Peppa Pig May Construction Update - Theme Park in Dallas/Ft Worth  

_“Our state fair is a great state fair”_ There are permanent pavilions and concrete at our state fair. The only dirt you’ll find is at the rodeo, which is also indoors. A lot of the other stuff just sits there unused for most of the year. They do use the Cotton Bowl and a concert venue (they keep changing sponsors, thus changing names). There used to be a big science museum until they relocated. I’m sure they probably host several mini events, that the city can charge for usage. They have the state fair in the fall, which only means it’s not triple digits out. But still 80-90 degrees means people want to spend most of their time indoors, if possible (midway games and rides are still outside.) If I remember correctly, when building Epic Universe, they started with the parking, then structures, then actual pavement for guests/staff. It appears like they’re doing the same here. When building a house, you usually pour the foundation before the driveway. But for commerce, usually it’s the parking first, which is why sometimes you’ll end up with a parking lot for a business that was never built, which is a weird find, especially decades later. Ideally, you don’t want to pave concrete that construction equipment needs to drive on. Concrete needs at least 7 days to cure before actual vehicles can drive on it, due to their weight. That would make continued construction a nightmare, as they would have to avoid these areas. It’s probably why Universal Kids has large gravel on its driveways and foundation sites, because they still need to be able to drive on it. Concrete is ok for foot traffic typically after a day. So cosmetic things like paint and textured surfaces can go in after. I’m going to assume a very late 2024 opening date. They still have seven months. We don’t really have unions here, as Texas is a right to work state. Labor is unfortunately (for the worker) cheap. They could get this thing up real fast if needed, as it looks like a pretty simple park. They could open, and still have removal or refurbishment of what’s left of Mountasia as a second phase. Honestly, it’s pretty smart. Legos are a timeless toy, whereas Peppa Pig may not be a thing a decade from now. So keeping things minimal is best. Probably why they threw up Florida’s Peppa Pig in the Legoland parking lot.

@@texney speaking of the Florida Peppa Pig, I didn't even know it existed until it opened. I wonder how long it took to open up the Florida Park? I am with you on keeping the dirt so the construction vehicles and what not can get around, it just looks like so much is left to do and I am only guessing because I don't really know. The State Fair in my city is pretty big and has a permanent home. It's mostly asphalt, grass and some concrete. So the operators come in and in just two weeks everything's up. Anyway I hope it all works out and they at least get some of the Christmas crowd.

And I'm going to assume that it will open on September 30th 2024

Hopefully soon. If I don’t post in the next couple of days, we won’t have a June update, so I’m hoping I can at least get out there tomorrow despite the triple digit heat. I’ve been out of town for a couple of weeks, so I’m behind on my updates.

@@texney awesome I look forward to your next update !! Thank u!

Just uploaded June’s update. Thanks for watching.