Universal Studios is Building a New Theme Park in TEXAS!

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Universal Parks & Resorts has just announced plans for a brand-new location in the Lone Star State.

On Wednesday morning, Universal Parks & Resorts made a huge announcement–one big enough for Texas.

Universal shared plans for a brand-new family resort location that will be located in the North Texas city of Frisco. According to the announcement, the new resort location will serve as a destination for “families with young children” and will be a location that guests typically visit as a one- or two-day destination.

Scott Gustin with NexStar Media tweeted about the new destination, saying “Universal Parks & Resorts is planning to build a 100-acre concept for families with young children in Frisco, Texas. Universal described the project as a 1-2 day destination.”

Per Universal, the new Texas resort will include a park and a 300-room resort hotel. The new destination in the Lone Star State “is intended to have a completely different look, feel, and scale than Universal’s existing parks and will appeal to a new audience for the brand.” The announcement also says the park will include “family-friendly attractions, interactive shows, [and] character meet and greets.”

Universal did not announce an opening date for the new Texas resort, but according to The Dallas Morning News, property records indicate that Universal Parks & Resorts has four years to build the new destination.

Though details on the new Universal Resort destination are few and far between at this time, the projected size of the resort aligns more closely with the size of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, rather than the size of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The new Universal project will encompass some 100 acres. (Disneyland Resort takes up 500 acres when both theme parks at the Resort are considered, while the Walt Disney World Resort spans approximately 43 square miles or about 27,500 acres!)

Disneyland Park itself is closer to the size of the newest Universal Resort destination, to be located in North Texas.

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News of Universal’s Texas destination comes as Universal Studios Orlando’s third theme park, Epic Universe, is under construction in Florida. Universal Parks & Resorts also announced on Wednesday that plans are underway for a new Universal Parks location in Las Vegas as well.

Disney Wonder to Resume Sailings from Galveston on November 19

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The Disney Wonder will resume sailing November 19, 2021, from Galveston, Texas, with a variety of Western Caribbean cruises, including stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico.

Please note that 6-night sailings on November 23, December 7 and 31, 2021 will now visit Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico instead of Key West, Florida and Disney Castaway Cay.

Additionally, the 6-night sailing on December 21, 2021 will now visit Progreso, Mexico, instead of George Town, Grand Cayman.

Finally, the 6-night sailing on January 14, 2022 will now visit Cozumel, Mexico, and George Town, Grand Cayman, instead of Key West, Florida, and Disney Castaway Cay.

As a thank you for sailing with us on the following revised cruises, each stateroom will receive a $400 non-refundable onboard credit that can be used toward onboard purchases.

Offer for Guests on 11/23/21, 12/7/21, 12/31/21 and 1/14/22 Disney Wonder Sailings
$400 non-refundable onboard credit per stateroom if Guests sail on their original itinerary
If Guests move or cancel their sailing, they forfeit the onboard credit

Disney Wonder Guests on impacted sailings may modify their sail date or cancel their sailing without any Disney-imposed cancellation fees, if applicable, from October 6-20, 2021. Please note that cancellation fees imposed by third-party suppliers, including airlines, as well as travel insurance, are not refundable. Refunds will be processed back to the original form of payment. Standard cancellation policies and terms and conditions apply for any cancellation or modification requests received on or after October 21, 2021.

Please review all COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements, as well as helpful information about the port arrival experience, on the Disney Cruise Line Know Before You Go page.

SeaMails will be sent to all Guests sailing on the Disney Wonder Galveston sailings on 11/19, 11/29, 12/3, 12/13, 12/17 and 12/27 2021 and 1/6, 1/10, 1/20, 1/24 and 1/28 2022.

These SeaMails will remind Guests that all Guests 12 years of age and older must be fully vaccinated. Guests 11 years old and under are not required to be vaccinated but must take a pre-trip NAAT test, rapid PCR test or lab-based PCR test for COVID-19 between 3 days and 24 hours before sailing. All Guests are required to take a PCR COVID-19 test administered by Inspire Diagnostics at the terminal before boarding, paid for by Disney Cruise Line.