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I just moved to Los Angeles 6 weeks ago. My family is coming to visit and im wondering where to bring them besides the place we already have picked out which are: disney, malibu beach, six flags, universal studios, city walk, dogers game, and the groove/fairfax.

Often referred to as "The People’s Republic of Santa Monica," they manage their homeless population in unique ways. Meanwhile, they do have their touristy-type draws. The Newport Beach Fashion Island is also very interesting (it’s where we first found the "Restoration Hardware" shop.) It’s a walk, but it’s colorful. Speaking of walk, don’t walk the beach bike path, but buy, rent, or borrow bikes and do bike this path. You’ll find walkers and skaters on it, but not too many since they know it is a bike only path. You can visit multiple California beaches in one day. Speaking of beaches, my sister is a big fan of kayaking, and one can also rent kayaks and paddle around various sites (I’ve not the upper body strength for that sort of thing, but my daughters enjoy going on these jaunts.) This Saturday, they’ll be at Alamitos Bay at 10:00 a.m. Other beaches are available, and one kayak route (I’m told) even has a paddle-up Starbucks. No word on where one takes the bladder afterwards, tho. Up here in Claremont (eastern edge of L.A. County), in the north end of the city, we have our own "Wilderness Trail" which really does loop thru the foothills. While it’s not as much "wilderness" as one might think (given all the folks on it in the morning), it does have wildlife (that come down to visit at night and dine with us) and connects to a veer off trail that goes to the top of Potato Mountain (they really named it that.) You left Knott’s Berry Farm out of the Theme Park list, and that’s my personal favorite (I like the up and down rides, mainly). Instead of a Dodger’s Game, I recommend driving a bit farther to Rancho Cucamonga and seeing a Quakes game. It’s A level baseball and they put on more of a show as a result. And home runs there are a hoot. Save the Universal Studios until Halloween; then you get more than your money’s worth. Also within reach are the Getty Museum, which is pay-for parking and free admission (!) Really. And they let folks bring their picnic lunches (but the food they sell there is pretty good, too). A site that is also cool but does not let one bring food in is the Arboretum in Arcadia: be prepared to walk, tho you’ll recognize the lake and house from a zillion TV shows.

I really don’t want to pay like, 75$ to get into City Walk.

No, you don’t have to have any type of ticket to get into CityWalk; admission to this area is totally free. You will, however, have to pay to park in the Universal parking garage if you are driving yourself there. Regular parking is $14.00; between the hours of 6:00PM and 10:00PM parking is $3.00.

I know the address but I don’t know which place it’s near. Some people tell me Downtown Disney, others say City Walk by Universal Studios. Anyone know which it really is?

It is most definitely at Downtown Disney.

My friend and I hung out in front of it for a while, and perused the gift shops.

So, yeah, it’s there.

No, there is not any good place to do that there. However they do have them in the theme parks.

I don’t like ridin the bus and would prefer to take the metro down there? Can ne1 tell me what time they run and if it is possible? As much info as possible would be appreciated not just links.

Sorry hon, the only sensible answer IS the bus. The good news is it’s not too far, it is a straight shot and should not take to long…..

is it free to get into? or do you need a universal studios hollywood pass/ticket?

It’s completely free to walk but full of shops and restaurants so you will be tempted to spend some money. It’s really fun though even if you’re not going inside the park. Give it a go and have fun!!

So I go to this Modeling/Acting/Talent Management academy thingy. (It’s not a scam!)
And there’s this fieldtrip to Hollywood where we get to meet top agents and go to auditions and all these cool stuff ; But I feel like it’s nothing. Is this really an opportunity of a lifetime? Here’s the info I got from the site of the academy:

______ will personally host your trip and be your tour giude! Kevin Green of Rollover Hollywood (a casting service) will be your co-host.
"Send-Off Night"- Thursday March 25th, 2010 @ 7pm at ____ Academy
Hospitality Welcome @ 8:00pm Wednesday March 31st, 2010 at the Hotel in LA
Two Nights stay at the Hollywood Celebrity Hotel (Double Occupancy: King, 2 Queens, or Suites available for additional fee
Transportation to and from agencies and auditions
A panel of 5 agents and casting directors will personally interview and/or audition you, talk about your career goals, portfolio, resume, etc. This includes the castin agency of Michael Jackson’s "This Is It", and the TV hit series "Glee"!
Tour of Telemundo TV Broadcasting Studios!
Tour of an L.A. agency and personal career seminar by Carol Lynn Sher, Agent. Cunningham-Escott-Slevin-Deoherty (aka CESD) will be the agency visited. This is the agency for Miley Cyrus, Jonathan Lipinski, James Garner, Mae Whitmen… and zillions of clients such as Disney, Pacific Sunwear, California Cheese, Olympus, Mattel and Sony!
Tour of K.S.R. top L.A. agency and personal career presentations by agents Jody Alexander and Bonnie Ventis. Auditions conducted in agency’s voice-over booth and there will be personal coaching by the agent!
Optional tours of the Hollywood Museum, Beverly Hills, Universal Studios and its City Walk, NBC studios (or similar studio), and a visit to the set of a live TV show filming!
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So that’s all the info. Should I go? The trip is pretty pricey but nothing I can’t handle.

Definitely not. Why would you waste your money? They get kickbacks and you won’t get cast. They don’t pick you up that way. Pay to go meet folks, so ridiculous. Taking advantage of starry eyes.

Its just name dropping bull… Go visit a live set, go tour an agency. Such a fake scam..

how does this itinerary look for 10 days in SoCal? my gf and I are 30 and want to see as much as we can while we are there. we are considering skipping Disneyland. We are going LA just for Magic Mountain and not sure what we should do for the other days. most of these ideas came from this place Y.A. and just need help with any rearranging. feel free to cut and paste what I have. you can delete what is there and replace it with something cooler or let me know if too much is packed into one day. also if something should be done on a weekday vs. a weekend feel free to switch things around.

Wednesday – check in Santa Monica Holiday Inn
Thursday – Magic Mountain
Friday – day trip to Santa Barbara
Saturday – Getty Center, Santa Monica, and Venice Beach
Sunday – Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park
Monday – Farmer’s Market and Hollywood & Highland
Tuesday – Univ Studios and City Walk
—check out of Santa Barbara and staying somewhere in San Diego—
Wednesday – Old Town
Thursday – San Diego Zoo
Friday – Balboa Park
Saturday – Coronado, LaJolla, and kayak the LaJolla caves
Sunday – check out of some cheap San Diego hotel, drive back to LAX and fly home

works for me… need to block some time in though,to catch all the celebs at their favorite watering holes, unless that sort of thing doesn’t appeal to you.

It was sort if like a waffle place? They sold waffles and fries and little dough nuts? Does anyone remember this? Cinnabon took over the establishment.

If you are talking about one that recently opened, it is Sparky’s.. Actually Sparkys has been there for years but they just added the mini-donut shop inside it. It is located just off the fountain court. z

I just want to party at Mardi Gras in Orlando’s Universal Studios. Do they do this event inside the Universal Studios park, (where I would have to buy an admission ticket), or is it done in City Walk?

Last time I was there, the major events were inside the park. So you would need a ticket.