Universal Studios Florida

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Universal Studios Florida
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Location Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Coordinates 28°28′31″N 81°28′01″W / 28.4752°N 81.4670°W / 28.4752; -81.4670Coordinates: 28°28′31″N 81°28′01″W / 28.4752°N 81.4670°W / 28.4752; -81.4670
Website Official website
Owner NBCUniversal[1]
Opened June 7, 1990
Operating season Year-round
Area Universal Orlando Resort
Rides 50 total
  • 3 roller coasters
  • 1 water rides
Slogan See the Stars. Ride the Movies. (1990 - 1998)
No one makes believe like we do! (1990 - 1998)
Ride the Movies (1998 - 2008)
Jump into the Action (2008 - present)
Universal Orlando Resort
Theme parks

Universal Studios Florida
Islands of Adventure
CityWalk Orlando
Wet 'n Wild Orlando
Resort hotels

Hard Rock Hotel
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel
Loews Royal Pacific Resort

Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and live shows. The park is one component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort.

In 2010, the park hosted an estimated 5.9 million guests, ranking it the eighth-most visited theme park in the United States.[2]

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[edit] History

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The original entrance to the theme park, circa 1993.

[edit] Park history

Unlike its sister facility, Universal Studios Hollywood, which is a working film and television studio that became a tourist attraction and theme park, Universal Studios Florida was designed as both a theme park and a studio from the start. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had constructed an amusement park "from the ground up."

The previous entrance to the "Jaws" ride was a popular photo spot at the time. This attraction was located in the park's former "Amity" area from 1990 until 2012.

A major component of the original park in Hollywood is its studio tour, which featured several special-effects exhibits and encounters built into the tour, such as an attack by the great white shark from the film Jaws. For its Florida park, Universal Studios took the concepts of the Hollywood tour scenes and developed them into larger, stand-alone attractions. As an example, in Hollywood, the studio tour trams travel close to a shoreline and are "attacked" by Jaws before they travel to the next part of the tour. In Florida, guests entered the "Jaws" attraction and would board a boat touring the fictitious Amity Harbor, where they encountered the shark, then exited back into the park at the conclusion of the attraction. Universal Studios Florida originally had a Studio Tour attraction that visited the production facilities, but that tour has since been discontinued.

Over the years, Universal Studios Florida has not limited itself to attractions based on its own vast film library. It has occasionally licensed popular characters from other rival studios, many of whom did not operate theme parks themselves. Some examples include the Ghostbusters and the Men in Black (from Sony's Columbia Pictures), Jimmy Neutron (from Viacom's Nickelodeon), The Simpsons (20th Century Fox), and Shrek (from DreamWorks Animation, now part of Paramount Pictures).

Many of the park's past and present attractions were developed with the actual creators of the films they were based on, and feature the original stars as part of the experience. Steven Spielberg, a co-founder for the park, helped create E.T. Adventure and was a creative consultant for Back to the Future: The Ride, Twister...Ride it Out, An American Tail Theatre, Jaws and Men in Black: Alien Attack. Many of the original stars reprised their film roles including Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future: The Ride, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in Twister...Ride it Out, Rip Torn and Will Smith in Men in Black: Alien Attack, Brendan Fraser for Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Christopher Walken and Dwayne Johnson in Disaster!, the cast from Shrek returned for Shrek 4-D, various Nicktoons voice actors reprised their roles in Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast, Roy Scheider recorded a voice over for the conclusion of Jaws, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera made appearances in The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera while Hanna-Barbera voice actors reprised their roles in the same ride, Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins appeared in Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles for Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time and even Charlton Heston made an appearance in the pre-show for Earthquake: The Big One.

[edit] Timeline

The former entrance to the Earthquake: The Big One attraction (now Disaster!).

[edit] Previous attractions

Main article: List of Former Universal Studios Florida Attractions

Like all theme parks, attractions are sometimes closed due to aging and replaced with more contemporary attractions. Universal has seen this action used a great deal of times, with many attraction closures such as Kongfrontation, Back to the Future: The Ride, Earthquake: The Big One, Nickelodeon Studios, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and Jaws. The most recent closures which occurred were The Boneyard, which was replaced The Universal Music Plaza Stage, Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast which will be replaced by Despicable Me and Jaws. Some closures, such as those of Kongfrontation, Back to the Future: The Ride and Jaws, have proven drastic to veteran visitors and have been given homages by the park.

In 2008, Universal announced plans to release the ride film of Back to the Future: The Ride on a special edition DVD re-release of Back to the Future.[40][41]

[edit] Park design

The archway entrance to the theme park.

Universal Studios Florida features six themed areas all situated around a large lagoon. This lagoon will be the future site of Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, a thematic display that will showcase scenes from various Universal films, featuring lasers, projectors and fountains, and pyrotechnics. The six surrounding themed areas, clockwise from the entrance, are Production Central, New York, San Francisco/Amity, World Expo, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. Each area features a combination of rides, shows, attractions, character appearances, dining outlets and merchandise stores.

[edit] Production Central

The Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit as seen from Toon Lagoon at Universal's Islands of Adventure.

Production Central serves as the park's main entrance. The section features a cluster of motion picture soundstages, each of which house theme park attractions or actual film and television studios. A section of this area holding soundstages 18 and 19 was formerly used for production of Nickelodeon shows, but following the closure of Nickelodeon Studios, this area was annexed into CityWalk with the opening of Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre.[42] Production Central is home to two Shrek themed attractions. The first is Shrek 4-D which takes guests on a journey that occurs between the first and second Shrek films.[43][44] The second attraction is Donkey's Photo Finish where guests can interact with the stars of Shrek in a character meet and greet. Both attractions opened in 2003. In 2009 two new attractions opened in Production Central. The Universal Music Plaza Stage is a recreation of the famous Hollywood Bowl and provides a permanent stage for live concerts during the park's Mardi Gras, Rock the Universe, Summer Concert Series and Universal Holidays events.[45] The second attraction to open in the area in 2009 was Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit. Opening in August 2009, the roller coaster offers a complete experience with a custom soundtrack and the ability to upload a video of your experience to the internet.[46][47]

The area is also home to a variety of dining outlets and merchandise shops. Food and beverage items can be purchased from Beverly Hills Boulangerie or Universal Studios' Classic Monsters Cafe while merchandise can be bought from a variety of themed stores including Universal Studios Store, Studio Sweets, It's a Wrap!, and Shrek's Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe.[48][49]

[edit] New York

The entrance for Revenge of the Mummy - The Ride.
A Dodge Monaco Bluesmobile.

This section of the park is aptly named. Within its boundaries can be found architectural styles and sets that resemble the New York from the past and present. New York's flagship attraction is Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride. Opening in May 2004, this indoor roller coaster was inspired by The Mummy film franchise.[50][51] Outside the ride guests can purchase merchandise items from Sahara Traders. Twister...Ride it Out is a live-action attraction that uses special effects to simulate a tornado. It was inspired by the 1996 film Twister.[52] The attraction opened in 1998 and features a merchandise shop entitled Aftermath nearby. A walkthrough attraction named Delancey Street Preview Center allows visitors to preview upcoming films or television shows created by Universal Studios. This allows the company to receive feedback from a wide range of sources. The Preview Center opened in 2006. In the streets of New York, The Blues Brothers perform a variety of classic rock and soul songs multiple times per day in The Blues Brothers Live.[53]

New York features several dining outlets: Finnegan's Bar and Grill and Louie's Italian Restaurant which were designed for the park as well as Starbucks Coffee and Ben & Jerry's which are commercial franchises. Within New York exist three merchandise shops: Sahara Traders, Aftermath and Rosie's Irish Shop. The first two feature merchandise related to attractions within this area.[48][54]

[edit] San Francisco

This section has the distinct theme of a mature coastal city in Northern Caliornia. A previous area connected to this section was themed to Amity, a seasonal New England tourist town from the Jaws franchise, and included the ride Jaws as well as multiple shops and dining facilities. This section was permanently removed on January 2nd, 2012 in order for construction to proceed on an up-coming attraction. Within San Francisco lie one show and one attraction. Opening in 1992, Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue is a live show featuring some of Universal's classic monsters, including Frankenstein, Dracula, the Bride of Frankenstein, and Wolfman. Outside of performance times, guests have the opportunity to meet Beetlejuice.[55] The most recent addition was that of Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!. This attraction puts guests in the middle of a new Disaster movie made by fictional company Disaster Studios.[56] It opened in January 2008[57] and features a merchandise store, named Disaster! Studios Gifts. In homage to the previous Earthquake: The Big One attraction (which Disaster! replaced), the Richter's Burger Company dining outlet has remained open.

The previous Amity-themed section of this area is still home to Fear Factor Live, a live stunt show that puts real park guests into the action of the recently revived NBC series, Fear Factor.[58] It opened in 2005 with a merchandise shop named Fear Factor Gear.

In addition to the themed shops mentioned previously there are several other shops including Lombard's Landing Seafood Grille and San Francisco Candy Factory.[48][59]

[edit] World Expo

The Simpsons Ride façade.

World Expo takes its inspiration from the international expositions of the 20th century. It combines ultra-modern architecture as seen from the 1960s with architecture from today. Theming in the area includes various flags of countries of the world.

The area is currently home to two attractions. The first is Men in Black: Alien Attack which is an interactive dark ride adventure where you will join the ranks of the Men in Black to save New York City from a recent alien invasion. The attraction opened in 2000.[60][60] Opened in 2008, the second attraction is based upon the popular television show and film. The Simpsons Ride is a motion simulator ride which takes you through the world of Krustyland with the Simpson family.[61][62]

World Expo is home to the International Food and Film Festival dining outlet. The land is home to three merchandise shops which sell items specifically targeted at the surrounding attractions. Men In Black: Alien Attack and The Simpsons Ride sell merchandise items in MIB Gear and the Kwik-E-Mart respectively.[48][63]

Sometime after June 2005 the optical illusion of the Space Shuttle was removed from this part of the park. As you headed towards World Expo from San Francisco/Amity it was one of the many designated photo spots through out the park. There was a hanging platform that you would place your camera on and take the picture. The Shuttle would look as though it was sitting on the top of expired park ride Back to the Future: The Ride.

Entrance for the E.T. Adventure attraction.

[edit] Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone

Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone is the park's children's area named after Universal Studios' mascot, Woody Woodpecker. The area was originally part of World Expo, but was divided into its own section with the opening of a junior roller coaster named Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster in 1999.[64][65][66]

In addition to the junior roller coaster, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone is home to three attractions and three shows. Fievel's Playland is a children's playground which includes a 30-foot (9.1 m) spider web to climb and a 200-foot (61 m) long water slide.[67][68][69][70] The attraction opened in 1992. A second children's play area opened six years later. Curious George Goes to Town is a play area featuring two large water troughs that dump 500 gallons of water on its visitors every few minutes, and a ball area where guests can shoot soft, foam balls out of cannons.[71][72] The final attraction is E.T. Adventure. Opening in 1990, the ride is a dark ride based on the 1982 hit film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[73][74]

Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone is home to three shows which are performed multiple times per day. A Day in the Park with Barney is a live, sing-along stage show featuring Barney and his friends.[75] Animal Actors On Location is a 20-minute live stage show featuring trained animals showcasing their talent.[76] StarToons Summer Jam is a live show featuring classic Universal cartoon characters performing to beach party songs. It is the fourth version of the show to be held at the park, the previous three versions being StarToons, in the Production Central area, as well asStarToons Character Meet and Greet and StarToons: 80's Rewind, also in the Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone area.[citation needed]

Guests can purchase food and beverage items from the Kidzone Pizza Company in Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone. As with the rest of the park, merchandise shops have been designed to offer specific merchandise related to that area's attractions. The Barney Store and E.T.'s Toy Closet sell merchandise specific to A Day in the Park with Barney and E.T. Adventure respectively. The Universal Cartoon Store, on the other hand, sells merchandise of various cartoon characters, including Woody Woodpecker and Scooby Doo.[48][77]

The entrance to the Hollywood area during the 2007 holiday season

[edit] Hollywood

The Hollywood section of the park greets guests with recreations of some of Hollywood's greatest monuments, such as Schwab's Drug Store and Mel's Drive-In. These recreations are accompanied by two shows and a walkthrough exhibit as well as the world famous state of the art Radio Broadcast Center on the corner between Schwabs and The Brown Derby. The Radio Broadcast Center host radio stations from all over the world.

Lucy: A Tribute, a walk-through museum featuring the best of "America's favorite redhead", Lucille Ball.[78] Universal's Horror Make-Up Show is a live stage show that shows guests how horror film special effects are created. Before the main show guests experience a pre-show walk-through of set pieces and props used in various horror movies. The pre-show currently houses a character appearance by Hellboy from Hellboy II: The Golden Army. In August 2008, a section of the pre-show lobby was included to contain material from Halloween Horror Nights which includes some concept art, and a timeline of park map covers dating from its debut year in 1991 as Fright Nights. Both of these attractions opened in 1990.[79] The final attraction is Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time. The show is a live, 3D experience that combines a 3-D film with an actual stage show based on the film Terminator 2.[80][81]

Hollywood's two dining outlets are recreations of actual Hollywood outlets. Schwab's Pharmacy and Mel's Drive In offer guests a variety of food and beverage options. A third outlet, named Cafe La Bamba, operates seasonally. Guests can purchase Terminator merchandise from Cyber Image and magic-related items from Theatre Magic.[48][82]

[edit] Character appearances

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[edit] Production facilities

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Universal Studios Florida is also a working production studio. It has been used for several movies, television series, commercials, music videos, and other events throughout its history. It was also the home of Nickelodeon Studios, the production location for Nickelodeon from 1990 until 2005. In September 2008, Nickelodeon returned to Universal Studios Florida for the production of "My Family's Got GUTS." Currently, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling films it's flagship television program, as well as various pay-per-views, at the studio. In January 2009, the Powerball lottery drawings moved from Iowa; they are conducted and made at Universal Studios Florida, coinciding with the Florida Lottery's entry into the Powerball game. In July 2010, RTL Group's Family Feud was filmed at the studios, coinciding with the show's debut of new host Steve Harvey.

Soundstages 18 and 19 at the park were home to Nickelodeon Studios prior to the debut of the Blue Man Group show.

Universal Studios Florida is home to six soundstages that are available for a variety of purposes. A seventh soundstage, Stage 18, was one of the former Nickelodeon Studios soundstages; it was redesigned in 2007 as the Sharp Aquos Theatre, where the Blue Man Group has performed since June 2007. The soundstage and the core production facility were made a permanent part of Universal CityWalk. Soundstage 21 has been used since June 2004 for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) which has produced its weekly television program, Impact Wrestling from there, and has aired some of its pay-per-view events from this location since November 2004; it is referred to as the "Impact Wrestling Zone" for this reason. TNA also uses soundstage 24 for backstage use. The remaining soundstages are available for rent by other production companies. During Halloween Horror Nights, the soundstages are occasionally used for the event's haunted houses.

A wide range of productions have been filmed in the soundstages during the studio's history, including many local and national commercials. Television shows include SeaQuest DSV (from its second season forward) and Superboy (second-fourth seasons). The Ellen DeGeneres Show tapes a week-long series of episodes at the resort in the spring.[83] Sports-entertainment shows WCW Monday Nitro and roller derby series "RollerJam!" were taped at the studios. In 2009 the studios also became headquarters for the Adrenaline Partnership's FIREBALL RUN(R) series; a popular national motoring event series. The studios have hosted numerous game shows, including national tours of Wheel of Fortune, Fear Factor (portions of episodes from 2004–2005) and the Florida Lottery's Flamingo Fortune. Since 2009, the Powerball drawing originates from the facilities. Major scenes of the movie Parenthood were filmed at the studios prior to the park's opening to the public in 1990. The film Psycho IV: The Beginning as well as the TV series Swamp Thing were also filmed at the theme park shortly following its grand opening. Most recently, the films Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective, Beethoven's Big Break and The Final Destination were filmed at the studio.

During the 1990s when Nickelodeon's main home was at Universal Studios, the soundstages were used to film almost all Nickelodeon's original live action programming including: Get the Picture, Kenan & Kel, Family Double Dare, All That and many others, although many programs, including All That and Kenan & Kel later moved to Nickelodeon On Sunset in California. While Stage 18 is now used as the Sharp Aquos Theatre for the Blue Man Group, Soundstage 19 and the core production facility are home to Sun Sports and FSN.

Other soundstages located throughout the park (while primarily in the Production Central area) house the attractions Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre (in CityWalk), Shrek 4-D, Donkey's Photo Finish, Twister...Ride it Out, Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Men in Black: Alien Attack and E.T. Adventure.

[edit] Annual events

Universal Studios Florida features several seasonal events throughout its operating calendar. Some are included in the daily park admission, while others are separately-ticketed events.

[edit] Grad Bash and Gradventure

Grad Bash and Gradventure are two separate events held in April and May at the park. Grad Bash is an event for graduating high school senior classes who can gather for an exclusive, all-night party at the Universal Orlando Resort featuring all of the best park attractions, live performances by some of the most popular musicians, dance parties with DJs, and pre-parties live at The Universal Music Plaza Stage in the Production Central area.[84] After Disney's retirement of Grad Nite, Grad Bash will be held for five nights in 2012. Gradventure is similar, but is designed for junior high/middle school graduating students.[85]

[edit] Halloween Horror Nights

Main article: Halloween Horror Nights

Halloween Horror Nights turns the park into a giant haunted playground, including scare zones, numerous haunted houses and special themed shows. The event is run annually in late September and October.[86]

[edit] Macy's Holiday Parade

See also: Macy's Holiday Parade

Macy's Holiday Parade brings some authentic balloons from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Orlando in a month-long event in December that highlights the Christmas celebrations at the park.[87]

[edit] Mardi Gras

See also: Mardi Gras

Generally in February through to April, a parade and concert series inspired by New Orleans' Fat Tuesday party is held at the park.[88]

[edit] Rock the Universe

Main article: Rock the Universe

Rock the Universe is the park's Christian music festival, featuring two days in September of concerts with leading contemporary Christian, Christian rock, and Christian rap artists live at The Universal Music Plaza Stage in the Production Central.[89]

[edit] Summer Concert Series

Summer Concert Series occurs annually and features a variety of popular music acts performing live at The Universal Music Plaza Stage in the Production Central.[90]

[edit] Universal Express Plus

Universal Express Plus.

Universal Studios Florida allow guests to utilize the "Universal Express Plus" Pass on selected attractions. This pass admits users to a separate line for the attraction, which is given priority status when boarding. Universal Express Plus is not a virtual queuing service, where users receive a specific time to return to the priority line. Instead, passholders may enter the Express Plus line whenever they wish.

Universal Express Plus is not included in park admission. There are a limited number of passes available each day and they are often sold out in advance.[91] The cost of the pass varies based on what parks are selected and even what day is selected, with higher prices charged on peak operating days during the year.

Purchasers of the Express Plus pass may use the shorter priority line once per enabled attraction. Guests of Universal's three on-site resorts—the Royal Pacific Resort, the Hard Rock Hotel and the Portofino Bay Hotel—may show their room keys for unlimited uses of the faster line for each ride. Also, guests who hold Universal Orlando's Premier Annual Pass receive the same privilege extended to hotel guests, though only after 4pm, and are limited to one time through each attraction per day.[92]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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1980 Magic Kingdom (US) · 1982 Opryland USA (US) · 1986 Epcot (US) · 1988 Knott's Berry Farm (US) · 1990 Europa-Park (DE) · 1992 Efteling (NL) · 1994 Universal Studios Florida (US) · 1996 Cedar Point (US) · 1998 Silver Dollar City (US) · 2000 Hersheypark (US) · 2002 Busch Gardens Europe (US) · 2004 Holiday World & Splashin' Safari (US) · 2006 Islands of Adventure (US) · 2008 Xetulul (GT) · 2010 Dollywood (US)
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