Universal Studios Florida
 
Entrance to the theme park
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| Slogan |
Vacation Like You Mean It (as Universal Orlando Resort) |
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| Location | Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 28°28′31″N 81°28′01″W / 28.4752°N 81.4670°WCoordinates: 28°28′31″N 81°28′01″W / 28.4752°N 81.4670°W |
| Theme | Show business and Universal entertainment |
| Owner |
NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Operated by | Universal Parks & Resorts |
| Opened | June 7, 1990 |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Rides | |
| Total | 18 rides |
| Roller coasters | 4 coasters |
| Website | Official website |
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. 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 2015, the park hosted an estimated 9.6 million visitors, ranking as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States, as well as the tenth most attended theme park worldwide.
Many of the park's past and present attractions were developed with the actual creators of the films they were based on, and feature the original stars as part of the experience. Steven Spielberg helped create E.T. Adventure and was a creative consultant for Back to the Future: The Ride, Twister...Ride it Out, An American Tail Theatre, Jaws, Men in Black: Alien Attack and Transformers: The Ride.
In many current rides, the original stars reprised their film roles including: Rip Torn and Will Smith in Men in Black: Alien Attack, Brendan Fraser for Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles for Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow for Shrek 4D, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher reprised their roles from Despicable Me for Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, and Peter Cullen and Frank Welker reprised their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron for Transformers: The Ride.
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