Universal Kids Resort is prepping for its grand opening in 2026 and just ahead of the holiday season the park has confirmed many of the fun in store for families. We’ve got a breakout of just what you’ll find in the immersive new lands including attractions, restaurants, shopping and more.

Here’s a look at everything we know about attractions, dining, and shopping coming to Universal Kids Resort.

What to Expect

Universal Kids Resort promises several immersive themed lands that celebrate Universal’s iconic brands bringing to life -friendly attractions, interactive and playful shows, unique merchandise, fun food and beverage venues and character meet and greets. In addition to the park’s many play areas, Universal Kids Resort will feature multiple sensory gardens designed to give children and families opportunities to pause, reset, and connect.

The resort area will also include a 300-room themed hotel giving families a place to stay and to play following their day of adventure. 

Universal Kids Lands

Universal Kids Resort offers themed lands featuring characters from DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, and Illumination, including Shrek, SpongeBob, Minions, Jurassic World, Trolls, Puss in Boots, and more.

Isle of Curiosity

The Isle of Curiosity will serve as the gateway to the other themed lands at Universal Kids Resort.

• Gabby’s Cat-Tastic Dance Party! will allow kids and their families to boogie with Gabby from DreamWorks’ Gabby’s Dollhouse.
• Cakey’s Cupcakes will serve up a variety of cupcakes in chocolate, vanilla and rainbow while the Universal Kids Resort Café will be a colorful spot to fuel up whether it’s sitting down and relaxing or grabbing bites for the road.
• Universal Kids Resort Store is the flagship location as a one-stop-shop for gearing up for the day or finding best-of-the best from each themed land and a variety of merch inspired by Gabby’s Dollhouse to dress the part for their meow-zing adventures ahead.

Jurassic World Adventure Camp

• Jurassic World: Cretaceous Coaster is where the curious ankylosaurus, Bumpy, has gone missing, so families will zoom through twists, turns, peaks and valleys on to help find her.
• Mr. DNA’s Double Helix Spin will take families on a twisting and turning journey. Kids and their grown-ups can also enjoy the Pteranodrop, an exciting ride that gives brave adventurers a bird’s eye view of the park from high above.
• The Jurassic World Canteen will help tame T. rex-sized appetites for carnivores and herbivores alike.
• Jurassic World Outfitters will offer families the chance to gear up for some dinosaur-sized adventures with toys, accessories and more.
• More to Explore: From meeting a newly hatched baby dinosaur to climbing up the Jurassic World Lookout Towers play area or having fun at Paddock Play, kids and their grown-ups will have many ways to explore.

Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom

• Jellyfish Fields Jamboree will be a vibrant attraction where kids and their families hop aboard their very own Jelly Angler to bounce around with the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants.
• Barnacle Bus will showcase Bikini Bottom’s sights and residents while Bobbing Barrels will feature water cannons for families to blast water at each other as they spin around.
• Mrs. Puff’s Boating School will have the class taking a spin through her specially designed course.
• Goofy Goober’s will offer guests chicken sandwiches, salads, hot dogs and sky-high sundaes.
• Barg’N-Mart in a sunken wooden treasure chest will be the home for sunny day apparel, toys, plush and more.
• More to Explore: With opportunities to meet SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, explore Mussel Beach for some rest and more, it’ll be the best day ever.

DreamWorks’ Shrek’s Swamp

• Shrek & Fiona’s Happily Ogre After will take kids and their families on a special ride through the story of how Shrek met Fiona.
  • Built by Shrek for their triplets, families will ride along to relive the quest to rescue Princess Fiona, with help from Donkey of course.
• Swamp Snacks attends to ogre-sized appetites including the Shrekzel.
• Triplets Treasures promises swamp apparel, accessories and plush for the whole family with matching and complementary outfits for their growing ogres and kids.
• More to Explore: There’s an opportunity to meet Shrek and Fiona. Two interactive play areas, Shrek’s Swamp Rompin’ Stomp and Shrek’s Swamp Splash & Smash, will allow kids to stomp and/or splash away.

Illumination’s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club

Step into the mayhem of a spirited water battle, full of unexpected surprises that only Illumination’s iconic Minions can deliver. Grab a water blaster and join the action.

• Minions Bello Bay Club where a game of golf and a boat cruise are far from relaxing.
• Bello Bay Cruise where you can find yourself in the splash zone as you witness the antics between the Yellow Minions and their Purple counterparts.
• Bello Bay Golf Cart Derby where you can  take the wheel (and hold on tight) as the competition spins out of control.
• Bello Bay Boutique lets you choose your side with pride allowing you to fashion yourself with Team Yellow, Team Purple, and other themed merchandise.
• Bello Bay Bites features tasty Minion-themed snacks.
• More to Explore: Capture the fun with photos at the Minion meet and greet, discover playful Minion moments, and experience surprising water features at Illumination’s Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club.

DreamWorks’ TrollsFest

• King Trollex Techno Dance Party, an indoor interactive experience where kids and their families can move, giggle and groove
• New show: lead sound check and learn dance moves at a Trolls-themed amphitheater stage show
• Rhonda’s TrollsFest Express where you can hop on board and twist and turn through the festival grounds on an armadillo bus ride
• Hair in the Clouds featuring a colorful mix of flower-faced balloons is where you can soar above TrollsFest
• Trolls Eatz! will serve up a symphony of flavors in family-approved bites.
• BroZone Cones will offer ice cream from TrollsFest’s coolest boy band.
• Sparkle Shine Glitter Glow will offer the unique Troll-ify Me! experience — the ultimate Trolls makeover for kids’ and grown-ups’ hair to be in the clouds and their sparkles to be loud via headbands, apparel, make-up and more.
• Mr. Dinkles’ Market will feature colorful, concert-ready t-shirts, souvenirs and more.
• More to Explore: Families can also meet Poppy, Branch and the rest of the DreamWorks’ Trolls gang, and two interactive play areas, Poppy’s Playland and Trolls Critter Crawl, will offer good Trolls-fashioned fun.

DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots Del Mar

• Swings Over Del Mar will have guests flying high.
• Mama Luna’s Adopt a Kitty Day! where guests can see Puss in Boots in his greatest adventure yet as he returns to the village of Del Mar for a spectacularly silly puppet performance.
• Comidas y Leche will serve up Puss in Boots’ approved eats.
• Mercado de Perrito is a store where purr-fect apparel awaits.
• Tienda de Dulces is the sweetest spot in Del Mar with candies and treats.
• More to Explore: Families can also meet the Puss in Boots, the fearless hero himself along with Mama Luna, Perrito and friends.

Universal Kids Resort Hotel

• Universal Kids Resort Hotel was designed with families in mind.
• Rooms will sleep up to five or six guests.
  • Standard Queen, Deluxe Queen and Signature Queen rooms will each offer a twin-over-full bunk bed and a queen bed.
  • Family suites will offer a king bed in a separate bedroom, a queen pullout sofa and a twin-over-twin bunk bed along with an eating area.

See it for Yourself

Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas is expected to open in 2026. An official opening date has not yet been announced.

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