It’s that time of year in Los Angeles that the locals love. Endless summers are great, but we also thrive on cooler temperatures, and the upcoming Halloween season. It’s massive here, and we’ll do many upcoming blogs on things to do in Los Angeles for Halloween. First up…Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2019 is up and running. They kicked it off 2 days ago with a fan appreciation night. Remember, this is the same studio that started the monster movie genre decades ago on their backlot! Catch this exciting scare fest on select nights between now and November 3rd, 2019. Universal Studios is offering special discounts during the 1st two weekends of this event. If you’re looking for the VIP treatment,
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2018
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights takes place between now and November 3rd. Horror nights happen every Sunday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday…and of course the Wednesday of October 31st. This year is bigger than ever with tons of attractions. The most popular thing to do are the many mazes. 2018 brings visitors 8 different frightening mazes, including the pop culture phenomenon, Stranger Things. Also, check our Trick ‘R Treat (based on the anthology horror film), The First Purge, Poltergeist (based on the 1982 Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg classic), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, The Horrors of Blumhouse: Chapter Two, The Walking Dead Attraction, and Universal Monsters (inspired by the many legendary horror films produced by Universal Studios). Hollywood Harry’s Dreadtime
Los Angeles Halloween Attractions
Los Angeles Halloween Attractions Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Universal Studios Hollywood promises their scariest Halloween experiences ever with 8 terrifying mazes. Witness the many nightmares of American Horror Story: Roanoke, a tribute maze to Stanley Kubrick’s, The Shining, the frightening world of The Walking Dead on AMC, The Horrors of Blumhouse with The Purge, Happy Death Day and Sinister, the supernatural realm of Insidious: Beyond the Further, Ash vs Evil Dead, and of course, a collection of SAW references return with The Games of Jigsaw. There’s also the Terror Tram, the new Jabbawockeez Show, plenty of rides, and scare zones. Paramount Studios One of the more intimate experiences can be had at the legendary Paramount Studios. They have
Los Angeles Activities for Fall
Los Angeles Activities for Fall Months of September and October As we wrap up summer, we start by sending thanks to our many visitors throughout the busy months of June, July and August. We posted a few times about the mystery of what the season would bring, but we are pleased to have been sold out most days during our busiest period of the year. We greeted guests from the U.S., Canada, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Spain, France, Mexico, Ireland, Ukraine, UAE, New Zealand, and dozens of other countries. We might see tourism slow down a bit during September-November, before we pick right back up again for the holiday season. The next
Most Popular Studio Tours in Hollywood and Los Angeles
Glitterati Tours of Beverly Hills often gets asked if we do studio tours of Hollywood and Los Angeles. Yes, and no. We never have access past the gates of these legendary movie and television creative machines. We do have a tour called “Whirlwind LA, plus Studios.” This tour gives guests a wonderful city perspective of Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and puts an extra emphasis on the history of the famous star machines in the birth of the Hollywood movie industry. This includes the independent studios where Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mary Pickford, Harold Lloyd and Douglas Fairbanks kicked off their careers. With television threatening the movie industry in the 50’s, we also include famous studios like Desilu, with
Discounted Private Los Angeles Tours From Select Hotels
Discounted private Los Angeles Tours now through February 28th, 2017 from select hotels in West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills — 15% off listed rates! Glitterati Tours is proud to work with many of the most luxurious, trendy and hip hotels throughout Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Looking for accommodations while in our city? Check out some of our favorites including The Bel Air Hotel, The London West Hollywood Hotel, The W Hollywood Hotel, Viceroy L’Ermitage Hotel, The Montage Beverly Hills, The SLS Los Angeles, The Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, The Mondrian, Loews Hollywood, and the legendary Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The concierge desks at these hotels are all phenomenal. They’ll go above and beyond to
Things To Do When It Rains in Los Angeles
Glitterati Tours and concierges throughout the city hear this phrase rarely, but it’s, “we need things to do when it rains in Los Angeles.” It’s rare, because until just recently, we were going on our 6th year of drought conditions. Our beautiful Santa Monica and San Garbriel Mountain Ranges, were locked in a brownish color for years. We were far below our already low average of about 14 inches per year… 5 years running. Even cities like Beverly Hills cut the sprinklers, and their normal bright green medians along Sunset Boulevard turned to dead grass and dust. There was even a hunt for someone dubbed the Wet Prince of Bel Air, who used 11.8 million gallons of water in a
Halloween in Hollywood and Los Angeles
We are just 2 days away from October 1st, which means we officially kick Halloween in Hollywood and Los Angeles into full gear. We drink spiced pumpkin lattes at Starbucks, we eat everything with the word pumpkin thrown into its title at Trader Joe’s, and we trek to Urth Caffe on Melrose, Main Street in Santa Monica, and Beverly in Beverly Hills for the best darn pumpkin pie on Urth! Glitterati Tours of L.A. offers up our “Underbelly LA” tour, which covers all the famous murder sites, death scenes and scandals known the world over. This tour also includes the famous shooting locations of horror classics Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street! For fans of American Horror Story, we can even
Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights
Glitterati Tours of LA wants visitors to know that the first two nights of Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights completely sold out. Don’t miss this annual event running through November 5th. Every event night, the terror runs from 7PM-2AM. Most weeks, the Halloween Horror Nights happen Thursday-Sunday. Buying tickets online in advance could save visitors up to $25 with general admission which ends up at about $65. Front of the line passes are approximately $169, and they even have day/night passes for after 2pm available. This would allow guests to take in the rest of the park, and enjoy attractions like The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, as well as the always popular studio tour tram ride. Halloween Horror
Restaurants, Hotels, and Things to Do During Summer Visit to L.A.
Planning a summer visit to L.A.? Check out Glitterati Tours “LA Info” tab for direct links to hotels, restaurants, and things to do in our fantastic city. Amazing restaurants are popping up all over and we do our best to keep our website updated on the latest offerings. We also try to personally hit as many as our diets and wallets will allow us to, in order to share our favorites with visitors to our city. One major change for a visitor’s summer visit to L.A., is the recent opening of Harry Potter. Universal Studios Hollywood recently rolled out the red carpet for The Los Angeles Concierge Association and its sponsors, and we got to take in the Wizarding World