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This is a transcript of a video that explores the history and fate of the Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn, also known as the Nick Hotel, in Orlando, Florida. The video describes how the hotel was created in 2005 as a partnership between Nickelodeon and Holiday Inn, and how it offered guests themed suites, water parks, character shows, game shows, and other attractions based on popular Nickelodeon properties. The video also explains why the hotel was rebranded back to a Holiday Inn in 2016, citing reasons such as outdated branding, poor maintenance, high prices, and Nickelodeon's new partnership with Karisma Hotels. The video concludes by expressing nostalgia and sadness for the loss of such a unique entertainment experience for Nickelodeon fans.
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1. SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon in 1999.
2. The show was a huge success and helped establish Nickelodeon as a major player in children's entertainment.
3. Nickelodeon had previously been hesitant to heavily merchandise its properties, but the success of SpongeBob changed that.
4. In 2003, Nickelodeon partnered with Holiday Inn to transform its Orlando Resort into the Nickelodeon Hotel.
5. The hotel was located near Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida.
6. The hotel featured 800 suites, two pools, water playgrounds, a restaurant, and a food court.
7. Guests could choose from four different room layouts, including themed kids' suites with Nickelodeon characters.
8. The hotel had a variety of activities and attractions, including a water park, arcade, and live character shows.
9. The hotel also had a variety of dining options, including a buffet, a character dining restaurant, and a food court with several restaurants.
10. The hotel was popular, but it was not a massive success, and Nickelodeon eventually decided to end its partnership with Holiday Inn.
11. In 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the hotel would be rebranded as a Holiday Inn and that the Nickelodeon theme would be removed.
12. The hotel underwent a $30 million renovation and reopened as the Holiday Inn Orlando Suites in June 2016.
13. The new hotel still hosts family game shows and has a food court, but the Nickelodeon theme is gone.
14. The prices at the hotel have dropped significantly since the rebranding, with rooms now typically costing less than $100 per night.
15. The Nickelodeon Hotel was an experiment that had some success, but it was not perfect and ultimately did not work out.
16. Nickelodeon has since partnered with charisma hotels to create new resorts, including one in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and another in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
17. The new resorts are more luxurious and have a more subtle design than the original Nickelodeon Hotel.
18. The time capsule that was buried at the Nickelodeon Hotel was moved to the Nickelodeon studios in Burbank during the rebranding.