50 Things You Need To Spot At Universal Studios Hollywood

19. The Ship From King Kong

King Kong Studio Tour Universal Studio Hollywood
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This miniature was the used in Peter Jackson's King Kong for the scene when they arrive at Skull Island in a storm.

18. Jaws

Even though the shark makes quite an entrance you need to be sat on the right side of the tram to really see him.

17. Norman Bates

Norman Bates Universal Studios Hollywood
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Sometimes Universal have actors playing Norman Bates outside the Bates Motel set. He can be seen putting a body into the boot of his car.

There are actors who resemble both Antony Perkins from the original Hitchcock film and also Vince Vaughn who played Bates in the remake.

When no actor is available Bates can be seen peering through the motel window.

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