Curious George Goes to Town is a children's aqua play and ball play area at
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida (also known as Universal Studios or USF) is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Primarily themed to movies, television and other aspects of the entertainment industry, the park opened to the public on June 7, 1990 ...
and formerly at
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies w ...
.
The Florida attraction originally opened in 1998, on the former site of ''The
Bates
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Mansion Set'' used in ''
Psycho IV: The Beginning''.
On November 1, 2022, Universal Studios Florida has announced that the area, alongside Fievel's Playland, DreamWorks Destination,
Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster
Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster is a junior roller coaster located at Universal Studios Florida. It was the park's first roller coaster and the first roller coaster constructed at Universal Orlando Resort. The coaster was built in 1999, bet ...
, and
Shrek and Donkey's Meet and Greet would close permanently on January 16, 2023, with its last day of operation scheduled for January 15, 2023.
A similar attraction, named The Adventures of Curious George opened in March 2008 at
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies w ...
, replacing the Nickelodeon Blast Zone.
On September 6, 2013, the attraction was closed to make way for
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the ''Harry Potter'' media franchise, adapting elements from the Warner Bros.' film series and original novels by J. K. Rowling. The areas wer ...
.
References
Amusement rides based on book franchises
Amusement rides introduced in 1998
Amusement rides that closed in 2023
Amusement rides introduced in 2008
Curious George
Universal Parks & Resorts attractions by name
Former Universal Studios Hollywood attractions
Universal Studios Florida
Water rides manufactured by WhiteWater West
Amusement rides manufactured by Prime Interactives
1998 establishments in Florida
2023 disestablishments in Florida
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