Universal Kids Resort - Frisco, Texas

[Myah1220]

They are clearly aware of the feedback.

More GOOD news! I'm glad they're listening to this feedback.

 

[rhino4evr]

Just perhaps … the park wasn’t really ready to open.. and some of the lack of theming is due to them running out of time or overall budget. Seems like they learned pretty quickly that expectations were much higher.

 

[Jake S]

Yeah, nobody worth their salt working on this project needed us to tell them where they needed to improve. If they’re able to use criticism to martial more resources, more power to them.

 

[Clive]

Yeah, nobody worth their salt working on this project needed us to tell them where they needed to improve. If they’re able to use criticism to martial more resources, more power to them.

It's also probably worth stressing that the creatives and build teams behind this project were likely well aware of some or even all of the shortcomings discussed here. Just like in movies, there's never enough time, and there's never enough money.

Not excusing Universal at large, but folks on the ground undoubtedly understand what improvements are necessary and were likely already advocating for them.

 

[Diservations]

They wanted to open in April. Then May. Then June. But the Minions water ride just wasn't ready. And not just its aesthetics. We're not sure exactly what was causing the delays, but TMs confirmed it had issues.

Universal was in a tough spot. The summer was slipping away. School had been out for 40 days by July 1. So they made the choice to open with some bare walls.

Also, day one's shade was miles ahead of what we encountered during previews. I doubt those updates were due to guest feedback. Everyone knew umbrellas were needed, including the TMs on the ground. They were suffering more than guests were. Visitors were never far from AC, while they had to take pics of families hugging SpongeBob without any sun protection. They all have umbrellas now.

I do hope that guest feedback influences them to build indoor rides exclusively in the expansion lands. And perhaps throw up some canopies over a few existing rides, especially in Bikini Bottom.