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Various first and third-party characters at Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal's Universal Destinations & Experiences contain rides, attractions, shopping, dining, and additional experiences based on a wide variety of media franchises.
Marvel Super Hero Island is an area at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida that is themed after popular Marvel Comics superheroes. The area opened in 1999, ten years prior to Universal competitor the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009.
The first Marvel Mania opened in January 1998 near Universal Studios Hollywood. [17] With MTV Networks, Planet Hollywood opened its first Sound Republic in London in mid-1998. [18] In July 1999, the company started its Planet Movies by AMC. [5] In August 1998, the first Cool Planet Cafe opened in Santa Monica, California. [19]
Only Walt Disney World Resort is barred from having Marvel characters in its parks, due to contractual obligations to Universal and Universal's use of Marvel characters in the region. [26] However, this only includes characters Universal is currently using, other characters in their "families" (Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc ...
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Due to a 1994 contract with Universal Parks & Resorts, Disney cannot use the "Marvel" name in the park's branding or attractions. [19] [20] In April 2021, Disney announced that the area would open on June 4, 2021. [21] Aerial image of Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure during advanced construction stage, November 2020.
Attraction entrance at Universal Studios Japan, prior to its closure in 2024. On March 27, 1999, Universal Islands of Adventure opened for technical rehearsals, with The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man being one of its debut attractions. [4] On May 28, 1999, the attraction officially opened to the public. [5]
DreamWorks Theatre is a motion simulator attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood that opened on June 15, 2018, in the Universal City area of Los Angeles, California.The Theatre is themed around characters featured in films from DreamWorks Animation and features the use of projection mapping.