The park is large. The attractions are arranged in nine areas of the park. A tenth area, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened on 15 July 2014 with its flagship attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The area was modeled on the areas of the same names at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. There are also attractions that are not in the United States and are unique to Universal Studios Japan, such as Black Lake and Hogwarts Express Photo Op. An eleventh area, Super Nintendo World, is scheduled to open sometime in 2021.
Lands and attractions
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan | Lands and attractions
Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Super Nintendo World,Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened on 15 July 2014 with its flagship attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey", to name a few. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Black Lake and Hogwarts Express Photo Op.
who plays bad guy in iron man 2
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Justin Hammer
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which other actors are there in this film?
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The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson.
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what is the storyline?
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It is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man.
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where is it filmed?
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The bulk of the production took place at Raleigh Studios, few scenes were filmed at Edwards Air Force Base
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where is this air force base located?
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Kern County in Edwards, California
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who is the editor of the mentioned comics series?
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is there any themed park based on this comics?
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Yes.  Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to Universal Studios Japan.
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when was this island created?
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Marvel Super Hero Island was created in 1999
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can you explain the ride you mentioned in your previous answer?
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has it received it award?
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Its  won "Amusement Today"s Golden Ticket Award for Best Dark Ride for twelve consecutive years from 1999 through to 2010.
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the japanese studio you have mentioned above; is it also a themed park?
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Yes, located in Osaka, is one of six Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by , which is wholly owned by NBCUniversal (as of 2017).
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what are some of its attractions?
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, located in Osaka, is one of six Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by , which is wholly owned by NBCUniversal (as of 2017). The park is similar to the Universal Orlando Resort since it also contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. The park opened on 31 March 2001. Over 11 million guests visited the park in its opening year, making it the world's fastest amusement park to have achieved the 10 million milestone at the time. Since then, Universal Studios Japan has had approximately 8 million visitors every year. Most visitors are Japanese tourists and tourists from other Asian countries such as South Korea and China.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
The park is large. The attractions are arranged in nine areas of the park. A tenth area, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened on 15 July 2014 with its flagship attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The area was modeled on the areas of the same names at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. There are also attractions that are not in the United States and are unique to Universal Studios Japan, such as Black Lake and Hogwarts Express Photo Op. An eleventh area, Super Nintendo World, is scheduled to open sometime in 2021.
Universal Studios Japan | Lands and attractions
After almost three years of construction, Universal Studios Japan opened on March 31, 2001, in the Konohana-ku district of Osaka, Japan, and was the first Universal Studios theme park to open outside of the U.S. It was also the first Universal theme park to operate within the Asian region. The park incorporates attractions from both Universal Orlando and Hollywood and features a CityWalk district, a shopping mall with multiple official Universal hotels and many restaurants and shops, including stores selling Universal Studios merchandise and Osaka souvenirs. The theme park occupies an area of 108 acres and is the most visited amusement park in Japan after its rival Tokyo Disney Resort.
Universal Parks &amp; Resorts | Universal Studios Japan
In November 2004, a 35-year-old woman from Osaka Prefecture suffered nerve damage in her right wrist, affecting the use of two of her fingers. This occurred when her hand got stuck in a safety bar of the E.T. Adventure attraction as an employee pulled it down to secure it.
Universal Studios Japan | Incidents
It is also very popular among Western tourists and expatriates. In 2005, Goldman Sachs became the largest shareholder in Universal Studios Japan. Various events were held in the year 2011 to celebrate the park's tenth anniversary, by which time a total of 88 million guests had cumulatively attended the park. There were 700,000 annual passport holders in June 2012 and in the 2012 fiscal year, 9.75 million guests visited the park. During the 2013 fiscal year, Universal Studios Japan received 10.5 million guests. Various factors contributed to this growth in 2013, including the opening of the backwards roller coaster "Hollywood Dream – The Ride – Backdrop" in March, and the "New Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D" in July, which installed new 4KHD technology, which proved to be popular among the younger generation of visitors.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
The attraction remains part of the Osaka park. A similar styled show demonstrating storm effects, Lights! Camera! Action! Hosted by Steven Spielberg, opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010.
Backdraft (attraction) | Introduction
After the release of "Tokyo Drift" in 2006, Universal began to market the franchise by introducing theme park attractions. From 2006 to 2013, the attraction "The Fast and the Furious: Extreme Close-Up" was included as part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood. The tour's tram would enter a small arena, which featured a demonstration of prop vehicles being manipulated by articulated robotic arms. A new attraction, "", opened as part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2015. The tour's tram passes the black Dodge Charger used in the fifth film, as riders are shown a video of Luke Hobbs, who informs them a high-valued witness sought by Owen Shaw is on the tram.
Fast &amp; Furious | Universal theme park attractions
Universal Studios Japan also announced a closure the same day. By mid-March, some attractions began to partially reopen, with Huis Ten Bosch and Legoland Japan Resort reopening with limited services (outdoor attractions only, visitors subject to temperature checks before entering) on 23 March. However, the Disney parks and Universal Studios Japan delayed their re-openings until mid-to-late April. Later on July 1, Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland reopened after they reported their plan on 25 June. Affected by the shortage of outsourced staff due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many Japanese animated films and TV shows announced changes or postponed broadcasts due to production problems, including "A Certain Scientific Railgun T" (deferred for broadcast, changed to rebroadcast), "Asteroid in Love", "A3!" (Delay extension), "Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Fantasy-" (Delay extension), etc.
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan | Entertainment
Like other Universal parks, Universal Studios Japan does not limit itself to attractions based on Universal's owned-library. It has licensed other franchises from different studios for some attractions. Some examples include:
Universal Studios Japan | Licensed properties included at Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure, known in Japan as , is a 2001 video game developed by Nai'a Digital Works and published by Kemco for the Nintendo GameCube. Set in the Universal Studios Japan park, the object of the game is to complete several mini-games loosely based on the real-life attractions , Jaws, Jurassic Park River Adventure, E.T. Adventure, Backdraft, Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show, and . There is also a Movie Quiz, in which the player must answer trivia questions about the Universal Studios films. The game was panned by critics for its poor gameplay and tedious minigames.
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure | Introduction
At the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened on July 15, 2014. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coaster. Two features in the Japanese park not found in Orlando or Hollywood are Hogwarts' Black Lake and live owls.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | Universal Studios Japan
The attraction at Universal Studios Japan is located on the former site of Back to the Future: The Ride in the San Francisco area in a new area called Minion Park. The ride is also slated to open in 2021 at Universal Studios Singapore.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Overview
Super Nintendo World is wedged in at the northern end of the park, west of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter; south of the Shinmaya Toll Gate and the Nisshin Steel Company that are just outside of the property. Guests enter the land through a warp pipe from an entrance plaza. The entrance plaza can be accessed from a walkway that branches right next to the WaterWorld sign. The entrance plaza has lamp posts, a power star in the pavement, and Super Nintendo World signage next to the pipe. The pipe leads into Princess Peach's Castle. When guests exit the castle, they enter the 2 level courtyard on the 2nd floor, immersed in the Mushroom Kingdom with Bowser's Castle across the area.
Super Nintendo World | Universal Studios Japan
Like all theme parks, attractions are sometimes closed due to aging and replaced with more contemporary attractions. Universal has seen this happen several times. Some notable closures include Kongfrontation, , The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, Jaws, , and Nickelodeon Studios. The closures of Kongfrontation, Back to the Future, and Jaws have been given homages by the park to honor veteran visitors who revered the former rides. For instance, the current location of Diagon Alley was once a section of the park named Amity Island, based on the fictional seaside town from "Jaws", which contained the park's Jaws attraction. The area was reconstructed to make way for the Diagon Alley portion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction.
Universal Studios Florida | Previous attractions
Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. This is a list of current and past attractions – rides, shows, restaurants, and shops – that have appeared at the park. Character meets and atmosphere entertainment (e.g., roving musicians) are not listed. Also not listed are attractions from the neighboring Tokyo Disneyland.
List of Tokyo DisneySea attractions | Introduction
On July 22, 2010, Fuji-Q Highland opened a 1,460m section devoted to "Evangelion", featuring a lifesize entry plug and statue of Mari Makinami, an approximately 3-meter titanium Lance of Longinus, NERV hallways with character cutouts that lead to a hangar room with the 1:1 bust of Eva Unit-01, SEELE monoliths, appropriate cosplay, Eva-themed hotel rooms, and food products. A bust of Eva Unit-02 modeled after a scene in "Evangelion: 2.0" was installed in 2011. Universal Studios just announced there will be a Godzilla and Evangelion crossover attraction at universal studios Japan.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise) | Amusement park
Backdraft is a fire special effects show at Universal Studios Japan and formerly at Universal Studios Hollywood, based on the 1991 film of the same name. Visitors could learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them first hand. It was the first attraction based on an R-rated film at the Universal theme park. The Hollywood attraction was supposed to officially close after Labor Day 2009 to be replaced by in 2011, but remained open to appease visitors due to temporary closures of other attractions for annual refurbishment. The Hollywood attraction officially closed on April 11, 2010.
Backdraft (attraction) | Introduction
A duplicate of the Orlando attraction was installed at Universal Studios Japan as part of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed area. It opened on July 15, 2014.
Flight of the Hippogriff | Universal Studios Japan
There are five official hotels at or near the park:
Universal Studios Japan | Official hotels
"Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast" was a motion simulator ride featuring various Nickelodeon characters, including Jimmy Neutron, Hey Arnold!, the Rugrats, The Fairly OddParents and SpongeBob SquarePants. The ride's experience featured park guests pursuing the villain Ooblar in a rocket chase through the worlds and soundstages of the Nicktoons. It opened on April 11, 2003, replacing "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera", and was permanently closed on August 18, 2011. It was replaced by "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" on July 2, 2012.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
Recently, “theme parks” have become popular instead of “amusement parks”. In 1980s when it was a period of stable growth after high economic growth from the 1950s to the 1970s, there was a rush to build theme park, led by the Tokyo Disney Land which opened in 1973. In 2001, Tokyo Disney Sea and Universal Studios Japan opened in Tokyo and Osaka. USJ attracted the same number of visitors as Tokyo Disneyland did in its first year of operation. Therefore, the era became “Top two of East and West”. On the other hand, local theme parks were affected by the post-bubble effect and lost customers because of Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan, so they had to close their parks.
History of amusement parks in Japan | The era of Amusement Parks to Theme Parks
Much like with the previous Universal parks, USJ has characters both from Universal and third-party companies. USJ has the Japanese license to use the "Sesame Street", "Peanuts" and Sanrio characters, and alongside many others.
Universal Studios Japan | Characters
The following table shows all or most of the attractions found in all of the Universal Studios Theme Parks around the world. Some of the ticks feature links to appropriate Wikipedia pages.
List of Universal theme park attractions | Introduction
"StarToons" was a live stage show featuring Hanna-Barbera characters Fred Flintstone, George Jetson, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, and Boo-Boo. It opened in 1993 and closed in 1996.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | StarToons
Sky Dream Fukuoka, in Fukuoka's western ward, was one of the world's largest Ferris wheels at a height of 120 meters. It was closed on September 2009. The surrounding shopping center, Marinoa City Fukuoka, still attracts millions of visitors each year. Other shopping centers that attract tourists include Canal City, JR Hakata City, and Hakata Riverain. Fukuoka Castle, located adjacent to Ohori Park in Maizuru Park, features the remaining stone walls and ramparts left after a devastating fire during the upheaval of the Meiji Restoration. It has now been preserved along with some reconstructed prefabricate concrete towers constructed during the 1950s and 1960s, when there was a trend across Japan to rebuild damaged castles as tourist attractions.
Fukuoka | Attractions
Universal Studios Florida features eight themed areas all situated around a large lagoon. In 2012, this lagoon became the site of , a thematic display that showcased scenes from various Universal films, featuring lasers, projectors and fountains, and pyrotechnics. The eight surrounding themed areas, clockwise from the entrance, are Production Central, New York City, San Francisco, London/Diagon Alley, World Expo, Springfield, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. Each area features a combination of rides, shows, attractions, character appearances, dining outlets and merchandise stores. The newest area, based on Harry Potter's Diagon Alley, was added to the park in the July 2014.
Universal Studios Florida | Park design
As an homage to the Jaws attraction and Amity section that was available to so many visitors of the years, references to both are sprinkled throughout Diagon Alley. One being a set of shark jawbones appearing behind the herbs and potions of Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary. Nickelodeon Studios became a Blue Man Group attraction in 2007.
Universal Studios Florida | Previous attractions
"Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular" was a nighttime show attraction located at Universal Studios Florida. It featured famous scenes from Universal Pictures' films projected onto four large inflated domes in the middle of a lagoon, while various fireworks, flame effects, lasers, lights and water effects are set off. The show generally took place at the hour of the park's closing. The show opened at the park on July 1, 2006, replacing "Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular", and was removed in September 2011. It was replaced by "" on May 8, 2012.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular
"The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" was a motion simulator ride with characters created by Hanna-Barbera including Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons and Dick Dastardly and Muttley. The attraction was presented in two parts; a pre-show which established the attraction's storyline, and a main ride experience which utilized multiple motion simulation based cars manufactured by Intamin. It opened with the park in 1990 and closed on October 20, 2002. It was replaced by "Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast" in 2003 which was itself replaced by "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" in 2012.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
The theme park lost money during its first three years, owing to operational foul-ups and a temporary lull in Hello Kitty's popularity. Despite these setbacks, the park has become one of Japan's most popular attractions along with Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Sanrio Puroland | Introduction
Themed to the Sesame Street characters, this area is aimed for the younger visitors of the park. It opened for the 2011 season, and it was built between China and Polynesia in former lands of the Polynesia area, maintaining some of its attractions. The investment was around €12 million. PortAventura joined Universal Studios Japan and Busch Gardens with an area dedicated to Sesame Street, being the only theme park in Europe. It is home to 11 rides including: Removed attractions include:
PortAventura Park | SésamoAventura
The Upper Lot is home to a variety of family based attractions. The theming of the Upper Lot includes a Mission Revival entrance pathway, known as Universal Boulevard, that ends at the new Universal Plaza opened in 2012. There are not as much fully themed lands as there are small environments linked together with a common Art Deco theme that reflects the glamour of Old Hollywood. Universal Boulevard is home to a variety of shows including the "Universal's Animal Actors Show", the "Special Effects Stage", and "". Also in the Universal Boulevard section of the Upper Lot is The "DreamWorks Theatre", which is themed to DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda, and a Walking Dead themed attraction that mixes animatronics with real actors.
Universal Studios Hollywood | Upper Lot
Universal Wonderland is a section aimed at children and families. Opened in March 2012, it contains three themed sub-zones including Snoopy Studios, Hello Kitty's Fashion Avenue, and Sesame Street Fun Zone.
Universal Studios Japan | Universal Wonderland
Fellow Universal Studios Florida attractions including "Jaws" also faced similar problems resulting in a lawsuit against Ride & Show Engineering Inc. "Earthquake: The Big One" was permanently closed on November 5, 2007, to make way for "Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!" which opened in January 2008."Disaster!" closed its doors on September 8, 2015 to make way for "." A version of this simulation still operates as part of the studio tour at Universal Studios Hollywood.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Earthquake: The Big One/Disaster!
The family area "Universal Wonderland" which opened in March 2012 also attracted many families.
Universal Studios Japan | Introduction
This was caused by the ageing population, and also competition from Universal Studios Japan that was built in Osaka in 2001. Despite having debt, Hirakata Park managed to remain open. In April 2009, the park started using popular figures as promotion ambassadors under the name "Hirapā Nīsan". The following years, Hirakata Park grew in popularity and paid off its debt.
Hirakata Park | History
The Universal Orlando is an amusement park resort located in Orlando, Florida. It features two theme parks, Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure, built on and of land, respectively. Both parks feature several attractions and shows based on movies produced by Universal Pictures. After several delays during construction, Universal Studios Florida opened to the public on June 7, 1990; however, several of the park's major attractions experienced frequent mechanical and technical problems, forcing the rides to close. Eventually, Universal filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Jaws, an attraction that was based on the film. Three years later, Universal announced the construction of a second theme park, Islands of Adventure, that officially opened on May 28, 1999.
List of Universal Studios Orlando attractions | Introduction
On January 2, 2012, the "Amity" themed portion of this area was permanently removed to allow for the construction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley. This move also resulted in the closure of the "Jaws" attraction as well as the removal of multiple shopping and dining establishments in the section such as "The Midway Grill" and "Quint's Surf Shack".
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | San Francisco/Amity Island
"Stage 54" was an attraction which opened at the park in 1997, replacing the "MCA Recording Studio". The attraction was located within soundstage 54 of Universal Studios Florida. Throughout the years, the attraction was constantly updated to feature displays and props from Universal Pictures films of the time including "", "Babe", "", "Small Soldiers" and "The Mummy". On January 24, 2003, the attraction was closed and replaced with Donkey's Photo Finish, a meet and greet attraction related to the park's Shrek 4-D attraction.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Stage 54
There are 45 attractions in the park. The main roller coasters are Elf, a wooden roller-coaster of 695.6 meters in length and a maximum speed of 58.1 kilometers, and the Red Falcon, a roller-coaster of approximately 1,300 meters in length and a maximum speed of 70 kilometers. On April 5, 2014, the park also started with blindfolded rides on its attractions the Giant Drop Meteor, the Mokusei Coaster Elf (木製コースター エルフ) and Uncle Frodo no Korottorokko (アンクル･フロドのころっとろっこ). Other play areas include swimming pools in the summer, skating rinks and Snow Land.
Hirakata Park | Attractions
Other attractions of the theme park are the Habu snake museum, native dances such as Eisa, and a traditional Ryūkyū-style village with traditional red-clay roofed houses and workshops for local crafts such as dying and weaving, pottery, and glass blowing. Also located in Tamagusku, the Itokazu-Abuchiragama cave was used in World War II as a bomb shelter by soldiers and civilians alike. It is also open to tourists. Himeyuri Students were used as nurses in this location among others.
Nanjō | Tourism and Culture
"The Boneyard" was an outdoor attraction which opened with the park on June 7, 1990. The attraction featured a variety of props from Universal Pictures films and TV programs including "Jurassic Park", "Waterworld", "Back to the Future" and as well as other films like MGM's "Ben Hur". The area also housed special events such as Halloween Horror Nights and concerts. It was removed on September 8, 2008, to make way for the Universal Music Plaza Stage.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | The Boneyard
"Open Your Mind" was created for the World Exposition 2005's (" Expo 2005 Aichi Japan") "Mountain of Dreams" (, "Yume miru yama") pavilion. The theme theater had a capacity of 200 viewers and the facility was named "Floor Plasma Multi MultiDisplay System" and used 99 screens. The show was available for six months, from March until September 2005, with a new 10 minutes episode released bimonthly. The theater was designed as a shrine with each side of the floor screens surrounded by four rows of full sized standing Ku-Nu clones. Above the 139 dog-headed generals hovered the Pan doll appearing in the movie.
Mezame No Hakobune | Theme theater
"Jaws" was permanently removed on January 2, 2012, along with the Amity Island themed area of the park to make way to an expansion of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley."
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Jaws
Tokyo Disneyland is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Here are the list of attractions below.
List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions | Introduction
The attraction opened at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in 1992. The Florida venue replaced "An American Tail Theatre", and the Hollywood version opened on an outdoor stage near the current site of "Super Silly Fun Land". The venue at Universal Studios Florida was refurbished in 1994, and a canopy was added to block the sun. The show at Universal Studios Hollywood was revamped and moved indoors in 1995, replacing "" in the Castle Theater. It played there until 1999, when it was replaced by "Spider-Man Rocks".
Universal Monsters Live Rock and Roll Show | History
On May 31, 2019, Universal Studios Japan opened a Shin Godzilla/Neon Genesis Evangelion 4D ride cross-over titled "Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4D". The attraction ran until August 25, 2019. In October 2020, Nijigen no Mori opened a Shin Godzilla zip-line attraction in Kobe, Japan.
Shin Godzilla | Theme park rides
Universal Studios Hollywood shut down the attraction, based on the 1974 motion picture blockbuster, "Earthquake". It was closed for the second time since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Angel Stadium of Anaheim (then known as Anaheim Stadium) suffered some damage when the scoreboard fell into the seats. The theme parks Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain were shut down after the quake, but only for inspections since all were designed with earthquakes in mind. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and now-gone Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena suffered minor damage. The major Hollywood film studios including Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Universal Studios were also shut down.
1994 Northridge earthquake | Entertainment and sports
Jay Stein, President of the Recreation Division, championed the idea of creating exciting experiences for visitors in place of viewing actual production. Later that same year, the Flash Flood set was opened and this first special-effects attraction proved to be a hit. 20,000 gallons of water rushed 200 feet down a narrow Mexican village street, uprooting an old tree and threatening to engulf the tram. The Parting of the Red Sea attraction opened in 1973. In 1974, the Rockslide staged event was added to the Studio Tour. The following year, The Land of a Thousand Faces opened on the Upper Lot.
Universal Studios Hollywood | Park history
Outside the theme park, a new, all-digital facility near the Universal Pictures backlot was built in an effort to merge all of NBCUniversal's West Coast operations into one area. As a result, the current home for KNBC, KVEA and NBC News with Noticias Telemundo Los Angeles Bureaus with new digital facility is on the Universal lot formerly occupied by Technicolor SA. Universal City includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Universal Hotel, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops, restaurants, an 18-screen Universal Cinema and a seven-story IMAX theater. In 2017, the park hosted 9.056 million guests, ranking it 15th in the world and 9th among North American parks.
Universal Studios Hollywood | Introduction
"Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4D" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2016. It features a battle between Goku and Freeza. Unlike most "Dragon Ball" animation, the attraction is animated with CGI. A second attraction titled "Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai" debuted at Universal Studios Japan in the summer of 2017, which featured a battle between the heroes and Broly.
Dragon Ball | Theme park attractions
, also known as "Hello Kitty Land", is an indoor theme park located in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan that attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year. Opened on December 7, 1990, the theme park is run by the Sanrio company, and hosts various musicals, restaurants, attractions, and theme rides using popular characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Jewelpet, and many more. While many attractions are only in Japanese, Puroland attracts international visitors because of the worldwide popularity of these characters. Puroland also has an extensive gift shop selling Sanrio character merchandise. Tourists visiting during the summer will be able to see a daily fireworks show.
Sanrio Puroland | Introduction
"An American Tail Theatre" was a live stage show based on the animated film "". The show opened with the park in 1990 and was closed and removed in 1992 to make way for "Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue".
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | "An American Tail Theatre"
While theme parks are diversifying and developing, amusement parks are closing one by one. There are two reasons. The first is few visitors. The Second is lack of financial resources. The number of visitors to amusement parks is decreasing due to the aging population and the low birthrate. In addition, most foreign tourists visit large theme parks such as Universal Studios Japan and Tokyo Disney Resort. Therefore, amusement parks cannot run the amusement parks. In recent years, theme parks have been making large capital investments in the expansion of new attractions. However, amusement parks do not have the financial resources to invest in them.
History of amusement parks in Japan | Modern Amusement Parks
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 in 1995.
Universal Studios Florida | Park history
One of the most popular additions to the resort is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an incorporation of the Harry Potter franchise. Opened in 2010, part of the Lost Continent area of the Islands of Adventure park was re-themed to Places in Harry Potter. Also, a replica of Hogwarts was constructed, with a dark ride, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, located inside. In 2014, an area themed after Diagon Alley opened in the former location of Jaws within Universal Studios Florida. This addition included Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, as well the Hogwarts Express based on the Hogwarts Express that allows guests to travel between Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley without actually having to exit either park.
List of Universal Studios Orlando attractions | Introduction
The attraction opened on the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood on May 6, 1999. In the year of the attraction's opening, attendance at Universal Studios Hollywood remained steady at 5.1 million; however, other parks in the region saw declines in revenue, such as Disneyland which experienced a 5% drop. "The Terminator" stage was subsequently used for the annual Halloween Horror Nights event, with "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute" being shown in 2009. At Universal Studios Japan, the attraction was added as one of the debut attractions in the New York section of the park. It opened to the public on March 31, 2001.
T2-3D: Battle Across Time | History
Close by is Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, a traditionally themed culture and amusement park containing theatres, workshops, games, ninja and oiran shows. It is populated with samurai, ninja, geisha and common folk. Within 8-minute walking distance from Kinugawa is the Tobu World Square which boasts 102 exquisitely crafted 1:25 scale models of the most famous, UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people.
Kinugawa Onsen | Local attractions
Universal Studios Hollywood became the first Universal Studios theme park when it opened its doors on July 15, 1964, long after it was originated as a studio tour in 1915, after the Universal original founder, Carl Laemmle, opened Universal City, California near Los Angeles. In May 1993, Universal CityWalk opened outside the gates of the theme park, featuring 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and entertainment spots. It also contains the Cinemark Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering 19 screens including an IMAX Theatre and stadium-style seating. Approximately 415 acres (1.7 km²) is within and around the surrounding area of Universal City, including its theme park and the film studio adjacent nearby.
Universal Parks &amp; Resorts | Universal Studios Hollywood
On May 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Studios Japan would also be receiving a "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" by 2014. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey was also confirmed as one of the attractions. In 2019, Universal Studios Beijing announced that it would also open a "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" with the park in 2021.
Harry Potter in amusement parks | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at other parks
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 it was one of the many designated photo spots throughout 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 .
Universal Studios Florida | World Expo
Edo Wonderland contains film studios and a large open set often used for jidaigeki historical films and TV drama series, both domestic and international. The theme park itself, due to its unique atmosphere, is featured on domestic and international travel, culture and variety shows.
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura | Edo Wonderland Studio
The mountain is located near several leisure and amusement facilities, including the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and the Suntory Museum. It is also a short ferry ride away from Universal Studios Japan on via the Tempozan Ferry Terminal. The Hanshin Expressway also has an exit named after Mount Tenpō.
Mount Tenpō | Surrounding area
The original theme park in the resort, Universal Studios Florida, opened on June 7, 1990, as a theme park that let visitors "Ride the Movies." The park is composed of themed areas and attractions based on the film industry. Visitors get themed dining and shopping, a variety of special events throughout the year, and may even catch an actual film crew at work on the backlot. The themes of Universal Studios Florida are targeted at making guests feel like they are on a movie set with rides, shows, and attractions inspired by popular film, television, and music productions. The park consists of eight themed areas – Hollywood, Production Central, New York, San Francisco, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley, World Expo, Springfield, and Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone.
Universal Orlando | Universal Studios Florida
Universal Parks & Resorts, also known as Universal Studios Theme Parks or solely Universal Theme Parks, is the theme park unit of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The company, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, operates Universal theme parks and resort properties around the world. Universal Parks & Resorts is best known for attractions and lands based on famous classic and modern pop culture properties (movies, television, literature, cartoons, comics, video games, music, etc.) from not only NBCUniversal, but also third-party companies, for all of its parks. It started as a touring attraction in the 1910s at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City near Los Angeles, California, and in 1964 turned into a Universal Studios Hollywood theme park destination, where guests can look behind the scenes of motion pictures and television programs, produced by Universal Pictures and occasionally others, and ride the attraction based on the world's favorite feature films and television shows.
Universal Parks &amp; Resorts | Introduction
Following the 1986 success of King Kong Encounter during the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, MCA (then-owner of Universal Studios) began expanding the park as a must-visit destination in all of Southern California. In 1991, E.T. Adventure opened at the park, and a giant set of escalators called the Starway was built on the hillside that lead to various attractions, shops, and food courts. After the 1991 film "Backdraft" became a critical and commercial success, MCA Planning and Development (now known as Universal Creative) began constructing the attraction and opened it on July 1, 1992. The attraction has been ported to Universal Studios Japan on the opening day of March 31, 2001.
Backdraft (attraction) | History
"Hollywood" is the main entrance area of the park. Its only attraction, a broadway-style theatre, is accompanied by several restaurants and a variety of shopping locations. The zone is filled with Hollywood-inspired architecture and palm trees, including a replica of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Attractions & Entertainment Meet & Greets
Universal Studios Singapore | Hollywood
Universal Orlando Resort announced that the attraction is being designed by their Universal Creative company in association with Illumination Entertainment and "Despicable Me" film producer Chris Meledandri. The ride is a motion simulator and features multiple characters from the film, including Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes and the Minions. The attraction at Universal Studios Florida is located in Soundstage 42 in the Production Central area. The soundstage previously housed The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera from 1990 until 2002 and Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast from 2003 until 2011. The attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood is located on the former site of T2-3D: Battle Across Time on the Upper Lot.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | Overview
The theme park includes several rides as well as a miniature town that includes landmarks such as Tokyo Station, Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and Nagoya Castle. The park is divided into seven zones: Factory, Bricktopia, Pirate Shores, Knight's Kingdom, Adventure, Lego City, and Miniland.. Most rides were imported, installed and modified to meet Japanese gulations by Sansei Technologies, Inc.
Legoland Japan Resort | Rides and attractions
"Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories" was a lagoon show at Universal Studios Florida. The attraction replaced Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular in the park's center Lagoon. It featured famous scenes from Universal Pictures films projected onto large waterfall screens mixed with fountains and pyrotechnics. The show was narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, and was part of the 100th anniversary celebrations for Universal Studios throughout 2012. It opened on May 8, 2012. The music for the "spectacular" was a combination of scores from different films, with some original pieces composed by Brian Tyler, who also adapted Jerry Goldsmith's Universal Pictures fanfare for the studio's current logo and composed the "Universal Centennial Fanfare" that was also based on Goldsmith's fanfare.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories
From late 1977 until the early 1980s, the Universal Studios Tour in California featured the "Airport '77" Screen Test Theater as part of the tour. Several sets were recreated, and members of the audience were chosen to play various parts. The audience would watch as these scenes were filmed. Key scenes such as the hijacking, crash and rescue were recreated, and the footage was then incorporated into a brief digest version of the film and screened for the audience on monitors. Each show's mini-film was made available to audience members to purchase on 8mm and videotape.
Airport '77 | Theme Park attraction
Hollywood Dream – The Ride（ハリウッド・ドリーム・ザ・ライド）is a steel roller coaster located at Universal Studios Japan. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it features inbuilt sound systems allowing riders to choose their ride music.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | Introduction
Riders enter the queue for Space Fantasy – The Ride from the Hollywood section of Universal Studios Japan. As part of the ride's theme, queue features an wall which is able to recognise the movements of up 132 hands on 66 guests without them physically having to touch the wall. The wall is powered by 22 3D cameras and 13 projectors connected to an array of 16 quad core computers. Space Fantasy – The Ride features separate queues for single riders and holders of Universal Express Passes, as well as offering "child switch" where one parent can experience the ride while the other parent looks after their child before switching their roles.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Ride experience
"Earthquake: The Big One" was an attraction that opened with the park on June 7, 1990. The 20-minute experience allowed guests to experience an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in Embarcadero station from the comfort of their subway train. Two versions of the ride operated. The first version ran from the park's opening in 1990 through to 2002. It was solely based on the film "Earthquake". From 2002 until the attraction's closure in 2007, the attraction was based on several films including "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "U-571" and "Earthquake". "Earthquake: The Big One" only operated for short periods during the 5 months after opening due to a series of problems in the design of the ride.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Earthquake: The Big One/Disaster!
Futaba no Sato, a museum dedicated to sumo wrestler Futabayama Sadaji, is located in the city. There is a statue outside the museum, built by the government in 1999, depicting the names and hand prints of three sumo wrestlers who have won more than 60 competitive bouts. In addition to Futubayama, Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Hakuhō Shō are represented on the statue. A Shinto shrine known as Usa Jingū is situated in the city, and attracts as many as 1.8 million visitors annually.
Usa, Ōita | Attractions
Walt Disney Attractions Japan played a major part in the expansion of 2001 from the Tokyo Disneyland theme park to the Tokyo Disney Resort which included a second theme park, Tokyo DisneySea, two Disney-branded hotels and a shopping, eating and entertainment district, Ikspiari.
Walt Disney Attractions Japan | Activities
It has since placed second in that category, after fellow Islands of Adventure attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, took the top spot in 2011. In 2000, the ride won a Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association for outstanding themed entertainment and experience design. It has also won numerous public-voted Theme Park Insider Awards and Screamscape Ultimate Awards. The ride has been duplicated at Universal Studios Japan, which opened in January 2004.
Universal Creative | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
The Western Area, and with it, The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show and the "Animal Actors" show, were revamped to become Land of Oz in 2006. This involved completely re-theming two live shows, one restaurant and a number of retail facilities.
Universal Studios Japan | Western
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area based on the "Harry Potter" series built at Universal Parks & Resorts' Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. Not to be confused with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden Studios, it is a collaboration of Universal Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros. Entertainment. It opened to the public on July 15, 2014. It contains the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride and the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster that debuted at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan) | Introduction
The Studio Tour (also known as The Backlot Tour) is a ride attraction at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Universal City, California near Los Angeles. The Tour is the signature attraction at the park, and goes into a working film studio, with various film sets on the Universal Studios Lot. In recent years, guests have sat in multi-car trams for the duration of the ride. The Tour lasts about 45–60 minutes and is led by a live tour guide who can be seen throughout the tram on video screens. It travels through the Front Lot, Backlot and various attractions, passing sets and props from movies along the way.
Studio Tour | Introduction
Since 1991, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Parks & Resorts have featured characters from the Universal Classic Monsters franchise. From 2006 to 2014, the characters also appeared in the year-round walk-through attraction, Universal's House of Horrors, at Universal Studios Hollywood. The franchise is also the central theme of Universal's Horror Make-Up Show. The live show opened in 1990 at Universal Studios Florida and is still in operation. In 2004, Revenge of the Mummy opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Based on the first two Mummy films of the remake era, the ride is a roller coaster with dark ride elements.
Universal Classic Monsters | Theme park attractions
In the first month after the ride's opening, Universal Studios Japan saw a rapid rise in attendance. This rise was directly attributed to Hollywood Dream and saw the company significantly increase their projections for profit for that financial year. The popularity of the ride eventually saw the park's net income increase by 63.6%. In Mitch Hawker's worldwide Best Roller Coaster Poll, Hollywood Dream – The Ride peaked at position 69 in its debut year. The ride's ranking in subsequent polls is shown in the table below.
Hollywood Dream – The Ride | Reception
This is a list of former Universal Studios Hollywood Attractions.
List of former Universal Studios Hollywood attractions | Introduction
No specifics on the layout or attraction lineup were mentioned during the May 2007 press conference, although both USKOR and Universal suggested that the future park might be larger than both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. The park will most likely include popular attractions from its sister parks, such as those based on "King Kong", "", "The Mummy", "Shrek", "Waterworld", "The Fast and the Furious", "Despicable Me", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Trolls", "Sing" and "The Secret Life of Pets" Universal Parks & Resorts CEO Thomas L. Williams stated during the signing of the framework agreement that, in addition to the theme park, the project will include a water park, shopping center, hotels and a golf course and has renowned American director Steven Spielberg as creative consultant.
Universal Studios South Korea | Park design
, referred to as Big Egg City before January 1, 2000, is an entertainment complex in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It includes the world's largest roofed baseball stadium, known as Tokyo Dome (nicknamed "Big Egg"); an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome City Attractions (formerly Kōrakuen Yūenchi); and Korakuen Hall. In May 2003, a spa resort known as LaQua opened for business near Tokyo Dome City Attractions. It also hosts character shows for Toei Company's Toei Superheroes, including the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series (the Tokyo Dome Corporation is the Super Sentai series' main sponsor). The Tokyo Dome City contains the Tokyo Dome Hotel, a 43-story hotel that is easily visible from the street and from the Tokyo Subway Suidobashi Station, which is only two blocks away.
Tokyo Dome City | Introduction
New York City 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 City exist two merchandise shops: "Sahara Traders" and "Rosie's Irish Shop". The first two feature merchandise related to attractions within this area. Also located here is a statue of longtime MCA/Universal executive Lew Wasserman, honoring his achievements and history while head of Universal. As Nickelodeon was headquartered in the park at the time, the opening credits for "Roundhouse" and "All That" (two of its shows) were filmed around this area of the park.
Universal Studios Florida | New York City
After navigating the track, the trains return to the station where riders disembark and return to Universal Studios Japan's Hollywood themed area.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | Ride experience
"" was one of Universal Studios Florida's original attractions, opening with the park on June 7, 1990. While the attraction was principally based on a portion of the Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour, its main inspiration came from the 1974 disaster film epic "Earthquake". Over the years, however, fewer and fewer guests knew about the film referenced, so as part of a renovation project, Universal Studios detached the attraction from any existing film property and instead crafted a fictional premise around it by reinventing its storyline. On November 5, 2007, Universal Orlando confirmed the refurbishment on the day that the original "Earthquake" attraction was permanently closed.
Disaster! | Attraction history
In March 2009, Universal Studios Japan announced that they would be closing E.T. Adventure on May 10, 2009. Following the ride's closure in May, the ride system was removed with Universal Studios Japan temporarily reopening the attraction as a walkthrough attraction for five days from July 18, 2009. On September 14, 2009, the park announced a new indoor ride would open in 2010, replacing in E.T. Adventure. Although Universal Studios Japan did not announce full details of the attraction, they did state it would be space-themed and measure long. Less than one month later, the park announced their new ride's name would be Space Fantasy – The Ride.
Space Fantasy – The Ride | History
E.T. Adventure originally opened at Universal Studios Florida in 1990. One year later, the attraction opened in Universal Studios Hollywood. In 2001, the third installation of this attraction was opened in Universal Studios Japan. On March 14, 2003, the Hollywood version was closed and replaced by Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride. More recently, on May 10, 2009, the Japanese version was closed and replaced by . The Orlando version is still operating as of 2020, and received a refurbishment in 2017. E.T. Adventure was also expected to open at Universal Studios South Korea in 2021. In 2012, the ride at Universal Studios Florida received new track switches by Dynamic Structures.
E.T. Adventure | History
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park and production studio located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. The park encourages its guests to "ride the movies" and features numerous attractions and live shows. It is a component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort. The park hosted an estimated 10.2 million visitors in 2017, ranking it as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States and the ninth most attended theme park worldwide.
Universal Studios Florida | Introduction
The two attractions were replaced the following year by "Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen" and "Stage 54". The "Hercules and Xena" attraction was later closed and abandoned in 1999, and "Stage 54" followed in 2003, with the latter of the two replaced by "Donkey's Photo Finish", an interactive meet-and-greet.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | History
"The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show" was a live stunt show based upon a wide variety of Universal's Western films. Opening on July 4, 1991, in the Amity Island section of the park, the show featured several cowboy themed actors surviving death defying stunts, shootings and explosions. The show closed on September 1, 2003, and was replaced by Fear Factor Live which opened on June 3, 2005. A similar show is still shown at former Universal-owned theme park PortAventura Park.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show
"The Twilight Zone" Tower of Terror is a theme park attraction based on the original "Twilight Zone" series. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, the attraction is present at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris and Tokyo DisneySea in Japan. A fourth attraction at Disney California Adventure operated from 2004 to 2017 before being re-themed to . The attraction in Japan is the only one not themed to "The Twilight Zone", due to cultural differences and constraints in licensing for the Oriental Land Company, owner and operator of the Tokyo parks. The ride also served as the inspiration for the 1997 TV film "Tower of Terror", which bears no connection to the attraction or "The Twilight Zone".
The Twilight Zone | Theme park attraction
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic (titled Sesame Street Presents Lights Camera Imagination! 4-D at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg parks, and Sesame Street Film Festival 4-D at Busch Gardens Tampa) is a 4D film theme park attraction located at Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld San Antonio, formerly at SeaWorld San Diego, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The attraction, which was made to run at Universal Studios Japan, was later acquired by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment to run at their Busch Gardens and SeaWorld theme parks. In addition, Busch Gardens parks also include multiple other Sesame Street themed attractions, as part of their Sesame Street Forest of Fun/Sesame Street Safari of Fun park areas.
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic | Introduction
"The Marvel Show" was a seasonal outdoor show that went on, in front of, and on the building to the left of the Firehouse facade for "Ghostbusters Spooktacular" and featured multiple Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man, Storm, Iron Man, and Wolverine. It opened in the summer of 1993 and closed in 1995.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | The Marvel Show
"Jaws" was a special effects water ride which opened with the park on June 7, 1990, and was based on the 1975 film of the same name. The attraction placed guests aboard tour boats for what should be a leisurely tour of Amity Harbor, but instead became a harrowing chase between the craft and a determined great white shark. "Jaws" experienced massive mechanical difficulties following the opening of the park, as did fellow attractions such as "Kongfrontation" and Earthquake: The Big One, which resulted in a large re-construction of the attraction's original ride system as well as a lawsuit against Ride & Show Engineering, Inc.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Jaws
Themed to "Super Mario" and other Nintendo properties.
Universal Studios Japan | <a href="Super%20Nintendo%20World">Super Nintendo World</a> (Opening 2021)
In an interview for "Amusement Business", Mark Hansen Jr. of Theme Park Critic praised the ride in stating that their dream ride would combine "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" with a 4th Dimension roller coaster such as "X" at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Theme Park Insider rated the ride a 9 out of 10, based on 250 reviews. In April 2004, just three months after the ride opened at Universal Studios Japan, "Amusement Business" reported the park was "benefiting greatly from the addition of the ride". Figures released at the end of 2004 showed Universal Studios Japan's attendance rose from 8.8 million people in 2003 to 9.9 million people in 2004, ranking it the sixth most visited park worldwide.
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | Reception
"Nickelodeon Studios" was a television studio and attraction that opened with the park on June 7, 1990. The 40-minute attraction allowed guests to take a tour of Nickelodeon's studio facility followed by an interactive live show which featured games based on Nickelodeon shows of the time. It was closed and disestablished on April 30, 2005, and was replaced by Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre which opened at Universal CityWalk on June 6, 2007.
List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions | Nickelodeon Studios