Wasn't that already known because I'm for sure someone saying earlier that Beijing would actually get the slot cars instead of what we have since they weren't getting Nintendo?
Wasn't that already known because I'm for sure someone saying earlier that Beijing would actually get the slot cars instead of what we have since they weren't getting Nintendo?
How many attractions rides and roller coaster do you guys think universal Beijing will get
Not to mention, it seems that Beijing has some sort of Jurassic World attraction, presumably Gyrospheres.
I was thinking the same thing. Always cheaper to clone something and buy in bulk.I wonder if the Beijing Hogsmeade will also get the Whatever that they're building in Islands of Adventure.
I really wonder what the JW area really looks like, it looks like they require to be a lot bigger, maybe 20 to 25 acres of land?
First rule of government spending: why build one when you can have two for twice the price?I was thinking the same thing. Always cheaper to clone something and buy in bulk.
First rule of government spending: why build one when you can have two for twice the price?
Orlando's is about 13.5 acres, Osaka is about 10 acres, and Singapore is about 7.
I would think they don't need 20 acres for Jurassic.
I mean for a land-based attraction JW. I don't really think JP really needs another water ride for example. Having on land requires more room for practical dinosaurs and action.
My excitement for this project died off about 2 years ago when everything original was drastically scaled back. Including some unique Chinese-slanted cultural attractions.
The good? Panda, a concerted despicable me area (as long as Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is changed- ?doubtful), Jurassic World (hopefully with a unique attraction that this park is hinging on).
The bad? Drupercharger, Transformers with a hilariously lazily overlaid Hulk (I presume the layout is different), Hogwarts with the 4th useless installation of Flying Unicorn, Waterworld.
^Yes, none of those apart from Drupercharger are actually bad, but it just reeks of laziness. Sort of the way Hong Kong Disneyland was very lazy (albeit also under built) and largely suffered for it. This is no Shanghai Disneyland, it's not even up to snuff with Singapore for a unique take from the looks of things. Universal is too content at building plug and play franchise parks. Disney has previously established that is a terrible model.
The Last Knight didn't do that big in China, and Age of Extinction was in a bit of a decline from Dark of The Moon.
The park still is going to be 30% Chinese and the investment in this park is still $15 billion dollars. This is just concept stuff just like those Nintendo Plans that leaked.
Also want to point out they had Volcano Bay in the concept art but Beijing winters are brutal which means they would most likely put it indoors which is why I'm thinking this is concept design rather than final.
Yeah, given the estimated spend, I assume a lot of these are just placeholder images. Given how much money is involved in this project, there's enough money there to re-design everything in USF/IoA for larger imitations.The park still is going to be 30% Chinese and the investment in this park is still $15 billion dollars. This is just concept stuff just like those Nintendo Plans that leaked.
Also want to point out they had Volcano Bay in the concept art but Beijing winters are brutal which means they would most likely put it indoors which is why I'm thinking this is concept design rather than final.
Is it? I have seen no references to anything unique to the park from a cultural perspective in the last few years. I believe originally there were two Chinese areas and both were cut out. Unless we are counting Panda.
I'd love to be wrong of course.
VB I assume is just a placeholder as well. Like how their second park placeholder was just Universal Orlando.
In a March 2017 interview with “Beijing Business Today,” Duan Qiang, Chairman of Beijing Tourism Group, an investor in the Universal Studios resort, shared that it is being designed to cater to Chinese sensibilities, with an estimated 35% of the park’s design based around local culture. Two recent deals by Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal, under which Universal’s studio and theme park divisions operate, will play a key role in the direction the park takes with its attractions.