Disney World's Top Rival Takes a Step Back

It's not always shiny new additions at the country's leading theme parks. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando will be closing one of its oldest attractions in a few months. Shrek 4D -- a 3-D show packed with in-theater effects -- will close in January, just after the seasonal spike in holiday crowds head back home.

Themed to one of the highest-grossing franchises in animation history, Shrek 4D made its debut in 2002 -- the year after the first of four Shrek movies hit the silver screen. It's not one of the park's most popular attractions, but it's an interesting deletion, with Disney (NYSE: DIS) in the process of rolling out new rides and experiences in commemorating Disney World's 50th anniversary earlier this month.

The photo op with the characters will stay, but the 3-D show and adjacent gift shop will go away in January. Image source: Universal Orlando.

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