Originally, the resorts Nickelodeon experiences, like Double Dare Live and a daily mass sliming, were scheduled to stop on Monday 18th April 2016. Now, however, they'll conclude on Saturday 30th April 2016, according to hotel officials.
Located off World Center Drive east of Walt Disney World, the hotel is set to become the Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites & Waterpark by mid-April. Hotel officials announced the change on the property's website in January.
Lagoon Pool at Nickelodeon Suites Resort
Renovation work has started on-site, including lobby renovations and updates to suites on the Lagoon Pool, said Deanna Padilla, the hotel's marketing manager.
Although the Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Florida will be closing, Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) recently announced that they are now taking bookings for Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana, Nickelodeon's first-ever international hotel property, providing both non-stop family entertainment and Karisma's renowned Gourmet Inclusive® Experience, which will open in May 2016. Nickelodeon fans can reserve their hotel rooms today at 1-844-SEE-NICK and www.nickresortpuntacana.com.
As guests flooded the hotel's phone lines with questions about the rebranding, another question arose from those most familiar with the hotel, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year.
What happens to the Nickelodeon Time Capsule, originally buried there in 2005?
"The time capsule will be moved to a Nickelodeon private business office and studio that is currently under construction in Burbank, Calif.," Padilla said in an email.
The exact date for the move hasn't been determined, she said.
The capsule was originally sealed April 30, 1992, and buried at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando. When that closed it was relocated to the Nickelodeon Hotel. Contents of the capsule include rollerblades, Twinkies, a copy of Nickelodeon Magazine and a jar of Gak, a gooey child's toy popular at the time, among other things. You can watch a fantastic video featuring the original burial of the Nickelodeon Time Capsule at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios, Orlando, below.
Every Item Inside the Time Capsule Nickelodeon Buried in 1992
Keeping with the original plan, the capsule will be opened on April 30, 2042.
The new Nickelodeon Studios, being built next door to the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, will be a state-of-the-art five-story glass structure that will unite the entire Nickelodeon family in a single facility and will be a hub for the entire animation industry. As the new site will house both live action and Nicktoon productions, the studio will also officially change its name from Nickelodeon Animation Studio to simply Nickelodeon Studios.
The opening will coincide with Nickelodeon Animation's 25th anniversary in 2016 - the networks three original animated series, "Rugrats", "Doug" and "Ren & Stimpy" premiered on Sunday 11th August 1991 - and one of the goals for the new facility is to draw upon that history.
The creative campus is designed as an open and inviting space where employees feel the freedom and inspiration of an artists' retreat. Among the perks will be an on-site restaurant and coffee shop, a central courtyard with designated lecture space and a music room.
A Nickelodeon Studios app will include a rundown of events for the day including guest speakers, tours and screenings, and allow for easy communication and scheduling across all departments. Observing that creative ideas spring more frequently from casual interactions than forced meetings, Nickelodeon wants to seize the opportunity for greater collaboration and mobility between Nick’s various production arms.
More than just a base for Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon will open the studio up to the community with tours and programs targeted at aspiring animators, aficionados of the form and industry professionals.
Burial of the Nickelodeon Time Capsule 4/30/92:
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