Nickelodeon Studios
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Nickelodeon Studios was a production studio and theme park attraction run by the television network Nickelodeon at Universal Studios Florida.
Nickelodeon Studios | |
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Universal Studios Florida | |
Area | Building 17 Soundstage 18 Soundstage 19 (Production Central) |
Coordinates | 28°28′28″N 81°28′7″W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | June 7, 1990 (1990-06-07) |
Closing date | April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30) |
Replaced by | Blue Man Group |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Studio tour and working production facility |
Model | Television studio soundstage |
Theme | Nickelodeon programming |
Duration | 45 minutes |
Universal Express available |
Opening on June 7, 1990, as The First World Headquarters for Kids, the studio attracted young tourists as contestants and audience members for Nickelodeon's live-action programming. At its peak, the studio employed 400 people and was the largest production studio in Florida, bringing $110 million in business to the state by 1994.
The studio closed permanently on April 30, 2005, after much of Nickelodeon's production had moved to Nickelodeon on Sunset in Los Angeles. Nickelodeon Studios produced over 2,000 episodes of original programming.