Accessibility Information

Guests With Hearing Disabilities

Available Assistance Around Universal Studios Hollywood™

• Assistive listening devices for guests who are hard of hearing are provided at Guest Relations free of charge. For guests with mild to moderate hearing loss, amplified handsets are provided at all phone locations.
• With one-week notice, sign language interpreting services will be made available in Universal Studios Hollywood at no charge. To arrange for sign language interpreting services, click here to contact Guest Relations or call 1-800-864-8377, option 9.
• Video remote interpreting is available at Guest Relations and the First Aid stations.

Guests With Vision Disabilities

Available Assistance Around Universal Studios Hollywood™

• Show scripts are available in large font and embossed braille at Guest Services within Universal Studios Hollywood.
• Many attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood can accommodate a guest with a white cane or provide a place to store the cane in the ride vehicle. The cane may need to be collapsed on some attractions. On attractions where a cane could become lost due to ride forces and present a potential hazard to other guests, the Attraction Attendant will hold the cane for the guest once he or she is seated. The Attendant will have the white cane available as soon as the attraction vehicle is stopped in the unload area.

White Canes

Many attractions can accommodate you if you have a white cane, or they can provide a storage compartment in the ride vehicle to place your cane. Your cane may need to be collapsed on some attractions. On attractions where your cane may be lost due to ride forces and presents a potential hazard to other guests, an Attractions Attendant will hold your cane for you after you’re seated. It will be available as soon as the attraction vehicle is stopped in the unload area. The following attractions will hold your white cane until you're done with the experience:

• Allowed in vehicle:
  • Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
  • Silly Swirly Fun Ride
  • Transformers™: The Ride-3D
  • The Walking Dead Attraction
  • The Simpsons Ride™
  • The World-Famous Studio Tour
• Not Allowed in vehicle:
  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™
• Allowed in vehicle if collapsible and stored in pouch:
  • Flight of the Hippogriff™
  • Revenge of the Mummy™ – The Ride

Guests Using Wheelchairs or Prosthetics

Ride Policies And Accessibility

• For your enjoyment and convenience, Universal Studios Hollywood's shopping and dining facilities are wheelchair accessible. Our outdoor stage shows also have areas reserved for guests with disabilities. These areas are clearly marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility.
• Strollers, wheelchairs, and Electric Convenience Vehicles (ECVs)are available for rent just inside the park across from the Universal Studios Store. The rental fees are:
  • Wheelchairs – $25
  • ECVs – $75
• Due to limited numbers, please note that ECV rentals are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be operated by a single person 18 years of age or older.
• We apologize that due to dramatic movement, none of the ride vehicles at Universal Studios Hollywood™ can accommodate Electric Convenience Vehicles (ECVs) or electric wheelchairs. At rides that can accommodate standard wheelchairs, guests may transfer from their ECV or electric wheelchair into a standard wheelchair, which can be provided.
• Guests should properly secure all prosthetic limbs before riding the following attractions to prevent hazards or loss due to ride forces:
  • Flight of the Hippogriff™
  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™
  • Revenge of the Mummy™ – The Ride

Guests Using Service Animals

Service Animals in the Park

Service Animals are welcome in all of our restaurant and merchandise locations, attraction queues and most other locations throughout Universal Studios Hollywood.

Additionally, there are specific entry/boarding requirements for each attraction to assist the service animal’s owner in making an informed decision about their animal’s safe admission. Please consult the listing for each ride and attraction in our Rider's Guide for Rider Safety and for Guests with Disabilities or our designated entrance signs for more information.

Guests Using Oxygen Tanks

Oxygen Tanks in the Park

Oxygen tanks can be brought with you at some of our shows and attractions. However, due to the dramatic movement of the ride vehicles and certain flame effects at Universal Studios Hollywood, oxygen tanks are not permitted at the following locations:

• Lower Lot:
  • Revenge of the Mummy™ – The Ride
  • Transformers™: The Ride-3D

• Upper Lot:
  • Studio Tour™
  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™
  • Flight of the Hippogriff™
  • The Simpsons Ride™
  • Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
  • Silly Swirly Fun Ride

For these attractions, please see team member at the attraction entrance for assistance.