Universal Studios Hollywood Will Reopen April 16 To California Residents – Tickets On Sale April 8

Universal Studios Hollywood reopened on Friday to a sold-out crowd. The popular Southern California theme park had been closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.

One of Southern California’s most beloved theme parks is back in business, as Universal Studios Hollywood opened the gates to the public today for the first time in more than a year.

Universal Studios Hollywood officially reopened Friday to California residents with new and revamped attractions including Jurassic World—The Ride and The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!.

announced that indoor movie theaters can operate at 50% capacity. But amid financial struggles, Pacific Theatres and ArcLight Cinemas said on Monday it will not be reopening its 300 theaters, including the Cinerama Dome, throughout California.

Hollywood’s theatrical business may be slowly rebounding but for some exhibitors the last year has been catastrophic.

Concerts at The Hollywood Bowl will soon be not just a memory, but a reality. The Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday revealed that the outdoor venue will welcome limited capacity audiences of approximately 4,000 people starting in May, working toward larger capacities later in the summer as safety guidelines amid California's reopening plan are modified.

Before Hollywood’s workforce was temporarily sidelined by the pandemic, it was California’s AB 5 law that was a hot topic among studio executives worrying about their bottom lines. The bill, which Gov.

As Disneyland and Disney California Adventure prepare to open their gates April 30, the company Tuesday reminded fans that capacity restraints require online reservations in advance for the parks, which will be open from 9 am to 7 pm, and provided the latest updates on how to do it.

“Hopefully we will continue to see a decrease in cases and qualify for the Yellow tier three weeks from now,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Monday.

Just as California seemed to be on the verge of truly turning the Covid-19 corner, the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab confirmed a case of an emerging variant that originated in India, Deadline has learned.

California will allow indoor concerts, theater performances, sporting events and conferences to resume starting April 15 in eligible areas. The state unveiled its latest change to novel coronavirus-fueled restrictions Friday, according to the Associated Press, and stated that these events and performances can take place in areas coded as red, orange and yellow per California's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

Jordan Moreau Indoor concerts, theaters and other private gatherings may start up again in California beginning on April 15, the state’s Department of Public Heath announced on Friday.However, to attend the reopened events, people will need to prove they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested for the virus.

With vaccination rates increasing and the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate near a record low, on Friday the California Department of Public Health released updates to the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening framework. The new guidelines allow gatherings, parties, private events or meetings such as receptions or conferences, and indoor seated live events and performances.

California just issued new guidelines allowing for a resumption of attendance at indoor concerts, sporting events, theater performances and conferences on April 15, with varying restrictions on capacity based on counties’ placement in the economic-recovery tier system, and based on the number of attendees who have been tested and/or vaccinated.

Jill Biden had some fun with the press pool and staff on Air Force One on April Fools’ Day! It’s been reported that the First Lady disguised herself as a flight attendant to have some fun with people aboard the presidential aircraft on April 1 during a flight from California back to Washington D.C. She went all-out for the prank, even donning a wig, fake name tag and pseudo uniform to pull it off.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterUniversal Studios Hollywood is back: The Universal City, Calif. theme park has set an April 16 reopening date and will be limited to California residents for the time being.