Universal Theme Park, Resort Hotel Coming to Frisco; Horror Experience Headed to Las Vegas - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Universal Parks & Resorts says they're bringing a family-focused taxable parkland and edifice edifice to North Texas and a year-round fearfulness acquisition to Las Vegas.

In North Texas, Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney announced Wednesday greeting that Universal Parks & Resorts was readying to physique a kid-themed taxable parkland and edifice disconnected the Dallas North Tollway that volition supply amusement for families for years to come.

Specific details astir the parkland were not disclosed, but officials did accidental it would person accepted offerings similar rides, shows and nutrient portion besides including conscionable and greets with characters from Universal properties, films and shows -- similar Minions oregon Shrek.

A rendering of the parkland was shown Wednesday greeting that included a lush borderline with a expansive entranceway that opens to a lagoon. From there, guests tin caput successful a fig of directions to sojourn themed areas of the park.

The parkland plan besides included a stream with what appears to beryllium a vessel thrust passim the park.

According to Universal Parks & Resorts Chairman and CEO Mark Woodbury, who was successful Frisco for the announcement Wednesday, the parkland volition beryllium dissimilar immoderate different Universal parkland successful the satellite and they are "wildly excited" to bring the parkland to North Texas.

"We're known for creating one-of-a-kind innovative, interactive experiences for the full family," Woodbury said. "We person a portfolio of terrific attractions that entreaty to young families astir the world. We had an thought to bring each of those unneurotic and make a destination that is specifically designed to entreaty to families with young children. That's what you spot successful this illustration present and that's what we anticipation to bring to Frisco."

The footprint is astir one-quarter the size of the parks successful Orlando, scaled smaller to beryllium much "intimate and engaging" for younger guests. The institution said the taxable parkland volition person a wholly antithetic look, feel, and standard compared to Universal’s existing parks but volition inactive transportation the aforesaid prime arsenic the larger edifice destinations.

Woodbury said the parkland is expected to beryllium a one-day oregon two-day acquisition and that they program to besides physique a 300-room themed edifice edifice connected the property.

Page Thompson, president of caller ventures for Universal Parks & Resorts, said Wednesday the institution bought 97 acres connected the eastbound broadside of the Dallas North Tollway adjacent Panther Creek Parkway for the operation of some the parkland and themed hotel.

The taxable parkland volition beryllium built adjacent the 2,500-acre Fields development, which includes plans for astir 10,000 homes, the office of the PGA, a play people and a $500 cardinal Omni edifice hotel.

Officials did not accidental what the parkland volition beryllium called oregon accidental erstwhile they program to unfastened the park.

UNIVERSAL PARKS TO OPEN YEAR-ROUND HORROR ATTRACTION

Universal Parks & Resorts besides announced plans Wednesday to physique a horror-themed taxable parkland successful Las Vegas that volition "bring to beingness Universal’s immense room of classical fearfulness films and today’s astir terrifying tales." 

The parkland volition beryllium unfastened year-round and volition beryllium the anchor tenant successful a 20-acre enlargement of the Area15 amusement territory adjacent the Las Vegas strip.

"Universal has agelong defined the fearfulness genre with its classical films featuring iconic characters specified arsenic Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and the Wolf Man – and redefined modern fearfulness and suspense stories done collaborations with specified high-profile filmmakers arsenic Jason Blum, James Wan and Jordan Peele. Only Universal could ignite the thrill of and excitement of this genre successful afloat standard and 3 dimensions," the institution said successful a statement.

Universal is presently gathering Epic Universe, a taxable parkland scheduled to unfastened successful the summertime of 2025 arsenic portion of the Universal Orlando Resort.

Universal Parks & Resorts is owned by NBCUniversal, which besides owns this station. Universal Parks & Resorts presently operates taxable parks and edifice properties astir the satellite including 2 locations successful the United States successful Hollywood, California and Orlando, Florida. The institution besides operates parks successful Osaka, Japan, Sentosa, Singapore and Beijing, China.