Universal Studios Florida
Theme park in the United States
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| 2025 | Universal Epic Universe, the fourth theme park, is expected to open at Universal Orlando Resort. |
| March 25 2025 | Universal Terra Luna Resort opens, focusing on a terrestrial exploration theme with 750 rooms. |
| January 21 2025 | Universal Stella Nova Resort opens, themed around an infinite universe concept with 750 rooms. |
| 2024 | Universal Studios Florida modified its Grad Bash and Gradventure event format, allowing both middle and high school graduating students to visit both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure parks, previously separated by school level. |
| October 9 2024 | Universal Studios Florida was closed on October 9-10 due to Hurricane Milton, another weather-related park closure. |
| September 24 2024 | Park closed on September 24 due to Hurricane Helene, continuing the pattern of weather-related closures. |
| June 2024 | Universal Epic Universe Preview Center opened, featuring a scale model of the new park and selling merchandise for the four themed lands. |
| June 14 2024 | Universal announces the opening of DreamWorks Land, featuring a Trolls-themed Trollercoaster, Shrek-themed swamp area, and Kung Fu Panda Village. The Universal Mega Movie Parade is also set to premiere. |
| 2023 | Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida was awarded 'Best Halloween Event of 2022' at the Golden Ticket Awards, recognizing its outstanding seasonal event and entertainment experience. |
| 2023 | Slight decline in attendance to 9,750,000 visitors, dropping to 13th place in global theme park rankings. |
| 2023 | Visitor numbers slightly declined to 19,750,000, but remained strong compared to pandemic years. |
| August 29 2023 | Universal Studios Florida was closed on August 29 due to Hurricane Idalia, ensuring visitor safety during the storm. |
| August 11 2023 | Minion Land on Illumination Ave officially opened, featuring Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast attraction, Minions' Cafe, Pop-a-Nana popcorn stand, Freeze Ray popsicle stand, Bake My Day sweets shop, and an Illumination Theater facade for character meet-and-greets. |
| 2022 | Attendance recovered to 10,750,000 visitors, again ranking 11th globally. |
| 2022 | Grinchmas show was moved into the former Nickelodeon Studios theater. |
| 2022 | Universal Orlando parks reached pre-pandemic attendance levels, attracting 21,775,000 total visitors across both parks. |
| November 9 2022 | Park closed on November 9-10 due to Tropical Storm Nicole, causing another unscheduled interruption. |
| September 28 2022 | Universal Studios Florida was closed on September 28-29 due to Hurricane Ian, disrupting park activities. |
| August 26 2022 | Maroon 5 hosted the inaugural Music After Dark event with a concert performance. |
| 2021 | Attendance rebounded to 8,987,000 visitors, returning to 11th place in global theme park rankings. |
| 2021 | Blue Man Group show was retired, leaving the original Nickelodeon Studios building empty. |
| 2021 | Partial recovery of park attendance with 18,064,000 total visitors as COVID-19 restrictions began to ease. |
| 2021 | Halloween Horror Nights commemorated its 30th anniversary. |
| 2021 | Theme parks began recovery, with combined visitor numbers increasing to 18,064,000 as pandemic restrictions eased. |
| 2020 | The Bourne Stuntacular, a live action stunt show based on the Jason Bourne film series, was launched. |
| 2020 | Marilyn and The Diamond Bellas, a live-action musical show, was introduced near the Horror Make-Up Show theatre. |
| 2020 | Universal Studios Florida adopts a new global marketing slogan 'Let Yourself Woah' for Universal Orlando Resort, which is later applied to all global tourist locations |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted theme park attendance, with visitor numbers dramatically dropping to 8,101,000, representing a significant decline. |
| December 15 2020 | Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites opens as a coastal retreat with 2,050 rooms. |
| July 2020 | NBCUniversal pauses development on the new theme park, citing uncertainty during the pandemic. |
| April 2020 | NBCUniversal announces a delay in Epic Universe's opening until 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 16 2020 | Park closed from March 16 to June 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a prolonged shutdown for public health reasons. |
| March 15 2020 | Universal Parks & Resorts closes the resort due to the coronavirus pandemic, reopening on June 5 with safety guidelines. |
| 2019 | The theatre where Monster Make-Up was previously located was rethemed to the Sing on Tour attraction. |
| 2019 | Park attendance increased slightly to 10,922,000 visitors, maintaining its 11th place global ranking. |
| 2019 | Universal Studios Florida ranked eleventh globally and sixth in North America for theme park attendance, with approximately 10.9 million visitors. |
| 2019 | Pitbull performed during Mardi Gras at the Universal Music Plaza Stage. |
| 2019 | Theme parks saw increased attendance, with total visitors rising to 21,297,000, continuing the growth trend from the previous year. |
| June 27 2019 | Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Surfside Inn and Suites opens, themed around a surfing lifestyle with 750 rooms. |
| February 2019 | Rock the Universe broke its traditional scheduling pattern by holding the festival in early February for the first time, departing from its usual September timeframe. |
| February 23 2019 | Macklemore performed The Gemini Tour during Mardi Gras. |
| 2018 | Universal Studios Florida recorded 10,708,000 visitors, ranking 11th globally in theme park attendance. |
| 2018 | The final year of the Summer Concert Series, which had been running periodically since 2013, concluding the live music performances at the Universal Music Plaza Stage. |
| 2018 | The revival of Howie Mandel's Deal or No Deal was filmed in Soundstage 21 for CNBC. |
| 2018 | Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure combined attracted 20,496,000 visitors, marking a strong year for the theme parks. |
| August 16 2018 | Universal's Aventura Hotel opens with a modern aesthetic and 600 rooms. |
| April 23 2018 | Fast & Furious: Supercharged officially opened at Universal Studios Florida, featuring a dark ride experience based on the popular film franchise and utilizing Universal's new 'Virtual Line' system. |
| March 18 2018 | Fifth Harmony performed their PSA Tour during Mardi Gras. |
| February 24 2018 | Macklemore performed The Gemini Tour during Mardi Gras. |
| 2017 | Universal Volcano Bay water theme park is added, becoming the resort's third theme park and the first water theme park in the complex. |
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