Universal City, CA – Universal Studios Hollywood has joined with Southern California Gray Line to offer free round-trip luxury shuttle service.

Guests will receive celebrity-style treatment from Anaheim to Universal Studios Hollywood on one of Southern California Gray Line’s deluxe passenger buses. The luxury buses will feature a live narrated scenic tour provided by an exclusive “driver guide”, who will offer highlights of Southern California locations and attractions including behind-the-scene movie and television information from The Entertainment Capital of L.A.

Free Shuttle service will be provided to guests who purchase a full-price admission ticket to Universal Studios Hollywood through Southern California Gray Line directly, through Southern California Gray Line offers at hotel concierge, via wholesalers and online at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com and www.CoachUSA.us. Guests who purchase at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com will also enjoy more than $100 in courtesy coupons valid at Universal Studios Hollywood and at Universal CityWalk.

The Universal Studios Shuttle Bus will allow guests to board a fleet of colorful, comfortable buses, departing from various Anaheim-area hotels twice daily with departure times tentatively scheduled at approximately 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Return trips from Universal Studios are tentatively scheduled at between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. based on the season. For further information guests may call 1-800-Universal.

Mark Mears, Sr. Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Universal Studios Hollywood said: “By partnering with Southern California Gray Line to offer free transportation from Anaheim, we’re providing our guests with tremendous value and convenience. We believe a
trip to Universal Studios Hollywood is a must-do experience for all Southern California visitors and we’re helping them navigate Southern California geography with ease and comfort.”

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features such groundbreaking attractions as “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D™,” “Jurassic Park – The Ride®” and the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind-the-scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations and sets as Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.” Universal CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles, features 19 screens including one of Southern California’s largest IMAX® venues and newly renovated stadium-style seating.

Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.