Curious George Goes to Town explained

Curious George Goes to Town
Imagedimensions:250px
Location:Universal Studios Florida
Section:Woody Woodpecker's KidZone
Status:Removed
Previousattraction:The Bates Mansion Set (1990–1998)
Replacement:Po's Live!
(DreamWorks Land)
Location2:Universal Studios Hollywood
Section2:Upper lot
Status2:Removed
Previousattraction2:Nickelodeon Blast Zone (2001–2008)
Replacement2:The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Type:Aqua play and ball play areas
Theme:Curious George
Virtual Queue Name:Universal Express
Virtual Queue Image:Universal Express availability.svg

Curious George Goes to Town was a children's water play and ball play area at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Florida attraction originally opened in 1998 on the former site of The Bates Motel Set used in .[1] Universal Studios Florida closed the attraction permanently on January 16, 2023, alongside Fievel's Playland, DreamWorks Destination, Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster and Shrek and Donkey's Meet and Greet, with its last day of operation on January 15.[2] As part of the new DreamWorks Land that is set to open on June 14, 2024, it will be re-themed to Po's Kung Fu Training Camp, based on the Kung Fu Panda franchise.[3]

A similar attraction, The Adventures of Curious George, opened in March 2008 at Universal Studios Hollywood, replacing the Nickelodeon Blast Zone.[4] On September 6, 2013, the attraction was closed to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curious George Goes to Town. Universal Orlando. 15 August 2010. Universal Studios Florida.
  2. Web site: Universal Orlando Resort on Twitter: Update from Universal.... Twitter. @UniversalORL. 1 November 2022. Publish date: 1 November 2022
  3. News: Glenn. Brian. Universal Orlando shares new details on DreamWorks Land; opening Summer 2024 at Universal Studios Florida . 2024-04-23. Inside Universal. 2024-02-29.
  4. Web site: The Adventures of Curious George. Universal Studios Hollywood. 9 July 2010. Universal Studios Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718072803/http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/attraction_curious_george.html. 2010-07-18.
  5. News: Kellogg. Carolyn. Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland. 2016-04-08. Los Angeles Times. 2013-04-24.