Universal Studios took the theme park world by storm when they announced the first water park for their hugely successful Florida resort which is to be themed entirely around the top franchises from DreamWorks Animation Studios. A couple months have gone by, and now we have a bit more info to share, pertaining to the main headliner attractions which will be available on opening day. While it's assumed that many more attractions are to follow, Universal proudly unveiled one key slide for each of its four lands themed around "How to Train Your Dragon, "Kung Fu Panda", "Madagascar", and "Shrek", respectively.
Dragon Riders at "Berk"
As expected, the main selling point of the "How to Train Your Dragons" themed area will be a series of dueling slides themed around each of the main characters and their respective "pets". The four slides will be "Toothless", "Stormfly", "Hookfang", "Meatlug", and an advance dueling body slide known as Zippleback, themed to Barf and Belch, the two headed dragon owned by the twins.
Each of these slides will wind their way through the cliff-side viking town of Berk and pass familiar icons from the film such as the field of sheep and Gobber's shack, as well as AAs of the various namesake dragons.
Each of the slides will take on unique characteristics based on their respective dragons. While most of this still remains a mystery, Universal has unveiled that the slide based on the twins two-headed dragon will be a dueling body slide, allowing for two riders to take the plunge at the same time. All five of these slides will wrap around each other and offer a thrilling synergistic experience.
The Furious Five at Kung Fu Valley
Monkey, Tigress, Mantis, Monkey, and Crane will all be represented in a twisting and turning five-way dueling body slide that wraps its way around Kung Fu Valley. Each of the five slides will have slightly different layouts and range from fairly gentle (mantis) to very intense (Tigress) to give riders of all ages a variety that suits their particular thrill level.
King Julian's Move it Move it River! at Madagascar
This is one water park river that won't be "lazy"! King Julian's Move it Move it River will be the largest "lazy river" attraction at any water park in the world, covering not only the span of the Madagascar area itself (which was revealed to be the main "children's" area of the park) but also wind its way through the other three areas of the park as well. Sections of gently rushing water and "rapids" will enable the river to always remain active and engaging.
Shrek's Mudslide
Perhaps the main visual icon of the park, Shrek's mudslide will take place on the top of a hill overlooking Far, Far, Away, where the ogre has found himself a new swamp to call him. Artificially produced "mud" will be mixed into a series of three vertical body slides which will wash off of guests as soon as they hit the pool below, giving them a simulated feeling of the dirt-infested lifestyle that Shrek embraces. The attractions featured in Doluc and Far, Far Away itself remain a mystery as Universal keeps their cards relatively close to the chest regarding the water park's largest area.
That's all the info we have for now. Exciting things are on the way as we move towards the park's summer 2017 opening date.
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