However, building a new attraction on top of an active parking garage posed its own challenges, but that’s another story for another time. This made way more sense to be a family-centric area of the park. Then it shifted to the upper lot near Minion Mayhem. Yes, it was where the mini-Nintendo land is being built today. Even that has its own fascinating story where it started out on the lower lot. Meaning it would have spanned two floors similar to Transformers.įor safety and budget reasons, the ride got cut into what you see today at Universal Studios Hollywood. All the sets would have been themed 360 degrees and even one version of the attraction featured a dumbwaiter elevator. Yes, the ride vehicle would have been trackless and the rider’s feet would have dangled around the outside. Originally, the attraction featured guests riding on an oversized Roomba. The parks felt this was going to be so much of a slam dunk, design moved along quickly. Keep in mind, the ride started development before the first film’s release. When this attraction was being developed for Universal, the plan was for it to go into both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando. The Secret Life of Pets: Off The Leash Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood Nothing here is official and considered rumor until Universal makes an announcement or statement. Remember: all of this is speculation until Universal says otherwise. For years, there have been ideas pitched to replace Duloc, but for one reason or another, nothing stuck until now.īefore we go into what we believe will be replacing Shrek and Donkey, let’s take a brief look at other ideas we’ve heard Universal has passed on over the last several years to get there. That said, Universal knew the franchise was declining in popularity. You may also be surprised that Shrek 4D, even after all these years, has some of the higher guest ratings over any attraction in the park. Of course, now that second theater has been gutted and serves as a flexible space for a house at Halloween Horror Nights. At one point, the attraction was so popular Universal added a second theater for increased capacity. After 18 years, one of the longest-running shows in theme park history will close its doors.

At long last, Shrek 4D is finally closing on January 10, 2022, at Universal Studios Florida.