'It's an adventure'
June 1, 2008 | 12:13
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But what about the tour?
As the fire roared, three teenagers -- Alec Ortega, 14; Lane Swarens, 15; and Melissa Schaliga, 16, all of Torrance -- waited to get into the theme park.
At the gate on Buddy Holly Drive, they walked into a real-life disaster.
"We weren't expecting this at all," Melissa said.
The teens tried to find out what was going on but also wondered whether their favorite attractions were safe.
"Don't touch Jurassic Park," she said. "We're still going there to try to have fun. It's an adventure."
--Molly Hennessy-Fiske
You might want to mention that the whole San Fernando Vally, practically, has a headache from the horrible, burning-plastic fumes...!
Posted by: JimBob | June 01, 2008 at 02:14 PM
I don't understand why there's just one entry on this blog.
Posted by: Joe Shea | June 01, 2008 at 02:40 PM
This reminds me of one of my favorite jokes.
Two businessmen meet at the club. Sol says to Abe "Sorry to hear about the fire at your warehouse." Abe replied "Shush - its tomorrow."
Posted by: dean | June 01, 2008 at 02:43 PM
I hate to see history destroyed within the entertainment industry, intentional or otherwise.
Don't be too surprised if NBC/Universal announces a state-of-the-art rebuilding of the backlot, as was done right there 15 years ago...OR...they might use this "opportunity" to announce plans for commercial and residential build-up, which may have been the plan for the site afterall......
"I can't handle the truth."
Posted by: Devona | June 01, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Having a friend who works for Univeral Pictures, I have been able to see the back lot up close. I don't understand that after the last hugh fire, that more was not done to update the fire protocal. How, priceless locations are gone forever. How many times will firefighters and the public be faced with one dangerous situation after another before the city of Los Angeles and big companies get it. How sad and unnecessary.
Chris
Posted by: Chris Pech | June 02, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Basically we were there and they kept telling us the park was gonna open in an hours. Unfortunatly they told us this 7 times before telling us to go home. The smoke was taken care of. But when we got there the entire sky was just black. So yeah... i was the one they interviewed.
Posted by: Alec Ortega | March 16, 2009 at 09:15 PM