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The site was re-themed to Po's Kung Fu Training Camp as part of DreamWorks Land, which opened at Universal Studios Florida on June 14, 2024.
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⚰ Permanently closed · Jan 15, 2023operated 25 years · 1998–2023
This ride is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Ride history
the lifetime record- 2024
- 2023
Curious George Goes to Town and its Ball Factory operated for the final day and closed permanently after roughly 25 years.
January 15 was the last operating day; Wikipedia and Orlando Informer date the permanent closure to January 16, the first dark day.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 2022
Universal announced that Curious George Goes to Town would close alongside Fievel's Playland, Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster, DreamWorks Destination and the Shrek and Donkey meet-and-greet, with a last day of operation of January 15, 2023.
ClickOrlando article published November 1, 2022 at 10:10 PM.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 2021
The playground returned to normal operation with both its water play area and the Man with the Yellow Hat's Ball Factory running again, though worn paint and debris from the long closure were visible.
Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 2020
The play area went dark with the park-wide COVID-19 shutdown, and its water play and ball factory stayed suspended after Universal Studios Florida reopened, remaining unavailable for more than a year and a half.
The March 2020 date is the park-wide shutdown, not a closure; the cited sources document that this attraction stayed suspended past the park's reopening and later returned.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1998
Curious George Goes to Town opened as an interactive splash playground in Woody Woodpecker's KidZone at Universal Studios Florida, on ground previously occupied by a Psycho back lot set.
Sources agree on the year 1998; no finer opening date corroborated. Wikipedia's former-attractions list assigns the Bates Mansion Set site to Curious George, while the Curious George article says the Bates Motel Set site.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
Questions & answers
When did Curious George Goes to Town open?
Per the documented record, Curious George Goes to Town at Universal Studios opened in 1998.
When did Curious George Goes to Town last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Curious George Goes to Town is dated Jan 15, 2023: Curious George Goes to Town and its Ball Factory operated for the final day and closed permanently after roughly 25 years.
What changed recently on Curious George Goes to Town?
The latest documented change (documented Jun 14, 2024): The site was re-themed to Po's Kung Fu Training Camp as part of DreamWorks Land, which opened at Universal Studios Florida on June 14, 2024.
How many changes are on record for Curious George Goes to Town?
6 documented changes, dating back to 1998 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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