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Hollywood Wax Museum
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Categories: Museums, Local Flavor [Edit]
Neighborhood: Hollywood6767 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 462-5991
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16 reviews for Hollywood Wax Museum
this is as close as you can get to any celebs in hollywood, their wax figures.
all the wax figures in my opinion are like girls who are "good from far but far from good".
cobwebs are growing on them as we speak. lack of maintenance and creativity.
fun to hop the display fences and get close and personal with your favorite celebs in your favorite movie scenes (no actual fence hopping pictures disclosed. i didn't get in trouble there, aint gon get in trouble on the web!).
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Five stars for COMEDY GOLD!
No, really, is this where Conan found Peeping Tom Cruise and Fonzie finishing up at the urinal? I'm fairly certain it is, because with maybe two exceptions [Samuel L. Jackson... and, uh... I hope there was something else good? I can't remember!] every one of these wax figurines looked like crap! But that was all the more reason to pose next to Cap'n Jack Sparrow and Jack Dawson sans Rose... to make other people go "wtf?" when you post your vacation pics on Facebook.
We bought the $27 "VIP" tickets so we got to do the circuit of crappy tourist attractions [this, Ripley's and Guinness]. Worth every penny, for the lulz.
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*sigh* I try to give this place a chance every few years or so but it's depressing. The last time I went it was very out of date, extremely empty and not at all entertaining. I know Tussuad's is moving in down the road so this place really needs to shape up and update itself.
The only thing I do like is the Rambo guy out front.. :) He's fun.
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Knock off Madame Tussuad's. Hated it!
The wax figures were so small. The Samuel Jackson figure is the only one that actually looks like him in my opinion!
Save your money and do Madame Tussuad's instead! Worth the money.
I've had Barbies that looked more realistic...
There was construction in front of Tussauds and no "we are open during construction" sign, and we didn't look too hard to see if they were actually open. That was a mistake, because we went to the Hollywood Wax Museum instead.
Why are all the figures so small? Is every actor in Hollywood actually a jockey?
So long 16 dollars.
One plus: there is a crushed penny machine.
A $15 ticket, and $2 more for the Guiness World Record museum. I'll cover this museum first.
Well, what can I say, I was a bit disappointed. The exhibits pretty much are far enough behind red rope to not be super-friendly to taking pictures beside the actors. Of which, mind you, the exhibits are rather tiny and empty for it... most recent actors and actresses here weren't hard to identify, and about 2/3rds of the exhibit has signs indicating who and what movies they were from. There's a path of the "scary" side which basically involves some mood lighting (or lack thereof of lighting) and a bunch of horror show classic mannequins.
The quality of the wax statues was poor, though. Many had damaged or badly miscolored hands that weren't even put on correctly; others had odd facial shapes. Certainly nothing like a Madame Toussad's.
Best ones were probably Darth Vader, Schwartzenegger as Conan and Samuel L Jackson.
Worst ones include Anakin Skywalker (when young), Jackie Chan, and the bored look on Cameron Diaz's face as a part of the Charlie's Angels group.
This was certainly not worth the ticket price, and is some place to go for a quick, if boring half hour of walking around.
WOW, what a dump! I've been to wax museums in other countries and the one in NYC, which was great, but this is terrible.
1) You can't get close to any of the figures to take pictures, because they're roped off.
2) The figures are absolutely terrible, and look nothing like the real people, with the exception of Neo and Trinity from The Matrix.
3) It's really comical if that's what you're looking for.
I took pictures on my phone to show people how bad they were and it's hilarious to watch them stumble trying to figure out who Leo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are.
I tool my seven year old niece who'd never been to a wax museum and was very excited. She said about halfway through, "Aunt Katie, this really sucks." I couldn't agree with her more.
$16 entry, but for like $2 more, we got tickets to the Guiness Book of World Records museum, which was okay.
They even fucked up Marilyn Monroe. Sad. Sad.
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I finally broke down and did the tourist thing this past weekend and went to the Hollywood Wax Museum. At $16 bucks a head I thought it was a little pricey, but hey you've gotta go at least once.
The inside of the museum is pretty cool, it kind of reminded me of a Disneyland ride or something, with various sets and cool lighting. The statues themselves are of various quality. Some, like the Kirsten Dunst statue, were not very life-like, but others were so realistic it was disturbing. Like it was an actual person standing there pretending to be a statue, just waiting for the right moment to move and freak everyone out.
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Unlike Tussauds, the wax figures here look NOTHING like the people they're supposed to represent. I swear they took a "Planet of the Apes" statue, slapped on a nun costume, and made a "Sister Act" display.
And for me, that kind of comedy merits four stars!
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I definitely felt hosed. I don't know when the wax figures were designed for that museum, but 99.98% of the them need to be upgraded. We probably made it through the joint in under 15 minutes. The only thing that made the evening worth the investment was the picture sketch booth. Yes, we had to fork out more money to pay for a photo sketch of us, but the memories are priceless and it's one of my favorite pictures!
Walk very slowly. Or else you'll feel like a sucker for paying gobs of money to stare at lifeless figures.
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I thought the Wax Museum would be pretty cheesy but it was not bad. I mean some of the figures looked pretty good but a lot of them were really fake looking and didn't look like the actor or actresses at all lol. But it was pretty cool. Admission was decently priced. I really liked the special dark section they had dedicated to all the horror flicks. Felt kinda like walking through a haunted house. Those creepy things look even more life like in the dark...those glass eyes staring at you lol. Overall it was fun and I'm glad I checked it out.
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I've been here twice, once when I was 13 and about 2 months ago. The first time I went to this place I was like 'OOOOH WOW!!!! THIS IS SOOOO RAD! This is most amazing place I have ever been to!' Going in 2 months ago I figured I would be just as delighted. (yes even at the age of 25) So yep, not the same effect this time. It seemed a bit small and I was pissed because the figures seemed so out dated. Come on Tomb raider? Ace Ventura? Charlies Angels? Hercules??? There have been so many other Honorable Actors and Actresses and Movies that there was enough credit given in there. Don't get me wrong they had other good figures like Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp, Angelina, Elvis etc so there were things to look at. The best part was the Horror part. YEs these are wax figures I get it but man when you enter that place you cant help but freak out when you see all these movie villians hah hah. It took me 2 tries to get through it, maybe it was the other girl I was with or me being a a baby but hey at least I can say I got through it !!!! hahah
I think anyone should experience it because it is hollywood and you should definitely experience every touristy spot there ;)
Here's a tip: don't try to touch the wax figures. If you do an alarm with a flashing light will go off and the guards tend to get angry. Trust me -- my friend and I learned the hard way. The wax museum is fairly fun and there is a whole "creepy" section devoted to horror movies. Good for out of town guests, especially those who are looking to see "celebrities" walking down Hollywood Boulevard (hey, it's the closest that most of them will get to a celebrity).
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The Hollywood Wax Museum is OK. There is definitely a wide variety of celebrities, both past and present, at the museum. There are sections devoted to horror movie characters, Oscar-winning actors and musicians. I guess the biggest problem with this place is that it doesn't hold a candle to a Madame Tussaud's. Many of the wax figures look totally fake and isn't the point for them to look life-like? That's my only problem with this place. Other than that, it's fun for out-of-towners wanting to run into celebrities during their trip to Los Angeles.
