DreamWorks Land (General Discussion)

[Jerroddragon]

shrek and Panda look good


Trolls...I just wish it was bright like I feel like the reason I don't get excited for Trolls in the park is they always feel like they go cheap with it.....this ride should have paint that lights up at night...I really hope the Texas Park is planning on Trolls being more color at night time

 

[TheCodeMan95]

The Friso Universal kids park should give us an answer to what a SpongeBob land done justice will be like.

It should, I'm just curious to see how in-depth and detailed the lands will be in that park!

 

[Nico]

 

[Imperius]

 

[TheCodeMan95]

The cafe menu is.. a little disappointing lol

 

[Imperius]

The cafe menu is.. a little disappointing lol

Hoping it’s just the initial opening menu. Keep it simple while ramping up.

 

[OrlLover]

The cafe menu is.. a little disappointing lol

It was a very quick turnaround so I’m not surprised.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Does the Trolls ride have music around now that its officially open?

 

[TheUniC6]

The cafe menu is.. a little disappointing lol

To me it seems more of the same of what was there before it.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

The cafe menu is.. a little disappointing lol

I was hoping this would provide a decent snack option at USF... $13.49 for a slice of pizza is rough when a decent portion of Buffalo Chicken Tenders is served at the other park for a cheaper price.

 

[GA-MBIT]

I went last week, and I'll probably end up stopping by tonight again as well. This land is incredibly cute and reasonably well-designed. It's an absolute improvement from what came before, and provides a ton for the little ones to do across a pretty significant amount of open space. The show is okay fun and the different little playspaces like Harold's, Mama Luna's, underneath the Troll Tree, and the place of Perpetual Wetness all do their jobs very fine. As a whole, I still don't think it reaches the heights of If I Ran The Zoo or Camp Jurassic over in IoA, but that's okay. It's at least on a much more even level now than it was.

There are a lot of great new additions, but there were many things across the land that really made it feel like they stretched their entire budget as far as they could. There is a lot to do here, but some of them don't seem the most intricate, well-themed, or frankly expensive. The 3D models in the Feline Fiesta look servicable and budgeted, the lack of licensed music across the whole land is a really strange omission, lack of shade structures around the Trollercoaster, and the general look of Panda Village with it's literal flat sets and panda children, it can look on the cheaper side. That's unfortunate; but even still I can really tell that there was a lot of love and care put into the design of the land from it's designers. Had they had more budget, it could be bumped up several tiers, you can still see the passion that the team had to refresh this area.

There are lots of fun ideas and cute concepts everywhere you look, the refresh to the outside of E.T. looks incredible, Shrek's house is awesome and a wonderful permanent home for the characters. I honestly feel like the Po Kung-Fu Training is the best part of the entire land, that show was an absolute ton of fun to watch, super accessible to anybody, and I'll probably end up returning pretty consistently.

Solid land and refresh with lots of cut corners and budgeting that do a decent bit to take away from the land's incredibly creative ideas, but not quite enough to totally negate them.

 

[Clive]

I went last week, and I'll probably end up stopping by tonight again as well. This land is incredibly cute and reasonably well-designed. It's an absolute improvement from what came before, and provides a ton for the little ones to do across a pretty significant amount of open space. The show is okay fun and the different little playspaces like Harold's, Mama Luna's, underneath the Troll Tree, and the place of Perpetual Wetness all do their jobs very fine. As a whole, I still don't think it reaches the heights of If I Ran The Zoo or Camp Jurassic over in IoA, but that's okay. It's at least on a much more even level now than it was.

There are a lot of great new additions, but there were many things across the land that really made it feel like they stretched their entire budget as far as they could. There is a lot to do here, but some of them don't seem the most intricate, well-themed, or frankly expensive. The 3D models in the Feline Fiesta look servicable and budgeted, the lack of licensed music across the whole land is a really strange omission, lack of shade structures around the Trollercoaster, and the general look of Panda Village with it's literal flat sets and panda children, it can look on the cheaper side. That's unfortunate; but even still I can really tell that there was a lot of love and care put into the design of the land from it's designers. Had they had more budget, it could be bumped up several tiers, you can still see the passion that the team had to refresh this area.

There are lots of fun ideas and cute concepts everywhere you look, the refresh to the outside of E.T. looks incredible, Shrek's house is awesome and a wonderful permanent home for the characters. I honestly feel like the Po Kung-Fu Training is the best part of the entire land, that show was an absolute ton of fun to watch, super accessible to anybody, and I'll probably end up returning pretty consistently.

Solid land and refresh with lots of cut corners and budgeting that do a decent bit to take away from the land's incredibly creative ideas, but not quite enough to totally negate them.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm a bit puzzled: There really isn't any licensed music at all, anywhere in the land? Not even ambient tracks from the Shrek, Trolls, or Panda scores? That's bizarre and in theory something they could easily fix.

 

[Brian G.]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm a bit puzzled: There really isn't any licensed music at all, anywhere in the land? Not even ambient tracks from the Shrek, Trolls, or Panda scores? That's bizarre and in theory something they could easily fix.

It seems the only licensed tracks are by the meet and greets at the front of the land. Everywhere else is instrumental music, though they are general instrument covers of some of the recognizable songs.

 

[Clive]

It seems the only licensed tracks are by the meet and greets at the front of the land. Everywhere else is instrumental music, though they are general instrument covers of some of the recognizable songs.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but that sounds fine? I don't need to hear Justin Timberlake singing "dance, dance, dance" on a loop by the Trollercoaster, but an instrumental take on Can't Stop the Feeling feels necessary. The Kung Fu Panda films have terrific instrumental scores, too, so I hope they're taking advantage.

 

[GA-MBIT]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but that sounds fine? I don't need to hear Justin Timberlake singing "dance, dance, dance" on a loop by the Trollercoaster, but an instrumental take on Can't Stop the Feeling feels necessary. The Kung Fu Panda films have terrific instrumental scores, too, so I hope they're taking advantage.

I can report back with more clarity after tonight, but from my first visit it was a noticable issue at least for myself. There is a tiny Meet n Greet shack near the very front of the land with actual licensed music. It seems like the rest of the land got original scores, which in theory is fine but they all sounded kinda generic and cheap honestly.

I didn't really hear the classic Shrek themes or All-Star, there was just generic poppy / fantasy music mixed with a seemingly digital instrumental of "Accidentally in Love" which together just felt out of place.

I really didn't hear any Trolls pop music at all. There was some in the Dreamworks show, and maybe I missed "Don't Stop the Feeling" or "September" or any of the Bro-Zone songs in the land itself, but I didn't hear them myself personally. It sounded a lot like the generic pop music they play around Legoland FL in their Lego Friends themed land. Honestly, really killed the vibe a lot. Trolls deserved wayyy better.



I honestly didn't notice the score in the Kung Fu Panda section. Maybe it's just because I don't know the music from the movies super well, but I can try to report back tonight if I notice any major motifs or anything.

Again, I think it's simply due to lack of budget. The land is worse without these songs, but it's not like it completely ruins it or anything. They probably had the choice between the Pinnochio animatronic and licensing 12 actual pop songs for the Shrek and Trolls area loops, and chose the animatronic. It's a fixable problem, but to me, it speaks to the lack of funds they had and the ways they had to design around that.

 

[Alicia]

I like that Mama Luna has the original score from Puss in Boots playing at least. But not sure I recognized any others around the land.

 

[Skold]

Pinocchio is pretty funny but seems to only have a few lines.

Mama Luna's is pretty funny as well, and Kitty Softpaws was there each time I went and is oddly hot for a foamhead cat.

 

[Brian G.]

Each subsection has its own original themed music, that transitions pretty well, and seems to riff off the musical motifs from the films. I'm good with that.

As far as DreamWorks Cafe - the pizza is actually pretty damn good. The beignets are fine, and the donut is a donut.

 

[Nick]

So was there an actual grand opening with stars related to the IPs in attendance? I question because JT was performing in Tampa on opening day, so it almost seemed they were scheduling the opening date around him. I haven't seen anything with cast in attendance though which feels like a missed opportunity for some buzz.

 

[Brian G.]

Universal Orlando has opened the new DreamWorks Imagination Cafe near DreamWorks Land, replacing the old KidZone Pizza Co.

DreamWorks Imagination Cafe opens at Universal Studios Florida

Universal Orlando has opened the new DreamWorks Imagination Cafe near DreamWorks Land, replacing the old KidZone Pizza Company. The quick-service counter restaurant is still in the midst of its transition to the new theme - but it is open to guests. The Cafe features a small and simple menu, whic

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