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Small fire breaks out at Universal Studios Hollywood June 2, 2021 8:31 AM PT A fire broke out at Universal Studios Hollywood late Tuesday night, officials said. A Conex cargo box ignited around 11:40 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Five engines responded and were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Video of the fire posted to Twitter showed the blaze in an upper lot near a parking structure by the one-eyed Despicable Me Minion Mayhem. Fire officials said t...

Apps help theme parks boost their COVID safety — and collect data on you By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times Published: April 25, 2021, 6:00am Share: Customer Cesar Romero, with niece Valeria Ocampo, holds his phone showing a bar code so that it can be scanned by employee Daniel Abidin, right, at the entrance to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, which re-opened on April 2, 2021, after more than a year of being closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Mel Mel...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Customer Cesar Romero, with niece Valeria Ocampo, holds his phone showing a bar code so that it can be scanned by employee Daniel Abidin, right, at the entrance to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, which re-opened on April 2, 2021, after more than a year of being closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Apps help theme parks boost their Covid safety – and collect data on you Heading to Six Flags Magic Mountain for ...

Print In a break from other Southern California theme parks, SeaWorld decided this week to open its gates to out-of-state visitors who are vaccinated, saying that it’s now allowed under newly revised state COVID-19 guidelines. Meanwhile, Legoland is restricting visitation to California residents, as are Universal Studios Hollywood and Disneyland, whose representatives said Wednesday that they are only allowing in-state visitors, based on their current reading of the guidelines. Theme parks we...

Print Heading to Six Flags Magic Mountain for some gut-twisting roller coasters? Prepare to walk past a thermal camera that automatically takes your temperature. Want to enjoy a Dole Whip at Disneyland? Have your smartphone ready to order it on the park’s app. Trying to find your way to the Studio Tour ride at Universal Studios Hollywood? Open a map on your phone. Theme parks have for years been relying on technology to better manage crowds, speed up the purchase of food and drinks, and eli...