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Universal Studios Florida

Amusement park in Florida, USA
Universal Studios Florida
Orlando, Florida, USA
Status
Opened
June 7, 1990
Operating season
All year-round

Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida, USA. Opened on June 7, 1990, Universal Studios Florida specializes in adding a storyline to their coasters and rides. It is a sister park to Universal's Islands of Adventure and Universal's Epic Universe.

History

Universal Studios Florida and several other amusement parks had to be closed due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.[1]

The park closed on March 15, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] It reopened in June of that year.[3]

Roller coasters

Present

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Intamin Launched
Enclosed
Dark Ride
July 8, 2014 Operating
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Maurer Rides GmbH Sit-Down August 19, 2009 Operating
Revenge of the Mummy Premier Rides Launched
Enclosed
Dark Ride
May 21, 2004 Operating
Trolls TrollerCoaster Vekoma Sit-Down March 13, 1999 Operating

Attractions

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Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem Intamin Simulator June 7, 1990
E.T. Adventure Intamin Tracked Dark Ride June 7, 1990
Fast & Furious: Supercharged Oceaneering International Dark Ride April 23, 2018
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast Unknown Moving Walkway Shooter August 11, 2023
Hogwarts Express Doppelmayr Ropeway July 8, 2014
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl Zamperla Jets August 11, 2013
Men in Black: Alien Attack MTS Systems Corporation Tracked Dark Ride April 14, 2000
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon Dynamic Motion Rides Simulator April 6, 2017
Transformers: The Ride 3D Oceaneering Dark Ride May 30, 2013
The Simpsons Ride Intamin Simulator May 2, 1991

Defunct

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Disaster! Ride & Show Engineering Dark Ride June 7, 1990 September 8, 2015 Demolished, replaced with Fast & Furious: Supercharged
Jaws Ride & Show Engineering
Intamin[4]
Boat Ride June 7, 1990 January 2, 2012 Demolished to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion, including Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Kongfrontation Arrow Dynamics Unknown June 7, 1990 September 8, 2002 Demolished, replaced with Revenge of the Mummy

References

  1. "Theme parks shut down as precaution". The Star Press. September 11, 2001. p. 34. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. "Universal pauses construction on new Epic Universe theme park amid coronavirus pandemi". Click Orlando.
  3. "Universal Orlando to reopen its parks starting in June".
  4. "Intamin Ride Catalog" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-05-26.

External links


Theme parks operated by Universal Destinations & Experiences