Universal Studios Hollywood: LAX/Hotel/Easy to Walk Into?

[Elias1901]

Hey there,

I have a one-day visit to USH planned for this August. I have a few questions for anyone who may know the answers.

We plan on making our day-trip the same day that we arrive at LAX. We get into LAX at 12:11 PM and have a rental car to pick-up. We are planning on driving it to our hotel (Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City) and park there and walk over to the park. From looking at Google Maps, it seems there is a covered stairway that leads up to the entrance of the park on the backside of the park's area. Can we use this to gain access to the park? What is the best way from our hotel to do so?

I checked the hours for the day (August 6th, 2013) and the park is open from 9 AM - 9 PM. I assume we won't get into the park until at least 2 PM or so. Will this be enough time to see everything at the USH park? And by "everything", I mean the important attractions such as Transformers, Jurassic Park, Simpsons, Studio Tour, etc. It would be great if we could catch some shows as well, but I doubt we will have enough time for all/most of them. How quickly can one do the USH park? Keep in mind it is August, though.

We also wanted to dine at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in CityWalk after the park closed that night. What time does CityWalk close? Do the dining locations close earlier?

I think that about covers it. Thanks for any help you can provide!

[Elias1901]

Does anybody have any answers for this?