Universal Studios Frisco

Frisco is getting a Universal Studios theme park that will bring millions of visitors and business to Collin County.

A part of the Comcast entertainment conglomerate, NBCUniversal is best known for its television programming and box office hit movies. Frisco’s city council has scheduled a Wednesday night meeting to talk to homeowners about the planned development. The huge Universal Orlando Resort draws more than 10 million visitors a year. “Families for generations to come will get to experience immersive environments with the stories they love,” he said. “We have a portfolio of terrific attractions that appeals to young families around the world,” he said. and Hunt Realty are building the Fields community in partnership with investors Chief Partners and Crosstie Capital. Frisco officials and executives with Universal announced plans Wednesday for the groundbreaking new development after months of planning and negotiations. The Frisco Fields development, which stretches between Preston Road and U.S. Universal executives didn’t provide a timetable for the project. “They decided North Texas would be a good fit,” Cheney said. “It’s full of family-friendly attractions, interactive and playful shows. The park will include four or five Universal-themed interactive experiences as well as a 300-room hotel.

Universal Parks & Resorts purchased nearly 100 acres on the Dallas North Tollway for the theme park.

Bloomberg reported the theme park will have shows and character meet and greets. Frisco leaders also spent months working out details with the theme park giant. Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Beijing both measure 130 acres, while Universal Studios Singapore spans only 49 acres.

(It seems everything, except a Universal Studios theme park, is bigger in Texas.) Within that mandate, however, there's plenty of possibility for Frisco! Let's ...

Surely we have the technology to create robot dinosaurs that seem frighteningly lifelike at this point—let’s tap into that to elevate some heart rates and keep the kids a-moving, to boot! At the family-friendly Frisco park, why not blur that line further, and start giving the kids a chance to catch up on some cardio? The best theme parks don’t just appeal to the guests—the create a sense of wonder in anyone who comes within a few miles of the park. To represent the diminished stature that Potter plays in the popular imagination, we’d suggest a wee little park for the Muggles to check out before moving on to other activities. The glow of such an attraction has dimmed a bit in the years since the park’s 2010 debut, as the millennials who were raised on Harry Potter have aged into parenthood and author J.K. Cheney’s announcement did nothing to diminish Frisco’s growing prestige: the city would, he revealed, be the home of a new Universal Studios theme park, joining similar attractions in Hollywood and Orlando (as well as Beijing, Osaka, and Singapore).

Per a report Wednesday from Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News, Universal Parks & Resorts—the theme park arm of entertainment giant NBCUniversal—acquired ...

Mark Woodbury, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks and Resorts, told Brown that the new park will host four or five Universal-themed immersive and interactive experiences as well as a 300-room hotel, retail, and restaurants. Per a report Wednesday from Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News, Universal Parks & Resorts—the theme park arm of entertainment giant [NBCUniversal](https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-abortion-law-foes-target-lawmakers-16522963.php)—acquired land inside [the Dallas suburb](https://www.chron.com/sports/article/texas-dallas-suburbs-cricket-17658499.php) in December for a kids-themed family friendly park and hotel. [Six Flags](https://www.chron.com/business/article/Six-Flags-Abruptly-Replaces-CEO-Even-as-Park-16621699.php): A popular theme park is staking its claim on the Lone Star State.

There's a lot of excitement, but also some concerns and questions from homeowners in Frisco who live near the just announced Universal Studios theme park.

We have asked Frisco for specifics on the projected economic impact and jobs created but we were told that it's still up in the air. "It's gonna be crazy to see how much we're going to grow and how much busier and how more traffic...they need to keep up with the roads here," Frisco homeowner Jennifer Colangelo said. "It's going to be a great asset to the community, bring tourism, economic development, but first and foremost our residents are going to love it," said Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney.

Universal Parks & Resorts — the theme park arm of entertainment giant NBCUniversal — has bought a site on the Dallas North Tollway for a new kids-themed park ...

“Families for generations to come will get to experience immersive environments with the stories they love,” he said. A part of the Comcast entertainment conglomerate, NBCUniversal is best known for its television programming and box office hit movies. “We have a portfolio of terrific attractions that appeals to young families around the world,” he said. Universal executives didn’t provide a timetable for the project. Frisco officials and executives with Universal announced plans Wednesday for the groundbreaking new development after months of planning and negotiations. The park will include four or five Universal-themed interactive experiences as well as a 300-room hotel.

One of the biggest questions from people who live or commute near the Frisco site where a new Universal theme park will be built is how it will impact ...

Universal Parks & Resorts plans to open a theme park tailored to families with young children.

county in 2021, according to the [an episode](https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-dallas-579f2ea6-2bf2-425e-8792-22716431f750.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1) in the two-part series from Freakonomics on why everyone is moving to North Texas. [for the park](https://corporate.universalparks.com/universal-parks-resorts-plans-to-bring-new-concept-for-families-with-young-children-to-frisco-texas/), but property records show the company plans to open the facility in four years, [per the DMN](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/01/11/frisco-is-getting-a-universal-studios-theme-park/). [2,500-acre Fields development](https://fieldsfrisco.com/about/), which includes the new PGA headquarters and thousands of new homes. [The Star](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2022/12/19/boingo-wireless-to-create-250-jobs-at-the-star-in-frisco/) and the [Omni PGA Resort](https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/inside-new-omni-pga-resort-frisco/). [struggling Six Flags in Arlington](https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2022/11/29/rapid-decline-six-flags).

Universal Studios announced it will build a new theme park attraction for kids in Frisco east of Dallas North Tollway and north of Panther Creek Parkway.

So far, neither the city of Frisco nor Universal have released any further details regarding construction or a possible opening date, nor which movie or television properties and attractions will be included in the new theme park concept. Twelve years later, the tram tour included a simulated attraction based on Steven Spielberg's Jaws, in which the tram drives through a fake set made to look like Amity Island as a giant mechanical shark attacks the vehicles. Universal released an artist's rendering of an overview of the theme park showing possible attractions. "That's what you're seeing in this illustration now, and that's what we hope to bring to Frisco." Universal's new Frisco location will also have an adjacent hotel themed to the park's kid-friendly design, with room for expansion for future attractions and services. [Grandscape](/arts/grandscape-in-the-colony-has-a-massive-new-200-foot-ferris-wheel-12684107)entertainment and shopping district in The Colony.