Jimmy Fallon was on hand recently at Universal Studios Hollywood to kick off the grand opening of the new studio tour hosted by the Saturday Night Live comedian viewed by millions each week in the longest running comedy show on TV. He is the Studio Tour's new Video Host, and will introduce a series of clips that will be seen on the HD monitors located in each Tram car to augment the "live" narration provided by Universal Studios Hollywood's tour guides. Each clip features Fallon inserting himself into a variety of roles within a Universal Studios backlot location that replicate an array of movie scenes and depict how various settings are utilized in film production. Fallon will not actually appear regularly at Universal, however. You'll just see him on a TV screen.

The addition of Fallon's presence comes on the heels of "King Kong 360 3-D", the world's largest, most intense 3-D experience. Additionally, over four acres of the newly rebuilt New York Street backlot locations recently re-opened, an area that features 13 city blocks of buildings and working shooting locations that offer Studio Tour guests a front row look at Hollywood moviemaking. The Universal Studios backlot, a celebrated Hollywood landmark, has been the setting of countless commercials, television shows and feature films.

Studio Tour guests will also recognize some of the studio's other famous production locations including the "War of the Worlds" airplane crash set; ABC's hit series "Desperate Housewives" Wisteria Lane; the Psycho House-Bates Motel and the popular Western, European and Mexican Streets.

Popular events throughout the year at Universal CityWalk and Universal Studios include special Halloween and Christmas celebrations.