The first Universal Kids Resort developed for families with young children<\/a> will open in 2026 with seven lands: Shrek\u2019s Swamp; Puss in Boots Del Mar; Minions vs. Minions; Bello Bay Club; Jurassic World Adventure Camp; DreamWorks\u2019 TrollsFest; Nickelodeon\u2019s SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom; and Isle of Curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\tThe IP was revealed previously but not the land names, interactive play areas or character meet and greets \u2014 which will include a meet up and dance party with Gabby from DreamWorks\u2019 Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse (of the current box office hit).<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cUniversal Kids Resort embodies the spirit of igniting thrill that drives everything we create \u2014 designed to bring our youngest guests and families together through play, creativity, and beloved characters and stories,\u201d said Molly Murphy, President of Universal Creative. \u201cIt\u2019s a destination made for kids and, as a regional theme park, brings Universal\u2019s signature storytelling to families close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tDreamWorks\u2019 Shrek\u2019s Swamp, where kids can meet Shrek and Fiona, features interactive play areaa Shrek\u2019s Swamp Rompin\u2019 Stomp and Shrek\u2019s Swamp Splash & Smash.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt DreamWorks\u2019 Puss in Boots Del Mar, kids can meet the characters and play carnival games Barriles de Leche and El Gato\u2019s Meow.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt Illumination\u2019s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club, they can join the competition as Yellow Minions attempt to rein in their Purple counterparts.<\/p>\n
\n\tJurassic World Adventure Camp has a newly hatched baby dinosaur and a climb up the Lookout Towers.<\/p>\n
\n\tDreamWorks\u2019 TrollsFest is a big party at Troll Kingdom with two interactive play areas, Poppy\u2019s Playland and Trolls Critter Crawl.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt Nickelodeon\u2019s SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom \u201cthere\u2019ll be oceans of nautical nonsense as kids can explore Mussel Beach for some rest and Pineapple Paradise for some playful splashing around.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe resort also features \u201csensory gardens\u201d designed to give children and families opportunities to pause, reset, and connect in calming, nature-inspired settings \u2014 creating moments of balance within a day full of play.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe park will have a 300-room Universal Kids Resort Hotel that will serve as the entrance to Universal Kids Resort. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Destinations & Experiences is out with more color on the new concept theme park for kids and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28,5230,5231],"class_list":["post-4984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-universal-destinations-experiences","tag-universal-kids-resort"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}