Universal Studios Florida

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Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida, owned by Universal Studios. The park features numerous themed areas and attractions based on popular movie and TV franchises, and forms a part of the larger Universal Orlando Resort.^[1] It also operates as a film and television studio.^[2] The park opened on June 7, 1990,^[3] and was founded by Jay Stein^[4], the recreation director for MCA Inc., which owned Universal at the time.

Contents 1 Park areas 1.1 Production Central 1.1.1 Attractions 1.1.2 Shopping 1.1.3 Dining 1.2 New York 1.2.1 Attractions 1.2.2 Shopping 1.2.3 Dining 1.3 San Francisco/Amity 1.3.1 Attractions 1.3.2 Shopping 1.3.3 Dining 1.4 World Expo 1.4.1 Attractions 1.4.2 Shopping 1.4.3 Dining 1.5 Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone 1.5.1 Attractions 1.5.2 Shopping 1.5.3 Dining 1.6 Hollywood 1.6.1 Attractions 1.6.2 Shopping 1.6.3 Dining 1.7 Lagoon 1.8 Other 2 Previous attractions 2.1 Production Central 2.2 New York 2.3 San Francisco/Amity 2.4 World Expo 2.5 Woody Woodpecker's KidZone 2.6 Hollywood 2.7 Lagoon 3 References

Park areas

Universal Studios Florida is split up into six different themed areas which each hold attractions, shows, dining establishments and gift shops.

Production Central

Attractions

• Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem^[5]
• Shrek 4-D
• Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
• The Universal Music Plaza Stage

Shopping

• The Universal Studios Store
• Shrek's Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe
• It's a Wrap!

Dining

• Universal Studios' Classic Monsters Cafe
• Studio Sweets

New York

Attractions

• Twister...Ride it Out
• Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride
• The Blues Brothers Show
• Delancey Street Preview Center

Shopping

• Aftermath
• Sahara Traders
• Rosie's Irish Shop

Dining

• Louie's Italian Restaurant
• Finnegan's Bar and Grill

San Francisco/Amity

Attractions

• Beetlejuice's Rock n' Roll Graveyard Revue
• Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!
• Fear Factor Live

Shopping

• San Francisco Candy Factory

Dining

• Richter's Burger Co.
• Lombard's Landing

World Expo

Attractions

• Men in Black: Alien Attack
• The Simpsons Ride

Shopping

• MIB Gear
• Kwik-E-Mart

Dining

• Squishee Stall
• International Food and Film Festival

Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone

Attractions

• E.T. Adventure
• Animal Actors on Location
• Fievel's Playland
• A Day in the Park with Barney
• Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster
• Curious George Goes to Town
• StarToons: 80's Rewind

Shopping

• E.T.'s Toy Closet
• The Barney Store

Dining

• Kidzone Pizza Company

Hollywood

Attractions

• Universal's Horror Make-Up Show
• Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time
• Lucy: A Tribute
• Mel's Drive-In Concert
• Street Breakz

Shopping

• Cyber Gear
• Theatre Magic
• The Brown Derby Hat Shop
• Studio Styles

Dining

• Mel's Drive-In
• Cafe La Bamba
• Schwab's Pharmacy

Lagoon

• Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories

Other

• Universal's Superstar Parade

Previous attractions

Production Central

• Nickelodeon Studios (June 7, 1990 - April 30, 2005) Replaced by Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre in Universal CityWalk Orlando
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (June 7, 1990 - October 20, 2002) Replaced by Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (June 7, 1990 - January 3, 2003) Replaced by Shrek 4-D
• Production Studio Tour (June 7, 1990 - 1995)
• The Boneyard (June 7, 1990 - September 9, 2008) Replaced by The Universal Music Plaza Stage
• Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theatre (June 7, 1990 - 1996) Replaced by Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen
• MCA Recording Studio (June 7, 1990 - 1996) Replaced by Stage 54
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (February 16, 1992 - 1993) Replaced by StarToons
• StarToons (1993 - 1996)
• Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen (1997 - 1999)
• Stage 54 (1997 - 2003) Replaced by Donkey's Photo Finish
• Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (April 11, 2003 - August 18, 2011) Replaced by Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
• Donkey's Photo Finish (May 2003 - June 19, 2012)

New York

• Ghostbusters Spooktacular (June 7, 1990 - November 8, 1996) Replaced by Twister...Ride it Out
• Kongfrontation (June 7, 1990 - September 8, 2002) Replaced by Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride
• The Screen Test Home Video Adventure (March 1991 - November 11, 1996) Replaced by Islands of Adventure Preview Center)
• StreetBusters (1991 - 1992) Replaced by Extreme Ghostbusters: The Great Fright Way.
• Islands of Adventure Preview Center (May 1997 - May 1999)
• Extreme Ghostbusters: The Great Fright Way (2002 - February 2005)

San Francisco/Amity

• Earthquake: The Big One (June 7, 1990 - November 5, 2007) Replaced by Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!
• Jaws (June 7, 1990 - January 2, 2012)^[6]
• An American Tail Theatre (1991 - 1992) Replaced by Beetlejuice's Rock n' Roll Graveyard Revue
• The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show (July 6, 1991 - September 4, 2003) Replaced by Fear Factor Live

World Expo

• The Swamp Thing Set (June 7, 1990 - 1997) Replaced by Men in Black: Alien Attack
• Back to the Future: The Ride (May 2, 1991 - March 30, 2007) Replaced by The Simpsons Ride
• The Bates Motel Set (June 7, 1990 - 1995) Replaced by A Day in the Park with Barney
• The Bates Mansion Set (June 7, 1990 - 1998) Replaced by Curious George Goes to Town

Woody Woodpecker's KidZone

• Animal Actors Stage (June 7, 1990 - 2001) Re-Themed into Animal Planet Live
• Animal Planet Live (2001 - 2006) Re-Themed into Animal Actors on Location

Hollywood

• How to Make a Mega Movie Deal (1991 - 1993) Replaced by AT&T at the Movies
• AT&T at the Movies (1998 - 2001)

Lagoon

• Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular (June 7, 1990 - February 17, 2000) Replaced by Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular
• Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular (July 1, 2006 - September 6, 2011) Replaced by Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories

References

1. ↑ http://www.universalorlando.com/Theme_Parks/Universal_Studios_Orlando/universal_studios_florida.aspx
2. ↑ http://studio.florida.universalstudios.com/
3. ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-06-08/news/9006080556_1_sylvester-stallone-grand-opening-universal-studios
4. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,970420,00.html
5. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/19/local/la-trb-universal-studios-despicable-me-05201119
6. ↑ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/universal-to-close-jaws-20111202,0,917627.story