Minions Splash Pads Get New Flooring at Universal Kids Resort

The splash pads at Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club are receiving the same treatment as Universal Kids Resort’s other water free play areas: cushioned, slip-resistant flooring.

The land has three splash pads: a larger one across from Bello Bay Cruise and two smaller one’s, including Otto’s Rock Garden, near the land’s entrance. The larger area has received its Life Floor and is back open. Crews were gluing the soft panels into place at Otto’s yesterday. Based on the other installations, that area should be ready in a few days. .

Shrek’s Swamp Splash & Smash received its new flooring in late October. Bikini Bottom’s Pineapple Paradise reopened last week. The cushioned surface is a welcome improvement, providing much better flooring for barefoot kids (and their parents).

Not that anyone will be using the park’s water features much this weekend. Temperatures are expected to drop into the 40s, with Sunday’s high forecast to reach just 48 degrees.

Knowing the weather was changing, Universal could’ve easily waited until the park closes for a few weeks this winter. Universal Kids Resort has only been open for 135 days. Nobody was expecting these upgrades so soon.

Between new flooring and permanent shade umbrellas appearing around the park, Universal is making practical improvements well before its first anniversary. Sure, these upgrades aren’t as exciting as Santa and the Penguins, but families will appreciate them once North Texas turns up the heat again.

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