Universal Wild Empires

Universal Wild Empires is a zoological theme park and entertainment resort complex located in Carlsbad, California. The park is Universal's equivalent of Disney's 
Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It opened on June 17, 2002. The Park is themed to animals, fictional creatures and natural environment and animal conservation. The park has 330 species of animals, as well as being one of the only zoos in the United States to house Giant Pandas. It is also the largest Universal Studios Theme Park, at 590 acres (238 ha). The park's current slogan, Universally Wild!, was introduced in 2012. 
Universal Wild Empires is accredited by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for it's conservation efforts.
== Licensed properties ==
· Out of Africa
· Jaws
· Spongebob Squarepants
· Jurassic Park
· Godzilla/MonsterVerse
· Madagascar
· Happy Feet
· The Croods
· The Land Before Time
· Tremors
· Curious George
· King Kong/MonsterVerse
· Donkey Kong Country
· The Wild Thornberrys
· The Lorax
· Horton Hears a Who
· If I Ran the Zoo
· Kung Fu Panda
· Woody Woodpecker
· Go, Diego, Go!
· Flipper
· Harry and the Hendersons
· Universal Classic Monsters
· Charlottes Web
· Animal Planet
· How to Train Your Dragon
· Eric Carle's Books
· Where The Wild Things Are
· The Thing
== Areas ==
=== Entry Village ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Flamingo Pond 	2002 	An exhibit featuring Greater Flamingoes. 	
Exotic critters 	2002 	An small area with exhibits for Meerkats, African Penguins, Tortoises and an aviary with African Birds. 	
The Croods: A Wild Ride	2023 	A Dark Ride based on the DreamWorks film. 	
Donkey Kong's Adventure	2022 	A launched Roller Coaster based on the Donkey Kong games. 	
The Village 	2002 	A replica of an African village featuring a petting area with Cameroon sheep, Dwarf Goats and Somali Sheep.	
=== Africa ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Congo 	2002 	An exhibit featuring animals from the jungles of the Congo, such as Gorillas, Okapi, Bongos, Monkeys, Red River Hogs, Pygmy Hippos and an aviary. 	
Mokele-Mbembe 	2002 	A Reverse bungee that is held by two Mokele-Mbembe. 	
Lion Camp 	2002 	An exhibit featuring Lions. 	
Out of Africa Safaris 	2002 	A Safari tour based on the 1985 film Out of Africa featuring Giraffes, Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos, Ostriches, Zebras, Cape Buffalo, Antelope and more. A Night Safari can be offered to guests staying in the resorts.	
Night Safari 	2003 	A nighttime safari set in the Out of Africa Safaris preserve. 	
Horton's Elephant Tour 	2008 	A tour about how keepers take care of the park's elephants hosted by Dr. Suess' Horton the Elephant to promote the 2008 film Horton Hears a Who. It is similar to Animal Kingdom's Caring for Giants tour. 	
Predators 	2002 	An exhibit featuring African Painted Dogs, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Leopards, Vultures, Secretary birds and Honey Badgers. 	
Madagascar Trail 	2006 	A walk through exhibit based on the 2005 DreamWorks film Madagascar featuring animals native to Madagascar, such as Lemurs and Fossas. 	
Madagascar: A Crate Adventure	2012 	A water ride based on the Madagascar franchise. 	
Curious George's World 	2006 	An exhibit based on the Curious George franchise (mainly to promote the 2006 film) featuring Chimpanzees. 	
=== Amity Island ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Jaws 	2002 	Boat ride attraction based on the Jaws film series. Same as the former location in Universal Studios Florida and the current installation in Universal Studios Japan.	
World of Jaws	2002 	An Aquarium based on the Jaws films that consists of a walk through sea tube exhibit consisting of many Shark Species. It is also part of the park's aquarium. 	
=== Aquatic Kingdom ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year Opened	Description 	
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge 	2009 	A Euro-Fighter roller coaster based on SpongeBob SquarePants. Same as the indoor precursor at Nickelodeon Universe. 	
Spongebob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue	2015 	A 4-D attraction. 	
SpongeBob's Jellyfish Jam 	2021 	A Wave Swinger themed to a horde of Jellyfish in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. Same as the one in Nickelodeon Universe. 	
Boating School 	2002 	A bumper car attraction based on Mrs. Puff's Boating School. 	
Jellyfish Fields 	2002 	An Aquarium exhibit featuring many species of Jellyfish based on Jellyfish Fields. It is an area of the park's aquarium. 	
Seals and Sea Lions 	2002 	An exhibit complex featuring California Sea Lions and Grey Seals. An outdoor and indoor section of the park's aquarium. 	
SpongeBob's Reef Buddies 	2002 	An Aquarium exhibit featuring species native to reefs, like fish, crabs, lobsters, sponges and an Octopus based around SpongeBob SquarePants. Part of the park's aquarium. 	
Flipper's World 	2002 	An exhibit based on the 1960s film and TV series Flipper featuring Dolphins. Part of the park's aquarium and features indoor and outdoor areas. 	
Sea Turtle Center 	2002 	An exhibit/rehabilitation center for Green Sea Turtles. Part of the park's aquarium. 	
Frozen Wastelands 	2002 	An exhibit featuring Polar Bears, Walruses, Seabirds, Penguins, Puffins, Beluga Whales and Killer Whales. The Penguin exhibit was re-branded in 2006 to be based on the film Happy Feet. It is the final area of the park's aquarium.	
Volcano Bay 	2022 	A tropical-themed water park. The attraction is the second Volcano Bay location. 	
=== Asia ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Trail of the Tiger 	2002 	An exhibit area featuring Tigers. The area also has Tapirs, Asian Monkeys, Gaur, Water Buffalo, Javan Banteng, Eld's Deer, Tropical Asian Birds, Komodo Dragons, Gharials, and Indian Rhinos.	
Po's Kingdom 	2016 	An exhibit based on the Kung Fu Panda franchise featuring Giant Pandas. 	
Kung Fu Panda: Legend of Awesomeness	2016 	A Stunt Show adaptation of the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda. 	
Escape from Tai Lung 	2016 	A Dark Ride based on Kung Fu Panda. 	
Highlands 	2002 	An exhibit area featuring Red Pandas, Takin, Yaks and Snow Leopards. 	
=== South America ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction name 	Year opened	Description 	
Jaguar Trail 	2002 	A trail of exhibits featuring Jaguars, Anteaters, Monkeys, Macaws, Toucans and Sloths 	
Atop the Andes 	2019 	An exhibit featuring Andean Bears, Andean Condors, Andean Hairy Armadillos, many Andean birds, Rheas and Andean Cats	
Flight of the Harpy	2002 	A Launched Roller Coaster themed to the Harpy Eagle. 	
=== Jurassic Park ===
An area of the park based around the Jurassic Park/World films.
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Camp Jurassic 	2002 	A children's play area. Same as the one in Universal Islands of Adventure. 	
Jurassic Park River Adventure 	2002 	A water-based amusement ride. Same as in Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan. 	
Pteranodon Flyers 	2002 	A steel suspended roller coaster based on the animal of the same name. Same as in Islands of Adventure. 	
Raptor Encounter 	2002 	A live show featuring Velociraptors and trainers. Same as in Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Hollywood. 	
VelociCoaster 	2022 	A launched roller coaster. Same as the one in Islands of Adventure. 	
The Flying Dinosaur 	2017 	A steel flying roller coaster. Same as in Universal Studios Japan. 	
Camp Cretaceous 	2025 	A sub-area for kids based on Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. 	
Jurassic Park Discovery Center 	2002 	An interactive play area in which kids can learn about Dinosaurs and how they lived. 	
Triceratops Encounter 	2002 	Same as the abandoned one in Islands of Adventure. 	
Jeep Safari 	2002 	A Jeep Safari Ride. 	
Jurassic Monorail 	2016 	A monorail that goes not just across the Jurassic Park section but around a majority of the park. It is based on the Monorail seen in Jurassic World (2015).	
The Scrambler 	2016 	A Tea Cup ride which is based on the attraction of the same name loacted in the Jurassic World Park seen in Jurassic World (2015). 	
Bamboo Forest 	2016 	A nature trail based on Jurassic World's Bamboo Forest. 	
Pterosauria: The IMAX Experience	2016 	A Multi-screen IMAX film attraction that shows the history of the Jurassic World theme park seen in Jurassic World (2015). 	
=== World of the MonsterVerse ===
This area of the park opened on March 25, 2021 to coincide with the release of Godzilla vs. Kong. It is based on the MonsterVerse by Legendary Entertainment, which is based on the Godzilla and King Kong franchises. It was built under the license of Warner Bros. Pictures. More attractions based on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-) and the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) are being built.
Attractions in this Area
Name 	Opened	Description 	
Godzilla King of the Monsters: The Ride	2021 	A Dark ride attraction based on the 2019 MonsterVerse film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. 	
Destination: Skull Island 	2021 	A riverboat ride based on the 2017 MonsterVerse film, Kong: Skull Island 	
Into the Hollow Earth 	2021 	A junior roller coaster themed around the Hollow Earth. 	
Godzilla vs. Kong: The Real 4-D 	2021 	A 4-D ride based on the 2021 MonsterVerse film, Godzilla vs. Kong. 	
Mothra's Waterfall 	2021 	A large splash pad based on the 2019 MonsterVerse film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. 	
Monarch Museum 	2023 	A Museum-type building based on the 2023 MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 	
Godzilla x Kong: The Ride 	2024 	A launched roller coaster based on the 2024 MonsterVerse film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 	
Tales Told by the Iwi 	2024 	A stage show where Hank Marlow tells the stories the Iwi told related to Godzilla, Kong and other titans.	
=== Australia ===
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Walkabout 	2002 	A walk-through exhibit featuring Kangaroos and Wallabies 	
Koala Center 	2002 	A complex featuring Koalas. 	
Aussie Critters 	2002 	An area with additional exhibits for Wombats, Tree Kangaroos, Dingoes, Cassowaries and Emus. 	
World of the Kiwi	2022 	An exhibit with wildlife from New Zealand, such as Kiwis, Keas, Tuataras, Kakapoes, New Zealand Lesser Short Tailed Bats, Takahes and Yellow Eyed Penguins.	
=== North America ===
This section was the first major expansion of the park, opening in 2005.
Attractions in this area
Attraction 	Year opened	Description 	
Wolfman Territory 	2005 	An exhibit for Wolves themed to the 1941 film The Wolf Man. 	
Grizzly Canyon 	2005 	An exhibit trail featuring Grizzly Bears. It also features exhibits for Bald Eagles and Coyotes. 	
Tremors 	2005 	An omnimover ride based on the 1990 film Tremors and it's franchise. 	
American Desert 	2005 	A trail of exhibits for Pronghorns, Bighorn Sheep, Gila Monsters, Roadrunners, Peccaries and Jackrabbits.	
Charlotte's Farm 	2005 	A petting zoo featuring farm animals that is based on the novel and films Charlotte's Web. 	
Harry and the Hendersons Live 	2005 	A live show based on the 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons. 	
Harry's Forest 	2005 	A trail of exhibits for Raccoons, Porcupines, Owls and Deer, as well as an Aviary for Birds. 	
Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster	2005 	A Junior Roller Coaster based on Woody Woodpecker. Same as in Universal Studios Florida. 	
=== Hollywild ===
Attractions in this area
Attractions 	Year opened	Description 	
Dracula's Cave 	2002 	A nocturnal exhibit that resembles a cave featuring many species of Bat. It's themed to Dracula. 	
Hollywild Theater 	2002 	A theater that shows live shows based on Happy Feet, The Land Before Time, The Wild Thornberrys and Go, Diego, Go!, as well as Universal's Animal Actors and Animal Planet's Documentaries. 	
Kongfrontation 	2002 	A special effects dark ride. Same as the defunct Kongfrontation at Universal Studios Florida. 	
How to Train Your Dragon: Welcome to Berk 	2019 	A dark ride based on DreamWorks' How to Train your Dragon films. 	
The Thing from Another World 	2024 	A Theater-in-the-round attraction based on the 1982 horror film The Thing. It will be a science fiction experience where you encounter the titular shape shifting alien monster in the Antarctic while R. J. MacReady (reprised by Kurt Russell) tries to protect the attendents of the attraction. It will be similar to ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter at Magic Kingdom.	
Godzilla: The Real 4-D 	2018 	A 4-D attraction based on the Godzilla Franchise, mainly Shin Godzilla (2016). 	
Swamp of the Creature... 	2002 	A wetlands exhibit featuring Alligators and other freshwater wildlife that is themed to the 1954 horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon. 	
The Land Before Time: The Great Day of the Flyers	2006 	A Junior Roller Coaster that promoted the 2006 film The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers. 	
If I Ran the Zoo 	2002 	A small play area based on the Dr. Suess Book of the same name. Same as in Islands of Adventure. 	
Garden of the Lorax 	2002 	A botanical garden themed to The Lorax. 	
Eric Carle's World of Bugs 	2002 	An indoor exhibit housing many insect species. 	
Where The Wild Things Are 	2002 	A River Rapids Ride based on the 1963 children's book of the same name. 	
== Animals ==
=== Flamingo Pond ===
# Greater Flamingo
=== Exotic Critters ===
# Meerkat
# African Penguin
# African Spurred Tortoise
# Leopard Tortoise
# Lilac-breasted Roller
# Malachite Kingfisher
# Yellow Collared Lovebird
# Red Throated Bee-Eater
# Grey Go-Away-Bird
# African Paradise Flycatcher
# African Pygmy Goose
# Violet Backed Starling
# Splendid Sunbird
# Common Waxbill
# Zebra Waxbill
# Trumpeter Hornbill
# Yellow Crowned Bishop
=== The Village ===
# Cameroon Sheep
# West African Dwarf Goat
# Somali Sheep
=== Congo ===
# Western Lowland Gorilla
# Okapi
# Bongo
# Angola Colobus
# Allen's Swamp Monkey
# Wolf's Mona Monkey
# Mantled Guereza
# De Brazza's Monkey
# Red River Hog
# Pygmy Hippopotamus
# Congo Peafowl
# Helmeted Guineafowl
# Stone Partridge
# Nathan's Partridge
# Blue Quail
# Lesser Flamingo
# Lemon Dove
# Red Eyed Dove
# African Green Pigeon
# Namaqua Dove
# Denham's Bustard
# Ross's Turaco
# Great Blue Turaco
# Bare Faced Go-Away-Bird
# Klass's Cuckoo
# Pied Cuckoo
# Thick Billed Cuckoo
# Common Cuckoo
# Wattled Crane
=== Lion Camp ===
# African Lion
=== Predators ===
# African Painted Dog
# Cheetah
# Spotted Hyena
# African Leopard
# White Backed Vulture
# Egyptian Vulture
# Secretary Bird
# Honey Badger
=== Out of Africa Safaris ===
# Reticulated Giraffe
# African Elephant
# Black Rhinoceros
# White Rhinoceros
# Nile Hippopotamus
# Ostrich
# Grévy's Zebra
# Plains Zebra
# Cape Buffalo
# Sable Antelope
# Ankole-Watusi
# Addax
# Impala
# Thomson's Gazelle
# Springbok
# Common Eland
# Marabou Stork
# Greater Kudu
# Saddle Billed Stork
# Pink Backed Pelican
# Blue Wildebeest
# Black Wildebeest
# Gerenuk
# Gemsbok
# Grey Crowned Crane
# Common Warthog
# Roan Antelope
# Waterbuck
# Bontebok
# Lechwe
# Hartebeest
# Nyala
# Soemmerring's Gazelle
# Nile Lechwe
# Red Lechwe
# Grant's Gazelle
# African Sacred Ibis
# Spur-Winged Goose
# Goliath Heron
# Ugandan Kob
# Giant Eland
=== Madagascar Trail ===
# Ring Tailed Lemur
# Red Ruffed Lemur
# Black and White Ruffed Lemur
# Mongoose Lemur
# Coquerel's Sifaka
# Blue Eyed Black Lemur
# Aye-Aye
# Goodman's Mouse Lemur
# Fossa
=== Curious George's World ===
# Western Chimpanzee
=== World of Jaws ===
# Sand Tiger Shark
# Bull Shark
# Lemon Shark
# Blue Shark
# Nurse Shark
# Great Hammerhead
# Angelshark
# Whitetip Reef Shark
# Zebra Shark
=== Jellyfish Fields ===
# Pacific Sea Nettle
# Moon Jellyfish
# Purple Stiprf Jellyfish
# Umbrella Jellyfish
# Indonesian Sea Nettle
=== Seals and Sea Lions ===
# California Sea Lion
# Grey Seal
=== Spongebob's Reef Buddies ===
# Two Banded Anemonefish
# Common Clownfish
# White Naked Clownfish
# Banded Humbug
# Potato Cod
# Clown Triggerfish
# Convict Tang
# Coral Cod
# Moorish Idol
# Zebra Lionfish
# Great Barracuda
# Trumpetfish
# Greasy Rockcod
# Peacock Rockcod
# Bird Wrasse
# Beaked Coralfish
# Oval-Spot Butterflyfish
# Emperor Angelfish
# Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
# Christmas Island Red Crab
# Reef Lobster
# Yellow Tube Sponge
# Giant Pacific Octopus
# Common Starfish
=== Flipper's World ===
# Bottlenose Dolphin
=== Frozen Wastelands ===
# Polar Bear
# Pacific Walrus
# Arctic Tern
# Northern Gannet
# Little Auk
# Razorbill
# Snow Bunting
# Atlantic Puffin
# King Penguin
# Gentoo Penguin
# Southern Rockhopper Penguin
# Macaroni Penguin
# Beluga Whale
# Killer Whale/Orca
=== Trail of the Tiger ===
# Sumatran Tiger
# Malayan Tapir
# Red Shanked Douc Monkey
# Lion Tailed Macaque
# Siamang
# Lar Gibbon
# Northern White Cheeked Gibbon
# Gaur
# Water Buffalo
# Jacks Banteng
# Eld's Deer
# Bar Headed Goose
# Sarus Crane
# Nicobar Pigeon
# Great Argus
# Emerald Dove
# Asian Fairy Bluebird
# Knobbed Hornbill
# Cotton Pygmy Goose
# Pied Imperial Pigeon
# Common Hill Myna
# Komodo Dragon
# Gharial
# Indian Rhino
=== Po's Kingdom ===
# Giant Panda
=== Highlands ===
# Red Panda
# Golden Takin
# Yak
# Snow Leopard
=== Jaguar Trail ===
# Jaguar
# Giant Anteater
# Southern Tamandua
# Golden Lion Tamarin
# Bald Uakari
# Black Howler Monkey
# Common Squirrel Monkey
# White Bellied Spider Monkey
# Scarlet Macaw
# Blue and Gold Macaw
# Hyacinth Macaw
# Keel Billed Toucan
# Toco Toucan
# Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth
# Kinkajou
# Channel Billed Toucan
# Harpy Eagle
# Ocelot
# Hoatzin
=== Atop the Andes ===
# Andean Bears
# Andean Condor
# Andean Hairy Armadillo
# King Vulture
# Andean Goose
# Torrent Duck
# Andean Avocet
# Andean Flamingo
# Giant Coot
# Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
# Mountain Caracara
# Black Tinamou
# Andean Flicker
# Mourning Sierra Finch
# Plumbeous Sierra Finch
# Andean Hillstar
# Andean Lapwing
# Golden Crowned Flycatcher
# Plain Colored Seedeater
# White Crested Elaenia
# Darwin's Rhea
# Andean Mountain Cat
=== Walkabout ===
# Red kangaroo
# Easter Grey Kangaroo
# Red Necked Wallaby
# Tammar Wallaby
=== Koala Center ===
# Queensland Koala
=== Aussie Critters ===
# Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat
# Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
# Dingo
# Southern Cassowary
# Emu
# Laughing Kookaburra
=== World of the Kiwi ===
# North Island Brown Kiwi
# Kea
# Tuatara
# Kakapo
# New Zealand Lesser Short Tailed Bat
# Takahe
# Yellow Eyed Penguin
=== Wolfman Territory ===
# Eastern Wolf
=== Grizzly Canyon ===
# Grizzly Bear
# Bald Eagle
# Coyote
# Prairie Dog
=== American Desert ===
# Pronghorn
# Bighorn Sheep
# Gila Monster
# Greater Roadrunner
# Gila Woodpecker
# Collared Peccary
# Black Tailed Jackrabbit
# Elf Owl
# Bolson Tortoise
=== Charlotte's Farm ===
# Large White Pig
# Barn Spider
# Domestic Sheep
# Domestic Goose
# American Pygmy Goat
# Hereford Cow
# American Paint Horse
# American Pekin Duck
# Provence Donkey
=== Harry's Forest ===
# Raccoon
# North American Porcupine
# Great Horned Owl
# Great Grey Owl
# White Tailed Deer
# Mourning Dove
# Northern Cardinal
# Blue Jay
# House Finch
# American Robin
# Gray Catbird
# White Winged Dove
# Rock Dove
# Eastern Bluebird
# Great Blue Heron
# Pileated Woodpecker
# Mute Swan
# Wild Turkey
# Mallard
# Canada Jay
=== Dracula's Cave ===
# Common Vampire Bat
# Little Brown Bat
# Big Brown Bat
# Kitti's Hog Nosed Bat
# California Myotis
# Townsend's Big Eared Bat
# Eastern Red Bat
# Ghost Faced Bat
# Pallid Bat
# Western Red Bat
=== Swamp of the Creature... ===
# American Alligator
# American Crocodile
# Black Caiman
# Red Bellied Piranha
# Arrau Turtle
# Red Tailed Catfish
# Arapaima
# Armored Catfish
# Electric Eel
# Tucunaré Peacock Bass
# Giant Otter
# Amazon River Dolphin
# Green Anaconda
# Spectacled Owl
=== Eric Carle's World of Bugs ===
# Monarch Butterfly
# Western Honey Bee
# Two Spotted Bumblebee
# Western Black Widow
# Seven-Spot Ladybug
# Black Garden Ant
# European Mantis
# European Rhinoceros Beetle
# Rose Hair Tarantula
# Annam Walking Stick
== Shops ==
=== Entry Village ===
* Wild Empires Souvenirs
* Wild Empires Photoshop
=== Africa ===
* Safari Kiosk
* The Marketplace
=== Amity Island ===
* Amity Gift Shop
=== Aquatic Kingdom ===
* Spongebob StorePants
* Frozen Wastelands Shop
* Krakatoa Katy's
* Waturi Marketplace
=== South America ===
* Treasures of the Amazon
=== Jurassic Park ===
* Dinostore
* Jurassic Outfitters
=== World of the MonsterVerse ===
* MonsterVerse Store
=== Australia ===
* Aussie Shop
* Kiwi Kiosk
=== North America ===
* Log Cabin Shop
=== Hollywild ===
* Hollywild Kiosk
* Godzilla Store
* Animal Planet Shop
* The Shop at Berk
== Restaurants and Snacks ==
=== Entry Village ===
* Charles Darwin's
* Wild Empires Feast
* Exotic Snacks
* Healthy Shack
=== Africa ===
* Safari View Eatery
* The Watering Hole
=== Amity Island ===
* Amity Landing Restaurant
* Boardwalk Snacks
* Amity Ice Cream
=== Aquatic Kingdom ===
* The Krusty Krab
* Snack Bar
* Goofy Goober's
* Frozen Snack Bar
* Bambu
* The Feasting Frog
* Kunuku Boat Bar
* Whakawaiwai Eats
* Kohola Reef Restaurant and Social Club
* Dancing Dragons Boat Bar
=== Asia ===
* Asian Eatery
* Highland Treats
=== South America ===
* Rainforest Cafe
* Amazon Treats
=== Jurassic Park ===
* Pizzasaurus
* The Burger Digs
* Thunder Falls Terrace
* Margaritaville
* Jurassic Treats
=== World of the MonsterVerse ===
* Skull Island Diner
* Treats of the Hollow Earth
=== Australia ===
* Outback Steakhouse
=== North America ===
* Yellowstone Picnic
* Cabin Grill
=== Hollywild ===
* Hollywild Cafe
* Hollywild Snack Bar
* Hollywild Ice Cream Bar
==History ==
Universal began planning the new park themed to animals after the opening of Universal Studios Florida in 1990, originally called "Universal's Wildlife Empire." Universal then noticed that Disney was planning a similar park a year before. Conflict ensued over which zoo/theme park hybrid will be "better and more visited." Universal eventually let Disney build their park, Animal Kingdom, first.
Construction of Wild Empires finally began in 1998, including rides and exhibits. Wild Empires opened to the public in June 2002, gaining a slightly larger attendance at it's opening date than Disney's Animal Kingdom 4 years earlier.
== Conservation==
As a zoo and aquarium, Universal Wild Empires is occasionally engaged in research and conservation efforts involving it's animals species. The resident elephant herd produced nine calves, with births in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2015. In 2005, the park's White Rhinoceros produced a male calf. In 2012, the park's 10th anniversary, the Universal Wild Empires Conservation Fund was founded.
==Incidents==
In August 2015, a Silverback Gorilla escaped from his exhibit and attacked a visitor but was not killed. A lawsuit was threatened, but never filed. In 2018, a child almost fell into the park's Lion Camp exhibit, but the incident was minor and no injury or death on the child occurred.
==Gallery ==
File:UWE 2002 logo.png|2002-12 logo
File:UWE 2012 logo.png|2012-23 logo
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File:UWP Brochure 2002.png|2002 Brochure
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File:Jaws-ride-2.jpg|Jaws
File:Tiger UWE.jpeg|Tiger
File:Blue-Raptor-Encounter-Featured-Photo.jpeg|Blue at the Raptor Encounter
File:Pygmy-Hippo-Baby-Exhibit-Debut-6-featured.jpg|Pygmy Hippos
File:UWE Night Safari Postcard.png|Night Safari Postcard
File:Usf-kongfrontation-king-kong.jpg|Kongfrontation
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File:Pterosauria IMAX Jurassic World.jpeg|Pterosauria
File:Triceratops-Encounter-Sign-scaled.jpg|Triceratops Encounter Sign
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File:Godzilla Kiryu Popcorn Bucket Real 4D Universal Wild Empires.jpeg|Kiryu Popcorn Bucket (Godzilla: The Real 4-D Exclusive)
File:Universal Wild Empires Dolphins.png|Dolphin Postcard
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File:Universal-studios-japan-the-flying-dinosaur-rollercoaster-800x553.jpg|The Flying Dinosaur Entrance
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