News Universal Kids Resort Project 2026: New Children's Park in Frisco, TX

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awesome, I really wish we got something like this for central Philadelphia or even Ohio or even maybe Delaware
 
harry580 said:
awesome, I really wish we got something like this for central Philadelphia or even Ohio or even maybe Delaware
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Until one of those areas experiences a massive population boom coupled with its existing theme park market becoming less saturated somehow, keep dreaming. Ohio is growing but has cedar point and kings island dominating the market, and Philly/Delaware/Surrounding states isn’t growing enough and has no shortage of other options either
 
harry580 said:
awesome, I really wish we got something like this for central Philadelphia or even Ohio or even maybe Delaware
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I'm guessing they are targeting both growing suburb areas AND places that already feed families into UOR for vacations. UOR already considers metro Atlanta as in their territory for ads and long weekend getaways, so this is probably aimed at places further North that still offer direct flights to Orlando. Philly has the Comcast mothership but you have a lot of competition with big and small parks (Hersheypark, Dorney Park, Dutch Wonderland, Sesame Place, Great Adventure, Camelback Resort, Great Wolf and Kalahari at the Poconos, shore points, etc). Ohio is also pretty locked down with big parks and doesn't have much growth opportunity.

My suggestions would be places like Nashville or Northern NC (Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham, etc) both lacking theme parks/amusement parks. Maybe somewhere out in PNE if they do a more cold-weather-friendly design for those regions works, too.
 
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harry580 said:
or maybe south Carolina if they managed to get another theme park
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What? Honest question - are you at all familiar with what factors make a place a good candidate for a new park? And follow-up question, do you apply those factors as part of your thought process when you make these posts?
 
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What? Honest question - are you at all familiar with what factors make a place a good candidate for a new park? And follow-up question, do you apply those factors as part of your thought process when you make these posts?
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There are no bad answers here. Personally, I think Universal wants to keep these separate from the big parks (USH and UOR), and their "core markets" - and also away from other kid-friendly parks like Sesame Place or Legoland, or smaller locations (smaller kids parks like Idlewild or Gilroy Gardens, etc). And probably add Great Wolf Lodge to the list, or other family resorts like Kalahari to lessen competition.

But my point is: there are plenty of places around the US that fit this criteria. I don't think being close to a big regional park is a total detriment. It likely depends on how fast the region is growing, transit links in and out of the area, and total population for a 3-4 hour radius.

Obviously, the Frisco park is close to a Peppa Pig Park that was announced (March 2023) and opened (March 2025) in the space between Universal Kids Frisco's announcement (Jan 2023) and opening (Spring 2026?). So I'm not counting that one; or maybe they see this as a lesser experience, since that park is smaller, more narrow with age range, and lacks a hotel?
 
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If they start adding these everywhere, the novelty will wear off. In the long run, it doesn’t make financial sense.
 
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