Saturday, October 14, 2006

Los Angeles Day 4



View from Universal Studios


Mock crash site on the studio tour


Peter with the Apollo 13 crew


Peter with car from the Fast & Furious Tokyo drift


Peter being eaten by the shark from Jaws

Day 4 and we went to Universal Studios. We arrived around 10am after an hour on a bus there, and went straight to ride the thrill rides. Best ride was 'Revenge of the Mummy' - an indoor rollercoaster which we thought was going to be terrifying, but was actually really fun. The Jurassic Park ride was also a lot of fun, ended with an 80 foot drop over a waterfall which meant we were a little wet!
Highlight of the day for both of us was the Studio Tour - a 45 minute drive around Universal Studio backlots past the soundstages, through mock sets including experiencing an earthquake in the subway, King Kong and Jaws. No celebrities seen, although we did see where Desperate Housewives was being filmed (closed set so we couldn't drive down the road). We also saw several Special Effects shows including Backdraft where a whole room was set on fire.

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