Warner Bros Studio Tour

[HeatherinNC]

Didn't know where else to post this question. I am in the planning stages of a Disneyland trip for Jan 2006. While we are in the L.A. area, I would like to tour a studio. Not interested in Universal, DH says 2 theme parks (DL and Seaworld) are enough for one trip. The VIP tour at Warner Bros looks pretty good. Anyone have any input?
Thanks in advance!
Heather

 

[KMH1]

We did the WB Studio Tour during our trip in July 2001. It was really enjoyable. It is a 1/2 day experience. We started with a quick tour of a museum mostly full of costumes from WB movies. Then you tour the working studio. We actually got to walk around the sets of Gilmore Girls and the Drew Carey Show. We saw the sets of Friends from the audience seats. We probably got a little more access because the shows were not yet in production (they were starting back up within the next couple of weeks). They took us around several of the outdoor sets and into the prop room. We got to walk around an old western town set. We had a great time and would really recommend it.

--Kevin

 

[nicolem]

DH and I have done this tour 3 or 4 times - granted, we're pop-culture junkies, so we may enjoy it more than the average tourist, but we've never been disappointed. We were there once when they were filming scenes from The Last Samurai, and other times we've seen several celebrities - I'm remembering Martin Sheen, George Stephanopolis, Goran Visnic (who plays Luka on ER), and Lauren Graham (from Gilmore Girls) off the top of my head, but I think there were a few more. Also, they take you to actual working film and tv sets, so it's much more authentic than the Universal or NBC tours. We've always felt like the NBC tour is very condescending and staged, and the Universal tour is, of course, more for the thrill rides. Oh, and a bonus: you're on a tram for part of the tour, so it isn't constant walking!

I think Paramount is offering tours again too (they stopped for a couple of years after 9/11), and theirs is alright, but in our experience, the WB tour is more professionally done, and the guides are much more informative. Plus, the Paramount tour is about 2 hours of walking.

I think the WB tour is about $39, and the Paramount tour is $35.

BTW, we've been in late Jan/early Feb and found it to be a great time for the tour, because nothing is on hiatus during that time.

Hope that helps! Good luck with your decision!

 

[FoodLover]

It's excellent -- a true studio tour, not a theme park like Universal. Do it!

Mary
MouseSavers.com

 

[monami7]

how do you go do this. My DH and i would love it, plus I am a huge Gilmore Girls fan.

 

[nicolem]

The studio is located at 4000 Warner Boulevard in Burbank, and the number to make a reservation is (818) 846-1403. Once you have the reservation, they give you detailed instructions on which gate to go through - I think it's gate 6. Here's the website for it: http://www2.warnerbros.com/vipstudiotour/.

 

[HeatherinNC]

Thanks for the info everyone! This sounds like the tour for me. I really wanted to see "the real thing", not just a side attraction at theme park, nothing against Universal. I actually did the Universal tour in 86 and was thrilled to see where Back to the Future was filmed! I can't remember if there was a theme park back then, all I really remember is the backlot tour.

 

[Pixie]

Did I read that correctly Deluxe Tour = $125.00 per person?