Enchanted Lands

 

Hear ye, hear ye. If you are looking for a world of fairytales, fantasy, and wonder, this is the place. Here, you can travel to four different kingdoms and experience multiple adventures for all ages. Here is where magic is real and stories are told, stories that you get to live through.

The first area you enter from the hub is an area based off of Shrek. This area recreates Far, Far Away as seen in the films. Around a village are a few shops and restaurants. This includes Fairy Godmother Fashion, Muffin Man Bakery, Royal Traders, The Poison Apple (which the king visits in the second film to hire Puss in Boots to find Shrek and Donkey), and Ogre Accessories. In a garden is Magical Airways, a family roller coaster where you ride the dragon. Also in the area are two kiddie rides, Far, Far Away Carousel and Dronkey Flight. (Dronkeys are dragon-donkey hybrids since Donkey married the dragon.) Inside a recreation of the castle is Donkey Live, where you interact with Donkey in an interactive show similar to Disney's Turtle Talk. As you exit the area to the south, you pass a recreation of Shrek's Swamp, which is a gift shop.
South of Far, Far Away is San Ricardo, the Spanish town from Puss in Boots. This area contains two attractions. Tale of Puss in Boots is a trackless ride recounting the events of the film, which exits into Golden Goose Gifts. Puss and the Lost Treasure is a lift-style ride where you sneak into a fortress with Puss in Boots to find lost treasure and encounter outlaws Jack and Jill and it ends with a 14-story freefall. This exits into Treasure Trove. Also in this area is El Plaza de San Ricardo and El Fuego Tavern.
North from Far, Far Away is an area resembling Florin from The Princess Bride. Miracle Max's is a gift shop you come by as you enter. In the village, you can shop at Florin Fortunes and dine at Vizinni's Nook and Florin Village Tavern. In a recreation of the castle, you can watch Wesley and Buttercup, a stage show based on both the book and the film. However, the humor and content of the show is more up-to-date.
Last but not least is Hyrule, which is west of Florin and is the largest sub-area in the lands. It is the fictional kingdom from Legend of Zelda although this version of the kingdom is before its apocalyptic state in Breath of the Wild. Triforce Treats, Hyrule Supplies, and Master Store are gift shops while Link's Tavern is a restaurant. The area borders the Wizarding World of Harry Potter up north, and near the border is Hyrule castle, where you can ride a 4-D shooter attraction called Legend of Zelda: Defenders of Hyrule, where you fly around Hyrule on chariots and help Link defend the kingdom against unimaginable threats. The ride exits into Kingdom Corner. Also in the area is Woodland Explorers, a chariot ride where you explore the forests of Hyrule.
Attractions:
  • Magical Airways
  • Far, Far Away Carousel
  • Dronkey Flight
  • Donkey Live
  • Tale of Puss in Boots
  • Puss in Boots and the Lost Treasure
  • Legend of Zelda: Defenders of Hyrule
  • Woodland Explorers
Entertainment:
  • Wesley and Buttercup
Dining:
  • Muffin Man Bakery
  • The Poison Apple
  • El Fuego Tavern
  • Vizzini's Nook
  • Florin Village Tavern
  • Link's Tavern
Shopping:
  • Fairy Godmother Fashion
  • Royal Traders
  • Ogre Accessories
  • Shrek's Swamp
  • Golden Goose Gifts
  • Treasure Trove
  • El Plaza de San Ricardo
  • Miracle Max's
  • Florin Fortunes
  • Triforce Treats
  • Hyrule Supplies
  • Master Store
  • Kingdom Corner
I was originally not confident about this, but now I am. I think this is a good area for families, and I feel like it has a good range of attractions. I was originally going to include a Middle Earth area based off of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but I chose not to because it was too PG-13 for this area. Why did I put Zelda in this area? Well, instead of giving Nintendo its own area, I decided to split it up and put parts of it into several areas, thus making its range more.......influential around the park. Plus, it really fit the magical theme of the area. Wesley and Buttercup was an idea for a musical I had, and even though its ownership to 20th Century Fox makes it owned by Disney now (although I thought it was Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer that owned the film), I feel like it's more of a Universal-type film, as are the majority of things taken by "robber baron" Bob Iger during the 2019 purchase of Fox by Disney. The play is a remake of the book that actually serves as a sequel to the original film, but I talked about it in my last Universal blog so I'm not going over it again.

Comments

  1. KristynJuly 18, 2021 at 6:28 PM

    This is an amazing area! This area alone makes this park better than any other universal park. I love it! The dronkey ride is such a good idea, as well as the interaction with Donkey! I also love that you included Wesley and buttercup!

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