![]() But NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation in 2016, which brought Shrek fully into the Universal family. Universal originally obtained the theme park rights to Shrek under license from DreamWorks SKG. A Vekoma Junior Coaster (Enchanted Airways) and a Zamperla Multidimensional Coaster ( Puss In Boots' Giant Journey) complete the land, but neither star the star of the franchise - Shrek. Yet the castle at the heart of that land still features the same Shrek 4-D show from Universal's other theme parks. Motiongate Dubai built Shrek's Merry Fairy Tale Journey in its indoor DreamWorks land, but Universal's most extensive use of Shrek went into Universal Studios Singapore, which includes a Far, Far Away land inspired by the destination of the same name in Shrek 2. Well, at least not in a Universal Studios theme park. As Shrek 4-D served as a narrative bridge between the original Shrek and its 2004 sequel, Shrek 4-D also should have worked as a bridge between Shrek as a film franchise and a future as an enduring theme park blockbuster.īut a well-deserved Shrek dark ride never came. While I loved the show, I am not writing today to argue that it should remain open. Shrek 4-D doesn’t directly attack Disney’s parks, but it does land its punch by being far more entertaining than anything a Disney park has opened in years." ( The link remains available!) I noted that "(t)he original 'Shrek' ridiculed the shallowness of Disney’s animated fairy tales and the sterility of its theme parks. I reviewed Shrek 4-D's Hollywood opening for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, Universal's big animated characters were Woody Woodpecker and Curious George - two characters that hadn't resonated with a mass market of fans in decades. ![]() When it opened in May 2003 at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida, it became the first modern animation franchise to hit big with audiences at a Universal theme park. It remains the highest-grossing animation franchise in history, according to Box Office Mojo. The original Shrek won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This iconic animation franchise deserves better than that.
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