Universal Studios Beijing
Universal Studios Beijing (Chinese: 北京环球影城) is a Universal theme park in Beijing that opened on September 20, 2021 as part of Universal Beijing Resort. Invited-only test operation started on September 1, 2021. The park would become the fifth Universal Studios-branded theme park in the world, the seventh Universal-built park overall, and the third in Asia, after Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore. However, it would also be the third Universal-built park in Asia to include Sesame Street as one of its licensed properties.
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| Location | Wenjing Subdistrict, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′23″N 116°40′44″E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | September 1, 2021 (soft opening) September 20, 2021 (grand opening) |
| Owner | Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Operated by | Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| General manager | Tom Mehrmann |
| Theme | Show business Universal works |
| Area | 130 acres (53 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 21 |
| Roller coasters | 4 |
| Water rides | 1 |
| Website | Official site |
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| Simplified Chinese | 北京环球影城 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京環球影城 | ||||||
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The project was announced on October 13, 2014 with the plan to invest 20 billion RMB (US$3.3 billion) into the new theme park; a groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 31, 2016. It features attractions themed primarily to Universal-owned movies, TV shows, animation, and music, as well as licensed properties from other companies (e.g., Warner Bros. etc.)