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It's officially over. Demolition of the Universal Dubailand site office:

Asked how Dubailand, a multi-billion-dollar entertainment and leisure district with theme parks being the priority, was positioning itself now, Al Habbai said: The vision still hasn’t changed… Dubailand will be one of the top destination in Dubai. We will butterfly garden, IMG theme park, lost valley by end of December.”

He added that most of the project either by DPG and other private investors were on track and expected to be completed before 2020.

Dubai Holding, Al Habbai revealed, was in discussion with Universal Studio to host a theme park in Dubailand.

“Dubai Holding is in discussion with Universal,” he said, without giving any details.

Source:
http://www.emirates247.com/dubai-developers-converting-office-towers-to-hotels-2014-05-08-1.548362

It's not even under construction. This is how it looks like today:

Hi there, wanted to ask whether the Universal Studios Park Dubai is Dubailand??? Is it available to visit and play now??

Morning.

Good News once again! Dubai is now looking back into their Universal Studios project and have now shifted the project to the MBR (Muhammad Bin Rashid) City.

GRACIAS!

Plan to have a Universal theme park in Dubai is still alive with Dubai Holding, a global investment holding company, confirming to Emirates 24|7 that they are in talks with US-based Universal Studios.

"Discussions are still underway with Universal Studios,” a company spokesperson said, adding, “we will share further details in due course.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/dubai-still-in-talks-with-universal-studios-for-theme-park-2013-07-11-1.513933

The desert Universal Studios is not going back in to this project.

Does anybody know who is in charge of construction for Universal Studios Dubai?

A bunch of Universal execs and Dubai businessmen were walked around Universal Studios Florida yesterday. This project is considered "on hold" publicly, but Universal is still making alterations to park plans in the event they agree to build the park.

The first phase of Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid City will be completed in seven years at the earliest, according to the head of one of the developers involved in the project.

(...) will include the world's biggest shopping mall, more than 100 hotels, a Universal Studios franchise (...)

The first phase of the project will be developed by 50/50 joint-venture of Dubai’s Meydan and Sobha Group.

Menon said that neither Sobha nor Meydan had finalised any tie-ups with third parties for the retail or leisure facilities at the site.

Source:
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/first-phase-of-dubai-s-mbr-city-ready-in-seven-years-500233.html