Non-Disney Theme Parks
Topic: Large Fire At Universal Hollywood Lot

#	Author	Message
11	mawnck Sun 6/1/2008 9:24a	"Nothing irreplaceable lost." - Universal spokesguy re: tape vault.
12	SuzieQ Sun 6/1/2008 9:25a	I'm watching the live news conference. It was a video library that was "damaged", no film archives were affected. Lost footage can be re-created or there are copies. No actual sets were damaged. Park will open at Noon today.
13	WilliamK99 Sun 6/1/2008 9:34a	Why do I get a funny feeling that The Backdraft attraction will be busier than usual today?
14	SuzieQ Sun 6/1/2008 10:08a	It was removed several years ago.
15	SuzieQ Sun 6/1/2008 10:10a	Oops! My mistake. I thought it was gone now. I see it's still listed as an attraction. Cut N Paste from the Universal Studios webpage. Universal Studios Hollywood will be open today, Sunday, June 1, from 12pm (noon) to 6pm. CityWalk will also open from 12pm (noon) onwards. Our backlot tram tour attraction will be closed today due to this morning's fire affecting some movie production facilities. All other rides, shows and attractions are operating as normal. The backlot tram tour will be operating again tomorrow, Monday, June 2. We look forward to entertaining you at Universal Studios Hollywood.
16	goldenstate5 Sun 6/1/2008 10:11a	No, it's still there. Since no one died, it's not disrespectful to any. Perhaps those wealthy actors who might not have a job for a while, but that's it...
17	Ursula Sun 6/1/2008 10:35a	Bummer. They say that the Earthquake and King Kong attractions have been gutted. We were just there on Mother's Day, too. I am so glad to hear that no one was hurt.
18	mawnck Sun 6/1/2008 12:11p	Just an observation about this "tape library" -- The fact that they were carrying out "reels of tape" indicates that it wasn't just a storage facility for backup copies, as they seem to be implying. Nobody uses reel-to-reel video tapes for backups anymore. Too expensive and too bulky. It's all tape cartridges and hard drives now. If they were saving the footage on the obsolete analog reels, then it was something important enough to keep the source materials in their original format (and thus optimal quality). I think these comments about the material being "replaceable" may contain more than a little corporate spin. I once worked at a TV station where a ST:TNG episode accidentally got erased a few hours before airtime. We "replaced" it with a VHS copy I'd made to watch at home. Looked like hell, but at least the show aired as scheduled. I fear that something similar may end up happening here.
19	SuzieQ Sun 6/1/2008 12:51p	Oh, no doubt there's corporate spin. That's why they speak to the press, LOL I heard there were 3 firefighters injured, though I don't know how bad.
20	bean Sun 6/1/2008 12:58p	the earthquale attraction is safe. The King Kong attraction as all new york street and the whole courtyard has been destroyed. Basically the heart of the tram tour is gone. Including the last remaining original set of back to the future clock tower. Sad news for the tram tour. The Large Kong animatronic is also history

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