The details
The seven themed lands include:
- DreamWorks’ Shrek’s Swamp
- DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots Del Mar
- Illumination’s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club
- Jurassic World Adventure Camp
- DreamWorks’ TrollsFest
- Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom
- Isle of Curiosity
Families will enter the park through the Isle of Curiosity, a gateway with space for kids to explore and visit with Gabby from Dreamworks’ Gabby’s Dollhouse.
They will also be able to meet Shrek, Fiona and their triplets at Shrek’s Swamp. This area includes two interactive play spaces, Shrek’s Swamp Rompin’ Stomp and Shrek’s Swamp Splash and Smash.
Kids and their parents will be able to venture to Puss in Boots Del Mar to meet the famous feline and take on challenging carnival games with Mama Luna, Perrito and other friends.
Those looking for aquatic activities can swing over to Illumination’s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club. There, yellow minions will attempt to reign in their purple counterparts in a water park style area of the resort.
Visitors to the park will also be able to stop by Jurassic World Adventure Camp to see newly hatched baby dinosaurs and climb up Lookout Towers.
For a party featuring music and interactive play areas, TrollsFest is the spot. Park goers will also be able to meet Poppy, Branch and the rest of the Trolls gang in this section of the resort.
Spongebob SquarePants and friends will be on full display at Bikini Bottom.
What they’re saying
“It’s a destination made for kids and, as a regional theme park, brings Universal’s signature storytelling to families close to home,” said Molly Murphy, President of Universal Creative.
Zooming out
Universal Kids Resort is the first of its kind for the Universal brand. The park will be catered toward young children and their families.
The resort will include a 300-room on-site hotel that will act as the entry way into the park. The theme park was announced in early 2023 and broke ground later that year.
