Blackstone Group - Blackstone Group Companies, Hilton Worldwide, the Weather Channel, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Universal Studios Florida, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: Blackstone Group companies, Hilton Worldwide, The Weather Channel, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Universal Studios Florida, Legoland Windsor, Islands of Adventure, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Merlin Entertainments, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Cineworld, Peter George Peterson, David Stockman, Center Parcs UK, Intelenet Global Services, Freescale Semiconductor, PortAventura, Celanese, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Wyndham Worldwide, Henry Silverman, United Biscuits, Michaels, Travelport, Rose Hills Memorial Park, La Quinta Inns & Suites, Universal Parks & Resorts, Reed Hundt, TRW Automotive, Roger Altman, Allied Waste Industries, HealthMarkets, Pinnacle Foods, Centerbridge Partners, Luxury Resorts, SunGard, American Axle, The Tussauds Group, CMS Computers, AlliedBarton, GSO Capital Partners, Southern Cross Healthcare, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, Jurassic Park Discovery Center, Equity Office. Excerpt: Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and live shows. The park is one component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort. In 2010, the park hosted an estimated 5.9 million guests, ranking it the eighth-most visited theme park in the United States. The original entrance to the theme park, circa 1993. Unlike its sister facility, Universal Studios Hollywood, which is a working film and television studio that became a tourist attraction and theme park, Universal Studios Florida was designed as both a theme park and a studio from the start. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had...