While in the LA area, we felt we had to do something Hollywood-related. We’ve long wanted to do a studio tour, so decided to do the Warner Bros Studio Tour.

After going through security and a waiting area, the tour started with a short video on the history of Warner Bros:

Then we headed out in carts for a guided tour of the lot; we sat up front with our hilarious guide:

I can’t remember everything that things appeared in, so I won’t try; here are a bunch of pictures from the back lot; you may recognize some from various movies and TV shows:

The iconic WB water tower:

More back lot scenes:

The gazebo from The Gilmore Girls:

Some stages:

We drove through the workshop, where they make the sets etc:

Then walked through the property department, where they store lots of props:

We met the granddaughter of the Warner brothers:

Then walked through the Ellen stage:

Stage 16, the tallest stage:

Then we went to the next phase of the tour, a self-paced walk around some exhibits on the movie-making process:

A touch screen to design your own Batmobile:

A photo op on a Friends set:

More exhibits:

A forced perspective demo:

Green screens where people can use props and be directed to make a video:

Jenn did a Harry Potter flight on a broomstick, but didn’t like how it turned out, so we didn’t keep those. We also did these together:

We had a beverage and cookie from the Central Perk cafe:

A Friends-focused gift shop:

Next, we hopped back on a cart to get ferried over to another building that was more focused on movies, primarily Batman and Harry Potter:

Finally, exit through the gift shop: