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Universal Studios
From the beginning, Universal has offered tours of its studio. In the silent-film days, Carl
Laemmle's tour included a chance to buy fresh produce, since then-rural Universal City
was still in part a working farm.
Shortly after MCA took over Universal Pictures in 1962, accountants suggested a tour
stop in the studio commissary would increase profits, and in 1964, the modest tour was
expanded to include a series of dressing room walk-throughs, peeks at actual
production, and later, staged events. This grew over the years into a full-blown theme
park - the narrated tram (formerly "Glamortram") tour still runs through the studio's active
backlot, but the staged events, stunt demonstrations and high-tech rides overshadow
the motion-picture production that once lured fans in Universal Studios Hollywood.
Universal City also includes hotels Universal Hilton & Tower's, and the Sheraton Hotels
and Resorts), a multi-screen theater, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of
shops and restaurants, as well as the Gibson Amphitheatre, a concert venue.
Laemmle's tour included a chance to buy fresh produce, since then-rural Universal City
was still in part a working farm.
Shortly after MCA took over Universal Pictures in 1962, accountants suggested a tour
stop in the studio commissary would increase profits, and in 1964, the modest tour was
expanded to include a series of dressing room walk-throughs, peeks at actual
production, and later, staged events. This grew over the years into a full-blown theme
park - the narrated tram (formerly "Glamortram") tour still runs through the studio's active
backlot, but the staged events, stunt demonstrations and high-tech rides overshadow
the motion-picture production that once lured fans in Universal Studios Hollywood.
Universal City also includes hotels Universal Hilton & Tower's, and the Sheraton Hotels
and Resorts), a multi-screen theater, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of
shops and restaurants, as well as the Gibson Amphitheatre, a concert venue.