100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA , 91608 Phone: 1-800-864-8377 Website Universal Studios Hollywood is located in Universal City, not Hollywood.
Payments types vary by machine as some are new models and some are newly re-cased. Some machines need quarters and a penny. Some machines, like the Trolls (2021), take dollar bills only and supply the penny. Others, like the newer and 8-design machines, accept credit or debit cards. This list does not completely show which machines uses each payment.
There is a lot of construction going on here at this time. It is unknown if any of the missing machines are coming back after the construction is completed.
Upper Area of Park:
The Universal Studios Store: (Located immediately inside the park)
A) Despicable Me: (2012, Located inside the store) ~ ($1 ea)
1) Margo, Agnes, & Edith, 2) Gru, 3) Victor, 4) Minion.
B) Transformers: (2017, 8-design machine) ~ ($1 ea or all 8 for $5 w/ credit card)
1) Optimus Prime, 2) Jazz, 3) Hot Rod, 4) Bumble Bee, 5) Starscream, 6) Arcee, 7) Shockwave, 8) Megatron.
C) Harry Potter 1: (8-design machine, w/ Crests of ea House)
1) Slytherin, 2) Hufflepuff, 3) Gryffindor, 4) Ravenclaw, 5) Trophy, 6) Baby dragon coming out of an egg, 7) Snitch, 8) Eagle standing on a branch.
D) Harry Potter 3: (8-design machine, w/ a dragon egg and ea show “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter”)
1) [H] “Nimbus 2001”, 2) [H] Owl delivering Nimbus, 3) [V] Hungarian Horntail dragon landing, 4) [V] Norbert the dragon hatching from egg, 5) [V] Fawkes the Phoenix soaring overhead with wings outstretched, long tail behind, and head turned, 6) [V] Golden Egg opened, 7) [V] Triwizard Cup, 8) [V] Mirror of Erised.
2. Animation Studio Store: (Near Register)
A) Hello Kitty: (2018, 8-design machine) ~ ($1 ea or all for $5 w/ Credit Card)
1) ‘Hollywood’ logo with Hello Kitty over 1-8, 2) My Melody 2-8, 3) Pompompurin' 3-8, 4) Chococat 4-8, 5) Baltu-Maru 5-8, 6) Keroppi 6-8, 8) Hello Kitty standing 7-8, 8) Hello Kitty beside movie clapboard.
B) Trolls: (2021, 4-design machine, located near the register) ~ (Takes $1 Bills ONLY)
1) Branch, 2) Poppy, 3) Guy Diamond, 4) Mr. Dinkles.
3. Jaws, The Studio Tour: (Near Restrooms)
A) Jaws (4-design machine, Located near restrooms) ~ ($1 ea)
1) 'Amity Island' Lady floating w/ a shark behind, 2) 'NBC Universal' logo, 3) 'Jaws', boat, 4) shark hanging from structure
4. The Simpsons: Kwik-E-Mart & Attraction (2 LOCATIONS)
A) Out-front at Kwik-E-Mart:
1) [V] Homer, 2) [V] Marge, 3) [V] Bart, 4) [V] Lisa & Maggie.
B) Simpson’s Ride Entrance: (2010, near the rear side of Kwik-E-Mart) ~ ($1 ea)
1) Homer, 2) Homer and Marge, 3) Bart and angel Bart, 4) [H] Krusty the Clown.
Lower Area of Park:
Jurassic Outfitters Store:
A) Jurassic Park #5: (2017, 8-design machine $1 ea or all 8 for $5 w/ Credit Card)
1) Spinosaurus head, 2) Pteranodon head, 3) Triceratops head, 4) T-Rex head, 5) Pteranodon flying, 6) Spinosaurus, 7) Raptor standing, 8) Dilopusaurus facing forward.
B) Jurassic Park Monsters: (8-design machine)
1) Creature from the Black Lagoon, 2) Bride of Frankenstein, 3) Invisible Man, 4) Wolfman, 5) Mummy, 6) Dracula, 7) Frankenstein head, 8) Frankenstein standing.
Universal Studios Store: (Located near Transformers: The Ride 3D)
A) Transformers (2015, 4-design machine, no longer at Cartooniversal)
1) Jazz, 2) Optimus Prime, 3) Hot Rod, 4) Bumblebee.
2) Jurassic World (2019, 4-design, across from Mummy Ride)
1) T-Rex, 2) Raptor, 3) Brontosaurus type Dino, 4) Turtle type of dinosaur.
Revenge of the Mummy: (Located near the EXIT + Lockers)
A) Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride (2013, 4-design machine 17)
1) Scarab beetle hieroglyph, 2) 'Universal Studios Hollywood' logo, 3) 'Revenge of the Mummy the Ride Universal Studios Hollywood' logo, 4) Warrior w/ Sword 'Revenge of the Mummy the Ride Universal Studios Hollywood'.
Retired Pennybook List: (included penny varies slightly in font or border)
1) Shrek & Dreamworks Hulk & Spider-man & Marvel
2) Universal Studios Hollywood THe Souvenir Penny Collector: Limited Edition
Retired in 2009 to 2017:
1) Jurassic Park #1
2) Palace Theater machine
3) Studio Souvenirs machine
4) International Café (was Studio Warehouse)
5) Terminator the Ride machine #2
6) Universal Store #1
7) Universal Store #2
8) Shrek #1
9) Shrek 4-D #2 (2010)
10) Revenge of the Mummy #1
11) Jurassic Park #4
12) Water World #1 (was Film Company)
13) Water World #2
14) Cartooniversal: SpongeBob machine (2012)
15) Cartooniversal: Betty Boop / SpongeBob / Dora / Scooby-Doo
16) Cartoonaiversal The New SpongeBob Machine (2015)
Retired since 2017
1) Universal Studios Store, Dr Seuss (2014)
2) Jurassic Park #2, (2017, believed to be re-cased)
3) Jurassic Park #3. (2017, believed to be re-cased)
Updates and Notes:
Pennybook 2 (2016) can be purchased in the lower Gift Shops
05/17/2019:
Four new 8-design machines added here. Several 4-design machines have new cases yet designs remain the same.
09/24/2021:
1) Transformers 5 (2015, 4-design machine, w/ centered logo; employee confirmed no longer at Supply Vault store)
09/16/2022:
1) Could no longer locate machines within CityWalk at Cartooniversal.
2) The Transformers 5 (2015, 4-design machine) could not be found.
3) Despicable Me no longer found)
3) The Transformers 3 (2017, 8-design machine, w/ varied characters) are:
1) 'The Simpson's', family, 2) 'I Survived Jaws, Universal Studios, Hollywood' shark, 3) 'Despicable Me’ Minions, 4) 'Shrek 4D, Universal Studios California', Shrek and Donkey,
5) 'Spinosaurus, Jurassic Park, Universal Studios California' dinosaur, 6) 'King Kong 360 3D, He's Never Been this Real' King Kong, 7) 'Universal Studios Hollywood' Studio logo, 8) 'Universal Studios California' Oscar.
09/22/2023:
There are 17 machines inside the park, with two more outside at CityWalk.
Machines Harry Potter 1 & 3 are in the Universal Studios Store inside the park,
11/13/2025:
Update submitted, missing details welcomed. -AK |
