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Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney made the announcement Wednesday morning, describing the park as an innovative and interactive attraction that will provide entertainment for families for years to come.
Page Thompson, president, new ventures for Universal Parks & Resorts said the company has bought 97 acres on the east side of the Dallas North Tollway near Panther Creek Parkway for the construction of the park and hotel. The footprint is about one-quarter the size of the parks in Orlando, scaled smaller to be more appropriate for the ages of smaller guests.Officials did not say when they plan to open the park.
That property is in the 2,500-acre Fields development, which includes plans for roughly 10,000 homes, the headquarters of the PGA, a golf course and a $500 million Omni resort hotel. Universal Parks & Resorts is owned by NBCUniversal, which also owns NBC 5. Universal Parks & Resorts currently operates theme parks and resort properties around the world including two locations in the United States in Hollywood, California and Orlando, Florida. The company also operates parks in Osaka, Japan, Sentosa, Singapore and Beijing, China.
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