CityWalk, the Prototype of Contemporary Entertainment-Retail Destinations, Adds Compelling New Choices and Rises to New Heights With Dazzling New Cinema, New Shops, New Restaurants, New Attractions and New Television Production Studio Facility

Universal City, California – CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood, the dynamic entertainment, dining and retail promenade that has served as a prototype for the contemporary entertainment-retail destination, has been re-launched after a thorough re-invention. The iconic open-air leisure and nightlife complex offers L.A.’s best movie-going experience and also adds a lively mix of new dining choices, a collection of contemporary retail favorites, a new television production facility and an exciting range of entertainment choices including mechanical bull-riding, virtual NASCAR racing, salsa dancing, and a variety of live music venues that help define Universal Studios Hollywood as “The Entertainment Capital of L.A.”

Universal CityWalk revitalized its 19-screen movie theatre with a world-class top-to-bottom remodel designed to elevate the movie-going experience to new levels of comfort and technical sophistication. The centerpiece includes the installation of premium, ultra-spacious stadium-style seating, which at 26” in width, are the widest stadium seats available in any theatre anywhere apart from the private screening rooms operated by film studios. First-rate amenities also include state-of-the-art ergonomically designed “rocker” seats and cushioned cup-holder armrests. The addition of new, curved, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling movie screens and a sophisticated digital surround-sound system will contribute to an exceptional viewing experience.

At the heart of the elaborate 19-cinema complex, sits one of Southern California’s largest IMAX® 3-D theatres. CityWalk’s IMAX boasts an eight-story, 59’ x 81’ screen, a twin 15,000 bulb projector and a six channel high fidelity sound system in a spacious theatre that accommodates 420 guests in optimal stadium seats.

Adding to CityWalk's lineup is the recent introduction of mun2 – the bilingual cable network for young Latinos – and its state of the art production facility with over 16,000 square feet of studio and production space. Featuring a glass-enclosed recording studio, mun2’s new facility offers a panoramic view of CityWalk and will invite live audience participation for its popular "Vivo" music variety program showcasing top talent live performances and celebrity guests.

A variety of extreme entertainment adventures are available at the new CityWalk, including virtual race car driving at the NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway™, mechanical bull-riding at Saddle Ranch Chop House and bowling under the neon lights of Jillian’s Hi-Life Lanes.

Featuring restaurants that cater to every palate, Universal CityWalk will soon add Andrew’s Panda Inn to its menu of dining choices that already includes Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Wolfgang Puck® Café, Buca di Beppo™, Daily Grill®, Hard Rock Café® Hollywood, Saddle Ranch Chop House, Karl Strauss® Beer Garden & Restaurant and Tony Roma’s® along with the best in quick food eateries.

Designed to keep shoppers dressed and accessorized from head to toe, Universal CityWalk offers a bevy of boutiques that now includes such favorites as Abercrombie & Fitch, Guess? ® Accessories, Hollywood Harley Davidson, Fossil®, Billabong, Skechers® and Hot Topic® and such one-of-a-kind stores as Dodgers™ Clubhouse and Team LA.

With a broad spectrum of nightclubs and activities, Universal CityWalk offers party-goers an invitation to salsa dance at the Havana-reminiscent Rumba Room, enjoy live jazz performances at B. B. Kings Blues Club® & Restaurant or add their voices to the music at Howl at the Moon’s dueling, sing-a-long piano bar. A value-packed Nighttime Party Pass, available for purchase, enables party-goers to take it all in frequently and conveniently.

Outside the clubs and the theatres, the CityWalk promenade vibrates with the energy of non-stop entertainment. Street performers – an eclectic collection of L.A.’s best emerging talent – augment a regular schedule of free outdoor movies on a giant outdoor, stadium-size screen, holiday celebrations and celebrity guest appearances.

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.