Animal Actors on Location! — Ride History

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2024
Featured Arc · 4 chapters
Animal Actors Stage
1990 – 2024 · ~34 yr

A live trained-animal show that debuted with the park, survived sponsorship changes and park redevelopment, and finally closed after 36 years.
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  1990New
  
  Debuted as "Animal Actors Stage," a live trained-animal stadium show, when Universal Studios Florida opened.
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  2001Changed
  
  Rethemed into the Animal Planet-sponsored "Animal Planet Live!," replacing Animal Actors Stage.
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  2006Changed
  
  "Animal Planet Live!" closed and was reworked into the current "Animal Actors on Location!" show after the Animal Planet sponsorship ended.
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  2024Area Update
  
  Surrounding Woody Woodpecker's KidZone was demolished for the new DreamWorks Land (opened June 14, 2024); the show stayed in its theater and was re-designated into the park's Hollywood area.
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That's every change on the record on Animal Actors on Location! since 1990.

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When did Animal Actors on Location! open?

Per the documented record, Animal Actors on Location! at Universal Studios opened in 1990.

What changed recently on Animal Actors on Location!?

The latest documented change (documented 2024): Surrounding Woody Woodpecker's KidZone was demolished for the new DreamWorks Land (opened June 14, 2024); the show stayed in its theater and was re-designated into the park's Hollywood area.

How many changes are on record for Animal Actors on Location!?

4 documented changes, dating back to 1990 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.

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