Beverly Hills!

Turning on to Rodeo Drive

Rodeo Drive!

Dinner was really good at Kitchen24

So many macarons!!

The deserts look like glass - so perfect

Bottega Louie was definitely worth the stop

Simpson’s ride - kinda fun, but mostly made us sick to our stomachs.

You can see Disney Studios and Warner Brothers as you walk down to the lower lot

First time on the Mummy definitely scared us!

That balcony is our VIP lounge

The regular tour goes on these trams…

… but the VIPs get our own little bus

These brownstones get used in a lot of movies … the second one is where Kevin McAllister throws bricks from in Home Alone 2!

Back to the Future!

Lots more sets to choose from! \240Most are just facades - there’s nothing behind those walls

They told us how they made the cowboys look really big and strong - tiny doors! And the women walked out of tall doors so they’d look smaller and daintier.

Nothing is real here! \240Even the bricks are all fake!

Jaws

Wisteria Lane

Ok, one thing was real - this is actually a 747 they wrecked for War of the Worlds

Met a Dino!

Notice only two people from our VIP group aren’t wearing ponchos…

… now she’s really wet…

VIP lunch! \240The buffet was delicious and we both got more than we could eat. The view was pretty too!

Then Dracula stopped by! Julianne thought he was totally cool and hilarious, except for not at all.

Second time for the Mummy!

Back to Hogwarts!

Hogwarts Express!

I’m super cool on my Vespa

This was where our lunch was - red carpet and everything!

Butterbeer!!

It’s really not great …

The Waterworld show was awesome! There was fire, plane crashes… and a lot of water thrown at the front row.

By the fifth time on the Mummy, you can basically sleep through it…

Here’s the rest of the official photos!

Jurassic World from the front row…

And the back row!

Pro surfers call this move the starfish

Life jacket on her waist and ready to go!

We look like pros. One of us is nervous though (it’s not Julianne).

Here’s Warner Brothers!

Walt Disney Production Studios!

And, of course, we saw Universal - Studios and Amusement Park. We could see the WaterWorld show going from the air!

Hollywood sign!!!

The circular building was made to look like a stack of vinyl records - it’s Capitol Records!

The Hollywood Bowl!

Famous people’s houses - we knew who when we were up there! Jeff Bezos, Johnny Depp, Magic Johnson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Doctors Dre and Phil, the Playboy Mansion (which is under construction), Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Prince of… somewhere, and some others but I don’t remember who or which is which!

The W shaped one is the Spellings mansion - I think. Unless it isn’t.

Marina Del Ray

Los Angeles Country Club

Marina Del Ray with LAX in the background

Venice!

The Baywatch lifeguard station

Muscle Beach

Santa Monica Pier!

Probably somebody Rich’s \240mansion

Definitely some rich people’s mansion - this is where a bunch of celebrities live. Mulholland Drive

The Getty Center

That prince’s house

The “gigamansion”

We had to wait for this Delta flight to land so we could land.

And some videos!

Where the animaniacs live!

Jurassic Park was shot on this street when Jeff Goldblum is running from the T-Rex

This cabin has been used for shows like Lucifer and Pretty Little Liars - as seven different locations just in that show!

That’s Alison DeLaurentis’ house in Pretty Little Liars behind a “bush truck” - which is just a truck they load up with bushes and leaves to hide something another shoot doesn’t want to see, like that house.

These houses get used as a facade - inside are a bunch of production offices.

This is the most used house on the Midwest lot.

Parking reserved by show that’s shooting.

A “dressed” set for Young Sheldon

Another view of the animaniacs tower

Something famous from some movie happened on the second balcony up. I forget what.

Those fire escapes came from New York City salvage yards

New York street - this was used a lot in Friends. This building was where Phoebe gave a homeless woman $1000 and she gave Phoebe a soda that ended up having a thumb in it. 🤢

This is Chicago street with the EL,, and has most famously been used (and was built) for ER.

Patsie’s Pies from Shameless

This is one of their most versatile practical sets. It was where Lorelei and Luke had their first date on Gilmore Girls.

Embassy Court has been a lot of things, including pretty much every embassy on the West Wing (just switch out the flags). It was also the Radley Sanitorium on Pretty Little Liars.

The Friends fountain, of course!! They had to move it from another spot on the lot because they’re selling that property, but this is where the reunion was shot. They just move some of those “bush trucks” behind it so you don’t see the other buildings.

The set of the Ellen show!

Lot H - mostly a parking lot, but also a helipad when necessary. It was the helipad “on top of the hospital” in ER.

Central Perk!

The costumes from Space Jam

Hanging out in Central Perk

The whole set is there

It looks like the stairs go up and around the corner, but there are really only about 5 stairs. The rest is painted.

The apartment in the Big Bang Theory (Julianne sat in Sheldon’s seat)

And the cafeteria in the Big Bang Theory.

Forced perspective - I’m supposed to look like a Hobbit while Julianne looks like a giant on the screen in the background.

The Batman bike you could try and they put you on a greenscreen riding it.

We both tried riding the Harry Potter broomstick and casting some spells. We got the video!

I can’t believe they caught us!

Lunch at Central Perk was the Joey Special - TWO pizzas. Also saw a bunch of other Friends sets.

The actual costumes worn by a bunch of superheroes! \240Julianne FaceTimed Kayleigh because she knew she’d love this part.

I’m Aquaman!

From the Dark Knight

The Batwing

Jason Momoa’s Aquaman costume

The Flying Car from Harry Potter

The Marauder’s Map

Time to make some potions!

The cupboard under the stairs

Getting sorted - I got Gryffindor, Julianne got Slytherin

The greenhouse

And the award goes to… Julianne Mohr! \240It’s a real Oscar!

On Oscars night, this part of the mall becomes the red carpet!

The Walk of Fame!

The Chinese Theatre!

Hand and footprints in the courtyard of the Chinese Theatre. This is the most popular theatre for movie premiers.

We had a lot of fun at Madame Tussaud’s! \240Julianne struck the same pose as most of the celebrities. I… did not.

Zac Efron

Betty White

Kylie Jenner

The Rock

Demi Lovato

Justin Timberlake

Simon Cowell

Angelina Jolie

Ariana Grande

Jason Derulo

Brad Pitt

Jimmy Fallon

Barack Obama

Bob Hope

Ingrid Bergman

Dorothy

Scarlett and Rhett

Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Audrey Hepburn

Elvis

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Pretty much a Kardashian…

Greased Lightnin’

Life is like a box of chocolates!

Patrick Swayze

Here come the men in black!

Chopped that board in two!

Steven Spielberg

Johnny Depp

Katniss

Beyoncé

Michael Jackson

Brittney Spears

Snoop Dogg

The 90s bedroom

Spider-Man

The Roosevelt Hotel

The Kardashians house from seasons 1-3

The house where Michael Jackson died. It’s right across the street from where Elvis died.

Then, finally, they put us on the plane. \240Just about the whole plane was boarded when the pilot came on to say there was good news… and bad news. \240“The good news is we’re going to Indianapolis tonight! \240The bad news is, we aren’t leaving until 2am. My first mate was doing his final checks and noticed an issue. Safety is our number one priority, so we’ll have to deplane and they’re going to bring you another plane in.

We sat / snoozed in the airport another hour until I and everyone around us started getting texts. Your flights been delayed to 5am. No, 8:45am. After trying to get more info from the gate agents, we finally called an Uber and are now at the Hilton LAX. Julianne is thankfully asleep and I’m trying to relax so I can get some sleep too. We’ll try again tomorrow!