List of owned-properties at Universal Parks & Resorts
Table:
Franchise

Attraction

Co-Owned with

Parks

Twister

Twister...Ride it Out

Warner Bros.
Amblin Entertainment

Universal Studios Florida

The Mummy

Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride
The Mummy Returns: Chamber of Doom

Alphaville Films

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Dubailand
Universal Studios South Korea

The A-Team

The A-Team Live Stunt Show

Universal Studios Hollywood

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers Show
The Blues Brothers R&B Revue

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood

Jaws

Jaws

Amblin Entertainment

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Japan

Fear Factor

Fear Factor Live

NBC

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. Adventure

Amblin Entertainment

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Japan

An American Tail

An American Tail Theatre
Fievel's Playland

Amblin Entertainment
Sullivan Bluth Studios

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood

Woody Woodpecker

Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster

Walter Lantz Productions

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Dubailand

Curious George

Curious George Goes to Town
Playing with Curious George

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Japan

American Graffiti

Mel's Drive-In Concert

Lucasfilm

Universal Studios Florida

Universal Horror series

Universal's Horror Make-Up Show
The Land of a Thousand Faces
Castle Dracula Show

Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Florida

Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies
The Bates Motel
The Bates Mansion

Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

Universal Studios Florida

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theatre

Universal Studios Florida

King Kong

King Kong Encounter
Kongfrontation
King Kong: 360 3-D
King Kong Coaster

Paramount Pictures
Wingnut Films

Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Dubailand

Earthquake

Earthquake: The Big One

Universal Studios Florida

Waterworld

Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular

Davis Entertainment

Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Dubailand

Back to the Future

Back to the Future: The Ride

Amblin Entertainment

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Japan

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park River Adventure
Jurassic Park Discovery Center
Camp Jurassic
Pteranodon Flyers
Jurassic Park: The Ride
Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure

Amblin Entertainment

Universal Studios Hollywood
Islands of Adventure
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Dubailand

Backdraft

Backdraft

Imagine Entertainment

Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Japan

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Twister is a 1996 American epic disaster film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin . Its executive producers were Steven Spielberg , Walter Parkes , Laurie MacDonald and Gerald R. Molen . The film stars Helen Hunt , Bill Paxton , Jami Gertz and Cary Elwes , and depicts a group of storm chasers researching tornadoes during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma . Twister grossed $ 494.5 million worldwide , and became the second-highest-grossing film of 1996 ; an estimated 54.7 million tickets were sold in the US . The film was met with a mixed critical reception , receiving criticism for its screenplay and praise for its visual effects and sound design . The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Mixing , but lost both to Independence Day and The English Patient respectively .
Twister.Ride It Out was a special effects attraction located at Universal Studios Florida , based on the 1996 film Twister ( which were distributed by Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures ) . It opened on May 4 , 1998 , replacing the Ghostbusters Spooktacular attraction in the New York area of the park . The attraction was hosted by actors Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt , who starred in the original film . The attraction closed on November 2 , 2015 and was subsequently replaced with Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon , which opened on April 6 , 2017 .
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ( also simply known as Warner Bros. and initialized as WB ) is an American entertainment company headquartered in Burbank , California , and a division of AT & T 's WarnerMedia . Founded in 1923 , it has operations in areas such as film , television , and video games and is one of the Big Five major American film studios , as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association ( MPA ) . The company 's portfolio encompasses the film studios Warner Bros. Pictures , New Line Cinema , Castle Rock Entertainment and DC Films ; the television production and syndication company Warner Bros. Television ; the animation studios Warner Bros . Animation and Warner Animation Group ; the publisher DC Comics ; the video game development and publishing arm Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ; the pay television channels Cartoon Network , Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies ; and a 50% interest in The CW television network , which is co-owned with ViacomCBS . Aside from content operations , Warner Bros. also has several theme parks that are managed and operated by third party companies .
Amblin Entertainment is an American film production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg , and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1981 . The company 's headquarters are located on the backlot of Universal Studios in Universal City , California . The company distributes all of the films from Amblin Partners under the Amblin Entertainment name .
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park and production studio located in Orlando , Florida , United States . Opened on 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 2017 , the park hosted an estimated 10,198,000 visitors , ranking as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States , as well as the ninth most attended theme park worldwide .
The Mummy is the title of several horror-adventure film series centered on an ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected , bringing with him a powerful curse , and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him .
Revenge of the Mummy , officially named Revenge of the Mummy : The Ride , is an enclosed roller coaster based on the Mummy film franchise , located at Universal Studios Florida , Universal Studios Hollywood , Universal Studios Singapore using linear induction motors ( LIMs ) to launch riders from a complete standstill to a top speed of between 40 and 45 mph ( 64 and 72 km/h ) in a matter of seconds . All Revenge of the Mummy roller coasters have a minimum passenger height requirement of 48 inches ( 120 cm ) . Two versions of the attraction have the same track layout but different storylines ; however the attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood has an original layout and storyline . All three attractions are manufactured by Premier Rides , feature track switches by Dynamic Structures , and are themed by Universal Creative and ITEC Entertainment Corporation . Some of the alternate features of the Singapore version were designed by Adirondack Studios .
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American action-adventure fantasy horror film , written and directed by Stephen Sommers , starring Brendan Fraser , Rachel Weisz , John Hannah , Arnold Vosloo , Oded Fehr , Patricia Velásquez , and Dwayne The Rock Johnson . The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy . It was distributed by Universal Pictures . The Mummy Returns inspired the 2002 prequel film The Scorpion King , a spin-off which is set 5,000 years prior and whose eponymous character , played by Dwayne Johnson ( The Rock ) , was introduced in this film . The Mummy Returns was a commercial success despite mixed reviews . It was followed by the 2008 sequel The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor .
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County , California . About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies within the city limits of Los Angeles , California . It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use . Its official marketing headline is The Entertainment Capital of LA . It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world . 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 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 9,056,000 guests , ranking it 15th in the world and 9th among North American parks .
Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island , Singapore . It features 28 rides , shows , and attractions in seven themed zones . It was a key component of Genting 's bid for the right to build Singapore 's second integrated resort . On 8 December 2006 , the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid . Construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April 2007 . It is the second Universal Studios theme park to open in Asia ( Japan being the first ) , and the first in Southeast Asia . The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a park map to the public on 20 October 2009 . Universal Studios Singapore has since attracted more than 2 million visitors in the 9 months from its opening . The park has been marketed by Universal Parks & Resorts as a one-of-its-kind theme park in Asia and promised that the park would be the only one of its kind in Southeast Asia for the next 30 years .
Universal Studios Dubailand is an abandoned construction site for a proposed Universal theme park located in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . Its plans called for it to be located within Dubailand , a planned entertainment mega-complex . The project broke ground in July 2008 but was put on hold shortly thereafter . On October 27 , 2016 , it was announced that plans for the park had officially been scrapped .
Universal Studios Korea ( USK ; 유니버설 스튜디오 코리아 ) is an upcoming theme park to be constructed in the vicinity of Hwaseong , South Korea . If the park was constructed , it would have become the sixth Universal Studios theme park in the world , and the fourth in Asia , after Universal Studios Japan , Universal Studios Singapore , and Universal Studios Beijing upon its projected opening in 2020 . On 23 December 2015 , Universal Studios Korea consortium led by China 's largest state-run builder , China State Construction Engineering Corporation , and its largest state-run tourist agency , China Travel Services , won the bidding for the project held by K-Water , the owner of the project site . The consortium also includes the Korean construction firm Daewoo E & C and Korean engineering consulting firm Dohwa Engineering as well as Universal Studios Korea Property Holdings . In March 2018 , Gyeonggi province government , Hwaseong City , K-Water announced that they are trying to restart development of Universal Studios Korea .
The A-Team is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1987 about former members of a fictitious United States Army Special Forces unit . The members , after being court-martialed for a crime they did n't commit , escaped from military prison and , while still on the run , worked as soldiers of fortune . The series was created by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo . A feature film based on the series was released by 20th Century Fox in 2010 .
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis . It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues , characters developed from The Blues Brothers recurring musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live . The film is set in and around Chicago , Illinois , where it was filmed . The film 's screenplay was written by Aykroyd and Landis . It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues ( R & B ) , soul , and blues singers James Brown , Cab Calloway , Aretha Franklin , Ray Charles , and John Lee Hooker . It features non-musical supporting performances by Carrie Fisher , Henry Gibson , Charles Napier and John Candy . The story is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake and his blood brother Elwood , who set out on a mission from God to save from foreclosure the Catholic orphanage in which they were raised . To do so , they must reunite their R & B band and organize a performance to earn $ 5,000 needed to pay the orphanage 's property tax bill . Along the way , they are targeted by a homicidal mystery woman , Neo-Nazis , and a country and western band - all while being relentlessly pursued by the police . Universal Studios , which had won the bidding war for the film , was hoping to take advantage of Belushi 's popularity in the wake of Saturday Night Live , Animal House , and the Blues Brothers ' musical success ; it soon found itself unable to control production costs . The start of filming was delayed when Aykroyd , new to film screenwriting , took six months to deliver a long and unconventional script that Landis had to rewrite before production , which began without a final budget . On location in Chicago , Belushi 's partying and drug use caused lengthy and costly delays that , along with the destructive car chases depicted onscreen , made the final film one of the most expensive comedies ever produced .
The Blues Brothers Show is a live show attraction located at Universal Studios Florida . The show debuted at the Florida park in March 1991 in the New York area . The show is based on the 1980 film The Blues Brothers , and features the title characters of Jake and Elwood performing classic Rock & Soul songs from the film . The current Orlando iteration of the show includes songs on a rotating show schedule . Five shows are performed daily and the songs include ; Everybody Needs Somebody , Flip Flop Fly , Gim me Some Lovin ' , Hey Bartender , Rubber Biscuit , Rawhide , Sweet Home Chicago , Jailhouse Rock , Think , Respect , Shake a Tailfeather , Soul Man , and Shout . During Universal Orlando 's annual holiday events , the show is re-vamped with the Blues Brothers performing Christmas season songs . Foam machines are also built temporarily near the show to make the appearance of false snow . The songs for the holiday show include ; All I Want for Christmas Is You , Santa Claus Rock ( a version of Jailhouse Rock with new lyrics ) , Run Run Rudolph , Blue Christmas , Snow Man ( a version of Soul Man with different lyrics ) , and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town .
Jaws is an American natural horror film series that started with a 1975 film that expanded into three sequels , a theme park ride , and other tie-in merchandise , based on a 1974 novel . The main subject of the saga is a great white shark , and its attacks on people in specific areas of the United States . The Brody family is featured in all of the films as the primary antithesis to the shark . The original film was based on a novel written by Peter Benchley , which itself was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 . Benchley adapted his novel , along with help from Carl Gottlieb and Howard Sackler , into the 1975 film Jaws , which was directed by Steven Spielberg . Although Gottlieb went on to pen two of the three sequels , neither Benchley nor Spielberg returned to the film series in any capacity . The first film was regarded as a watershed film in motion picture history ; it became the father of the summer blockbuster movies and one of the first high-concept films . The film is also known for the introduction of John Williams ' famous theme music , which was a simple alternating pattern of the E and F notes of a piano . Williams ' musical score won an Academy Award . The film won two other Academy Awards , and was nominated for Best Picture . The success of Jaws led to three sequels , and the four films together have earned nearly $ 800 million worldwide in box office gross . The franchise has also seen the release of various soundtrack albums , additional novelizations based on the sequels , trading cards , inspired theme park rides at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Japan , multiple video games , and a musical that premiered in 2004 .
Jaws is an amusement ride attraction based on the Jaws film series and is located at Universal Studios Japan . It originally opened at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando in 1990 , and another installation later opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2001 . The ride uses tour boats to take guests through a harbor of the fictional Amity Island , which begins as a leisurely tour that is abruptly interrupted by an attack of the famous great white shark . The concept is an expanded version of the Jaws miniature attraction featured in the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in California . In 2012 , the attraction was removed from the Florida theme park to make room for the second phase of expansion for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter .
Universal Studios Japan ( ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン , Yunibāsaru Sutajio Japan ) , located in Osaka , is one of six Universal Studios theme parks , owned and operated by USJ LLC , 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 . 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 Adventure of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D in July , which installed new 4KHD technology , which proved to be popular among the younger generation .
Fear Factor was an American stunt/dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 . The show was adapted from the original Dutch version Now or Neverland and renamed Fear Factor by Endemol USA and NBC for the American market . It was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan . The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of three stunts for a grand prize , usually of $ 50,000 . From the first to fifth season , the contestants consisted regularly of three men and three women who were competing for themselves . In the sixth season , the show 's format was modified to feature four competing teams of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another . Fear Factor was cancelled by NBC in 2006 , briefly revived in 2011 and then cancelled again in 2012 . It was revived for a second time in 2017 to air on MTV with rapper and actor Ludacris assuming the host role ; the series would ultimately end in the summer of 2018 after two seasons on that network .
Fear Factor Live is a stunt show attraction located at Universal Studios Florida , and previously , Universal Studios Hollywood . Both attractions opened in Spring of 2005 . The Hollywood attraction was closed on August 14 , 2008 to make way for Creature from the Black Lagoon : The Musical , which opened in Spring 2009 . The Florida attraction began operating on a seasonal schedule in June 3 , 2005 . The attraction began running again on a full-time basis ( except for Halloween Horror Nights considerations ) in the Summer of 2010 . The attraction is based on the NBC television series Fear Factor , and features theme park guests becoming contestants in various stunts inspired by the show .
The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial radio and television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at 10 Universal City Plaza ) , Chicago ( at the NBC Tower ) and Philadelphia ( at the Comcast Technology Center ) . The network is one of the Big Three television networks . NBC is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network , in reference to its stylized peacock logo , introduced in 1956 to promote the company 's innovations in early color broadcasting . It became the network 's official emblem in 1979 . Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America ( RCA ) , NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States . At that time the parent company of RCA was General Electric ( GE ) . In 1932 , GE was forced to sell RCA and NBC as a result of antitrust charges . In 1986 , control of NBC passed back to General Electric ( GE ) through its $ 6.4 billion purchase of RCA . GE immediately began to liquidate RCA 's various divisions , but retained NBC . Following the acquisition by GE , Bob Wright served as chief executive officer of NBC , remaining in that position until his retirement in 2007 , when he was succeeded by Jeff Zucker . In 2003 , French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE , forming NBC Universal .
E.T . the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Dee Wallace , Peter Coyote , and Henry Thomas with supporting roles by Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed E.T . ( Welsh ) , who is stranded on Earth . Elliott and his siblings help E.T . return to his home planet , while attempting to keep him hidden from the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was filmed from September to December 1981 on a budget of $ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 , by Universal Pictures , E.T .
E.T . Adventure is a dark ride featured at Universal Studios Florida , and formerly , the Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan theme parks . The ride is based on the movie E.T . the Extra-Terrestrial . E.T . Adventure 's animatronics were manufactured by Sally Corporation .
An American Tail is a 1986 American animated musical comedy-drama adventure film directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Inc. and Amblin Entertainment . It tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz and his family as they emigrate from the Imperial Russian territory of Ukraine to the United States for freedom . However , he gets lost and must find a way to reunite with them . It was released on November 21 , 1986 , to reviews that ranged from positive to mixed and was a box office hit , making it the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film at the time . Its success , along with that of The Land Before Time and Disney 's Who Framed Roger Rabbit , and Bluth 's departure from their partnership , prompted Steven Spielberg to establish his own animation studio , Amblimation .
This is a list of former Universal Studios Florida attractions .
Sullivan Bluth Studios was an American and Irish animation studio established in 1979 by animator Don Bluth . Bluth and several colleagues , all of whom were former Disney animators , left Disney on September 13 , 1979 to form Don Bluth Productions , later known as the Bluth Group . This studio produced the short film Banjo the Woodpile Cat , the feature film The Secret of NIMH , a brief animation sequence in the musical Xanadu , and the video games Dragon 's Lair and Space Ace . The Bluth Group went bankrupt in 1984 , and Bluth co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios with American businessman Morris Sullivan in 1985 . The studio initially operated from an animation facility in Van Nuys , California , and negotiated with Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment to make the animated feature An American Tail . During its production , Sullivan began to move the studio to Dublin , Ireland , to take advantage of government investment and incentives offered by the Industrial Development Authority ( IDA ) . Most of the staff from the US studio moved to the new Dublin facility during production on the studio 's second feature film , The Land Before Time . The studio also recruited heavily from Ireland , and helped set up an animation course at Ballyfermot College of Further Education to train new artists . After The Land Before Time , the studio severed its connection with Amblin and negotiated with UK-based Goldcrest Films , which invested in and distributed two additional features , All Dogs Go to Heaven and Rock-a-Doodle . In 1989 , during the production of All Dogs Go to Heaven , founding member John Pomeroy and many of the remaining US staff members returned to America to form a US wing in Burbank , California . The studio found itself in financial difficulty in 1992 when Goldcrest withdrew funding due to concerns about the poor box office returns of its most recent films and budgetary over-runs in its in-production films , Thumbelina , A Troll in Central Park and The Pebble and the Penguin . Another British film company , Merlin Films , and Hong Kong media company Media Assets invested in the studio to fund the completion and release of the three partially completed films .
Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon anthropomorphic woodpecker appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios . Woody was created in 1940 by Lantz and storyboard artist Ben Bugs Hardaway , who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters , Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck , at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s . Woody 's character and design evolved over the years , from an insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and acting character in the vein of the later Chuck Jones version of Bugs Bunny . Woody was originally voiced by prolific voice actor Mel Blanc , who was succeeded by Danny Webb , Kent Rogers , Ben Hardaway and finally Grace Stafford ( wife of Walter Lantz ) . Lantz produced theatrical cartoons longer than most of his contemporaries , and Woody Woodpecker remained a staple of Universal 's release schedule until 1972 , when Lantz finally closed down his studio . The character has been revived since then for special productions and occasions as well as for The New Woody Woodpecker Show , a late 1990s/early 2000s Fox Network Saturday-morning cartoon television series that featured prolific voice actor Billy West as Woody . Woody Woodpecker cartoons were first broadcast on television in 1957 under the title The Woody Woodpecker Show , which featured Lantz cartoons bookended by new footage of Woody and live-action footage of Lantz . Woody has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 7000 Hollywood Boulevard . He also made a cameo appearance alongside many other famous cartoon characters in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit . Like Mickey Mouse of The Walt Disney Company and Bugs Bunny of Warner Bros. , Woody Woodpecker is the official mascot of Universal Studios . Woody and his friends are also icons at the Universal Studios Theme Parks worldwide , as well as the PortAventura Park in the PortAventura World , Salou , Spain ( they were originally brought to the park by Universal Studios , and remain there today despite Universal no longer having a financial stake in the park ) .
Woody Woodpecker 's Nuthouse Coaster is an attraction at Universal Studios Florida . It was the park 's first roller coaster and the first roller coaster constructed at Universal Orlando Resort . The coaster was built in 1999 , between the outside queue area for E.T . Adventure and the former 1990 Hard Rock Cafe building . The pretense is that guests are going on a wild ride through Woody Woodpecker 's own Nut Factory .
Walter Lantz Productions was an American animation studio . It was in operation from 1929 to 1972 , and was the principal supplier of animation for Universal Studios , now part of the media conglomerate NBCUniversal , owned by Comcast . Nowadays the company exists in name only as a subsidiary of Universal Animation Studios , handling the rights to the studio 's characters and films . The studio was formed originally as Universal Studio Cartoons on the initiative of Universal movie mogul Carl Laemmle , who was tired of the continuous company politics he was dealing with concerning contracting cartoons to outside animation studios . Walter Lantz , who was Laemmle 's part-time chauffeur and a veteran of the John R. Bray Studios with considerable experience in all elements of animation production , was selected to run the department . In 1935 , the studio was severed from Universal and became Walter Lantz Productions under Lantz 's direct control , and in 1939 , Lantz managed to gain the copyright for his characters . The cartoons continued to be distributed by Universal through 1947 , changing to United Artists distribution in 1948-50 , and by Universal again from 1951 to 1972 . The biggest characters for the studio were Woody Woodpecker , Andy Panda , Chilly Willy , and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . The music-oriented Swing Symphony cartoons were another successful staple , but ended after swing music died out .
Curious George is the main character of a series of popular children 's books and TV episodes of the same name , written by Margret and H. A. Rey . George ( who is referred to as a monkey in the books ) was brought from his home in Africa by The Man with The Yellow Hat . They are best friends and they live together in the city and the country . The names of these areas have not been declared yet . When the first story , Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys , was published in France in 1939 , George was named Fifi . In the United Kingdom , George was originally called Zozo in 1941 , apparently to avoid using the name of the then King George VI for an ape . Books featuring the adventures of Curious George have been translated from the original French into many other languages in addition to English . The books have been adapted into several television series and films .
Curious George Goes to Town is a children 's aqua play and ball play area at Universal Studios Florida . The attraction originally opened in 1998 , on the former site of The Bates Mansion Set used in Psycho IV : The Beginning . It was similar to the Jaws ride . A similar attraction , named The Adventures of Curious George opened in March 2008 at Universal Studios Hollywood , replacing the Nickelodeon Blast Zone . In early September 2013 , the attraction was closed to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter .
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss , Ron Howard , Paul Le Mat , Harrison Ford , Charles Martin Smith , Cindy Williams , Candy Clark , Mackenzie Phillips , Bo Hopkins , and Wolfman Jack . Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano also appear in the film . Set in Modesto , California , in 1962 , the film is a study of the cruising and early rock ' n ' roll cultures popular among the early baby boomer generation . Through a series of vignettes , the film tells the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over the course of a single night . The genesis of American Graffiti was in Lucas ' own teenage years in early 1960s Modesto . He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors , but found favor at Universal Pictures after every other major film studio turned him down . Filming was initially set to take place in San Rafael , California , but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day . As a result , production was moved to Petaluma . American Graffiti premiered on August 2 , 1973 , at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland , and was released on August 11 , 1973 , in the United States . The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture . Produced on a $ 777,000 budget , it has become one of the most profitable films of all time . Since its initial release , American Graffiti has garnered an estimated return of well over $ 200 million in box office gross and home video sales , not including merchandising .
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios , a division of The Walt Disney Company . The studio is best known for creating and producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises , as well as its leadership in developing special effects , sound and computer animation for film . Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael , California ; most of the company 's operations were moved to San Francisco in 2005 . Disney acquired Lucasfilm in December 2012 for $ 2.2 billion in cash and $ 1.855 billion in stock .
Universal Classic Monsters is a name given to the horror , fantasy , thriller and science fiction films made by Universal Pictures during the decades of the 1920s through the 1950s . They were the first shared universe in the entire movie industry in Hollywood and around the world . They began with The Phantom of the Opera , a silent films starring Lon Chaney . Universal classic Monsters continued with talkies including core monsters in the franchise Dracula , Frankenstein , The Mummy , The Invisible Man , The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon . The films often featured Bela Lugosi , Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr .
Universal 's Horror Make-Up Show ( previously titled The Phantom of the Opera Horror Make-Up Show and The Gory , Gruesome and Grotesque Horror Make-Up Show ) is an attraction located at Universal Studios Florida . It opened with the theme park on June 7 , 1990 , and is a live show featuring at least three on-stage actors who comically instruct guests on Universal Pictures ' legacy of horror movies . It was inspired by the former The Land of a Thousand Faces show at Universal Studios Hollywood . It is notable for being one of the two original attractions still in operation at Universal Studios Florida , the other being E.T . Adventure .
Psycho is an American horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the Psycho novels by Robert Bloch , namely Psycho , Psycho II , Psycho III , Bates Motel , Psycho IV : The Beginning , the 1998 remake of the original film , and additional merchandise spanning various media . The first film , Psycho , was directed by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock . Subsequently , another film related to the series was made : an Alfred Hitchcock biopic . Also , an independent documentary called The Psycho Legacy was released on October 19 , 2010 . It mostly focused on Psycho II , Psycho III and Psycho IV : The Beginning , but did cover the impact and legacy of the original film . A five-season TV series , Bates Motel , aired on A & E between 2013 and 2017 . In a modern-day setting , it is an imagining of the Norman and ( at first , a living ) Norma Bates characters , and their unusual relationship . It stars Freddie Highmore as teenaged Norman and Vera Farmiga as mother Norma . The films focus on the life of Norman Bates , a deeply disturbed young man who operates the Bates Motel . He is mentally unstable from a domineering relationship with his mother , which results in him having a psychotic twisted personality and , as a result , he occasionally kills people .
This is a list of former Universal Studios Florida attractions .
Alfred Hitchcock ( 1899-1980 ) was an English director and filmmaker . Popularly known as the Master of Suspense for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers , Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title designer and art director for a number of silent films during the early 1920s . His directorial debut was the 1925 release The Pleasure Garden . Hitchcock followed this with The Lodger : A Story of the London Fog , his first commercial and critical success . It featured many of the thematic elements his films would be known for such as an innocent man on the run . It also featured the first of his famous cameo appearances . Two years later he directed Blackmail ( 1929 ) which was his first sound film . In 1935 Hitchcock directed The 39 Steps . Three years later he directed The Lady Vanishes , starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave . In 1940 Hitchcock transitioned to Hollywood productions , the first of which was the psychological thriller Rebecca starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine . He received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director , and the film won Best Picture . Hitchcock worked with Fontaine again the following year on the film Suspicion which also starred Cary Grant .
Murder , She Wrote was an American crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher . The series aired for 12 seasons with 264 episodes from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network . It was followed by four TV films . Among the most successful and longest-running television shows in history , it averaged more than 30 million viewers per week in its prime ( sometimes hitting above 40 million viewers ) , and was a staple of the CBS Sunday night lineup for a decade . In syndication , the series is still highly successful throughout the world . For her work on Murder , She Wrote , Lansbury was nominated for ten Golden Globes and 12 Emmy Awards , winning four Golden Globe awards . She holds the record for the most Golden Globe nominations and wins for Best Actress in a television drama series and the most Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series . The series received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series . It was nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category six times and won twice . After the series finished in 1996 , four TV movies were released between 1997 and 2003 . In 2009 , a point-and-click video game was released for the PC platform , followed in 2012 by a sequel . A spin-off book series continues publication at present .
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King Kong is a giant movie monster , resembling an enormous gorilla , that has appeared in various media since 1933 . Kong has been dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World , a phrase commonly used within the films . The character first appeared in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures , with the film premiering a little over two months later . The film received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases . A sequel quickly followed that same year with The Son of Kong , featuring Little Kong . In the 1960s , Toho produced King Kong vs. Godzilla ( 1962 ) , pitting a larger Kong against Toho 's own Godzilla , and King Kong Escapes ( 1967 ) , based on The King Kong Show ( 1966-1969 ) from Rankin/Bass Productions . In 1976 , Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin . A sequel , King Kong Lives , followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong . Another remake of the original , this time set in 1933 , was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson . The most recent film , Kong : Skull Island ( 2017 ) , set in 1973 , is part of Legendary Entertainment 's MonsterVerse , which began with Legendary 's reboot of Godzilla in 2014 . A crossover sequel , Godzilla vs. Kong , once again pitting the characters against one another , is currently planned for 2020 . The character of King Kong has become one of the world 's most famous movie icons , having inspired a number of sequels , remakes , spin-offs , imitators , parodies , cartoons , books , comics , video games , theme park rides , and a stage play .
King Kong Encounter was an attraction formerly part of the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles . King Kong Encounter was based on the 1976 King Kong film and served as a basis for a stand-alone Kongfrontation , a former attraction at Universal Studios Florida . The scene , located amongst the New York Street backlot sets in the heart of the studios , was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire and was replaced by King Kong : 360 3-D , which was opened on July 1 , 2010 .
Kongfrontation was a ride at the Universal Studios Florida theme park , in Orlando , Florida , the main attraction in the park 's New York section . It opened as one of the original attractions at the park on June 7 , 1990 and was closed on September 8 , 2002 ; Revenge of the Mummy opened in its place on May 21 , 2004 . Kongfrontation was based on the 1976 King Kong film and King Kong Encounter , an extinct attraction on the long running Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood . The main plot of the ride revolves around the authorities attempting to evacuate civilians away from Kong 's rampage and to Roosevelt Island .
King Kong : 360 3-D is an attraction which is included in the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood . The attraction takes guests to a recreated version of Skull Island from Peter Jackson 's 2005 remake King Kong . It employs 3-D HD imagery on two 200-foot ( 61 m ) wide screens , tram motion , wind , water , and scent resulting in an immersive two and a half minute film . The attraction replaced King Kong Encounter which burned down in 2008 . King Kong : 360 3-D made its debut on the Studio Tour on July 1 , 2010 .
Universal Studios Dubailand is an abandoned construction site for a proposed Universal theme park located in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . Its plans called for it to be located within Dubailand , a planned entertainment mega-complex . The project broke ground in July 2008 but was put on hold shortly thereafter . On October 27 , 2016 , it was announced that plans for the park had officially been scrapped .
Paramount Pictures Corporation ( also known simply as Paramount ) is an American film studio that is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS . It is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world , the second oldest in the United States , and the sole member of the Big Five film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood . In 1916 , film producer Adolph Zukor put 22 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo . In 2014 , Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only . The company 's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue , Hollywood , California , United States . Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association ( MPA ) .
WingNut Films is a New Zealand production company based in Wellington , New Zealand . It is notable for producing and collaborates predominantly with filmmaker Peter Jackson . WingNut Films also has produced at Pinewood Studios in England .
Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster film directed and produced by Mark Robson . The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of Los Angeles , California . Directed by Mark Robson and with a screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo , the film starred a large cast of well-known actors , including Charlton Heston , Ava Gardner , George Kennedy , Lorne Greene , Geneviève Bujold , Richard Roundtree , Marjoe Gortner , Barry Sullivan , Lloyd Nolan , Victoria Principal , and ( under an alias ) Walter Matthau . It is notable for the use of an innovative sound effect called Sensurround , which created the sense of actually experiencing an earthquake in theatres .
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Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy . It was based on Rader 's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner , who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis . It was distributed by Universal Pictures . The setting of the film is in the distant future . The polar ice cap has completely melted , and the sea level has risen over 7,600 m ( 25,000 feet ) , covering nearly all of the land . The plot of the film centers on an otherwise nameless antihero , The Mariner , a drifter who sails the Earth in his trimaran . The most expensive film ever made at the time , Waterworld was released to mixed reviews , praising the futuristic setting and premise but criticizing the characterization and acting performances . The film also was unable to recoup its massive budget at the box office ; however , the film did later become profitable due to video and other post-cinema sales . The film was also nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound at the 68th Academy Awards . The film 's release was accompanied by a novelization , video game , and three themed attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood , Universal Studios Singapore , and Universal Studios Japan called Waterworld : A Live Sea War Spectacular , all of which are still running as of 2020 [ update ] .
Waterworld : A Live Sea War Spectacular , also known as Waterworld , is an attraction based on the 1995 film Waterworld found at Universal Studios Hollywood ( 1995 ) , Universal Studios Japan ( 2001 ) , and Universal Studios Singapore ( 2010 ) . The original attraction opened at the same time as the film . Although the film was considered a critical and financial disappointment , the show was highly praised , winning a 1996 Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association . The attraction remains highly rated by park guests . Adapted by Ben Hurst , the attraction 's story occurs after the events of the movie , beginning with Helen 's return from Dryland to get her friends from the Atoll . The show includes the characters Helen , the Deacon , and the Mariner , as well as several Atollers and Smokers . The show is 16 minutes long and includes stunts on water , land , and overhead , supported by many pyrotechnic , flame , water , and other special effects , including the explosive crash landing of the seaplane . The stunt show 's unique soundtrack was crafted from snips from the movie score . The seating is in three sections of arena seating . The first five row of seats are the Soak Zones , which are the target of splashes from the Jet Skis and various wet special effects .
Davis Entertainment is an American film and television production company , founded by John Davis in 1984 . Davis 's three divisions-feature film , independent film , and television-develop and produce film and television projects for the major studios , independent distributors , networks and cable broadcasters . The company itself has enjoyed a long-standing first-look production deal at 20th Century Fox , although it also produces projects for all studios and mini-majors .
Back to the Future is an American science fiction adventure comedy film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis , produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment , and distributed by Universal Pictures . The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student , Marty McFly ( Michael J . Fox ) , and an eccentric scientist , Dr. Emmett L. Brown ( Christopher Lloyd ) , as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of Hill Valley , California . The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon , leading to the second and third films , which were back-to-back film productions , released in 1989 and 1990 , respectively . Though the sequels did not perform quite as well at the box office as the first film , the trilogy remains immensely popular and has yielded such spinoffs as an animated television series and a motion-simulation ride at the Universal Studios Theme Parks in Universal City , California ; Orlando , Florida ; and Osaka , Japan ( all now closed ) , as well as a video game . The film 's visual effects were done by Industrial Light and Magic . The trilogy was nominated for five Academy Awards altogether , winning one ( Best Sound Editing ) .
Back to the Future : The Ride was a simulator ride at Universal Studios theme parks . It was based on and inspired by the Back to the Future film series and is a mini-sequel to 1990 's Back to the Future Part III . It was located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood , where it was replaced by The Simpsons Ride , and at Universal Studios Japan , where it was replaced by Despicable Me Minion Mayhem . The ride 's story centered on a first person adventure in pursuit of Biff Tannen through time . Steven Spielberg , executive producer of the films , served as creative consultant for it .
Jurassic Park , later known as Jurassic World , is an American science fiction media franchise centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs . It began in 1990 when Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment bought the rights to the novel by Michael Crichton before it was even published . The book was successful , as was Steven Spielberg 's 1993 film adaptation . The film received a theatrical 3D re-release in 2013 , and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . A sequel novel , The Lost World , was published in 1995 , followed by a film adaptation in 1997 . Subsequent films in the series , including Jurassic Park III ( 2001 ) , are not based on the novels . Numerous video games and comic books based on the franchise have been created since the release of the 1993 film , and several water rides have been opened at various Universal theme parks . As of 2000 , the franchise had generated $ 5 billion in revenue , making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The fourth film , Jurassic World , was initially scheduled to be released in 2005 , but was delayed numerous times and was ultimately released in June 2015 . It became the first film to gross over $ 500 million worldwide in its opening weekend , and grossed over $ 1.6 billion through the course of its theatrical run , making it the third highest-grossing film at the time . It was also the second highest-grossing film of 2015 . When adjusted for monetary inflation , Jurassic World is the second highest-grossing film in the franchise after Jurassic Park .
Jurassic Park : The Ride is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton 's novel of the same name which the film is based on located at Universal Orlando 's Islands of Adventure in Orlando , Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka , Japan . It was formerly located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles , California , where it was turned into Jurassic World : The Ride . The ride was researched and built as the film was still in production and opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21 , 1996 . Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal 's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan as Jurassic Park River Adventure . A river rapids ride version , Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure , opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010 .
Universal 's Islands of Adventure ( originally Universal Studios Islands of Adventure ) is a theme park located in Orlando , Florida . It opened on May 28 , 1999 , along with CityWalk , as part of an expansion that converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort . The resort 's slogan Vacation Like You Mean It was introduced in 2013 . Islands of Adventure is modeled after a journey of exploration , where guests embark on an adventure to visit a variety of themed islands . Initially , the park featured six islands . A seventh , The Wizarding World of Harry Potter , was added in 2010 , themed to the highly-successful Harry Potter franchise . It was Universal 's largest investment since the resort 's founding in 1990 . The expansion led to a significant increase in attendance , and in 2013 , Islands of Adventure ranked seventh domestically and eleventh internationally after hosting approximately 8.1 million guests . The eighth island , Skull Island , opened on July 13 , 2016 and is themed to the King Kong franchise .
Jurassic Park : The Ride is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton 's novel of the same name which the film is based on located at Universal Orlando 's Islands of Adventure in Orlando , Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka , Japan . It was formerly located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles , California , where it was turned into Jurassic World : The Ride . The ride was researched and built as the film was still in production and opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21 , 1996 . Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal 's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan as Jurassic Park River Adventure . A river rapids ride version , Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure , opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010 .
Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure is a river rapids ride in The Lost World zone at Universal Studios Singapore in Resorts World Sentosa , Sentosa Island , Singapore .
Universal 's Islands of Adventure ( originally Universal Studios Islands of Adventure ) is a theme park located in Orlando , Florida . It opened on May 28 , 1999 , along with CityWalk , as part of an expansion that converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort . The resort 's slogan Vacation Like You Mean It was introduced in 2013 . Islands of Adventure is modeled after a journey of exploration , where guests embark on an adventure to visit a variety of themed islands . Initially , the park featured six islands . A seventh , The Wizarding World of Harry Potter , was added in 2010 , themed to the highly-successful Harry Potter franchise . It was Universal 's largest investment since the resort 's founding in 1990 . The expansion led to a significant increase in attendance , and in 2013 , Islands of Adventure ranked seventh domestically and eleventh internationally after hosting approximately 8.1 million guests . The eighth island , Skull Island , opened on July 13 , 2016 and is themed to the King Kong franchise .
Backdraft is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen . The film stars Kurt Russell , William Baldwin , Scott Glenn , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Rebecca De Mornay , Donald Sutherland , Robert De Niro , Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh . It is about Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist . The film grossed $ 77.9 million domestically and $ 74.5 million in foreign markets , for a total gross of $ 152.4 million . The film received three Oscar nominations .
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 Transformers : The Ride 3D 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 . 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 .
Imagine Entertainment ( formerly Imagine Films Entertainment and also known simply as Imagine ) is an American film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer .