11 Facts About Nickelodeon Studios

1.

Nickelodeon Studios was a production studio and theme park attraction run by the television network Nickelodeon at Universal Studios Florida.

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Nickelodeon Studios ended its run having produced over 2,000 episodes of original programming.

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3.

In November 1988, Nickelodeon contracted space within the soon to be built Universal Studios Florida for its first production studio.

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4.

The contract stipulated that Nickelodeon promote Universal Studios Florida on-air 1,000 times per year, while broadcasting the park's television commercials.

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5.

Nickelodeon Studios unveiled its Slime Geyser in front of the studio on October 27,1990.

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6.

The burial ceremony was broadcast live on Nickelodeon Studios and hosted by Mike O'Malley of Get the Picture and Joey Lawrence of Blossom, with an appearance by Dr Emmett Brown of Back to the Future: The Ride.

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7.

Nickelodeon Studios had at that point brought $110 million in business to Florida, and regularly employed between 280 and 330 people on a weekly basis.

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8.

Universal Nickelodeon Studios Florida trailed Walt Disney World in attendance at the end of 1994, with Universal hosting 7.

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9.

That same year, producers Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins requested Nickelodeon Studios move filming of their hit live-action show All That from Orlando to Los Angeles so they wouldn't have to leave home for production.

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10.

Nickelodeon Studios partnered with visual effects company Kinetix in August 1998 to upgrade the video production building with a training center for Kinetix software, attempting to remain viable against Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

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11.

Nickelodeon Studios was responsible for producing over 2,000 episodes of original, live-action programming for Nickelodeon.

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