Universal Parks & Resorts

Universal Destinations & Experiences is the theme park division of NBCUniversal (a subsidiary of Comcast).[1] The division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Universal theme parks and resort properties around the world. It is best known for attractions that are based on famous pop culture properties (movies, television, literature, cartoons, comics, video games, music, etc.) from Universal Pictures and NBC, as well as from other companies.

Theme parks and resorts

Current

  • Universal Studios Hollywood (Universal City, United States; wholly owned)[2]
    • Universal CityWalk
  • Universal Orlando Resort (Orlando, Florida, United States; wholly owned)[3]
  • Universal Studios Singapore (Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore; run by Genting Group)[5]
  • Universal Studios Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Former

Future

These projects have been announced or are currently under construction. This information may change as the projects move forward.

  • Universal Studios South Korea, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (Put on-hold)[6]
  • Universal Studios Dubailand, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Put on-hold) (Broke ground on 2008/No construction since 2009)
  • Universal Studios Moscow, Moscow, Russia[7] (Put-on-hold, due to economic sanctions against Russia by the U.S.) [8]
  • Universal Kids Resort, Dallas Texas, United States (Opens 2021)
  • Universal Studios Great Britain, Befordshire, United Kingdom (Opens 2031)

References

  1. ↑ Lieberman, David. "Comcast Completes Acquisition Of GE’s 49% Stake In NBCUniversal." Deadline.com (March 19, 2013)
  2. ↑ "Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood". Universal Studios Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Theme Parks at Universal Orlando Resort". Universal Orlando. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Universal Studios Japan Corporate Information". Universal Studios Japan. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Resorts World Sentosa – Universal Studios Singapore". Resorts World Sentosa. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ ""美 UPR측 화성USKR 포기 안했다...여건 조성땐 진출"". 중부일보. 14 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Kleiman, Joe. "Moscow City Government Approves Construction of Universal Studios Moscow". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  8. ↑ Makinen, Julie. "Universal Studios to open Beijing theme park in 2019". latimes.com.


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