Trojan Horse arrives on Universal Hollywood’s backlot

Universal Studios Hollywood has added the Trojan Horse prop from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to the World-Famous Studio Tour, and Inside Universal first reported the move. The display stands 34 feet tall and sits on the backlot just after the Jupiter’s Claim set from Nope. For Bedford readers following Universal’s wider playbook, there is no confirmed link to Universal United Kingdom Resort here; this is a Hollywood addition for now, but it does show how Universal turns film props into guest-facing features.

That approach fits the Studio Tour’s basic purpose. Universal describes it as a behind-the-scenes experience that takes guests through a real working movie studio and out across Hollywood’s most famous backlot. In other words, this is not a static museum display dropped into the park at random; it is the sort of setting where a large film prop can be folded into the experience itself.

Why this addition matters

The Trojan Horse is a neat fit for the Studio Tour because it extends the attraction’s core appeal: the chance to see recognisable pieces of film-making up close. Its location after Jupiter’s Claim also matters, because it places The Odyssey alongside another recent and highly visible Universal backlot set. That makes the tour feel less like a ride through old scenery and more like a living showcase of the studio’s current film slate.

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What is confirmed is the prop’s size, its position on the backlot, and its placement immediately after the Nope set. What has not been confirmed is how long the Trojan Horse will remain on display, or whether Universal plans any similar film-prop treatment for the Bedford project. For now, the latest move belongs squarely to Hollywood, even if it offers a useful glimpse of how Universal likes to present its stories to guests.

What happens next

The next question is simple: will the Trojan Horse stay on the tour as a longer-term fixture, or is it a temporary addition tied to The Odyssey? Universal has not confirmed a timeframe, so the display should be treated as an installation whose future is still unclear. That leaves Bedford readers with the key takeaway for now: another big-screen prop has made the leap from set dressing to theme park feature, but only in California at this stage.