What is the best chance that you will have a close encounter with your favorite movie star? Take your Los Angeles car rental to Movieland Wax Museum! Here you will find a wide range of movie stars ranging to classic ones such as Grace Kelly to more recent ones such as Britney Spears! Look out! Maybe you might just see a real movie star just checking out his/her wax figure! Remember to take a good camera with a flash for some great pictures!
With over 300 famous starts in thrilling sets with authentic costumes and props, this is a must-see if you are visiting LA in your Los Angeles car rental! Opened 365 days a year from 10am-7:30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am-8:30pm (weekends), you have no excuse not to go! The museum was first opened to the public by Mary Pickford at a dedication ceremony in 1962, this museum has 150 authentically created stage sets that spans over 75 years of film and TV history! The famous scene of Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) leaning against the rail on the bow of Titanic is just one of the many captivating scenes!
Before visiting the Movieland Wax Museum in your Los Angeles car rental, you should know how these lifelike figures were made! First the talented sculptor begins his/her project with a common lump of clay and many photographs along with the actual measurements of the subject. Then the finished clay head forms a plaster mold where a molten mixture of natural and petroleum based waxes are carefully poured and swirled inside the mold until it is evenly coated with 2 inches of wax. While the head hardens, the sculptor creates accompanying body parts (ie: hands and arms) that resemble the subject's very own. Once the head hardens, a special needle is used for a time consuming job of inserting human hair one strand at a time (including eyebrows, lashes and facial hair). Then medical glass eyes are secured in place and porcelain teeth are positioned one by one to duplicate the subject's dental characteristics. Finally, a thin layer of translucent pain is applied to create a lifelike skin tone. Lastly the finished head is placed on the life-size body and any accompanying body parts are attached.
There is much to see at the Movieland Wax Museum once you get there in your Los Angeles car rental! See the classic star section where you will be taken back in time to visit stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Garbo, Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Katharine Hepburn and many more! Did you know that Garbo's costume cost $35,000 to replicate and took 125 hours to sequin by hand? Some recent additions to the museum include Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Liza Minnelli, John Lennon, Jennifer Lopez, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey and many others. Pop Music Stars that can be found include Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears! If you are feeling brave, you can chose to pay a visit to the Chamber of Horrors. Here you will find Frankenstein, a creepy scene from the Creature from the Black Lagoon and the newly added Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Did you know that the clothing worn by the figures are often original costumes donated by the star himself or by his studio? Many of the props use the scenes have also been donated! In order to recreate well-known scenes from the movie, musical themes, and sound effects enhance the experience! Other great replica's to check out include ones of Tom Selleck, John Wayne, Whoopi Goldberg, Jean Harlow and George Burns.
To get to the wax museum from Hollywood, take your Los Angeles car rental down Hollywood (101) Freeway south to Santa Ana (5) Freeway. Take Santa Ana Freeway South to Buena Park and get off on Beach Boulevard Exit. Then head south on the beach about a mile down then turn right into the Museum's parking lot. Lookout for the big sign, you can't miss it! Tickets for adults are $12.95(US), seniors $10.55, kids (4-11) $6.95 and kids under 4 are free.