The Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour offers visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of television shows and movies. Escorted by guides, guests are transported in groups of 12 on electric carts through the studio's backlots, sound stages and craft shops. The 2 1/2-hour tour includes visits to television sets, as well as set design areas, sound and special effect studios and wardrobes. Visitors may also spot a celebrity on the set of his latest movie. The tour ends with a visit to the Warner Bros. Musuem.
Guests can purchase tour tickets in advance online or on a first come, first served basis at the studio's tour center. As of September, 2010, tours are available Monday through Friday.
Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour
3400 Riverside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91522
818-972-8687
www2.warnerbros.com/vipstudiotour/
Universal Studios offers guests a guided tour on electric trams with high-definition monitors. Tour attractions include Desperate Housewives's Wisteria Lane; Pyscho's Bates Motel; and the wreckage of the War of the Worlds. Guests can also attend Peter Jackson's King Kong 360 3-D and witness the Fast and the Furious special effects close-up.
For an additional fee, visitors can reserve a VIP tour. Guests of the VIP tour receive backstage access to closed sets and the studio's sound department and prop warehouse. This tour also includes valet parking, gourmet lunch and escorted priority entry into studios shows and attractions.
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
818-622-5140
universalstudioshollywood.com
Sony Studios offers a guided walking tour through sound stages and sets of popular shows such as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. The studio is a working studio and visitors may see actual television and movie sets, as well as actors and extras.
As of September 2010, the studio also offers a Twilight Tour on Thursday evenings. This tour begins at 6:30 pm and lasts two hours.
Sony Pictures
10202 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-244-8687
sonypicturesstudios.com
