Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

[Mad Dog]

This will be quite different from FW. Beijing: mostly clones of existing attractions.....FW: All new attractions. Nintendo Mario will probably be the only clone at FW, and that too will be a brand new E ticket experience just a few years removed from it's debuts in Japan & Hollywood.....

 

[Magic-Man]

This will be quite different from FW. Beijing: mostly clones of existing attractions.....FW: All new attractions. Nintendo Mario will probably be the only clone at FW, and that too will be a brand new E ticket experience just a few years removed from it's debuts in Japan & Hollywood.....

Panda could also get cloned too, but yeah. That's the reason why I'm so excited for the announcement on Thursday.

 

[Mad Dog]

Panda could also get cloned too, but yeah. That's the reason why I'm so excited for the announcement on Thursday.

Panda; Depending on if it's an exclusive to FW, at least at opening of FW...Yeah, FW will be way more exciting. Beijing may end up a beautiful park, and cover a large area, but it's going to be same old same old when it comes to attractions, for the most part. Fine for Beijing though. They don't really need different attractions since it will be a park in a closed society that even has severe limits on what you can read on the internet, and the park will be Chinese locals and nationals for 99.99 % of the visitors. .

 

[Paulio]

This will be quite different from FW. Beijing: mostly clones of existing attractions.....FW: All new attractions. Nintendo Mario will probably be the only clone at FW, and that too will be a brand new E ticket experience just a few years removed from it's debuts in Japan & Hollywood.....

A bit off-topic: So I guess the LC would be off the charts for now, considering it was supposed to be slated for LOZ?

 

[Mad Dog]

A bit off-topic: So I guess the LC would be off the charts for now, considering it was supposed to be slated for LOZ?

Seems like Universal has so much on their table with the new park coming up soon, and the JW stuff, right after the big Hagrid's expense, I would think LC changes are not imminent. Plus, they did do a lot of nice updates in the PF attraction about a year ago, so that's running pretty nice right now with the laser and practical effects updates.

 

[Jamesh22]

New pics are up on themeparx.
The below is a really good shot, I've added some tags to show what's what.
JW Mountains are rising!

 

[OrlLover]

New pics are up on themeparx.
The below is a really good shot, I've added some tags to show what's what.
JW Mountains are rising!
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Transformers is getting a lot of love in this new park.

 

[Mad Dog]

Transformers is getting a lot of love in this new park.

The Chinese GP loves Transformers.

 

[Ron101]

Is Supercharged going to be the same as Orlando's?

 

[OrlLover]

Looking at the attraction lineup again does anybody have any idea of what they are planning for the Gyrosphere dark ride ?

 

[Jamesh22]

Looking at the attraction lineup again does anybody have any idea of what they are planning for the Gyrosphere dark ride ?

I can't see how a coaster would work for this so I'd say proper E-Ticket dark ride is the most likely route.

I have a feeling it might be something new, or a move on of the Forbidden Journey tech. It needs to be something that can go fast and slow so they can simulate being attacked by the Indo.

The building is pretty big - FJ sized.

 

[Ryan]

Is Supercharged going to be the same as Orlando's?

From what I believe, yes for the most part.

Looking at the attraction lineup again does anybody have any idea of what they are planning for the Gyrosphere dark ride ?

Last I heard, Spiderman dark ride Oceaneering tech. I know, TF is in the same park but that's what I believe to have heard.

This park is definitely marketed towards the Chinese. TF, F&F, KFP, JW, WaterWorld... yup, sounds about right.

 

[RFRees]

This park is definitely marketed towards the Chinese. TF, F&F, KFP, JW, WaterWorld... yup, sounds about right.

I agree.

It's also possible that Universal tried to get certain IPs there, but it just wasn't feasible for one reason or another. China could have blocked them or the owners (WB, Nintendo, etc) may have wanted too much money.

Also, I know most people know this but just for the casual reader who doesn't... Marvel and Simpsons are owned by Disney, so those are out of the question.

 

[Ryan]

Well, Potter is there.

 

[RFRees]

Well, Potter is there.

True, so the only IP missing would be Nintendo, which could have been too new?

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

They might have too many SNW's going on right now. Japan, Holywood, and Orlando are all being built/in development currently, so adding a 4th I feel is probably too many/too expensive.

 

[Mike S]

They might have too many SNW's going on right now. Japan, Holywood, and Orlando are all being built/in development currently, so adding a 4th I feel is probably too many/too expensive.

Singapore is the 4th.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Singapore is the 4th.

Omg, didn't even know they were doing a 4th!!! Well, id say then 5 is too many hahaha.

 

[Jamesh22]

I'm not sure if Nintendo is even really that popular in China?

I don't think the fact that they are already doing 4 SNW's would stop them putting one here, more likely it just wasn't an IP that worked in the extensive GP surveying they did for IP's to use in this park.

 

[Mad Dog]

Nintendo less.....Chinese/Japanese hostility may well play in on this.