A few videos from the ceremony:
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A few videos from the ceremony:
The location pictured back in June was accurate:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/universal-studios-beijing/
Theme Park Insider has posted the Universal Beijing artwork in high-res and talks about the attractions depicted on it. Jurassic Park, Madagascar, Harry Potter and more: http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201410/4256/
Now it's official!
Sources:After 13 years of negotiations and planning, Universal Parks & Resorts said Monday it would open a $3.3-billion, 300-acre theme park in Beijing. The company and its Chinese partners did not set an opening date, but state-run media said the complex would debut in 2019.
The long-rumored park will be among the company’s largest (...)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-universal-studios-beijing-20141012-story.html
http://www.gulfnews.com
These supposedly show Universal Studios Beijing. But where is the park on these plans?
Picture source:
http://www.pai-hang-bang.com/tupian/%E9%80%9A%E5%B7%9E%E7%8E%AF%E7%90%83%E5%BD%B1%E5%9F%8E%E8%A7%84%E5%88%92%E5%9B%BE.html
This new article (in Chinese) mentions Tianjin once again as the location for the Mainland Universal Studios Park. Tianjin can be reached on a one hour high-speed train ride from Beijing.
http://www.aastocks.com/tc/stocks/analysis/china-hot-topic-content.aspx?id=200000378637&type=17&catg=2
News resource?
Execs from China were/still are in Orlando this week looking at Universal and Sea World properties.
It would be strange if these pictures – taken in June 2014 on the proposed Universal Studios site – weren't depicting preparation for the park. The area of demolition is way too large for an ordinary property development or a mall:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/universal-studios-beijing/
More:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/universal-studios-beijing/