Hello again friends! So sorry for the delay in this Pre TR, we leave in 13 DAYS!!!!!
The delay was for a good reason though, Tim and I headed to WDW for a couples only trip just the two of us for 3 nights, we stayed at the Grand Floridian and acted like teenagers. here are some pics from that : )
On Magical Express on our way!
We enjoyed some lighter crowds in the Magic Kingdom, here we are on my favorite right Splash Mountain:
Two love birds in front of the castle:
O.K, so back to the Pre Trip Report since we are leaving in 13 DAYS!!!!!!!!!
So I left you on our 4th day, which we are going on a Hollywood Tour. This is a tour through the Anaheim Tour Company and is a Hollywood Tour, Warner Brothers Tour, etc. They will pick us up at 8:45 am and return us to the Disneyland hotel at 6:30 pm. LONG day but everyone is looking forward to it. Here are the details of the tour:
About
Warner Bros Studios and Movie Star Homes Tour
This tour combines the most in-depth tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills plus it includes the 2+ Hour Warner Brothers Studio Tour.
Tour is done in a VAN, which means NEVER MORE THEN 8 GUESTS!
Your Tour includes:
TRANSPORTATION
Round Trip Transportation from your Anaheim Area hotel
Guided Walking Tour
Guided Walking Tour of Rodeo Drive and a stop at the Hotel Featured in the Movie Pretty Woman - The Regent Beverly Wilshire
Movie Star Home Tour
Featuring 25+ movie star homes from the past and present and also a 20 Minute Walking Tour of the Greystone Manor (House featured as Batman's House, X-Men, There Will be Blood, Witches of Eastwick, Star Trek Into Darkness & more!)
LUNCH - Carney's Train Car
Lunch Stop at Carney's Train Car (Sheldon from 'The Big Bang Theory's' Favorite Restaurant)
Hollywood & Highland Center
Home of the Chinese Theater, Walk of Fame and Academy Awards! - 30 Minute Stop
Hollywood Sign above Lake Hollywood
No one takes you closer to this iconic Sign. Great Photo Opportunity!
Warner Brothers VIP Studio Tour - OVER 2 Hours!
Go Behind the scenes onto the backlot and onto the sets of some of televisions most popular shows. For Example, Ellen, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike and Matty, the Vampire Diaries and more!
Guided tour of Downtown Los Angeles
Enjoy and explore with your guided tour of Downtown Los Angeles, including the Staples Center, Biltmore Hotel and the Bonaventure Hotel with a ride on the elevators for some great photos above the City!
Tour Details...
You'll Start your tour with a 25 minute guided walking tour on the world famous Rodeo Drive to see the stores where the rich and famous shop including Bijan, Gucci, Prada, Harry Winston Jewelers, and the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel featured in "Pretty Woman". Celebrities are constantly moving in and out of the neighborhood, so bring your camera... you never know who you might see!
You'll go into the lobby of the "Pretty Woman Hotel" with your tour guide and he'll snap your photo in this amazing hotel lobby!
Then, we head to see many Celebrity Homes on our way to Greystone Manor - an incredible Estate (now a public Park) that is an amazing example of a real Beverly Hills Mansion. This is the site of numerous movies including National Treasure, X-Men, Spider Man, There Will be Blood, Rush Hour and more!
On the way into Hollywood, you'll cruise the Sunset Strip and see such infamous locales as The Whiskey A Go Go, Johnny Depp's notorious Viper Room, The House of Blues, the Roxy, The Chateau Marmont, and more!
Then our Lunch Stop is at the Carney's on the Sunset Strip! Home of "Probably the Best Hamburgers and Hot Dogs in the World! Since 1975". This world famous Landmark is a favorite of Locals and Celebrities, alike - Also... Sheldon's FAVORITE restaurant from the TV Show The Big Bang Theory!
From there, it's off to the Chinese Theater, where you'll have about 30 minutes to check the shoe sizes of many stars as you enjoy the forecourt with all the handprints and footprints in cement! Also, stroll the World Famous Walk of Fame, check out the Dolby Theater (home of the Academy Awards) and more.
Then, we go to the scenic overlook above Lake Hollywood and get up-close to the World Famous Hollywood Sign with views all the way to the Pacific! This is an amazing spot where you will be just about as close as you can get to this amazing Landmark! Then, we continue on to Warner Brothers Studios! Because nothing is staged, this is real Hollywood at work, there is no telling what, or who, lucky visitors might encounter. No Maps To The Stars Homes necessary here. Guests are frequently allowed to stand within inches of the action.
Visitors also have an opportunity to explore Hollywood's only studio museum. This remarkable collection of memorabilia from the Studio's rich and celebrated history offers guests an intimate look at the original costumes, props, sets, scripts and correspondence from countless Warner Bros. Studios films and television shows -- materials not before seen by the general public.
Guests on our tour also receive a 20% discount on merchandise within the Studio Store!
Then, after a drive through or around Griffith Park, we finish our tour with an indepth look at Downtown Los Angeles. This includes visits to the Biltmore Hotel, site of many movie shoots as well and the site of the Academy Awards for many years through Hollywood's Golden Age as well as a stop to Ride the Elevators at the Bonaventure Hotel (True Lies, In the Nick of Time, In the Line of Fire and more)!
This is a long day but you will see and experience more here than on any other tour!
So what do you think??????????
Let me know your thoughts on the tour and then I'll do my final Pre Trip installment before we leave wrapping the last 2 park days that I have planned and then we will transfer this to an ACTUAL TRIP REPORT! I can't wait!!!
Lesley