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Credit: Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts’90s kids, this one’s for you! As Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort fight for the spot of number one Orlando theme park, the long-defunct Nickelodeon Hotel is making a comeback.
The Nickelodeon Resorts have maintained a presence as a vacation destination in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Riviera Maya, Mexico as all-inclusive resorts. However, they used to have a location in Orlando, Florida, including a studio and resort.
Nickelodeon Studios was located in Universal Orlando and served as both a tourist destination and actual production studio, producing Kenan & Kel, Double Dare, and other shows. In 2005, the studio was closed and replaced by The Blue Man Group, which has not returned since closing due to the 2020 pandemic. After the studio was closed, the Nickelodeon Suites Resort opened near Walt Disney World in partnership with Holiday Inn.
The resort featured hundreds of suites, water playgrounds, pools, and a food court. The hotel was heavily themed to the iconic channel, with the orange Nickelodeon icon and green slime present throughout as well as popular characters adorning various parts of the resort. The rooms were themed to different iconic shows, including Spongebob, The Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron, and Dora the Explorer.
