DreamWorks Theatre

DreamWorks Theatre is a motion simulator attraction that opened on June 15, 2018 at Universal Studios Hollywood located in the Universal City, California community of Los Angeles. The new attraction is themed around characters featured in films from DreamWorks Animation and features the use of projection mapping. It replaced the Shrek 4-D attraction, which closed on August 13, 2017.

Background
Following NBCUniversal's purchase of DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion in 2016, it sought to leverage its newly acquired intellectual properties. On June 5, 2017, Universal Studios Hollywood announced the new DreamWorks Theatre attraction would open in 2018 based on characters featured in DreamWorks Animation films, which replaced the Shrek 4-D attraction on August 13. NBCUniversal issued a press release regarding the DreamWorks Theatre attraction:

With DreamWorks Animation’s recent acquisition, Universal Studios Hollywood will soon roll out the red carpet for a unique, never before seen DreamWorks Theatre attraction. Opening in 2018, this newly designed venue will play host to a variety of action-packed DreamWorks Animation themed attractions beginning with the multi-sensory adventure inspired by the global blockbuster franchise Kung Fu Panda, and created in partnership with Universal Creative and DreamWorks’ Artists. This new technologically advanced attraction will take guests on a legendary journey that fuses captivating storytelling with state-of-the art projection mapping and LED lighting effects for a highly engaging and immersive, unstoppable-awesome experience.

The DreamWorks Theatre will host a variety of attractions from DreamWorks Animation, such as Shrek, Madagascar, Penguins of Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls, and more. It would allow the theme park to potentially introduce a new DreamWorks Animation attraction every summer that ties in with the latest theatrical release in Summer 2018.

On February 8, 2018, Universal stated the attraction would take place on the morning of The Emperor's Great Feast of Heroes, where dragon warrior Po the Panda embarks on a quest to deliver “the rare and precious Liquid of Limitless Power” to the Palace while enlisting guests to join him on the adventure. It will include “raging rapids, river pirates, awesome magic and, obviously, Kung Fu." The theater will introduce the first-ever integration of interior projection mapping designed to engulf guests in 180 degrees of immersive adventure and will add seven Christie 4K Boxer Cinema Projectors and 360-degree surround sound audio and include physical effects from water to wind that will add on to the feeling of being in the environment.

The attraction officially opened on June 15, 2018.

Cast

 * Jack Black as Po Panda
 * Dustin Hoffman as Shifu
 * James Hong as Mr. Ping