StarWay

[Allen The Actor]

Diagonal Alley...? Diagon Alley

 

[techmaniac16]

Maybe it is a new tram route. No surprise since Universal will eventually have to demolish lower lot space. Seems like they are taking out the soundstages left the Transformers. If that's the case, the trams might reroute like this: 

 

[Chris]

This is just speculation, but I am going to say erosion of the hill is causing Starway issues.  I bet this is for restructuring the hill for continued support of the Starway.

 

[Jon Fu]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8UOTGl_0PE4?feature=oembed

 

[Ryan]

I definitely see this being dated in 2006, but it's still miles better than the Access Hollywood version.

 

[Freak]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8UOTGl_0PE4?feature=oembed

This brings back memories. Thank you for uploading this! I miss K-USH. :/

 

[Allen The Actor]

I'm gonna take this opportunity to say that I gate the new StarWay loop. I always get have the bad luck of hearing the same songs right when I'm going up or down and they're full songs, so I have to listen to that crappy kid rap song all the way through. I miss the assortment of music.

 

[Chris]

I want a copy of this audio! This is the loop that played when I was a Starway Lead!!!  Memories!

 

[William]

I just wish they'd add a variety of music from all sorts of Universal movies. It seems they don't have a very extensive playlist.

 

[Allen The Actor]

I would've preferred if they just played iconic instrumental versions of Universal soundtracks.

 

[Freak]

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up, but....I was very surprised to hear the James Brown song "Sex Machine" after all the kids songs they played. I find that.....odd. No parents have complained about it!? 0.o

Rant: Unbelievable they'll play that song during the day with kids around but we cant have a Bill and Ted at an adult event like HHN.

 

[Ryan]

1996 was a different time...

 

[Chris]

1996 was a different time...

...a better time...

I am still there!  LOL

 

[Allen The Actor]

1996 was a different time...

Sure was. My first visit. 3 year old Allen was enchanted lol.

 

[JPLA]

You can't tell from the photo but I felt like the glass ceiling of the starway was much cleaner than before.  Maybe the lighting was just right to fool me but it looked really good.  Anyone know if it got cleaned?  Does it ever?

 

[JPLA]

I can't remember the last time I stopped to look at these but suddenly they jumped out as new to me.  I could be wrong.  But I feel like older ones would have listed NBC Studios but these don't.  It's now The Burbank Studios.

 

[Allen The Actor]

I think that new version has been there for a few years, I think after King Kong. Pretty cool that Universal acknowledges its neighbors.

 

[JPLA]

Escape stairs in progress or temporary construction stairs while the usual stairway is refurbished.

Notice the landing is missing.

 

[JPLA]

Lower Lot gateway all lit up for holidays.  One the one hand it looks nice in person, but on the other hand the otherwise classy and restrained design of this signage feels a little cheapened by the abundance of temporary rope lights.  I wish lighting options for this were integrated as they are in Universal Plaza tower.  Obviously this it totally my opinion--and even I am ambivalent.  But if Universal's objective was this-way-to-lower-lot, then it's highly effective.  Similar pic in Studio Tour forum in case you're interested.

 

[Jon Fu]

^ I saw that too and thought it looked a bit garish. Maybe they're just testing the waters this year.