Power has been restored to Universal Studios Florida on Friday morning after an internal outage took out power to the Central Florida theme park earlier this morning, according to Universal Orlando.
- Only rides impacted were Transformers, Men In Black
- No injuries were reported
"Power has been completely restored and all guests are safe and off all rides at this time. Rides are gradually coming back and the park is open for normal operation," Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said.
Power has been restored to Universal Studios Florida, with all rides operational soon. Thank you for your patience and enjoy the day!
— Universal Orlando (@UniversalORL) September 30, 2016
Islands of Adventure was not impacted by the outage, Schroder said.
Guests were not being asked to leave the theme park as power gradually returned earlier. Park visitor Luke Pykett shares these videos with News 13.
Evac teams are now leaving the park #UniversalStudios @UniversalORL pic.twitter.com/gMM8wbukwh
— Luke Pykett (@Speechless_UK) September 30, 2016
More Evac teams. This is weird! #universalstudios pic.twitter.com/KJhlrx60rR
— Luke Pykett (@Speechless_UK) September 30, 2016
Two rides at Universal Orlando are still "impacted" by the power outage, the Orlando Fire Department said in a tweet.
OFD responding to power outage at Universal. 2 rides impacted, Transformers & Men in Black. No reports of distress. Nine units on standby.
— Orlando Fire Dept (@OrlandoFireDept) September 30, 2016
The rides that were impacted were Transformers and Men in Black, the department said. There are no reports of people in distress.
There were nine Orlando Fire units on standby, the department said.
Check back for updates on this developing story.