Hey Brian, that is a great review and you hit on some very important notes as your son was having the time of his life and that is something you don't see when you watch mediocre to bad theming.
What I mis is that you compare it to Pepa pig and Lego parks, so true (although I think most Lego parks are better themed), but non of those brands have a world class destination resort and that changes everything. Universal parks offer some of the best playing areas in the world like in Jurassic park, Seuss Landing and How to train your dragon. Higley themed but very enjoyable for kids, that is the standard this park (in my opinion) should be held to. Because in the end this is build to groom kids to want to visit Orlando or Hollywoord when they are older, and their parents should want to pay for that.