Universal Studios Dubai
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Originally Posted by Guest

Anyone have a clue what happened to the "planned" 5th gate at Dubai Parks and Resorts that was supposed to be Universal Studios Dubai? Or did they go with Six Flags (which they screwed up again)?

DPaR has yet to open a 5th theme park there and Six Flags Dubai was cancelled 2019. We have yet to find out which theme park will open there.

To be clear, this never was the entrance to the actual park, but just the temporary gate to the site office. The park's supposed location is a mile further into the desert and the berm is still intact as of today.

The abandoned, supposed entrance/archway.

Originally Posted by Guest

Is Universal Studios now open or is it still under construction?

Neither of that is true. Construction stopped in 2008 and the project was canceled in 2016.

Anyone have a clue what happened to the "planned" 5th gate at Dubai Parks and Resorts that was supposed to be Universal Studios Dubai? Or did they go with Six Flags (which they screwed up again)?

Here's a look at the Ghostbusters ride that was planned for Universal Studios Dubai:



Source: http://www.studio-z.design/gallery/

Originally Posted by Lucid_Tornado

Do you guys think that they'll revive the project? I was looking forward to it as I was very excited that Universal Studios was coming to Dubai.

Last I heard they were focusing on the Four Asian Tigers, because there is already a Universal park in Singapore through license to Resorts World. South Korea would be next, from my best guess.

Do you guys think that they'll revive the project? I was looking forward to it as I was very excited that Universal Studios was coming to Dubai.

Q1/2020 aerials of the abandoned site:

not much left from the good old times