Universal studios hollywood park map 2018 Continue Universal Studios HollywoodEntrance theme parkSloganThe Entertainment Capital of LA'1'LocationUniversal City, CaliforniaCoordinates34-08-11N 118-21-22W / 34.136518-N 118.356051'W / 34.136518; -118.356051Ordinates: 3408-11N 118-21-22W / 34.136518-N 118.356051'W / 34.136518; -118.356051ThemeShow Business and Universal EntertainmentOwnERUniversal (Comcast)Operated Universal Parks and ResortsOpelier30, 1912; 108 years ago (1912-04-30) (as a film studio)March 15, 1915; 105 years ago (1915-03-15) (L.A. studio lot) July 15, 1964; 56 years ago (1964-07-15) (as a theme park) (as a theme park) (2)AttractionsTotal10Roller coasters2WebsiteOfficial websiteStatusTemporarily closed Universal Studios Hollywood Film Studios and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio is located in an unincorporated county island known as Universal City, while the rest is within the city of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is the Entertainment Capital of Los Angeles. It was originally created to offer tours of universal Studios' real-world sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios theme parks located around the world. Outside the theme park, a new, all-digital facility near the Universal Pictures backlot was built in an attempt to combine all of NBCUniversal's West Coast operations into one area. As a result, the current home for KNBC, KVEA and NBC News with the Noticias Telemundo Los Angeles bureau with a new digital facility is located on a universal lot previously occupied by Technicolor SA. Universal City includes Universal Hilton and Towers, The Sheraton Universal Hotel and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops, restaurants, an 18-screen Universal Cinema and a seven-way IMAX cinema. In 2017, the park received 9.056 million visitors, ranking 15th in the world and 9th among North American parks. History Studio See also: Universal Studios Lot First studio tour from the beginning, Universal offered tours to his studio. After Carl Laemmle opened Universal City on March 14, 1915, he later invited the public to see all the actions for an entry fee of just five cents, which also included a chicken lunch box. There was also a chance to buy fresh produce, as the then rural Universal Town was still partially running the farm. This original tour was discontinued around 1930, due to the appearance of sound films and stages of insufficient sound insulation. The backlot fires of The Universal Studios Hollywood backlot has been damaged by fire nine times throughout its history. The first was in 1932, embers from a nearby brush fire were blown towards the back of the party causing the four film sets to be destroyed and and in more than $100,000 in damages. Seventeen years later, in 1949, another brush fire resulted in the complete destruction of one building and the damage to two others. In 1957, a New York street film studio was destroyed by arson, causing half a million dollars in damage. Ten years later, in 1967, twice as much damage was done when the area of Little Europe and part of Spartacus Square were destroyed. He also destroyed European, Denver and Laramie street sets. In 1987, the rest of Spartacus Square was destroyed along with street decorations and other buildings. As in the case of the 1957 fire, it is believed to be the result of an arsonist. Just three years later, another deliberate fire was started at the back of the party. A set of New York streets, a Ben-Hur set and much of the Courthouse Square were destroyed. In 1997, a seventh fire broke out on the back floor. Part of the Courthouse Square was destroyed again, although most of them survived. 2008 Fire Home Article: 2008 Universal Studios fire front of the courthouse is visible to the left of the smoke plume from the 2008 fire. The most damaging was on June 1, 2008, when a fire broke out in the back of Universal Studios with three alarms. The fire started when a worker used a lamp to heat asphalt shingles, which was applied to the facade. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported that Brownstone Street, New York Street, New England Street, the King Kong attraction, some of the structures that make up the Courthouse Square, and the Video Sanctuary are burned down (not to be confused with the film's actual Sanctuary; the Vault video contains duplicates of Universal's movie library). An aerial photograph captured the courthouse surviving the fire for the third time in its history, and only the western side of it was slightly charred. More than 516 firefighters from various local fire departments responded to the blaze, as well as two helicopters that dumped water. Fourteen firefighters and three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies suffered minor injuries. The fire was extinguished twelve hours later, during which time firefighters encountered low water pressure. Destroyed were between 40,000 and 50,000 archival digital videos and movie copies of Universal's movie and TV show history dating back to the 1920s, including the films Knocked Up and Atonement, the NBC series Law and Order, Office, and Miami Vice, and CBS I Love Lucy. Universal President Ron Meyer said, Nothing irreplaceable has been lost. We have duplicates of everything that has been lost. A few days after the fire, it was reported that the King Kong attraction would not be restored and would eventually be replaced by a new attraction that had not yet been announced. In August 2008, Universal changed its position and announced plans to restore the King Kong attraction, establishing a new attraction for 2005 Adaptation. It wasn't until June 2019 that an article published by The New York Times revealed that the fire had completely destroyed Building 6197, a warehouse adjacent to the King Kong attraction that housed a video repository and, significantly, a huge archive of analog audio-master tapes owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). The collection included catalogs of major tapes from various labels acquired by Universal over the years, including Chess, Decca, MCA, Geffen, Interscope, ASM, Impulse and a host of supporting labels. Estimates of individual lost items range from 118,000 to 175,000 albums and 45 rpm single-pieces of tapes, gramophone master discs, varnishes and acetates, as well as all documentation contained in tape boxes. Many of the destroyed tapes contained unreleased records, such as banknotes, alternative versions of the released material, and instrumental submaster multitrences created for later dubbing and mixing with the final master tape. Randy Aronson, who was a storage manager at the time of the fire, estimates that up to 500,000 individual song titles have been lost. Among the losses were all dekki's masters from the 1930s to the 1950s, and most of the original chess masters, including artists such as Chuck Berry, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters and Howlin's Wolf, and most of John Coltrane's later masterpieces from his later career at Impulse Records; It was later confirmed that Chess, Coltrane and Impulse Records had survived. In a statement released on June 11, 2019, UMG disputed The New York Times article, saying it contained numerous inaccuracies as well as fundamental misunderstandings about the scope of the incident and the assets affected, but was unable to publicly disclose details due to limitations. After the new York Times story was published, The Roots' Kvestlov confirmed that two recordings of the band's two albums, including unused material and multi-camera recordings, had died in the fire. In addition, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic said he believed the 1991 Nevermind masters had gone forever as a result of the fire. R.E.M. officials announced they were investigating the fire's impact on the group's archived materials, while Hole, Steely Dan, Rosanna Cash and Jeff Doops made statements about their possible fire losses. Eminem's representative confirmed that the rapper's recordings had been digitized in the months before the fire, but did not confirm whether the physical reels of his recordings were affected. UMG archivist Patrick Kraus assured that The Masters of Impulse Records, John Coltrane, Muddy Waters, Ahmad Jamal, Nashboro Records and Chess Records survived the fire and are still in the Universal archive. History of the park shortly after the Music Corporation of America took over Photos in 1962, accountants offered a new tour in the studio commissary will increase profits. On July 15, 1964, a modern tour was organized, which includes a series of step-by-step halls, peeks into the real production, and then staged events. Over the years, it has become a full-blown theme park. The narrated tram tour (formerly Glamor Trams) still runs through the studio's active backside, but staged events, stunt demonstrations and high-tech rides overshadow the production of movies that once lured fans to Universal Studios Hollywood. In 1965, War Lord Tower opened as one of the first attractions of the theme park. One of the first fights for Universal was coming up with things for young children to do. The existing small zoo Ma and Pa Kettle Petting has been expanded to The Ark Park. This area encompasses Mount Ararat zoo with more than 200 animals and birds representing 30 species, as well as noahs kindergarten and noah's love inn playhouse for children and animals. This was followed by the opening of the school scene for animal actors in 1970. In 1968, the Screen Actors Guild adopted a rule banning visitors to most sound scenes.