BY GABRIELLE
Cast members who have starred in the Secret Life of Pets are to reprise their roles at Universal Studios Hollywood’s new attraction – ‘The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!’
The attraction is to open in the spring of 2020 and will feature the cast that starred in Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets and The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Patton Oswalt is to play Max, Kevin Hart as Snowball, Eric Stonestreet as Duke, Jenny Slate will play Gidget, Tiffany Haddish as Daisy, Lake Bell as Chloe and Dana Carvey as Pops.
Other cast members include Steve Coogan playing Ozone, Chris Renaud as Norman, Hannibal Buress as Buddy, Bobby Moynihan as Mel, Jessica DiCicco will play Princess and Tara Strong as Pickles.
The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash is set in New York and takes guests on an immersive journey with live, dimensional and animated characters performing alongside projection mapping and hyper-realistic media.
Guests are encouraged to take on the role of stray puppies in the search for their forever homes during a pet adoption event. The state-of-the-art ride combines facial recognition with enhanced gesture tracking.
The new attraction will be situated on Pets Place, formerly known as Baker Street, next door to ‘Super Silly Fun Land’ and ‘Despicable Me Minion Mayhem.’
Karen Irwin, president of Universal Studios Hollywood, commented that the attraction will “capture the essence of the popular film and invite our guests to live vicariously through some of their favourite characters.”