Before and after the fire at Universal Studios 6/1/08

Something crazy happened at work on Sunday. It was quite a site to see. So I took my camera, and past video footage to give you a before and after look at what happened, and what was affected.

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Someone asked what I do at Universal. Go to http://www.tvtickets.com and that will give you an idea. To explain what I do in detail would take up to much space and time.

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[MyChemMadMan]

So they had King Kong broke?

No wonder there wasn't one when i went lol. Bout 4 days i went, im welsh

[Draven711]

yea, along with the back lot, the "King Kong" ride was also lost in the fire.

[vitorlau7]

How did the fire start?

[Draven711]

From what I understand, they were using some blow torches to heat up somethings in the early morning hours, and because of the dryness of the wood around them, everything just lit up. Again, these "buildings" were just four wooden walls with nothing inside them.

[karmakamillion]

I want to work at Universal Studious... Like the actually studious, not the park.

[jordan12fication]

@Rachael8989 The clocktower survived the fire

[TheFiveand2]

The day before it burnt down I was there

[ryanxx123]

wow did not know a fire happend havent been down there for about 7 years was hopeing to show king kong to a friend with in a years time but gess that not going to happen

[randy65211]

You are so full of shit. Do you flip burgers?

[randy65211]

Why does the clock tower have a flat roof and no clock??

[Jodope1]

They rebuilt almost everything but I say ehh I'm gonna miss the original courthouse square it's like a landmark burning down but the remake of it isworse it doesn't feel the same... It's like the statue of liberty burning Down and being rebuilt then no one would really care...

[DakotaMontgomery]

They could very well rebuild all of it. They DO have references for the buildings... I mean, there were only A THOUSAND MOVIES FILMED THERE! And as for the King Kong ride, they probably used blueprints that are still in existence. Sure it wouldn't be the same original one everyone remembers, but you'll still get the feel of behind-the-scenes Hollywood... besides, this is what makes the back lot tour a back lot tour! This is my personal opinion.

[V1RUSROX2]

God did that because he was also pissed at the BacktoTheFuter THE RIDE demolished

[Rachael8989]

Very sad about Hill Valley :(

...but I like your accent :P

[sideslide23]

so how about the Bart Station at stadge 50, and the rotten trust bridge whare they drive the tram on and the bridge collaps.

[saradoe]

aaaahmmm ahhhmmmmm aaaaaahmmmmm aaaaaahhh aaaaaahm...

[atul0002]

do they even enforce those stop signs

[transformersisaswome]

maybe he is an employe

[Napsyout]

Is this legal??

[gelcapinpin]

when will they put it back!!!!???(will they?)

[garycalgary]

i agree he was driving and using the camera

then wonder why he got into a collision

[garycalgary]

like you are any more perfect than her with THAT comment

[garycalgary]

this is very informative.

but

i agree with the comment that driving around holding a camera and not focussing on the road is a foolish decision

i don't live near you so it doesn't matter that much to me but remember accidents happen in a split second

[benodge08]

no,, it was very close though

[CaptJack88]

Was the house from psycho distroyed?

[tjfan48]

stupid asshole bitch guard

[RobinWinbourne]

Poor Vid!

You're just re-running your old stuff, which granted looked fairly good. The new footage is shaky and shows little fire damage, loads of sky and mainly consists of you blabbering on needlessly.

The last bit with you showing us the tourists getting a better view than you; a man who actually works there, just topped it off.

Also... Is it wise to be driving around a theme park clutching a camera... I'm fairly sure you should be looking where your going.