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Yesterday morning, January 4, Universal Beijing celebrated the successful hoisting of the first steel structural column for the indoor Kung Fu Panda area!







Also yesterday was the opening day for the Beijing Tongzhou District Sixth People's Congress Fifth Meeting during which it was revealed that the first phase of Universal Beijing Theme Park and Resort is set to open in 2021.

Sources: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yASEOiNsKKJrzG3GCj3SUA and http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2019-01/05/content_571252.htm

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4322930777619203

Yesterday morning Su Guobin, deputy head of Tongzhou District in Beijing, which is the area where Universal Studios is located, visited the the theme park's construction site to see if everything is going according to schedule because there was some concern about whether or not it would open as planned in 2020. Wang He, the deputy director of Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment Company, which owns Universal Beijing Resort along with Comcast, toured the site with Su and said that he is "very confident that the first phase of the Universal Beijing Theme Park and Resort will open as scheduled."







The first photo I believe to be the foundation for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey's ride building but I am not sure and on the second two photos be sure to take a look at the images on the documents in their hands.

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AWJFXnk71UKNUyDm7B3wVw

New photos taken at the construction site







Last but not least the transit station is coming along nicely



Also, the China Construction Second Engineering Bureau just confirmed that Universal Studios had recently gone vertical which themeparX had already shared over a week ago: http://www.cscec2baz.com.cn/?content/news/288/index.htm

Source: http://bbs.bato.cn/thread-6066737-1-1.html

A fantastic brand new construction update with both on the ground and aerial photos:

Universal Studios Beijing has gone vertical!





I can't pinpoint the location of where within the park these photos were taken - luckily new aerial photos have been posted online so is anyone able to match the location?







Reminder of the resort's layout (updated version) for reference



UPDATE:

Additional photos have been posted online of the park going vertical:











Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4308369702013746 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4308477885704322 and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/y5qbeuQ5Drj1cxmcOpvcOQ and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PZ8LAECddU8ZwjCF7nXpOA

New photos from this morning taken from the north side of the construction site facing south so the areas of the park that are the closest are the Transformers area and Kung Fu Panda area. Cranes right now located at the center of Jurassic World, over by the Minions-themed area and then more cranes in the vicinity of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade. Pile drivers can be seen near the entrance/hotel area and more pile drivers can be seen in the support facilities/back of house area.









Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4307745261304007

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O8UX1eTbhcEfEhlx28aRHg

The design and planning stages for Universal Beijing Resort's first phase (2 hotels, parking garage, CityWalk, and Universal Studios theme park) has been completed and comprehensive construction is now in full swing!

A new post online from China Metallurgical Group Corporation, the company building Universal Beijing, includes photos that show concept art and the layout for the Transformers-themed area of the theme park. I believe these photos were taken at the park's onsite offices.

Unfortunately the resolution on all of these images are very low but we see most notably the roller coaster and dark ride, plus plenty of future expansion space. Note that any of the following layout and concept art is potentially out of date.

Layout:



Roller coaster concept art:



Small circular flat ride in front of dark ride building concept art:



Sources: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/U2K_5-RAw6Xuf3MnP66vUw and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KAYVFuNrb3r7st5H5dV-QA

New satellite imagery from two weeks ago shows us what's being worked on at the park. The outlines of the buildings for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Kung Fu Panda, and the Jurassic World dark ride can all be pinpointed in this imagery:



In this overview of the entire resort work can be seen on the transit station, the first parking garage, major roads, and the central river:



Concept to reality in the making:

Today I came across this image showing the design of one of Universal Beijing's most unique and highly anticipated rides - the Jurassic World-themed roller coaster:



For the first time this image gives a good look at the backside of this ride. If you look closely you can see that the coaster track does in fact go into the glass dome. In addition to being part of the coaster experience the glass dome may also serve other purposes but that is unclear right now. The flat building part of this image in the front is likely to be a restaurant.

The elaborate rockwork that this ride will feature will be visible across many areas of the park and will serve to at least some degree as one of the park's centerpieces, comparable even to Krakatau volcano at Universal's Volcano Bay in Orlando.

Note that since this image was posted online the design of this attraction may have changed...

Source: http://bbs.zhulong.com/106010_group_3000048/detail31172423