In the 1990s, Universal Studios Florida in Orlando was a dream vacation spot for any child with cable thanks to its Nickelodeon Studios wing. While Nick’s TV production packed up and left Universal Studios for the greener pastures of Los Angeles, CA for good after its Splat! late-afternoon block ended early in the fall of 2004, with the wing closing the next spring due to Nick relocating its central Florida footprint to Holiday Inn, Universal Orlando itself is still going strong.
Years later, Universal Orlando finds itself as the host site for the beginning of a packed weekend of competitive violence before the Fourth of July holiday approaches late next week inside the United States.