In Central Florida, Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park features an area known as Seuss Landing, which includes characters and attractions inspired by the world of Dr. Seuss. A play area in that part of the park is themed after "If I Ran the Zoo," one of the books that will no longer be published, and includes animals and interactive contraptions from Seuss's stories. The book has been criticized for its portrayal of Asian people although none of that imagery is featured in the play area.
Seuss Landing also features a gift shop called Mulberry Street Store, which gets its name from "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," another book that will be discontinued. There's also a Mulberry Street sign along the walkway.
Spectrum News reached out to Universal Orlando to see whether Tuesday's announcement would have any impact on the area.
Universal said it's evaluating the in-park experiences in that area but visitors will still be able to enjoy Seuss Landing.
"Seuss Landing continues to be very popular with our guests and we value our relationship with Seuss Enterprises," a Universal spokesperson said in a statement. "We've removed the books from our shelves as they have asked and we'll be evaluating our in-park experience too. But our guests can plan on continuing to be able to enjoy their favorite experiences at Seuss Landing."
How much you wanna bet that at least the attractions mentioned in the above pull quote will be gone before next month?
