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2014年9月2日Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on Cheap NFL Jerseys 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 eighthmost visited theme park in the United States.[2]
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 Ghostbusters, Men in Black, (Sony’s Columbia Pictures), Jimmy Neutron (Viacom’s Nickelodeon), The Simpsons (20th Century Fox), and Shrek (DreamWorks Animation).
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.
In many former rides, the many original stars were also to reprise their film roles such as: Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future: The Ride, Roy Scheider recorded a voice over for the conclusion of Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins appeared in Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies, additionally, various Nicktoon voice actors reprised their roles in Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast.
Park history
From its inception in 1982,[3] Universal Studios Florida was designed as a theme park and a working studio. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had constructed an amusement park "from the ground up." However, the proposed project was put on hold until 1986, when a meeting between Steven Spielberg, a cofounder for the park, and Peter N. Alexander prompted for the creation of a Back to the Future simulator ride in addition to the already planned King Kong based ride.[4]
A major component of the original park in Hollywood is its studio tour, which featured several specialeffects 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, standalone 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. Ride the Movies. (1990 1998); No one makes believe like we do! (1990 1998); Ride the Movies (1998 2008). The park’s current slogan is: Jump into the Action (2008present).
1988: Universal Studios cheap jerseys Florida’s opening date is delayed from December, 1989 to May 1, 1990. Shortly following, MCA/Universal releases a video detailing the future park, which stars Christopher Lloyd as the Universal character Doc Brown interacting with the various attractions at the Florida park.[5]
Mid 1988: Universal Studios allows guests to witness the production of television shows and motion pictures in the Florida park’s soundstages, while the rest of the studio/park is still under construction.[6]
1989: MCA/Universal Studios claims that The Walt Disney Company and it’s CEO, Michael Eisner copied several concepts of the Universal Studios Florida park, and integrated them into Disney’s recently opened Disney/MGM Studios park.[7]
January 31, 1990: Universal Studios Florida’s opening date is again delayed from May 1, 1990 to June 7, 1990.[8]
Late May 1990: Universal Studios Florida begins soft openings for the general public.[9] Many of the park’s attractions are not yet open at the time, and still under testing.
June 7, 1990: Universal Studios Florida is officially opened with a grand opening style ceremony.[10] The park opens with five themed areas: The Front Lot (entrance area), Production Central, New York, /Amity, Expo Center, Hollywood as well as a Lagoon located in the center of the park. The Front Lot and Production Central areas are referred to as "In Production", the New York section is referred to as "Now Shooting", the and Amity sections are referred to as "On Location" and the Expo Center area is referred to as "The World of CineMagic Center". Nickelodeon Studios also opened on this day where there was a grand opening ceremony hosted by Marc Summers.
Summer 1990: Due to massive technical problems with the original Kongfrontation, Earthquake: The Big One and Jaws rides, Universal begins a temporary voucher service to allow guests to revisit the studio/park when the attractions are operating.[10]
September 30, 1990: Jaws is temporarily closed by Universal due to persistent major technical problems. During the shutdown, Universal sues the original designer of the Jaws ride,[11] Ride Show Engineering, and hires Totally Fun Company to create a redesigned version of most of the ride.
Spring 1991: Universal adds four new attractions to the park: The Blues Brothers Show, StreetBusters, The Screen Test Home Video Adventure and How to Make a Mega Movie Deal.[12]
May 2, 1991: Back to the Future: The Ride officially opens in the World Expo Center area of the park, in a grand opening ceremony.[13] The ride is considered to be a success, and receives positive reception from theme park critics.[14]
October 1991: Fright Nights debuts at the park. In 1992, it is renamed to Halloween Horror Nights.
Summer 1993: Jaws is wholesale jerseys reopened, with many scenes altered.
1993, September 16: MCA/Universal announces plans to expand Universal Studios Florida into the Universal City, Florida resort complex, including a second theme park and multiple hotels.[15]
July 10, 1995: A Day in the Park with Barney opens in the World Expo area.
Fall 1995: The Production Studio Tour is closed due to a dwindle in the studios’ recent Film/TV production.
In 2010, the park hosted an estimated 5.9 million guests, ranking it the eighthmost visited theme park in the United States.[2]
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 Ghostbusters, Men in Black, (Sony’s Columbia Pictures), Jimmy Neutron (Viacom’s Nickelodeon), The Simpsons (20th Century Fox), and Shrek (DreamWorks Animation).
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.
In many former rides, the many original stars were also to reprise their film roles such as: Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future: The Ride, Roy Scheider recorded a voice over for the conclusion of Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins appeared in Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies, additionally, various Nicktoon voice actors reprised their roles in Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast.
Park history
From its inception in 1982,[3] Universal Studios Florida was designed as a theme park and a working studio. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had constructed an amusement park "from the ground up." However, the proposed project was put on hold until 1986, when a meeting between Steven Spielberg, a cofounder for the park, and Peter N. Alexander prompted for the creation of a Back to the Future simulator ride in addition to the already planned King Kong based ride.[4]
A major component of the original park in Hollywood is its studio tour, which featured several specialeffects 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, standalone 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. Ride the Movies. (1990 1998); No one makes believe like we do! (1990 1998); Ride the Movies (1998 2008). The park’s current slogan is: Jump into the Action (2008present).
1988: Universal Studios cheap jerseys Florida’s opening date is delayed from December, 1989 to May 1, 1990. Shortly following, MCA/Universal releases a video detailing the future park, which stars Christopher Lloyd as the Universal character Doc Brown interacting with the various attractions at the Florida park.[5]
Mid 1988: Universal Studios allows guests to witness the production of television shows and motion pictures in the Florida park’s soundstages, while the rest of the studio/park is still under construction.[6]
1989: MCA/Universal Studios claims that The Walt Disney Company and it’s CEO, Michael Eisner copied several concepts of the Universal Studios Florida park, and integrated them into Disney’s recently opened Disney/MGM Studios park.[7]
January 31, 1990: Universal Studios Florida’s opening date is again delayed from May 1, 1990 to June 7, 1990.[8]
Late May 1990: Universal Studios Florida begins soft openings for the general public.[9] Many of the park’s attractions are not yet open at the time, and still under testing.
June 7, 1990: Universal Studios Florida is officially opened with a grand opening style ceremony.[10] The park opens with five themed areas: The Front Lot (entrance area), Production Central, New York, /Amity, Expo Center, Hollywood as well as a Lagoon located in the center of the park. The Front Lot and Production Central areas are referred to as "In Production", the New York section is referred to as "Now Shooting", the and Amity sections are referred to as "On Location" and the Expo Center area is referred to as "The World of CineMagic Center". Nickelodeon Studios also opened on this day where there was a grand opening ceremony hosted by Marc Summers.
Summer 1990: Due to massive technical problems with the original Kongfrontation, Earthquake: The Big One and Jaws rides, Universal begins a temporary voucher service to allow guests to revisit the studio/park when the attractions are operating.[10]
September 30, 1990: Jaws is temporarily closed by Universal due to persistent major technical problems. During the shutdown, Universal sues the original designer of the Jaws ride,[11] Ride Show Engineering, and hires Totally Fun Company to create a redesigned version of most of the ride.
Spring 1991: Universal adds four new attractions to the park: The Blues Brothers Show, StreetBusters, The Screen Test Home Video Adventure and How to Make a Mega Movie Deal.[12]
May 2, 1991: Back to the Future: The Ride officially opens in the World Expo Center area of the park, in a grand opening ceremony.[13] The ride is considered to be a success, and receives positive reception from theme park critics.[14]
October 1991: Fright Nights debuts at the park. In 1992, it is renamed to Halloween Horror Nights.
Summer 1993: Jaws is wholesale jerseys reopened, with many scenes altered.
1993, September 16: MCA/Universal announces plans to expand Universal Studios Florida into the Universal City, Florida resort complex, including a second theme park and multiple hotels.[15]
July 10, 1995: A Day in the Park with Barney opens in the World Expo area.
Fall 1995: The Production Studio Tour is closed due to a dwindle in the studios’ recent Film/TV production.
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