Despite all that Shrek nostalgia, Universal Studios' Shrek 4-D attraction is closing
Pour one out for the ride that allowed you to smell Shrek

The dream is dead. Shrek 4-D, the long-running Universal Studios attraction that replaced Alfred Hitchcock: The Art Of Making Movies in 2003, is closing up shop—literally, the Shrek-themed gift shop, Shrek’s Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe, will also shutter. Thankfully, the Meet Shrek And Donkey Experience “isn’t going anywhere,” Orlando-based theme park reporter Ashley Carter wrote in a tweet. Shrek 4-D will close on January 10, 2022, meaning you only have about three-and-a-half months to make your peace.
Now that you’ve had a moment to collect your thoughts, we can give Shrek 4-D, which was the first official sequel to Shrek, its proper send-off.
Back in 2003, there was no other way to get the pop culture-based witticisms of a stinky ogre and his talking Donkey other than to watch Shrek or buy a ticket to Universal. Such a Shrek-less world sounds ludicrous from the vantage point of a world with three Shrek sequels. Honestly, it’s surprising that a fourth film hasn’t materialized—but we are supposedly getting a Puss In Boots sequel next year, so we’ll see how much longer this drought lasts.
Also known as Shrek: The Ghost Of Lord Farquaad, the 3-D ride boasted a bonus fourth dimension that shook seats, sprayed liquid, and allowed fans to finally smell Shrek and Donkey’s farts—something we assume the crowd at Shrek’s Cannes premiere demanded. Of course, it also featured the original voice cast, including Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow.