Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park located in Universal City, California, United States, near Hollywood, Los Angeles. Owned by NBCUniversal (Comcast) and operated by Universal Destinations & Experiences, it is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA". It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios theme park resorts located across the world. Outside the theme park, a facility near the Universal Pictures backlot was built in an effort to merge all of NBCUniversal's West Coast operations into one area. As a result, the current home for KNBC, KVEA and NBC News with Noticias Telemundo Los Angeles Bureaus with on the Universal lot formerly occupied by Technicolor. Universal City includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Universal Hotel, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops, restaurants, an 18-screen Universal Cinema and a seven-story IMAX theater. In 2024, Universal Studios Hollywood hosted 8.7 million guests, making it the 16th-most visited theme park in the world that year.