Comcast-NBCUniversal/Illumination’s franchise The Secret Life of Pets is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood with a new ride scheduled to open in 2020.
“The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” will be an immersive experience. It’s inspired by adoption day, when shelters open their doors to let potential owners meet animals looking for a home. Guests will become stray puppies alongside characters from the film (Max, Snowball, Gidget, Chloe, and Duke) as they go on an adventure to find their forever homes.
The new ride will be next to the park’s two existing attractions based on Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise: “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land.”
Universal Studios Hollywood says the experience will use live, dimensional, and animated characters along with “hyper-realistic media.” Guests will ride on vehicles along a track through New York City streets toward the Pet Adoption event.
Universal’s upcoming ride shows they believe in the continued growth of the Secret Life of Pets property. A theatrical sequel will also launch on June 7, 2019. The original Secret Life of Pets, released in 2016, was Illumination’s most successful film outside of its Despicable Me franchise. It made $368.3 million domestically and $507.1 million abroad, for a global total of $875.4 million.
A new trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2 was also released this morning:
