"All You Can Eat ....All Day Long," Now Served at Universal Studios Hollywood!! The All You Can Eat Pass is a great value that allows your family to dine to their hearts' content.
The Studio Tour offers close-up, behind-the-scenes views of moviemaking. The original movie sets from Steven Spielberg's blockbuster film, "War of the Worlds," are the latest feature to be added to Universal Studios Hollywood behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, the theme park's signature attraction, which immerses guests in the authentic Hollywood experience.

The In addition, Studio Tour guests will get up-close views of other movie sets located along the landscape that adjoins the "War of the Worlds" sets. These include the dinosaur-destroyed research laboratory compound from "Jurassic Park: The Lost World," the snow-covered town of Whoville from "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" and the Psycho house and Bates motel from the classic thriller, "Psycho." The world-renowned Studio Tour takes guests on a 45-minute journey through Universal's 415-acres of movie making magic.

Highlights include a vast array of sets, themed streets, soundstages and facades featured in thousands of motion and television productions as well as signature special effects attractions such as "Earthquake," King Kong," Flash Flood" and "Jaws."

Dine to Your Heart's Content!
Universal Studios Hollywood makes it easy for your family to eat anytime with a great food value. The new "All You Can Eat ....All Day Long" offer invites guests to dine to their hearts content at several of the theme park's most popular restaurants: Mel's Diner, Louie's Pizza & Pasta and the Jurassic Cove Café. Special "All You Can Eat" passes can be purchased at the Universal Studios Hollywood ticket booths or on site at either one of these restaurants. The price is $19.95 for adults and $11.95 for guests 48" or less. Mel's Diner caters to theme parks guests in a restaurant reminiscent of a typical 1950's style diner with such tasty fare as hamburgers, French fries, chicken sandwiches and salads along with soda fountain chocolate, strawberry and vanilla shakes. Louie's Pizza & Pasta serves up traditional Italian fare, including jumbo slices of pizza in a variety of toppings, lasagna, pasta with sausage and meatballs, cheese ravioli, chicken Alfredo and Cavatappi pasta, along with Caesar salads and signature desserts, chocolate and strawberry mousse. Jurassic Cove Café dishes out popular brand name foods from Pizza Hut, Panda Express and Starbucks, along with traditional hamburgers, French fries, salads and fruit bowls. Mammoth-sized goodies include chocolate cake, cookies and gargantuan custard filled cream puffs. Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a world-class theme park and entertainment destination. Situated upon 415-acres, Universal Studios combines an authentic working movie and television studio with cutting-edge experience that employs the latest in state-of-the-art technologies. Universal Studios Hollywood includes Universal CityWalk, featuring an eclectic variety of dining, shopping and live entertainment venues, an 18-screen movie complex and the 6,200-seat Universal Amphitheatre.

Universal incorporates so many innovations into its utterly unique dark ride/coaster, it has coined a new label for Revenge of the Mummy: psychological thrill ride. With its inky darkness, creepy scarabs, and other freak-out inducers, the ride plays a winning mind-games hand. But Universal, never shy about its in-your-face fun, also unleashes physical thrills, including a surprisingly potent coaster experience, to produce a wild, kinetic, frenetic attraction. You'll be screaming for your mommy.

Up-front Info

* Thrill Scale (0=Wimpy!, 10=Yikes!): 6.5
Fast launch, darkness and other "psychological" thrills, plenty of coaster airtime
* Coaster type: Indoor launched
* Top speed: 45 mph
* Height restriction: 48 inches

Will you be able to handle it?
The coaster part of Revenge of the Mummy does not have any inversions, does not soar to nosebleed heights, and reaches a relatively tame top speed of 45 mph. Universal considers it a "family" attraction (although that may be stretching the definition), and it's decidedly less intense than Islands of Adventure's Hulk and Dueling Dragons coasters. But it does include high-speed launches, delivers some startling drops and out-of-your-seat airtime, and feels way more out of control because it is in the dark. If you can handle the Rock 'N Roller Coaster at Disney-MGM Studios, you'll be able to handle the Mummy. But be prepared for a more aggressive ride. On the "psychological" side of the thrill equation, I think just about everybody, save highly impressionable young children, will find the mummy motif more engrossing than gross-out.