Day three was our day at Universal Studios Hollywood.
In doing research on how best to get to ride and see everything, I found out that a VIP package was actually not much more than 2 days of tickets for our family. I added on the Early Access tickets to get into the park an hour early for access to just Super Nintendo World. This was not part of the VIP package, however we still got to check in to the park through the VIP doors. This meant we skipped the lines and the crowds, were given our passes, and then allowed into the park through a special entrance. It was all very bougie and we're already off to a great start to the day.
From there we had to walk to literally the opposite end of the park to get to Super Nintendo World, but we strolled leisurely, followed the crowds, and were there within less than 10 minutes. In this special access hour the crowds are reduced because of the limited tickets so we were able to get to all of the games and all of the attractions within this area. We skipped the ride because we knew we were getting on that later, so we took our time exploring everything else. This little land is extremely immersive, and a lot of fun!
Once 8:00 hit, the main gates were open and the crowd started to increase and so we made our way back to the VIP lounge. Free refreshments for waiting for us before our tour started. We wandered through the Wizarding World which was still delightfully empty explored some of the scenery and the kids were able to play with the wands that they had from our trip to Universal Studios in Orlando a couple of Summers ago. We also stopped for a very unique Father's Day picture:
From there she escorted us to every ride in the park, skipping the line on each What I especially loved was that she gave an explanation of the intensity (or not) of the ride or experience so that we knew what to expect and could decide to ride or not. Those that chose to skip something were given a spot to meet back up with the group. We got through pretty much every ride in the park, including the Bowser's Challenge ride in Super Nintendo World all before lunch!
Lunch was VIP access to a special restaurant that you can't even get into as a regular park attendee. It was an all-you-can-eat-style buffet with selections that everyone enjoyed. The desserts were a little disappointing but otherwise, we ate our fill and had a great time. We were visited by Dracula and Doc from Back to the Future during our meal.
After lunch, we were taken on the Back Lot tour which also was an extra special treat as VIPs. The regular tour takes you around all of the Backlot filming Studio areas on a tram, but you are not allowed to stop. On the VIP tour we are able to stop the trams and get off and walk around the sets. We got a tour of inside a filming Studio building, as well as some additional VIP special treatment.
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| Back to the Future set |
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| Captain America set |
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| Yes, the actual Bates Motel |
Once the tour ended, Bianka took us to one other ride and then left us for the day. Our VIP passes then acted as unlimited Express passes for the rest of the day, and we were able to get on several other rides repeating our experiences from earlier in the day. Our first stop was to go back to Super Nintendo World and ride Bowser's Challenge again. We went back to the Wizarding World for dinner at The Three Broomsticks inside Hogwarts Castle. The decor was lovely but the food was horrible.
We hung around the park a little bit longer to explore and get a bite to eat. Loved the view of Hollywood from the middle of the escalators:
We did not stay past sunset, as people were starting to feel a little bit of heat stroke or something else to make us not want to hang out much longer. We really enjoyed this park and definitely felt the VIP access was totally worth it!
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