Universal Studios Florida

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. It also operates as a film and television studio. The park opened on June 7, 1990, and was founded by Jay Stein, the recreation director for MCA Inc., which owned Universal at the time.

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 (Opening in 2012)
• Shrek 4-D
• Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
• The Universal Music Plaza Stage
• Donkey's Photo Finish

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!
• Jaws
• Fear Factor Live

Shopping

• San Francisco Candy Factory
• Quint's Surf Shack

Dining

• Richter's Burger Co.
• Lombard's Landing
• Nathan's Hot Dogs

World Expo

Attractions

• Men in Black: Alien Attack
• The Simpsons Ride
• Street Breaks

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
• Universal Studios' Cartoon Store
• 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

Shopping

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

Dining

• Cafe La Bamba
• Schwab's Pharmacy

Lagoon

• Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular

Previous attractions

Production Central

• Nickelodeon Studios (1990 - 2005) Replaced by Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre in Universal CityWalk Orlando
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990 - 2002) Replaced by Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990 - 2003) Replaced by Shrek 4-D
• Production Studio Tour (1990 - 1995)
• The Boneyard (1990 - 2008) Replaced by The Universal Music Plaza Stage
• Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theatre (1990 - 1996) Replaced by Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen
• MCA Recording Studio (1990 - 1996) Replaced by Stage 54
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (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 (2003 - 2011) Will be replaced by Despicable Me

New York

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

San Francisco/Amity

• Earthquake: The Big One (1990 - 2007) Replaced by Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!
• An American Tail Theatre (1991 - 1992) Replaced by Beetlejuice's Rock n' Roll Graveyard Revue
• The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show (1991 - 2003) Replaced by Fear Factor Live

World Expo

• The Swamp Thing Set (1990 - 1994) Replaced by Men in Black: Alien Attack
• Back to the Future: The Ride (1991 - 2007) Replaced by The Simpsons Ride
• The Bates Motel Set (1990 - 1995) Replaced by A Day in the Park with Barney
• The Bates Mansion Set (1990 - 1998) Replaced by Curious George Goes to Town

Woody Woodpecker's KidZone

• Animal Actors Stage (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 (1990 - 2000) Replaced by Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular