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Theme Park News – March 2024

Universal Orlando Resort has announced more details about the new DreamWorks Land opening this summer at Universal Studios Florida theme park. Construction is well underway and recently we have seen a Trolls themed roller coaster testing, and Shrek’s swamp home rising up! Here is everything we know so far, including brand NEW details, recently released by Universal!

Here are the newly released details from Universal:

Some of the attractions featured in DreamWorks Land will include Shrek’s Swamp and 35-foot tall cottage, a Trollercoaster, an interactive Kung Fu Panda attraction where you can interact with Po, and a Gabby’s Dollhouse area. There will be splash pads, photo-ops, interactive play areas, and entertainment offerings.

Here are some newly released artist renderings:

DreamWorks sign featuring Shrek, Donkey, Trolls and Kung Fu Panda

Shrek’s swamp home

Trollercoaster and Poppy’s Playground

Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp

Below is more from Universal:

Here are more details about the enchanting and playful new experiences coming to DreamWorks Land:

SHREK
Like ogres and onions, guests can peel back layers of fun in Shrek’s oasis to discover “ogre-the-top” adventures at every turn.

Shrek’s Swamp Meet: Guests can visit Shrek’s Swamp Meet to interact with beloved characters Shrek, Princess Fiona and Donkey, the noble steed eager to joke around and converse with guests, just outside of Shrek’s cottage.

Shrek’s Swamp for Little Ogres: This ogre-sized play area features four fun slides, wet play areas and a playground where guests can climb, bounce and splash around as well as venture into Shrek’s outhouse.

Mama Luna Feline Fiesta: The blockbuster film, Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish, comes to life with this new interactive experience that takes place in Mama Luna’s retirement home for cats. Here, guests get to play with Mama Luna’s many cats on vivid interactive screens activated by buttons, bells, maracas and levers. They might even spot the one and only Puss in Boots himself.

King Harold’s Swamp Symphony: Guests can create their own melodious masterpiece as they trigger a choir of ever-changing frog ribbits by continually stomping on an array of interactive lily pads.

Swamp Snacks: Families can feast like an ogre at this new kiosk, which will serve scrumptious snacks inspired by Shrek, including Shrekzel, Far Far A Waffle, Frozen Ogre and more.

TROLLS
A magnificent fountain featuring favorite Trolls characters Poppy and Branch sits at the center of the Trolls Village where “fantastamazing” energy flows and guests can relax and “find their happy place.”

Trolls Trollercoaster: After strolling through a dazzling marquee starring cherished Trolls characters Poppy, Viva, Tiny Diamond, Satin and Chenille, guests of all ages can take a ride on the iconic Caterbus escaping evil spiders as they speed along a bright orange and yellow track aboard this family-friendly rollercoaster.

Poppy’s Playground: Nestled under a giant, 20-foot mushroom is Poppy’s Playground – a shaded play area featuring colorful flowers and bugs with a bountiful array of fun bouncing and climbing structures for the youngest of trolls. 

Trolls Treats: Poppy’s boombox from Trolls Band Together has been transformed into a playful kiosk that offers up brightly colored Trolls ice cream treats inspired by Poppy and Branch like the pink lemonade-flavored Poppy-licious Pink and huckleberry-flavored BroZone Berry.

High Five Hideaway: Cloud Guy hosts this all-new retail location featuring the latest merchandise including apparel, plush and accessories from Shrek, Trolls, Kung Fu Panda, Gabby’s Dollhouse and more.

KUNG FU PANDA
Guests embark on thrilling and fun adventures alongside the lovable panda Po from the action-packed world of the Kung Fu Panda movies.

Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp: Inspired by the hit Kung Fu Panda films, this all-new play area brings the Panda Village to life like never before. Within both wet and dry play areas, guests have the opportunity to help the pandas wash and dry their laundry with enormous water cannons, dump buckets, giant fans and more. Guests will also encounter fun elements throughout the experience, including an interactive gong, mischievous, giggling baby pandas, and oversized merry-go-round noodle bowls from Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop.

Po Live!: This digital, interactive meet and greet experience gives guests the opportunity to interact with the famous Dragon Warrior himself as he teaches them cool Kung Fu moves, cooks some delicious stir fry and babysits his little cousin, Ling Ling…all at the same time.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES FEATURING DREAMWORKS CHARACTERS
DreamWorks Land will also feature additional opportunities for guests to meet and interact with beloved characters through extraordinary live entertainment, including:

DreamWorks Imagination Celebration: Popular DreamWorks Animation stories leap off the screen and come to life in DreamWorks Imagination Celebration. The multisensory adventure combines hit pop songs, high-energy dancing, advanced technology, and more to create an imaginative party atmosphere that will transport guests to the worlds of their favorite characters within the all-new DreamWorks Theater.

DreamWorks Character Zone: At DreamWorks Character Zone, guests can meet, greet and interact with their favorite DreamWorks characters like Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse and more. 

DreamWorks Animation is part of the NBCUniversal family of companies. For more information about Universal Orlando Resort, visit www.universalorlando.com.

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Remembering KidZone – A Now Extinct Land at Universal Studios Florida

DreamWorks Land will replace the now extinct KidZone, and will be a similar interactive, family focused play area. There will be lots for the kids to do and play with, and even water features to get splashed on hot days!

Here is a video I made while KidZone was fully operational, showing off everything that once existed there, as of 2022: https://youtu.be/IpI7kQnfDzI

Do you also have memories of KidZone? Maybe getting splashed or dumping buckets of water on unsuspecting guests? Playing in the ball pit, sliding down the slides, and even the later addition of a character dance party? It was so much fun, and we can only hope that it will be all that fun and MORE, updated with more modern characters and franchises, and more elaborate play areas and meet and greet sets!

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