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KidZone Replacement Rumors & Speculation (Pt 2)
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So did leadership give a last minutes green light for this? Since they just moved Donkey over there?
My pure speculation is a Kung Fu Panda land for 2024. A couple of flats, the boat ride from Beijing OR DreamWorks Theatre from Hollywood, and a retheme of Woody Woodpecker. Nothing super big or time consuming.
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Perfect spot for a family friendly Giga
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I would be more than happy with this (with the boat ride). The park really needs a water based ride system.
I feel like anything they do in that area will be an improvement over what is there now.
I wouldn't mind seeing more Shrek.
I wouldn't mind seeing more Shrek.
You know, SLOP would make a fun play area now that you mention it
I did hear that the SLOP merch didn't hit in FL, but that was very offhanded
Otherwise Sing would be the only Illumination property I can think of
Bit of housekeeping but until they announce the official replacement, we'll keep the thread here.
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The whole area is old and needs modernization. I think they’ll be selective of what they keep and what to get rid of.
I don't know that we'll see any knew buildings built out of this. I think this could be like the current Shrek -> VillianCon project where it's just updating a really old building that's been in the park since 1990. That's what i'm expecting out of this. A gutting of all existing structures and update to fit in new IP.
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Dreamworks makes the most sense, and KFP strikes me as the most appealing property. I think Shrek is out until they relaunch the property, which will happen before too long. As has been said, a water-based system seems like it would fill a big void. I still think its nuts that Minions doesn't have an AA-driven dark ride, but until they want to redesign all of Production Central, the screen-based Minion stuff will have to do. If I got to chose, I'd take a heavily-themed Spongebob flume, but for a variety of reasons its going to be a property Uni fully controls. Gotta strengthen that brand cohesion.
What a U turn for Universal. Advance announcements. First Chucky, now KidZone. The world turns upside down. 
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Announcing the closure is an improvement - Uni generally needs to be more up front about what is going to be open on any given day. I'll be disappointed if they make any announcement about the content of the renovation until significant construction is underway - that's something they're better about then Disney.What a U turn for Universal. Advance announcements. First Chucky, now KidZone. The world turns upside down.
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