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DreamWorks Animation In Amusement Parks
Since 23 May 2003, DreamWorks Animation, an American animation studio, owned by NBCUniversal since 2016, has had an involvement in the creation and theming of amusement park rides and attractions. This article details the ventures of DreamWorks Animation in amusement parks. History In 2003, Universal Destinations & Experiences opened the 4D film called ''Shrek 4-D'' at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. The film is chronologically sequenced between the original 2001 film ''Shrek'' and ''Shrek 2'' which was released in 2004. In 2005 and 2008, ''Shrek 4-D'' was added to Warner Bros. Movie World and Movie Park Germany respectively (the film was later removed from Warner Bros. Movie World and Movie Park Germany in favour of Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure and Ice Age: The 4D Experience). On 18 March 2010, DreamWorks Animation moved further into the theme park industry with the opening of two themed lands at Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios, Inc, Universal Studios. The studio has produced List of DreamWorks Animation productions#Feature films, 51 feature films. Its first film, ''Antz'', was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film, How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film), the live-action remake of ''How to Train Your Dragon'', was released on June 13, 2025. Their upcoming slate of films includes ''The Bad Guys 2'' on August 1, 2025, ''Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie'' on September 26, 2025, ''Forgotten Island'' on September 25, 2026, ''Shrek 5'' on December 23, 2026, the How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)#Sequel, live-action remake of ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' on June 11, 2027, ''Cocomelon: The Movie'' in 2027, and an untitled film on September 22, 2028. Formed as a division of DreamWor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar (2005 Film)
''Madagascar'' is a 2005 American animated survival comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks, and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, who co-wrote the script with Mark Burton and Billy Frolick, and stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith as a quartet of animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar and must adjust to living in the wild. The film features a musical score by Hans Zimmer. It also features a cover version of "I Like to Move It" by Sacha Baron Cohen, which has since become a recurring theme song throughout the franchise. Released in theaters on May 27, 2005, ''Madagascar'' received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visuals and charm but criticized the story and humor. It was a success at the box office, grossing $556.6 million on a production budget of $75 million, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports complex located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The facility is owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). It is named for the New Jersey Meadowlands, upon which it was built. The complex currently consists of MetLife Stadium, which is home to the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League; the Meadowlands Racetrack, a famous harness racing circuit (which is home of the annual Hambletonian Stakes); and the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, which is the Giants' practice facility. The complex is also home to the American Dream retail and entertainment venue, which was home to the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation, and the now-closed Meadowlands Arena, which served as a home for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, Seton Hall University's men's basketball team, and the team the arena was built for, the now–Brooklyn Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dream Meadowlands
American Dream is a large retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, and is the second largest mall in the United States behind the Mall of America. The first and second of four opening stages occurred on October 25, 2019, and on December 5, 2019. The remaining opening stages occurred on or after October 1, 2020. The project was first proposed in 2003 by the Mills Corporation as the Meadowlands Xanadu, with construction beginning in 2004. In 2007, the project was taken over by Colony Capital. In May 2009, construction stalled due to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Triple Five Group announced intent to take over the mall in May 2011, and on July 31, 2013, officially gained control of the mall and the surrounding site.Nicholaides, Kelly (August 2, 2013"American Dream Meadowlands handed over former Xanadu project in East Rutherford" NorthJersey.com Follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg ( ; born December 21, 1950) is an American media proprietor and film producer. He served as chairman of Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, a position in which he oversaw production and business operations for the company's feature films. Following his departure, he co-founded DreamWorks SKG in 1994, where he served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) and executive producer of its animated franchises—including ''Shrek (franchise), Shrek'', ''Madagascar (franchise), Madagascar'', ''Kung Fu Panda'', and ''How to Train Your Dragon''—until stepping down from the title in 2016. He has since founded the venture capital firm WndrCo in 2017, which invests in digital media projects, and launched Quibi in 2020, a defunct short-form mobile video platform that lost US$1.35 billion in seven months. Katzenberg has also been involved in politics as an campaign finance, election donor. With active support of Hillary Clinton and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kung Fu Panda (franchise)
''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American martial arts comedy media franchise that started in 2008 with the release of the animated film ''Kung Fu Panda'' produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily voiced by Jack Black and Mick Wingert), a giant panda who is improbably chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior and becomes a master of kung fu, the franchise is set in a fantasy wuxia genre version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals. Although everyone initially doubts him, including Po himself, he proves himself worthy as he strives to fulfill his destiny. The franchise consists mainly of four animated films: ''Kung Fu Panda'' (2008), '' Kung Fu Panda 2'' (2011), '' Kung Fu Panda 3'' (2016) and '' Kung Fu Panda 4'' (2024), as well as three television series: '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' (2011–2016), '' The Paws of Destiny'' (2018–2019), and '' The Dragon Knight'' (2022–2023). The first two films were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Train Your Dragon
''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the book series How to Train Your Dragon (novel series), of the same name by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: ''How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film), How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010), ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2014), and ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (2019). The franchise also contains five short films: ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' (2010), ''Book of Dragons'' (2011), ''Gift of the Night Fury'' (2011), ''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' (2014) and ''How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' and ''How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log'' (both 2019). A How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film), live-action remake of the first film was released by Universal Pictures on 13 June 2025. A sequel is scheduled for June 2027. The television series based on the events of the first film, ''DreamWorks Dragons'', began airing on Cartoon Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Rapids Ride
A river rapids ride (or river rafting ride) is an amusement ride that simulates whitewater rafting. History The river rapids ride concept was proposed by Bill Crandall (general manager of Six Flags AstroWorld, AstroWorld in Houston) and developed by Intamin. AstroWorld introduced the world's first river rapids ride, Thunder River (ride), Thunder River, in 1980 and popularized a concept which can now be found at most major amusement parks. Despite being an incredibly popular attraction, AstroWorld's Thunder River (being a prototype) was initially plagued by issues that were corrected in the first few seasons of operation. The boat bumpers were re-designed, portions of the wide river channel were narrowed or barricaded to prevent boats from bottle-necking or getting caught in a backflow, and a planned whirlpool effect was scrapped. Construction Many modern river rapids rides feature a much narrower river channel as well as smaller boats (6 seats as opposed to 12 seats). Some are h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar (franchise)
''Madagascar'' is a media franchise owned and produced by DreamWorks Animation. The voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith are featured in the films. It began with the 2005 film ''Madagascar'', followed by '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' in 2008 and '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' in 2012. A spin-off film featuring the penguins, titled '' Penguins of Madagascar'', was released in 2014. A fourth main film, ''Madagascar 4'', was announced for 2018, but has since been removed from its schedule indefinitely due to the studio's restructuring in 2015. The overall plot through the series follows the adventures of four anthropomorphic Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa initially but get shipwrecked to Madagascar. Now they must struggle to survive while attempting to return to New York City with the help of a crafty cadre of Adélie penguins and with man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrek (character)
Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name, a series of films by DreamWorks Animation, as well as a musical. The name "Shrek" is a romanization of the Yiddish word (), or (), related to the German and meaning "fear" or "fright". In the films, Shrek was voiced by Mike Myers, and in the musical, he was played principally by Brian d'Arcy James. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named him one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years", placing 15th. Fictional biography Shrek is a large, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. In '' Shrek Forever After'', however, it is revealed that he is much smaller than the average ogre. Even though his background is something of a mystery, according to '' Shrek the Musical'', it is revealed that on his seventh birthday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beto Carrero World
Beto Carrero World is a theme park located in Penha, Santa Catarina, Penha, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, Brazil. The park is part of Santa Catarina's signature amusement parks. It is the largest theme park in Latin America, occupying divided into seven different theme areas. Show Security rules History Beto Carrero World was developed by Brazilian businessman and entertainer Beto Carrero. It opened on December 28 1991, in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina. In 2012, Beto Carrero World announced a joint partnership with DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures which allowed the park to feature characters from both film studios. In 2012, the park bought the former Batman & Robin: The Chiller roller coaster from Six Flags Great Adventure. The ride was expected to open in 2014. However, it was never assembled for unknown reasons and got scrapped in 2018. The park also sold Freefall (ride), Freefall after the 2018 season. It is planned to be rebuilt in a park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character (arts)
In fiction, a character is a person or being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term '' dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama", encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) A character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theater or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to understa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
