Overview[]
Universal Studio Las Vegas features a vast selection of attractions: some familiar, some brand new. These attractions allow the visitor to "ride the movies", through immersive technologies to designs that immerses guests into fictional worlds seen only on the big screen. Now, the movies are real, it's happening right in front of you!
Venues[]
Studio Gateway[]
Map info: Welcome to Universal Studios! This area is a long alley filled with soundstages and facades inspired by 1930-50's Hollywood.
Attractions
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit - Speed above Studio Gateway on an adrenaline-filled coaster ride with on-board music! 2 minutes.
E.T. Adventure - Map info: Rescue E.T. and his friends on the Green Planet by transporting E.T on a flying bicycle. 7 minutes.
Resident Evil: Escape from Racoon City - Enter Universal Plaza Theater, home to a woeful recreation of the deadly Raccoon City. As the city is in chaos, join STARS and go on board spinning vehicles mounted with machine guns to blast away zombies and other monsters from Capcom's hit game series, "Resident Evil". 5 minutes.
Sesame Street: Spaghetti Space Chase - When the very presence of Spaghetti is threatened by Macaroni the Merciless, you and your Sesame Street friends go on a space expedition to stop Macaroni's plans. 4 minutes.
Phantom of the Opera Theater - Map info: The Phantom invites you to a terrific night at the opera, hosted by the Phantom himself and his very own ghostly performers. This is an animatronic show with effects you will not believe! 22 minutes.
Restaurants
The Universal Monster Cafe - The memorable scenes from classic Universal monster films come to life in this cafe.
Raccoon City DIE-In - Restaurant inside an emergency shelter made for Raccoon City survivors.
Shops
S.T.A.R.S Mercantile - Resident Evil goods. Exit of Resident Evil ride, this mercantile shop offers Resident Evil goods. Look up and you can see clips from the Resident Evil game series.
Universal Studios Store - Map info: The grand shop of Universal, all your movie-memorabilia is here! Themed after a gorgeous department store, this three floor shop is massive!
E.T.'s Toybox - E.T. alien themed goods. Map info: E.T. crashed his giant spaceship filled with toys on Soundstage 2 housing ET Adventure.
Sesame Corner - Sesame Street goods. Map info: Themed after the famous Sesame Street, the characters from the hit TV-series have their own mercantile stand.
Universal Television Plaza[]
Attractions
The Walking Dead Attraction: Presented by AMC - A terrifying maze through memorable scenes from the hit TV series.
American Horror Story: An Anthology Ride - Horrifying adventure through the various seasons of American Horror Story.
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Restaurants
Los Pollos Hermanos - Fried chicken dinner inspired by AMC's "Breaking Bad".
Animation Courtyard[]
The giant area to the east of the Production Central is Animation Courtyard!
Map info: Come to the world where all of your favorite classic and modern cartoon charaters come to life.
Attractions
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem - Map info: Train yourself to become a minion in this 3-D motion simulator! Housed in Gru's House and neighborhood, this mischievous ride is a crazy, zany adventure.
Silly Swirly - Map info: Take a spin around Super Silly Funland.
Super Silly Midway - An interactive play area filled with midway games.
The Secret Life of Pets: Lost in New York -trackless dark ride through the city of New York from the perspective of pet animals.
SpongeBob and Patrick's Hunt for the Golden Jellyfish - Map info: Take a wild drive thru Bikini Bottom to capture the Golden Jellyfish!
Bikini Bottom Boulevard - Map info: Explore through the town and as well as the houses of SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Sandy.
The Cat In The Hat - Map info: Explore the story of the Cat In The Hat in a zany twisting ride form!
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Map info: Take a musical interactive spin around Seuss Land on fishes.
Caro-Seuss-El - Map info: Take a spin on zany Seuss creatures.
If I Ran The Zoo - A playground
Mt. Crumpit Coaster - A family-friendly rollercoaster.
Dudley Do Right's Ripsaw Falls- A water flume ride. Map info: Save Nell Fenwick from the evil Snidley Whiplash!
Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges - A river rapid water ride. Brave through the water rapids with Popeye.
Snoopy's Stunt Coaster - A junior-sized rollercoaster. Map info:Enroll as a Stuntman in Snoopy and Charlie Brown's new movie.
Restaurants
Gru's Lab Cafe - counter service food.
The Krusty Krab
Burger Beard's Food Truck - A candy and snack store.
Circus McGurkus Cafe
Green Eggs and Ham
Blondie's - Table service food. Map info: Dine in a 50's-stlye "cartoon" diner. Home of the Dagwood, he serves his sandwiches to guests.
Shops
Super Silly Stuff - Despicable Me goods.
SpongeBob StorePants - Spongebob goods.
Cats, Hats, and Things - Seuss goods.
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Gasoline Allley - Cartoon-related goods.
Popeye's Boatwash - Popeye goods.
Snoopy & Co. - Snoopy goods.
New York []
Attractions
The Ghostbusters Experience - Save New York City from Gozer and her team of ghosts.
TMNT Sewer Trouble - On board spinning turtle shells, save April O'Neil from the Shredder and Krang.
Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue - A rock musical show starring Beetlejuice.
Restaurants
Louie's Italian Restaurant - Italian counter service.
Finnegan's Bar and Grill - Irish food.
Shops
TMNT Central - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles goods.
Venkman's Ghostbustin Gifts - Ghostbuster goods.
Super Nintendo World - Planet Popstar[]
Attractions
Kirby's Escape from Halberd - Help Kirby save Planet Popstar from the evil Metaknight!!
Super Nintendo World - Space Station 83[]
Focuses on Nintendo games and the future and space, simular to Disney's Tomorrowland.
Attractions
Metroid Blast - Map info: Join Samus Aran on a mission to take out the Space Pirates and the Metroid species. Guests set off in a journey through Planet Zebes to research the Metroid species. When things go wrong, guests are attacked by the likes of Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain.
Star Fox: Lylat Cruise - Map info: Take on a motion-simulator space flight/battle aboard your own personal Arwing! The city of Corneria is in crisis; help Team Star Fox from the attacks of enemies such as Andross, Aparoids and the Star Wolf team.
F-ZERO: Mute City - An outdoor/Indoor roller coaster. Map info: Race along with Captain Falcon on the futuristic city of Mute City. F-ZERO is the fastest race in space, can you handle the immense G's, speed and drops?
Super Mario Galaxy: The Ride - Map info: Join Mario and Rosalina on a beautiful dark-ride expedition across the galaxy. After hearing the news of a crisis by Rosalina; the mother of the Lumas, guests set off on a journey into space to save Peach from Bowser.
Toad's Warp Pipe Shoppe - Transport to the two other Universal parks.
Shops
Lubba's Power-Star Mercantile - Map info: Lubba the hungry Luma has set shop on Starship Mario! Purchase Mario goods and on-board photos of SMG: The Ride.
Galactic Federation Base Camp - The Galactic Federation sells items from Planet Zebes on this base camp.
Slippy's - Map info: Slippy the Toad from Team Star Fox's own shop!
Restaurants
Great Fox - Map info: Dine inside the famous Mothership, the Great Fox from the Star Fox series.
Hollywood[]
Attractions
Terminator 2: 3-D - See this amazing live-action 3D show presented by Cyberdyne Systems.
Universal's Movie Magic - Map info: See the best Universal movies in this amazing ride.
Woody Woodpecker's Animation Celebration - Map info: See Woodpecker make commotion with a lonely artist.
Fast and Furious Supercharged - Map info: Race through the streets on this thrilling action-packed adventure!
Restaurants
Mel's Drive-In - Table service food.
Beverly Hills Dining - Table service full course food.
Schwab's Pharmacy - Deserts.
Shops
Silver Screen Imaging - Hollywood photos.
Cyberdyne Showcase - Terminator goods.
San Francisco []
Attractions
The Legend of The West - Transport money to the dangerous town of Corona in this thrilling tribute to classic western films, starring Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Yul Brynner, Lee Van Cleef and Charles Bronson, ressurected in CGI movie magic.
The Towering Inferno - See what its like trapped in a skyscraper with no way to escape.
Restaurants
Richtar's Burger Co.
Shops
Corona Bank - Map info: A tribute to Spaghetti Western films, this gift shop has a variety of wild west souvenirs.
Hill Valley[]
Attractions
Back to the Future: The Ride - Map info: Save the Delorean time machine from Biff Tannen! A revamped version of the classic ride: this version has new,more scenes that change every time you experience it! Also in 4kHD 3Dm now the time travelling journey has never felt so real! You might even see Marty McFly appear!
Restaurants
Lou's Cafe - Map info: The exact diner where Marty McFly met his father George McFly in the 50's Hill Valley. This cafe serves a variety of TV Dinner and comfort American food.
Shops
Hill Valley Courthouse - BTTF gifts and souvenirs. Map info: The clock is still broken after the lightning strike.
Back to the Future Gifts - Map info: Buy your own miniature Delorean!
Landmarks
Hill Valley High School - Map info: Part of the facade surrounding Back to the Future: The Ride.
Lyon Estates - Map info: Check out Marty McFly's house!
Roy's Record Store - Map info: Part of the facade of BTTF The Ride
Studio Backlot[]
Attractions
Transformers: Battle of the Allspark - Map info: Help the Autobots reclaim the Allspark from the Decepticons.
Escape Of the Dead - Map info: Escape a zombie infested mall on board armored jeeps.
Hitchcock's Art of Making Movies - Map info: See the behind the scenes of Hitchcock movies.
Paranormal Activity: Terror Abound - Map info: A 360 sound terror experience.
Metal Gear Solid: Studio Ops - Additional charge ($20 required per person). Map info: Join Solid Snake and infiltrate Shadow Moses Island and stop team FOXHOUND. Can you stop the menacing Liquid Snake?
Restaurants
Backlot Diner - Table service food.
Backlot Express - Counter service food.
TRANSFORMERS Stand - The Energon drink and ice cream.
Shops
NEST Vault - Transformers good.
Bates Motel Souvenior - PSYCHO and hitchcock goods.
Romero's Mercantile - Zombie goods.
Attraciton Description[]
| Ride | Description | Height Requirement | Ride System | Inspired by | Duration | Intensity meter (1-5) 1 being lowest, 5 being most intense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit |
Highly aggressive roller coaster with loops, invesions and huge drops. Duration: Approx 3 minutes |
54" |
Steel roller coaster with onboard music 3 guest per row, 12 rows per vehicle. |
None | 3 minutes | 5 |
| E.T. Adventure |
Slow moving ride abord bicycles with tight curves and some dramatic movement. Some visuals may scare children. Approx: 10 minutes including pre-show |
34" |
Suspended Dark ride (bicycle) 4 guests per row, 3 rows. |
E.T. | 5 minutes | 2 |
| Sesame Street: Space Spaghetti Chase | Slow-moving suspended dark ride through Space. | None |
Suspended dark ride. 3 guests per row, 2 rows per spaceship. |
Sesame Street | 2 minutes | 1 |
| Phantom of the Opera Theater | 3-D theater show utilizing projection mapping, 3-D visual, animatronic, pyro and water effects that might be intense for young children | None |
3D Theater show. 140 guests per theater, 2 theaters. |
Phantom of the Opera |
18 minutes | 2 |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | 3-D motion simulator with 4D HK screens. Moderately-intense movement with turbulence. |
40" |
3DHD Motion Simulator 10 guests per vehicle. 15 vehicles per theater. 2 theaters. |
Despicable Me | 4 minutes | 2 |
| Silly Swirly | Spinner ride with up and down movements. You may get wet! | None |
Spinner. 4 guests per vehicle. 9 vehicles per spinner. 2 spinners. |
Despicable Me | 1 minute | 1 |
| Super Silly Midway | Boardwalk games, you can win prizes! | None | N/A | Despicable Me | Unlimited | 1 |
| Hunt for the Golden Jellyfish | Slow-moving dark ride with mild turbulence and sudden curves. Your boat may suddenly spin! | None |
LPS-Trackless dark ride 4 guests per row, two rows per boat. |
Spongebob Squarepants | 5 minutes | 1 |
| Bikini Bottom Boulevard | Walkthrough and explore the neighbourhood of Bikini Bottom! | None | Walkthrough adventure. | Spongebob Squarepants | Unlimited | 1 |
| The Cat In the Hat | Board magical couches and relive the tale of the Cat in The Hat. Your couch may spin, curve and speed up suddenly. | None |
Spinning dark-ride Two guests per row, two rows per vehicle. |
The Cat in the Hat | 4 minutes | 2 |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | Board colorful fish to spin above Seuss Landing. Some spinning is involved. | None |
Spinner ride 4 guests per fish. |
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | 2 minutes | 2 |
| Caro-Seuss-El | Board whimsical creatures on a merry-go-round ride. | None |
Merry-Go-Round 2 guests per carousel. |
Dr.Seuss Stories | 2 minutes | 1 |
| If I Ran The Zoo | See the vivid zoo inspired by the classic story. | None | Walkthrough | If I Ran The Zoo | Unlimited | 1 |
| Mt.Crumpit Coaster | See the Grinch prepare his antics on a family friendly coaster with turbulent turns, drops and stops. | 32" |
Roller coaster/Dark ride 2 guests per row. 16 guests per coaster. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 3 minutes | 3 |
| The Grinch Show | See "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" | None |
Live musical show 750 ppl per theater |
The Grinch | 20 minutes | 1 |
| Snoopy's Backlot Coaster | Become extras in Snoopy's new action-packed blockbuster on this short roller coaster suitable for children. | 36" |
2 guests per row, 18 guests per coaster Steel roller coaster |
Peanuts series | 1 minute | 3 |
| Dudley Do Right's Ripsaw Falls | Plunge through the Yukon mountains aboard fragile logs. You will be soaked! | 44" |
4 guests per log Log flume |
Rocky and Bullwinkle (Dudley Do Right segment) | 4 minutes | 4 |
| Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges | Go on a rapid journey and rescue Olive Oyl from the evil Bluto. You will get soaked! | 42" | River rapid rides | Popeye | 5 minutes | 3 |
| Ghostbusters Save New York | Aboard your very own Ecto-8 on a ride through New York to stop the ghosts. | 40" | Shooting dark ride (same ride system as Men In Black Alien Attack) | Ghostbusters | 6 minutes | 2 |
| TMNT: Sewer Trouble | Spin on Turtle-Shells through the Manhattan sewers. This ride will spin, drop and accelerate. | 48" | Spinning coaster/ Dark ride | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80's cartoon series) | 4 minutes | 4 |
| Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue | See the classic Universal Monsters and beetlejuice perform songs. | None |
1020 people per show Live show |
Beetlejuice Other Universal monsters |
20 minutes | 1 |
| The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Stop the Sinister Syndicate along with Spider-Man on a shaky vehicle (SCOOP) | 40" |
EMV Motion Simulator 12 people per vehicle |
Spider-Man | 5 minutes | 3 |
| Metroid Blast | Rescue Samus Aran from the terrors of Planet Zebes on this interactive shooting coaster with dark, sudden drops, acceleration and stops. Some monsters may be scary for young guests. | 52" |
Accelerated coaster/shooting dark ride 6 people per space ship |
Metroid | 6 minutes | 4 |
| Star Fox: Lylat Cruise | Enclosed 3D motion simulator that simulates space travel with drops, ascents, acceleration and turbulence. Not recommended for claustrophobic guests | 40" |
3D Motion Simulator 2 people per Arwing, each theater houses 40 arwings |
Star Fox | 4 minutes | 4 |
| F-ZERO: Mute City | Race through Mute City on this intense roller coaster with inversions, drops and acceleration | 54" |
Inverted steel roller coaster 24 people per Blue Falcon |
F-Zero | 2 minutes | 5 |
| Super Mario Galaxy: The Ride | Save the galaxy from the evil bowser on this interactive, family-friendly coaster in the dark with sharp drops, stops, curves and spinning. | 40" |
Spinning Coaster 4 ppl per coaster |
Super Mario Galaxy | 6 minutes | 3 |
| Toad's Warp Pipe Shoppe | "Warp" to Universal's Land of Legends or Adventure Village | None |
Locomotive dark ride 100 people per warp pipe shuttle |
Super Mario Bros | 10 minutes | 1 |
| Terminator 2: 3D | 4D show with intense special effects and live action. Not recommended for small children | None |
4D theater/ live performance 242 people per theater |
Terminator 2: Judgement Day | 40 minutes (includes pre-show) | 3 |
| Universal's Movie Magic | Slow moving dark ride through Universal's best movie moments. May include scary visuals | None |
Dark ride 88 people per theater vehicle |
Dracula Frankenstein Jurassic Park Jaws Despicable Me The Dawn of Netta Back to the Future ET Spartacus Fast and Furious Apollo 13 Bourne Supremacy |
22 minutes | 1 |
| Woody Woodpecker's Animation Celebration | See the antics of Woody Woodpecker in this 3D show | None |
3D theater 102 people per theater |
Woody Woodpecker cartoons | 20 minutes (includes pre-show) | 1 |
| Fast and Furious: Supercharged | Race through Los Angeles aboard special cars. This ride will accelerate, drop and stop. | 40" | Mad mouse roller coaster/ 3D motion simulator | Fast and Furious | 4 minutes | 3 |
| SAW: Game Over | Extremely graphic haunted house. Not allowed for guests younger than 16 | Age restriction applies | Haunted house | Saw | 60 minutes | 5 |
| The Legend of the West | Aboard stagecoaches, evade bank robbers on a rough terrain. | none | Dark ride | Dollars trilogy | 7 minutes | 2 |
| The Towering Inferno | Thrilling special-effects show simulating fire and shaking | None | Special effects show | The Towering Inferno | 15 minutes (with pre show) | 3 |
| Back to the Future: The Ride | Board the DeLorean time machine to stop Biff. This time journey includes sharp, turbulent turns, stops, ascents, acceleration and simulated drops. | 40" |
3D Motion simulator 8 guests per car. |
Back to the Future | 5 minutes | 3 |
| Escape of the Dead | This escape from a zombie-infested mall includes sudden movement, acceleration, sharp turns and high speed motions. | 60" |
High speed test track coaster. (Imagine Test Track+ Spider Man without screens) |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) | 5 minutes | 4 |
| Transformers: Battle of the Allspark | Join EVAC on a thrilling battle that simulates acceleration, stops, curves and drops. | 40" | EMV motion simulator | Transformers (2007) | 5 minutes | 4 |
| Hitchcock's Art of Making Movies | 3D movie with animatronics featuring the making of Hitchcock's famous films (may be too intense) | None | 3D show |
Psycho Rear Window North by Northwest Vertigo The Birds Dial M for Murder |
20 minutes | 3 |
| Paranormal Activity: Terror Abound | Psychologically intense and horrifying show with graphic imagery and horrific sounds that may be disturbing for children and adults. |
None Age restriction applies - guests under 14 cannot ride |
360 Sound show (Guests wear binaural headphones) |
Paranormal Activity | 10 minutes | 5 |
| Metal Gear Solid: Studio Ops |
Walkthrough stealth mission with violent visuals and intense physical action. Approx: 1 hour duration. |
No height requirement. But guest has to be 17 or older than 17. |
Walkthrough adventure. | Metal Gear Solid | 1 hour | 4 |
Halloween Horror Nights[]
During Halloween, all 3 parks transform at night to a festival of horror!!!
1
Houses
- The Exorcist
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Halloween
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- The Wolf Man
2
Houses
- The Shining
- Halloween 2
- Chucky's Emporium
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Chop Top's Back
- The Walking Dead
- American Horror Story
- Friday the 13th
3
Houses
- George A Romero's Night of the Living Dead
- American Horror Story Part 2
- An American Werewolf in London
- Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
- Phantasm
- Dario Argento's Suspiria
- Black Christmas
4
Houses
- Stephen King's IT
- Halloween 4: The Curse of Michael Myers
- Nightmare on Elm Street: A New Nightmare
- American Horror Story Part 3
- Re-Animator
- Nosferatu
- The Mummy: Temple of Imhotep
5
Houses
- Hellraiser
- Scream
- Dawn of the Dead
- Alien
- Predator
- The Fly
- The Terror of the Invisible Man
6
Houses
- The Ring
- Bubba-Ho-Tep
- Day of the Dead
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Freddy vs Jason
- Alien vs Predator
- Creature from the Black Lagoon
7
Houses
- Psycho
- Elvira's Dungeon of Doom
- Pumpkinhead
- The Puppet Master
- Chucky: Back in Action Starring Tiffany
- Land of the Dead
- The Exorcist
8
Houses
- The Evil Dead: Ash Chronicles
- Dario Argento's Deep Red
- Sleepaway Camp
- Land of the Dead
- They Live
- The Thing
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde's Night at London
9
Houses
- Return of the Living Dead
- House of Wax
- Aliens
- Freddy vs Jason vs Leatherface vs Ash
- Tourist Trap
- Alice Sweet Alice
- Haxan: The Coven of Witches
10
Houses
- Silence of the Lambs
- Carrie
- Candyman
- Child's Play: Redux
- Apocalypse Now: Into the Mind of Captain Willard
- Poltergeist
- Universal's House of Horrors