Curious George Goes to Town was a children's water play and ball play area at

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and

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. The Florida attraction originally opened in 1998 on the former site of ''The Bates Motel Set'' used in '' Psycho IV: The Beginning''. Universal Studios Florida closed the attraction permanently on January 16, 2023, alongside Fievel's Playland, DreamWorks Destination, Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster and Shrek and Donkey's Meet and Greet, with its last day of operation on January 15. As part of the new DreamWorks Land that opened on June 14, 2024, it was re-themed to Po's Kung Fu Training Camp, based on the ''

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'' franchise. A similar attraction, The Adventures of Curious George, opened in March 2008 at

, replacing the Nickelodeon Blast Zone. On September 6, 2013, the attraction was closed to make way for

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The Ball Factory

The Ball Factory was an indoor play area located in the back of the play area, where guests could launch multi-colored foam balls (Colors: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple.) into various blasters, cannons, and sucked them up tubes that led to baskets that dumped the balls on the guests every 5 minutes. The Ball Factory was also decorated in various

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related decor, like the rocket from '' Curious George Gets a Medal'', both the cruise ship and fire truck from the original Curious George book and The Man With The Yellow Hat's blue car. There was no air-conditioning and the windows were screens instead of glass.https://wdwnt.com/2023/01/curious-george-goes-to-town-the-ball-factory-usf/ It also included a second-floor catwalk with blasters and a slide that would take guests from the second-floor to the ground floor. There was a duplicate of this attraction at

, but with a jungle-ish temple theme while also incorporating the Curious George theme too, the attraction replaced The Wild Thornberrys Adventure Temple that was part of the Nickelodeon Blast Zone. This version was part of The Adventures of Curious George playground, which was a clone of the one in Florida. This version closed on September 6, 2013 along with the rest of the Curious George play area to make way for

. The Ball Temple was replaced with the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride in the new Harry Potter area in Hollywood.

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Amusement rides based on book franchises Amusement rides introduced in 1998 Amusement rides that closed in 2023 Amusement rides introduced in 2008 Amusement rides that closed in 2013 Curious George Universal Destinations & Experiences attractions by name Former Universal Studios Hollywood attractions Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood Water rides manufactured by WhiteWater West Amusement rides manufactured by Prime Interactives 1998 establishments in Florida 2023 disestablishments in Florida 2008 establishments in California 2013 disestablishments in California Former Universal Studios Florida attractions {{amusement-ride-stub