Universal Kids Resort - Frisco, Texas

[AvoidTIMtation]

We're taking the trip up there next month and my kids are going to love it. The fact that this park is for kids like 8 and under makes me shrug at the less than great theming. The only problem 44 year old me has with this place is how hotel prices are too high for the park they built lol

 

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[Evan]

I enjoy all the hate this place gets from childless adults. Once you have kids and take them places you will be amazed at what things actually grab their attention. I am not saying this place looks great, but it was designed this way for a reason.

For the crowd saying that six flags is where I would take my kids, you are missing the comfort of a place dedicated to families with little ones. As a parent it is so nice going somewhere and not having to worried about crazy teens and people swearing all over. You pick universal kids for a place where you can just let your little one run with no worries. Also going to a normal park with young ones nothing can kill their mood quite like looking at a ride only to tell them they are too small.

Walt Disney built Disneyland because families, including smaller children, deserved better than what was being offered.

This is fun, and will entertain many, but it’s not worthy of the Universal name.

 

[Brian G.]

Walt Disney built Disneyland because families, including smaller children, deserved better than what was being offered.

This is fun, and will entertain many, but it’s not worthy of the Universal name.

We’ve got to stop with the Disneyland comparisons. Even if some of the criticisms are fair, this resort was built for kids so young that the bathrooms have smaller/potty-training seats attached to the toilets. That’s a completely different audience and set of priorities.

 

[Thatguyoverwhere]

I know I'm not the target audience for this park as a childless millennial but:

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Also, why does it feel like so many theme parks are allergic to having shade?

Missed opportunity not building this for the SpongeBob area tbh

 

[theblueblurr]

I guess I just have a hard time even quantifying this as a resort in my mind. In what reality would what's inside this park justify the need to stay at an on-site hotel for longer than a day? I guess you could argue for folks who made a long drive and don't want to drive back the same day but nothing I've seen so far would justify such a drive, even if I had kids. It just feels like a barren, concrete wasteland with virtually no effort put into it.

I don't know anything about Texas but I feel like there has to be better options for families than this out there? Maybe I'm wrong, maybe there will be a market for this. I didn't exactly graduate from business school. I get that it's built for the smallest of the small kids but those kids still need to be brought there by their parents. I guess we'll just have to see how many of them are willing to put up with Universal is serving up here.

 

[sonoma15]

I don't know anything about Texas but I feel like there has to be better options for families than this out there? Maybe I'm wrong, maybe there will be a market for this. I didn't exactly graduate from business school. I get that it's built for the smallest of the small kids but those kids still need to be brought there by their parents. I guess we'll just have to see how many of them are willing to put up with Universal is serving up here.

The closest thing nearby that serves the market this park is catering too would probably either be the Peppa Pig park that's about 40 minutes away or possibly family entertainment centers. The Peppa Pig park is a lot smaller than this park is though.

 

[Brian G.]

I guess I just have a hard time even quantifying this as a resort in my mind. In what reality would what's inside this park justify the need to stay at an on-site hotel for longer than a day? I guess you could argue for folks who made a long drive and don't want to drive back the same day but nothing I've seen so far would justify such a drive, even if I had kids. It just feels like a barren, concrete wasteland with virtually no effort put into it.

I don't know anything about Texas but I feel like there has to be better options for families than this out there? Maybe I'm wrong, maybe there will be a market for this. I didn't exactly graduate from business school. I get that it's built for the smallest of the small kids but those kids still need to be brought there by their parents. I guess we'll just have to see how many of them are willing to put up with Universal is serving up here.

I think they’re aiming for weekend getaways, not weeklong vacations (judging by the 2 day ticket).

Whether that model works long-term remains to be seen, but there clearly is a market for it since APs are already sold out, and fast.

We’ll see how softs go, but I know ignoring all the noise about the visuals, families there seemed to be having a great time (and no, not all were media).

Basically, I don’t think “week long getaways” is the metric Universal is using for this place.