Universal Orlando's new DreamWorks Land officially welcomes guests (2024)

EXPERIENCES AND ATTRACTIONS COMING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA’S THEME PARKS THIS SUMMER AND OPENING TO THE PUBLIC TODAY IS THE ALL NEW DREAMWORKS LAND AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WESH 2’S CHRISTINA WATKINS THIS MORNING. OH, CHRISTINA. THIS IS QUITE THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE. WE ALREADY GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF IT WITH DONKEY. THERE. IT REALLY IS, AND IT’S INTERACTIVE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS, BUT ALSO THE BIG KIDS LIKE ME WHO REALLY GREW UP APPRECIATING SO MANY DREAMWORKS CHARACTERS LIKE SHREK. THIS MORNING WE ARE JOINED BY NONE OTHER THAN DONKEY. GOOD MORNING DONKEY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. YEAH. NO, YOU’RE GONNA LOVE IT. YOU GOTTA BRING THE KIDS DOWN. IT’S VERY INTERACTIVE. MHM. YOU CAN MEET ME. YOU KNOW, TALK TO ME, BRING ME GIFTS, WAFFLES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. JUST ADORE ME WITH GIFTS. ADORN, ADORN. DONKEY WITH GIFTS IS WHAT HE’S ASKING FOR. SO SOME OF THE THINGS YOU COULD DO WHEN YOU COME TO THE ALL NEW DREAMWORKS LAND, THE INTERACTION THAT IS REALLY THE KEY HERE. AND DONKEY, YOU’RE EXCITED TO MEET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I LOVE MEETING THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW. IF YOU KNOW, IT’S WE WE DO THIS REALLY WELL. YOU KNOW WHERE DREAMWORKS LAND HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE. AND I THINK EVERYBODY WILL FEEL THAT LOVE WHEN THEY GET HERE WITH THE FAMILIES, BECAUSE IT’S SOMETHING FOR THE LITTLE KIDS TO DO. THE BIG KIDS, EVERYBODY’S GOING TO LOVE IT. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO BE HERE IN ORLANDO THIS IS ASIDE FROM THE HUMIDITY. IT’S FANTASTIC. WAIT, LOOK LOOK LOOK, I’M USED TO LIVING IN A SWAMP. THAT’S WHAT SHREK’S PLACE IS. WE LIVE IN THE SWAMP. I’M USED TO THIS CLIMATE AND I LOVE BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, IT’S A VERY CENTRALIZED LOCATION AND, UH, IT’S JUST EVERYTHING’S GREAT HERE. WE LOVE IT. WHAT’S ONE THING THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST NOW THAT DREAMWORKS LAND IS OFFICIALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? IT’S GOING TO START WELCOMING GUESTS IN A MATTER OF HOURS. ARE YOU READY FOR THAT? I’M DEFINITELY READY FOR THAT. SO I GOT A WAFFLE CART OVER THERE. PEOPLE BUYING THE WAFFLES. I GOT MERCHENDISE, SO YEAH, YOU KNOW, I’M READY TO, YOU KNOW, LET PEOPLE SEE EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER. TELL ME WHY REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE WE WRAP, WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU, DONKEY, TO GET OUT AND MEET PEOPLE FACE TO FACE. YOU’RE NOT IN THE MOVIE ANYMORE. YOU’RE REAL TO SEE IF PEOPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS, THEY NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO MEET A TALKING DONKEY IN REAL LIFE. SO I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, THEY COME UP AND ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS. I, YOU KNOW, I SING A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THEM. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY’S GOT A BIRTHDAY AND LOOK. BUT JUST JUST SO THE VIEWERS KNOW, I AM NOT A PINATA, YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOT BE PLAYING PIN THE TAIL ON ME. MHM. YOU HEARD IT. HERE FIRST. DONKEY IS NOT A PINATA. DO NOT PIN THE TAIL ON HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH DONKEY. THE ALL NEW DREAMWORKS LAND OFFICIALLY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TODAY. REPLACES KIDS ZONE. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY. WE’LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THE ALL NEW THEATER. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THAT. WHERE YOU CAN MEET MORE GUESTS. THAT’S COMING UP. THIS MORNING AT 645. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, CHRISTINA WATKINS WESH TWO NEWS BY DONKEY ARE BACK. CHRISTINE BY DONKEY. OH MY GOSH. NO, NO PLAYING WITH HIM RIGHT? YEAH. NO, NO I LOVE IT. YOU KNOW WE LOVE OUR ANIMALS HERE ON WESH TWO NEWS SUNRISE. BUT THAT MAY BE THE FIRST TIME WE’VE EVER INTERVIEWED AN ACTUAL