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Below is a list of some significant movies and music videos that used the backlot and/or filmed mostly at Universal Studios, with photos and in-depth information. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Check out our guide to some of the films you’ll have definitely seen but may not realise were filmed at the park, and below you’ll find our list of 14 films sets that you can experience as part of the Studio Tour ride.
Over the next decades, numerous television shows and movies were filmed in Universal Studios Lot, notably at the Courthouse Square and Colonial Street sets. This includes Psycho ( Paramount Pictures ), Back to the Future ( Universal Pictures ), The Perfect Storm ( Warner Bros. ), War of the Worlds ( Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks ), Desperate ...
StudioProductionNotesStage 1The Jack Benny Show, The Tonight Show ...10,635 sq ft (988.0 m 2)Stage 3Desperate Housewives, Heartbeat[11]12,237 sq ft (1,136.9 m 2)Stage 4The Incredible Hulk, 2 Fast 2 Furious, ...10,534 sq ft (978.6 m 2)Stage 5Dragnet, Desperate Housewives, Ghost ...8,919 sq ft (828.6 m 2)- Overview of The Universal Studio Tour
- History of The Universal Studio Tour
- Universal Studio Tour Queue and Wait Times
- Universal Studio Tour Attractions and Movie Sets
- Tips to Know Before You Go
The Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, along with the park itself, debuted in 1964 — which means it just celebrated its 60th anniversary! After taking on many forms throughout the park’s history, in the current day, the tram tour takes guests on a classic, cinematic journey approximately 45 minutes to one hour long. During the tour, guests...
Before it was a theme park, Universal Studios Hollywood was a giant studio property (known as the Taylor Estate) — purchased by a German American immigrant named Carl Laemmle in 1914. Even in its early days, a simpler version of the Studio Tour was available for guests wanting to visit the "Movie City." At that time, the tour included a Western stu...
The queue for the Studio Tour is relatively simple. As you walk through the line for the ride, you can see various iconic movie posters and special pre-ride footage playing on small TV screens overhead. Nonetheless, the amount of time you'll wait in this queue can vary drastically based on the time of year (and even the time of day) you visit. In t...
Over the years, the Universal Studio Tour has included many iconic movie sets and sound stages to immerse guests into the world of Hollywood cinema. As guests are shuttled around acres of production sites, a Universal tour guide plays hilarious clips related to films created on the lot (which also presents Jimmy Fallon as your virtual host) and nar...
Here are some important tips and tricks to note before getting on the Studio Tour: 1. Some of the attractions that the tour experiences can be loud with lots of rough movement and special effects, so prepare your tadpoles for this in advance! You can even watch our YouTube POV video below to set those expectations. 2. Don't froget to grab your 3-D ...
A list of movies, TV shows and other media that was shot at the studio location.
These sets and locations can still be seen on the Studio Tour around the studio, or exist elsewhere on the lot away from the trams. See also Past Backlot Sets.
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Colonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television. From 2004 to 2012, it was used in the filming of the TV series Desperate Housewives, in which the street was known as Wisteria Lane.