VIP Experience: Exclusive Backlot Access & Unlimited Rides

Experience the VIP treatment at Universal Studios Hollywood with exclusive access to backlot sets, unlimited express access to rides, gourmet meals, and a chance to walk among iconic cinema sets. Feel like a celebrity for a day!

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Universal Studios Hollywood - Prepare for an unparalleled Hollywood movie adventure! Seize the opportunity to explore the world’s largest movie studio and theme park! Universal Studios Hollywood offers a realm of exciting adventures that the entire family will adore.
    Your VIP guide will lead you to the park’s top rides and attractions, granting…
What's Included
  • Valet Parking
  • VIP Guide for exclusive locations
  • Unlimited express access to rides, attractions, and shows
  • Tour of historic backlot locations
  • Gourmet meal in VIP dining room
  • Access to VIP lounge with light refreshments
  • 1-Day Park admission included
What's Not Included
  • Carnival games (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Movie tickets for Universal CityWalk Cinemas
  • Food and drinks not listed above (available for purchase
Additional Information

Valid for Universal Studios Hollywood in California only
The VIP Experience offers exclusive access to backlot sets that are not available to the general public. Enjoy unlimited express access to all rides and attractions. Prepare to be treated like a star! Your day starts on the red carpet and becomes even more exclusive from there. Stroll through…

Location
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Megan_f
Jun 23, 2025
Highly recommend for movie-loving families - I read reviews that said we wouldn't be disappointed with the VIP experience and they were right! My husband, 18 year old son, 7 year old daughter and I all found lots to enjoy. Owen was our tour guide. He was excellent- deep knowledge, asked fun and engaging questions and was very invested in us having an amazing time. Great gluten free options for the lunch. I will say that it got a little long for my 7 y.o., and some of the rides selected for our group she opted out of because they were too intense for her. But she wasn't the only one and Owen wasn't at all judgemental. In fact, he did a wonderful job explaining the rides so we could select which would be most appropriate for her. I think my 18 yo he'd the best time out of us all because he was able to take advantage of the full scope of Owen's knowledge. Can't beat the nicer trolly and skipping all the lines!!! Highly recommend especially for movie-loving families!
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Ravindra_d
Jun 23, 2025
Super - Excellent The service was amazing we had a great time for this show We went on time had a red carpet entry with yummy breakfast
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Lesleyk827
Jun 21, 2025
Worth every penny - We booked this after reading multiple online reviews and were still very very impressed with both the tour and service we received, there was a bit of a walk from the valet parking to the check in area, we had printed our tickets as well downloaded them on the Universal App the process was seamless and very efficient. We went upstairs where there was a nice range of breakfast options which we enjoyed very much, our tour guide Bobby then came and introduced himself personally to everyone before the tour started, we did all the rides in the morning including the Waterworld stunt show which is awesome, Lunch had a wonderful fresh selection ranging from salads to crab legs, all soft drinks are included, we met several film characters who interacted with every guest Dracula was very sociable. The studio tour was great fun and very informative thanks to both tour guides on our bus Bobby and Kevin who discussed if Harrison Ford was one of the greatest actors of all time, we really enjoyed this experience and would definitely recommend the VIP option to anyone looking at it.
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Gill_d
Jun 9, 2025
Universal VIP is fabulous - Fabulous experience at Universal on their VIP tour! From breakfast to lunch to end of day, nothing overlooked and special treatment throughout, very spoiled indeed. Highly recommended treat for yourself
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Motherofsmalldragons
Jun 8, 2025
Make the most out of your day with the VIP Experience - Before I go any further, yes the VIP package is expensive, even more so when you convert from Australian dollars. But is it worth it? In my opinion, absolutely! We were travelling with a family of 5, so our party made up the majority of our VIP group. We checked in, and were able to grab breakfast from an assortment of pastries, yoghurt and sandwiches. We then met the amazing Laura, our tour guide who gave us a run down on every ride as we had a couple of nervous riders in our group. She also skipped us to the front of the queue for all of the rides, which was well worth it when some of the rides had a 2 hour wait time. The VIP package also included a delicious buffet lunch, and exclusive access some of the sets on the studio tour. If you only have one day at Universal at a busy time of year, I would highly recommend the VIP package
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Miao711
Jun 8, 2025
Do it!! - WOW is all I can say. All around amazing experience, from the valet, to the VIP lounge, the continental breakfast, our guide, the bus, the express lanes, and the buffet lunch. Absolutely beyond my already high expectations. We had Danielle W. as our tour guide and I don't think it would have been the same without her. She was the highlight of our entire trip! Even out and about in LA, people saw our VIP badges and asked who our tour guide was ~ they were so happy to hear it was Danielle W! We can tell she has positively effected so many lives, including ours! Recommend asking for her to tour your experience, you won't be disappointed!
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Michael_b
Jun 6, 2025
Our tour guide Laura was... - Our tour guide Laura was fantastic. She was very friendly, knowledgeable & patient with everyone. It was a great experience.
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Guy_g
May 25, 2025
This is an absolute MUST... - This is an absolute MUST when visiting Universal Studios Hollywood!! The tour is fantastic, the guide was amazing and there are so many added benefits.
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Conniemama
Jun 16, 2025
VIP universal - Guides were great, very knowledgeable. Food was really nice, only reason I marked down was the first half was pretty boring. We were taken to the sound stage and then to sets (neighborhoods, old towns etc). We spent quite a while in this one sound stage where all this stuff was filmed. (It was a big empty black room). This was so boring for the kids! They wanted rides. We should have said this is enough, let’s get to the rides! It is also played out in an upper and lower area. They won’t let strollers of scooters on the escalators so that was a pain. We had a scooter and had to wait for a van to drive us back and forth. There weren’t many vans so lots of waiting)
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Anthony_h
Jun 24, 2025
Not worth the money, we got screamed at after our guide ditched all of the parties attached to him. - The experience was ok, our guide ditched us and then we got yelled at, at the shows because our guide ditched all of the parties attached to him. There were three parties in total. Two groups of 4, which included us and a group of 2. He brought us to the waterworld show and just left and told us there was special seating inside for us. When we entered our whole group got yelled at by some guy holding the VIP seating sign. He said only tours with their guides can sit in there or ones whose guides reserved that spot for them. The guy screamed at us, and spoke to all of us so rudely, it was so bad we wanted to leave the park. I will never pay to do that experience again, and I won’t recommend it to anyone and we work in the travel industry and make recommendations daily for these types of attractions and places for people to visit. So disappointed in Universal.
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From $381
up to 5 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).