We’re LIVE from Universal’s NEW Texas Theme Park

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While Universal Kids Resort will officially open on July 1st, we’re at the park right now to experience it early! This is Universal’s first Texas theme park, featuring some of the most popular children’s characters, including SpongeBob, Shrek, and more.

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Universal Kids Resort


The park has seven brand-new lands – Isle of Curiosity, Shrek’s Swamp, Puss in Boots Del Mar, Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club, Jurassic World Adventure Camp, TrollsFest, and SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom – and we’re taking you with us through all of them!

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Universal Kids Resort is a brand-new theme park located in Frisco, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. It’s aimed at families with young children, with family-friendly characters, rides, and food, but we think it’s fun for both kids and kids-at-heart!

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Universal Kids Resort


Universal Kids Resort features seven different lands themed after Shrek, SpongeBob SquarePants, Minions, Trolls, and Jurassic World. There are over 3o new attractions, dozens of new restaurants, seven new gift shops, one new show, and a whole lot more. There’s plenty to see and do, and we’re taking you along for the ride!


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We started by heading to the hotel, where we were blown away by the bright colors.

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Come on in!


We also got to meet a few characters while we were there.

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Hi there!


The Standard Room was built perfectly for families, and we think there’s going to be some arguments about who gets the top bunk.

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Standard Hotel Room

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We were not going to skip out on the pool, either. It was no entry, so anyone could walk right in, and we enjoyed lounging around and soaking in the Texas heat.

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The pool


No, really. The pool might be our favorite part of the whole hotel.

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The pool

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Now that we’re in, let’s check out the rest of this park!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom​

For our first land of the day, we had to hang out at SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom! The land has six attractions. First, we rode Barnacle Bus, which took us on a tour of Bikini Bottom, taking in the sights and familiar faces from Goofy Goober’s to Glovey Glove and SpongeBob’s loyal pet, Gary the Snail.

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Barnacle Bus


We were super excited to ride Mrs. Puff’s Boating School. We had our undersea boating license ready and rode on through. Luckily, we stayed on the road a little easier than SpongeBob.

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Mrs. Puff’s Boating School


Look at Bobbing Barrels! Patrick was waving us in, and with the hot Texas sunshine, we were ready for a cooler water ride.

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Bobbing Barrels


We also checked out some of the photo ops around!

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Photo ops


There’s also a brand-new restaurant called Goofy Goober’s that serves the iconic Goofy Goober Sundaes.

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Goofy Goober’s


Yes, dreams came true the minute we held them in our hands. It felt just like the cartoon!

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IT’S GORGEOUS!


Of course, we played in the splash pad a little bit, too.

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Splash pad

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Jurassic World Adventure Camp​

Next, we went to Jurassic World Adventure Camp to meet real-life dinosaurs and ride some more attractions. All Jurassic Park and Jurassic World fans will want to check out this land to live their dinosaur-exploring dreams.

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Jurassic World Adventure Camp


We met a baby raptor, and it was awesome.


BABY RAPTOR!

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We had to ride Jurassic World: Cretaceous Coaster, a family coaster where you search for Baby Bumpy, a curious ankylosaurus that has gone missing.

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Cretaceous Coaster


Then, we hopped on Pteranodrop, a ride that takes you into the skies like a pteranodon! We had an amazing view of the park.

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Pteranodrop


Lastly, we rode Mr. DNA’s Double Helix Spin, where we hopped in a colorful pod and joined Mr. DNA for a fun experience packed with tons of twists and turns!

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Mr. DNA’s Double Helix Spin


There’s also some pretty fun playgrounds like this massive climbing tower…

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Lookout tower


…and this dinosaur you can play on!

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Paddock Play


For dining, you can check out Jurassic World Canteen. They were sold out of dishes when we made our way over, but you’ll be able ot get pizza and dino nuggets on mashed potatoes that look like a volcano.

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Jurassic World Canteen

CHECK OUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO AT JURASSIC WORLD ADVENTURE CAMP HERE!​

We’re going to be updating this post throughout our trip at Universal Kids Resort, so keep checking back for new details and info. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Universal Kids Resort news!

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