIIS-FM’s “Wango Tango Break Out Star” will feature energetic undiscovered bands rocking to standing room only crowds. Judged…