Dates: 2003 – 2013
Added to Universal’s stock of standing sets, this replica of a community park was constructed in 2003 for the Will Ferrell soccer comedy “Kicking and Screaming”. It featured a full-size soccer field, baseball diamond and clubhouse structures.
The area was paved and converted into a roadway in late 2013 / early 2014 as part of the expansion of parking at the theme park for the Harry Potter opening. It eventually lived up to its name and became a freeway…
The area provided a well-screened open space which is not on the usual tram routes. This seclusion made the location popular with directors of high-profile projects who wanted to stay away from prying eyes (and lenses).
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Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Freeway]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kicking and Screaming [Feature Film] | 2005 | Jesse Dylan |  |
| Colonial Street and Freeway Park. Interiors were shot on Stage 20. | |||
| Heroes [TV Series] | 2006-2010 | Tim Kring | |
| Little Europe (as India), Freeway Park (Season 4), Stage 33, Stage 34, Stage 37, Stage 43 | |||
| Old Mexico and Elm Street (fire) (Season 2, Episode 8) | |||
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Feature Film] | 2008 | Steven Spielberg | |
| Falls Lake, Old Mexico (as Peru), Freeway Park, Stage 27 [Cemetary where Indy and Mutt find the Crystal Skull], Stage 29 [Indy's house] | |||