Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk will remain closed today in California due to the fires raging in the surrounding area.
Yesterday, the theme park was also shut down, and due to winds and possible other factors, the fires got worse in the Los Angeles area. They planned to reopen today, but that is not happening.
Universal Studios Hollywood has this statement on their webpage,
Out of an abundance of caution, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk will be closed on Thursday, January 9 as a result of the extreme winds and fire conditions. As always, the safety of our team members and our guests is our top priority. We continue to assess the situation and are directing guests to visit our website for updates.
As of this morning, there are five fires, and nearly 47 square miles have been burned. The Sunset fire was relatively close to the theme park, but right now the evacuation orders have been lifted for that fire.
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