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Los Angeles has a lot to offer for celebrating New Year's Eve, and listed below are five options. Some are appropriate for the family and some not. Listed below are: The Edison in downtown, Universal City Walk in North Hollywood, The Pike in Long Beach, Cleopatra's Ball at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and Ice Skating in Woodland Hills.
THE EDISON
On any given evening The Edison is one of my favorite LA spots so celebrating New Year’s Eve here is a great idea.
General Admission is $75, which includes a Midnight Champagne Toast and great desserts. Or, if you have more than three friends, get a table for $300 which includes better champagne, a Copper Clad Bottle of Beau Joie, and deserts.
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UNIVERSAL CITY WALK
If you don’t drink, love fireworks, crowds, and want to hang out with LA locals and German tourists to celebrate the New Year, then Universal is for you!
My suggestion is to buy a VIP Nighttime Party Pass for $19.99 (online or at Universal Store) and have free cover and priority entrance at Jillian’s Hi-Life Lanes, Rumba Room, BB Kings Blues Club, Howl at the Moon, and Saddle Ranch Chop House. You also receive two free drink tickets and a free bull ride at Saddle Ranch and a $5 game card at Jillian’s Lanes.
PARKING – Will be Expensive, so I suggest parking at the Universal Metro Station and walking up to Citywalk
CITYROCKIN' NEW YEAR'S EVE 12/31/10 SPECIAL EVENT PARKING RATES:
Please note that there will be special event parking rates for CityRockin' New Year's Eve on December 31, 2010 for vehicles arriving at Universal Studios after 6:00pm
General Parking:
Park Opening-6:00pm $15.00
6:00pm-1:00am (1/1/2011) $40.00
Preferred Parking
There will be no Preferred Parking after 6:00pm on 12/31/10.
Valet Parking (after 6:00pm)
$45.00 Pay on Entry
The Cinema Parking Rebate:
$8 General Parking rebate at box office with a movie ticket purchase all day on 12/31/10.
Please note there will be no $7 Valet Club Parking rate on 12/31/10.
Long Beach has a lot to offer for the entire family on New Year’s Eve.
Live music, DJs, Super Diamond’s Surreal Neil LIVE performance (Yeah!) a countdown and fireworks from Lighthouse Park, magicians, face painting, balloon art and MORE! There are plenty of shops and restaurants to walk to and it is really safe.
For those of you who would like adult libations: (PLEASE make reservations!)
Auld Dubliner, the Irish Pub will be a good place for a countdown and Irish Carbombs.
Gladstones will have live entertainment, party favors and live coverage of the Times Square Ball Drop.
Laugh Factory – you’ll laugh.
Mai Tai Bar – They’ll have freee party favors.
Sgt. Pepper’s Dueling Piano Cafe – They offer a variety of dinner packages ranging from $75 - $50.
95 South Pine Ave. • Long Beach, CA 90802
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CLEOPATRA'S 2011 BALL at the EGYPTIAN
For the fans of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Hollywood brings you the Egyptian Theatre's New Year's Eve Ball. Really, it's for you clubbers.
Tickets go fast and the price goes up as the event nears.
Emerald Tickets (WITH OPEN BAR) $125
This is a glimpse of what awaits you:
- THE BIGGEST & MOST Elegant New Year's Eve PARTY in Hollywood
- Giant LED Wall show that will dazzle 21century Hieroglyphics animations all night!
- 3 rooms, 2 dance floors with a stage
- 5 professionally staffed, full bars
- Private VIP Booths
- Huge outside heated courtyard with DJ's and bars
- Amazing lighting effects & laser show
- 6 DJ's rocking' the house with the best in Hip Hop, House, Top-40, Trance
- Dance videos playing on big-screen projectors
- Top of the line sound system
- Sexy GO-GO dancers!
- Valet parking
Egyptian Theater and Courtyard
1625 N. Las Palmas Ave.
Los Angeles CA
1625 N. Las Palmas Ave.
Los Angeles CA
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WOODLAND HILLS
OUTDOOR ICE RINK
I've saved the best for last!For those of you with kids, or are just kids at heart, come ice skate, eat hot dogs and watch the ball drop at both 9pm and midnight. The cost is only $25.
This price includes skate rentals and your choice of a hot dog or hamburger, drink, chips and desert. They're open from 6pm until 1am.
For their website, click here.
This outdoor skate rink is located in the Westfield Promenade Mall parking lot at the corner of Topanga Canyon and Oxnard in Woodland Hills.
6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd at Erwin St (818) 854-4151
