{"id":389029,"date":"2026-09-03T06:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389029\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T06:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:02:20","slug":"universal-studios-orlando-to-close-animal-actors-on-location-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389029\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Studios Orlando to close ‘Animal Actors on Location!’ show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Universal Studios Orlando to close ‘Animal Actors on Location!’ show<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Orlando is set to close an opening-day attraction after 36 years<\/p>\n

\"Sanika<\/a>ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Orlando has confirmed that its “Animal Actors on Location!” show will close after 36 years.<\/p>\n

The opening-day attraction, which debuted on June 7, 1990, will close on Nov. 2. <\/p>\n

Chopper 2 flew above the show, which has been a staple of the park since its opening. Once it closes, the E.T. Adventure will be the only remaining opening-day attraction.<\/p>\n

“It was very popular in the ’90s, but I think that the audience size has certainly waned in recent years, so it’s not necessarily surprising,” said Alicia Stella, owner of OrlandoParkStop. “But there are only a few live shows left at the resort, and all of them at Universal Studios Florida, and none at Islands of Adventure.” <\/p>\n

In a statement to WESH 2 News, Universal Studios said the closure is to make way for a new experience, adding, “We are grateful for the countless memorable moments. More details about the future development will be shared at a later time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Studios Orlando to close ‘Animal Actors on Location!’ show Universal Studios Orlando is set to close an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[155690,2456,155691,62978,5985,13087,155692,139,141,140,155693,8075,3032,4827,5956,3438,20016,164],"class_list":["post-389029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-animal-actor","tag-closure","tag-e-t-adventure","tag-islands","tag-location","tag-none","tag-opening-day-attraction","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-orlandoparkstop","tag-owner","tag-park","tag-show","tag-statement","tag-universal-studios-orlando","tag-wesh-2-news","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}