Episode 16: Universal Studios Hollywood, From Glamour Trams to Today's Studio Tour

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Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast

Society & Culture


Learn about how "Laemmle's Folly," a dream of an immigrant and rebel movie mogul named Carl Laemmle for a city dedicated to the movies, became a reality with Universal Studios Hollywood. The studio tour of his creation, once merely a method of attracting audiences and publicity to Universal Films, transformed over time into a worldwide theme park empire with revenues in the billions. While most early film studios are now mainly fading celluloid and memories, Universal continues to grow in popularity, offering new generations of film lovers the chance to go behind the scenes of their favorite films. Shownotes (www.themeparkhistorypodcast.com)