Universal Studios Moscow
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Universal Studios in Russia, I see. What happened to Universal Studios Korea, Dubai and Beijing, then? All the glamorous press releases, all forgotten?

U.S. entertainment giant NBCUniversal is in talks to build a Hollywood-style theme park in Moscow with powerful real estate developer Sait-Salam Gutseriyev, and the park's multibillion-dollar construction in the southern part of the capital would add formidably to Gutseriyev's holdings.

Also part of the venture is Anschutz Entertainment Group, part of U.S. company Anschutz, an owner of sports and concert centers worldwide.

Named Galactica Park, the Moscow complex would include an all-weather theme park, two hotels with a total of 1,100 rooms, an aquapark, a shopping center, two office towers, underground parking for more than 10,000 cars, and a sports and concert arena with 20,000 seats, the three parties to the venture said in a statement.

The project would cost $2.8 billion, and direct investment into the theme park itself would be $500 million, Gutseriyev said, Kommersant reported. Gutseriyev said he intends to seek financing from banks "with which we have had partner relationships," Kommersant also reported Friday.

NBCUniversal has a preliminary agreement to build the park, Vedomosti said, citing the global business development president for NBCUniversal's theme park division, Michael Silver.

Source:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/moscow-eyed-for-nbcuniversal-theme-park/456866.html

Great article with details over at parkrumors.com:
http://parkrumors.com/universal-galactica-park/

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