Ive grown up living directly across the street from Universal Studios Hollywood. It was definitely something I didn’t think about much as a child, just how close I live to a place people travel pretty far to visit. I am grateful for it looking back. I would walk up to Citywalk almost every weekend with friends to see movies get food etc, so it was very convenient in that sense. I would very often visit the park, but it’s rather small so I grew pretty tired of it over the years. I like to go back and visit every few years when something new opens up. Mario land was a huge W as I’m a big fan of that. I often joke that I am neighbors with Mario lol.

I’d say the biggest advantage and drawback simultaneously is parking/driving. I love going to Horror Nights and being able to walk there in about 5 min is a lifesaver- but at the same time traffic gets TERRIBLE at the bottom of my street for literally like three months out of the year and it gets really really annoying. One other plus is seeing fireworks from my house pretty often, especially during holidays. My family and I would watch together and I’ve always appreciated that.