Donkey's Photo Finish
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Donkey's Photo Finish is an interactive meet and greet attraction located at Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and...

 and Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...

. The attraction opened Spring, 2003 in the former Stage 54 building at the Florida park (which had also once occupied the MCA Recording Studio) and in a building at the Hollywood park which had formerly been incorporated by the previous Rugrats Magic Adventure 3-D attraction. The attraction is located across the street from the exit to the Shrek 4-D
Shrek 4-D
Shrek 4-D is a 4-D film at various theme parks around the world. Universal Parks & Resorts owns the main rights to the film which is currently shown at their parks in Hollywood, Florida, Japan and Singapore...

 attraction at both locations. The attraction is not run during inclement weather. It is titled Meet Shrek and Donkey at the Hollywood theme park.

Main Show

Guests walk up to an animatronic Donkey
Donkey (Shrek)
Donkey is a fictional talking donkey from the Shrek series of films and he serves as the deuteragonist of the films, voiced by Eddie Murphy. The character has also featured in the original story Shrek!...

 who mingles with and makes fun of them. The guests have their picture taken with Donkey, and then move onto meeting Shrek
Shrek (character)
Shrek is a fictional character from the children's book Shrek! and the Shrek films. He is the main protagonist of both the book and the films...

 and Princess Fiona
Princess Fiona
Princess Fiona is the princess and the tritagonist in the films Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After. Actress Cameron Diaz provides her voice to the character, and Fiona's singing is provided by Renee Sands of Kids Incorporated and Wild Orchid.-Shrek:In Shrek, Lord Farquaad sends...

, the latter of which talks to them, and both sign their autograph book
Autograph book
An autograph book is a book in which one collects the autographs of others. Traditionally, these books would include small pieces of verse, personal messages, poems, and drawings from one's friends. Yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books are modern derivations...

s (if guests have them), and guests then have their picture taken with Shrek and Fiona, and the experience ends.

Post Show

Pictures of the guests with Donkey and with Shrek and Fiona can be purchased at the Photo Center in the Front Lot area of the Florida theme park and directly at the exit to the attraction at the Hollywood theme park.

Mechanics

The Donkey used in the attraction is animatronic with a moving head and mouth, and incorporates a voiceover element which has Donkey voiced by an actor which stands in an area inside the building which is behind the attraction. The actor who portrays Shrek wears a character costume which incorporates a built-in fan, which rarely works, to help them in case of hot weather.

See also

  • Shrek 4-D
    Shrek 4-D
    Shrek 4-D is a 4-D film at various theme parks around the world. Universal Parks & Resorts owns the main rights to the film which is currently shown at their parks in Hollywood, Florida, Japan and Singapore...

  • Universal Studios Theme Parks
  • Shrek (film series)
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