![]() ![]() The early history of Universal Studios Florida has been exaggerated, forgotten, and, in some cases, rewritten outright - the souvenir VHS tape, Experience the Magic of Movies, free-associates the first few years into a park that never actually was. And though Beetlejuice was already stinking up the place, he had no Graveyard or Revue. No Blues Brothers, at least not in their current stomping grounds. The only thing that worked reliably was live entertainment, but the park’s biggest crowd-pleasers were still months, if not years away. Adventure racked up two-hour lines over technical difficulties too mundane to report. And those are just the famous breakdowns - E.T. An early morning power outage calmed Earthquake. Any doubts of the park’s success were allayed by creative consultant and de facto emcee Steven Spielberg as he cut the celluloid ribbon: “We’re really happy to be here in Florida and we’ll be here forever.”īy the end of the day, forever sounded a lot more optimistic - one in every ten guests asked for a refund or rain check. ![]() The stars, about 20 cartoons, and 50 humans came out just for the occasion. On June 7th, 1990, after six months of delays, Universal Studios Florida opened to an anxious public. ![]()
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