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Universal Islands of Adventure

Universal Islands of Adventure (also known as Islands of Adventure or IOA), originally called Universal Studios Islands of Adventure and later Universal's Islands of Adventure, is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. It opened on May 28, 1999, along with CityWalk, as part of an expansion that converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort. The resort's slogan Vacation Like You Mean It was introduced in 2013.[2]

Location

Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, United States

May 28, 1999 (1999-05-28)

Islands with myths, legends, dinosaurs, cartoons, superheroes, children's stories, and Universal franchises

It's More Than Magic. It's Real.
(as Universal Orlando Resort)

Year-round

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Islands of Adventure is modeled after a journey of exploration, where guests embark on an adventure to visit a variety of themed islands. Initially, the park featured six islands. A seventh, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, was added in 2010, themed to the highly successful Harry Potter franchise. It was Universal's largest investment since the resort's founding in 1990. The expansion led to a significant increase in attendance, and in 2013, Islands of Adventure ranked seventh domestically and eleventh internationally after hosting approximately 8.1 million guests.[3] The newest island, Skull Island, opened on July 13, 2016, and is themed to the King Kong franchise.

properties (Dr. Seuss Enterprises)

Dr. Seuss

book and film franchise (J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment)

Harry Potter

Pre-2009 (Marvel Entertainment)

Marvel Comics

Like Universal Studios Florida next door, Islands of Adventure has not limited itself to Universal's own library, because it licensed other characters from rival studios, many of whom did not own theme parks of their own, as attractions and lands. Some of these include:

Betty Boop

: Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Sam-I-Am, Guy-Am-I, The Grinch and The Lorax

Dr. Seuss

: Blue and Bravo the Velociraptors and Tango and Sierra the baby Velociraptors

Jurassic Park

: Popeye and Olive Oyl

Popeye the Sailor Man

: Hogwarts Train Conductor

Wizarding World

List of Universal Orlando Resort attractions

Incidents at Universal parks

Islands of Adventure Official website

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Official website

at the Roller Coaster DataBase

Universal Islands of Adventure