Universal's World of Creatures



Universal's World of Creatures (WOC) is a vast zoological, marine and amusement park at Universal Latino Resort in TBD, Argentina. It is owned by NBCUniversal (a Comcast company) and operated by Universal Parks and Resorts. The park is Universal's equivalent of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in TBD, and SeaWorld Entertainment zoological theme parks, which makes it the first Universal theme park to be themed around animal conservation.

It opened on March 21, 2018.

Universal's World of Creatures is accredited by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

Licensed properties at World of Creatures

 * ViacomCBS properties
 * Nickelodeon franchises like Garfield, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer/Go, Diego, Go!
 * WarnerMedia properties
 * Harry Potter film series
 * Looney Tunes
 * Hanna-Barbera properties like Tom and Jerry and Scooby Doo
 * Gremlins
 * Sony Pictures properties
 * Jumanji franchise
 * Men in Black franchise
 * Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon (Blizzard Activision)
 * Popeye and Betty Boop (King Feature Syndication)
 * Dr. Seuss
 * Sanrio
 * Nintendo properties
 * Godzilla (Toho)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega/Sonic Team)
 * Pinkfong

Zones
Main article: List of World of Creatures areas and attractions

History
In 1994, when Universal was first in development for its first theme park in Argentina, the second theme park close to Universal Studios Argentina was planned during the time, which the latter was originally pitched as an actual theme park based on Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster film Jurassic Park. The park would’ve featured the settings where guests would’ve virtually ventured through the world of the movie, showcasing life-size film’s replicas, along with attractions, rides, animatronic dinosaurs based on the film, and as well as animal exhibits housing with animals such as alligators, opossums, living fossils, tortoises, fishes, and others.

In 1995 however, during the Paramount Pictures’ 1995 film Congo was released in theaters, the planned second theme park was switched its theming to be based on two of the adventure works of Michael Crichton, and their film adaptations, which includes Jurassic Park, but scrapped due to Congo received negative critical reception upon its release.

In 2004, a year after Universal Studios Argentina was opened its gates to the public, Universal planned to expand its park into a vast resort and expand its Jurassic Park-themed park differently, by retheming it into Universal’s adventure film library such not only Jurassic Park franchise, but also with Jaws, Out of Africa, The Land Before Time, WaterWorld, and The Mummy, under the name Universal’s Lost Worlds of Adventure. In 2005, the attractions based on Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake King Kong was included in the planned park.

Around the mid-2000s, an initial plan for the theme land for Universal Studios Argentina was been announced, known as Animal Studio Location, dedicated to animals in worldwide entertainment and pop culture, inhabited with not only the Animal Actors stage show, but also with two animal exhibits, such as All-Star Zoo, an animal expedition and a petting zoo which contains enclosures housing animals that used and inspired in motion pictures and television, and Animal Actors Backstage, a backstage tour located at the back of the main Animal Actors attraction, exhibiting with animals like dogs, primates, birds, livestocks and others that star in the attraction. Also with Toonimals, a character meet and greet area for guests to meet the cartoon animal characters like Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Chilly Willy, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Fievel.

In 2009, the planned park switched to a theme to animals and non-human creatures (e.g. aliens, monsters, fantasy creatures), and alongside with animal conversation and natural environment, an equivalent to Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando, and SeaWorld Entertainment animal theme parks, by adding more attraction ideas, both original and based on other Universal IPs and third-party properties like TBD, and switch it’s named to the current name “Universal’s World of Creatures”, as it was publicly announced during the time, along adopting the Animal Studio Location by switching to the resort’s second gate, renamed into “Critter Starland".

In early 2010, the park had went ahead in the construction, planning for the opening in 2015. TBD

Characters
The walkaround characters can be found in every area in World of Creatures.

Annual events
A Celebration of Harry Potter - a three-day weekend fan event held at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter sections in two Universal theme parks, Universal Studios Argentina and Universal's World of Creatures, which is a theme to the Harry Potter book and movie series. It occurs on the first weekend of January. Opening date: 2018.

Year of the Animals - a lunar new year event. It occurs from February 8 - 28. Opening date: 2018.

Pokémon Go: The Training Experience - A annual event allows users of Pokémon Go app in their mobile to have their challenge to capture every Pokémon that can be found in every location of the park in their mobile devices and tablets. It occurs the first week of March, July, November. Theme: Pokémon Go. Map info: TBA. Opening date: TBA.

Green is Universal: Nature Fest – an Earth Day event which is dedicated to helping to keep the Earth clean. Presented by Green is Universal. Occurring dates: every Earth Day season from late-March to April 22. Sponsored by: Green is Universal. Opening date: TBD.

The Kennel Club Dog Show Championship - an annual dog show shows at the TBD. It occurs April 29th - June 21st. Opening date: 2019.

Halloween events


 * Spooky Safari - a weekend-only family-orientated Halloween event, as part of Universal's Halloween Spooktaclaur Weekends. Occurring dates: Weekends of October. Opening date: 2019.


 * Savage Safari - a nightly weekday-only Halloween event aimed at guests aged 13 and higher, as part of Universal Latino Resort Halloween Horror Nights. Occurring dates: late-September-November 2. Opening date: 2019.

Holly Jolly Safari – a Christmas event. Occurring dates: late-November-December 24. Opening date: 2019.

Live performances
'''Guess Who’s 80? — A Woody Woodpecker Wacky Anniversary Show''' - a live performance  to accommodate the 80th anniversary of Woody Woodpecker.

Universal's World of Creatures Journal
A blog website inspired by the theme park, which holds updated daily articles related to animal facts, wildlife news and stories, as well as articles related to the theme park itself (e.g. behind-the-scene stories of attractions, and upcoming attraction news). Plus it includes Creatures of Fiction & Entertainment, a series of articles that collects trivia, history and behind-the-scene stories devoted to animals and non-humans in fictions and entertainment, and Kids’ Journal, a series articles that consists of child-friendly animal/creature-themed facts and trivia, jokes and printable coloring page and activities.

Universal's World of Creatures Tribute Store
TBD

Trivia
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