Leave the car in the Ovation Hollywood garage and catch the Hollywood Bowl Park & Ride shuttle over — skips Bowl lot traffic and the walk up from Highland.
Dudamel's final concert as Music & Artistic Director of the LA Phil. A genuinely historic event. Picnic lawn opens ~5 PM. Concert at 7 PM. Everyone has tickets — Angie & Andrea just bought theirs plus Park & Ride shuttle passes.
Day 3 · Mon
Aug 24 — Sugar Studios + Paramount + Academy Museum + The Grove
Drive
Paramount access: Ron Bartlett (intro) · Rodrigo Ortiz (Paramount)
Locked in — Ron connected us with Rodrigo Ortiz at Paramount. Passes valid after 1:30 PM, tour approx 2–4 PM. Enter through the Melrose Gate — bring a photo ID, cars get searched at the gate. Formosa Group also has its own location on the Paramount backlot.
Sound design, cinematography, filmmaking history. Dolby Family Terrace has the Hollywood Sign view. Budget ~1.5 hrs — tighter with Paramount in the day. Open Mon 10 AM–6 PM.
Buying tickets once everyone's here — probably day-of
Confirmed with Raquel. Tour 10–11:30 AM. Originally MGM — Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind. Focus on post-production facilities. Fully locked in — Raquel's sending everyone's individual gate passes later this week.
Phillip's hosting the group + local friends for a sunset party on the beach. Right by the golf course — park up top and take the short trail down to the cove. ~25–30 min drive from Carson.
Confirm headcount with local friends
Day 5 · Wed
Aug 26 — Ryan's departure · Smart Post Sound + Warner Bros + Griffith Park
Drive
Warner Bros access: Ron Bartlett (intro) · Marissa Boquet (WB)
Smart Post: 919 N Hollywood Way, Burbank · (818) 845-8050
California comfort food, 10 min from Smart Post. Pasta alla vodka is the move. Open Wed from 11:30 AM.
1:00 PM
Warner Bros Studio Tour (via Marissa Boquet) ✓Maps ↗Tickets ↗
Industry access — more authentic than the public tour. Deep sound legacy. Marissa reached out to confirm 1 PM. Tour approx 1–4 PM. Sent Marissa everyone's names — waiting on her to send gate passes and arrival/check-in info.
20 min from Warner Bros down the 5 to Los Feliz. Hike up to the Observatory for sunset. Last full-group view of the city before the airport day. Bring water. Trails open until 9 PM.
Ty's 11:22 AM flight and Angie/Andrea's 11:40 AM flight are close enough for one run — need at LAX by ~9:22 AM. Leave by 9:00 AM. Trey stays home, waits for his own run.