When I heard that this new Warner Brothers VIP Tour in Burbank, CA had a Mr. Freeze Schwarzenegger costume on display, I knew I had to go. Little did I know this tour was one of Los Angeles's greatest hidden treasures and is a MUST see for ANYONE (Arnold fan or not) to take the two hour tour! You start off at the meeting spot where you'll see a short film in a movie theater about the studio's biggest achievements and before you know it, you're on a very small tour shuttle that fits roughly 8 to 10 guests. Tell your driver what you're most interested in and they will bring up tour facts about your favorite TV shows, movies or actors. I naturally requested the Arnold package.
For Arnold fans, your tour guide might point out the huge sound stage where Terminator 3 was filmed or show you the cafe where Arnold's character's family was bombed in Collateral Damage - OUCH! But best of all...and something to be appreciated by anyone, is the new addition to the tour: the 75th anniversary of Batman, celebrated in two different rooms! The first location has all of the best props, art pieces and costumes from all of the Batman films! Here, you'll find the coolest and "most-photographed" costume on display: Mr. Freeze!
Later in the tour, you'll be taken to another building which houses ALL of the Batmobiles from all of the films! You'll even see a few bikes and other heroic Bat-vehicles but sadly no Freeze-mobile! Still, this is an amazing tour and even my mom loved it! Other tour highlights include getting your pictures taken on the FRIENDS couch inside of Central Perk, driving down many film lots to see where films where shot, a jungle from Jurassic Park, visiting the inside of a sound stage and seeing a ton of Harry Potter props and wardrobes. You can even put on the Harry Potter sorting hat which tells you where you belong. But you don't need the hat to tell you that you belong here at this WB VIP Tour. 10 out of 10 stogies! Visit http://vipstudiotour.warnerbros.com/ for more info!
