Universal Studios Great Britain - LOCATION REVEALED FOR UNIVERSAL UK PARK
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Become a Patron: / themeparkstop Rumors for a new Universal theme park coming to the United Kingdom seem to be backed up by the company purchasing land in England, registering domain names, and more.
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Universal Destinations & Experiences: 0:36
Europe Rumors: 1:05
Domain Names: 1:28
Land Acquisition: 1:53
Local Infrastructure: 4:20
Rumored Timeline: 5:42
Park and Ride Rumors: 6:38
Closing: 8:45
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Bedford, England Photos: linktr.ee/leavesonthelawn
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Web Domain WHOIS Lookup Information: www.whois.com/whois/universal...
Comcast Investing Activities SEC Source: www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/...
Rumored Mention of UK Park on Forums: forums.insideuniversal.net/th...
Cloud Wing UK Limited Company Information: find-and-update.company-infor...
Cloud Wing UK Limited Company Control Change: find-and-update.company-infor...
Kempston Hardwick New Settlement Land Details: edrms.bedford.gov.uk/OpenDocu...
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Bedford Business Park Packet 2020: bedford.oc2.uk/download/attac...
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Roadway Construction Project News BBC: www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-b...
Home of Production Bedfordshire Studios: www.homeofproduction.com
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Target Date and No Cloned Orlando Attractions Source: forums.insideuniversal.net/th...
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No longer a rumor! Universal confirms land purchase and intent to build park: www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/breaking-news-universal-studios-confirm-they-are-planning-a-theme-park-in-bedford-borough/
Great sleuthing on this one!
Sky news reporting in the UK
Amazing reporting Alicia! You are killing it!
2030 let’s go! Can’t wait to watch your progress videos of this expansion! You gotta keep em comin for the Universal family. We’re with you! Ride or die!
I thought there were rumors about a park in Spain. Honestly I would have preferred that. It’s not convenient to go to UK for Europeans as it doesn’t belong to EU and you need an international Passport that you don’t need to go to other European countries. Also it’s on an island. But for Brits it’s wonderful the other parks there aren’t that great. Best one is alton towers i guess. So they will have to up their game to compete with universal.
@@shiraparaguas9273 Being on a island shouldn't be an issue. The Euro Tunnel connects England to France. You can literally drive or take the train there from mainland Europe.
As a Brit I’ve never clicked since so fast 😆
Omg i am shaking hahahaha
As a german, same
@@Joshua___ well germany doesn’t have a big city so it is our own fault hahaha
Same 😂
Same lol
As many Brits know: this isn’t the first time that a major theme park like this has been promised for the UK… but I will say the parks location seems more promising. Having the park in Bedford means it’s serviced by the M1 and A1M motorways, and can act as both a tourist destination that attracts visitors from london, and also a local theme park serving the urban towns nearby like Milton Keynes and Luton. It’s even close to luton airport.
I wonder how this park will be competing with the UKs Merlin theme park chain, the owners of Thorpe park and Alton towers, who are currently going through a investment boom. The competition between Universal and Merlin willl be interesting to see.
I agree that the location seems promising, especially it being further south allows for less rain. Though I do wonder if they'll change some of their general layouts (like more inside rides than outside) to be better suited for the UK.
As it will be a universal park I think most people will only go once due to expensive tickets and still go to Thorpe & chessington. However Alton towers in the north might not see the same results
Makes me think if merlin knew about this potential universal park and are trying to get ahead. Towers is having a forbidden valley redo/possible new flats and project horizon. Thorpe with hyperia and brand redo. all in the same time frame
@@MiggerPlease its sad yes, but hows this exactly relevant to universal wanting a park in the uk? you cant change history
@@Yonel6969 you colonizing racist sob
So Happy for our UK friends! They spend a lot of money to travel to Universal (& Disney) here in the USA so it feels good to see them get their own Universal park!! We in the States may need to return the favor once this park opens!❤
UK tourists are the loudest and rudest of all the tourists in Orlando, so it's great they can stay in their rain soaked dump!
This will make Merlin and other UK park operators step up their game. I hope this becomes a reality
Hopefully
they'll probably sneak spiders onto the land like they did with the london resort.
We all said that about Paramount Park/TLR and it ended in shattered dreams. Both Universal and TLR would put the final nails in Merlin. One can hope!
Merlin needs a good kick up the ass, so I welcome this!
Bro what have you all got against Merlin 😂
Doing a Harry Potter land (different from the USA ones) or a Lord Of The Rings land would be perfect for a UK Universal as both books came from the UK, so it will be bringing them home :)
Don't mind you, I think that cloning the Harry Potter section would be a very good idea for them. That would be the one thing that should be completely transferred to the UK, the properties Homeland
Shhhhhh nooooo we want a lotr expansion at epic 😅
Yes!!
The are so many themes the UK universal park could use like:
Harry Potter
Lord of the rings
Dr Who
James Bond
Mr Bean
Peppa pig (For the kids)
Knights and castles (cause it’s the UK)
Harry Potter but different attractions to Orlando
What a time to be alive. Fingers crossed this comes to pass. The UK has a poor track record with seeing projects like this through to the end, but if anyone can make it happen, Universal can.
If this is true, DisneyLand Paris will need to step up their game in terms of offers for UK residents, who make up a large portion of DLPs customers.
Universal are out for Mickey blood these days.
That, and just how badly Disney is failing on the whole at the moment. And the latest thing they added to Paris was a lackluster Marvel land that went to the Studios park, and was just generally a bit rubbish, so this would be awesome if it comes true.
@@THEtomh I meam they're currently literally expanding the park.
@@inventions178 I mean in terms of WDSP? I hate to say it, but I don't have much faith. Disney are very slow when it comes to these things, and considering what the Marvel land was like there, I can't say my hopes are high for the others.
As a Brit I would be SOOO happy if this is built. I can’t afford to come to Florida very much (haven’t been for 5 years) but I could go here all the time!! I think the weather is not a problem , it’s similar to northern France after all, I go to Disneyland Paris a lot and it is bitterly cold in the winter and if this place has lots of indoor attractions/lands that’s a brilliant solution. I reeeeally hope this happens!
Yeah the weather thing is fine really.
Not too hot, not too cold. Nice summers on average in the South east, a bit of rain other than that just very grey.
Certainly not as cold as DLP during their winters.
Always baffles me when people bring up the weather.
YOU DESERVE AN EMMY FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 🙌🏼
I think there’s more pressing concerns around the world than theme parks.
Yet here you are....@@happymaskedguy1943
@@happymaskedguy1943 No there isn't, theme parks all the way!
@@happymaskedguy1943What does this have to do with anything?
@@happymaskedguy1943 You came all the way here to make this completely irrelevant comment. Your life must be hard.
Someone should give you a medal for your investigative talents. If only they were a rumored theme park, I bet you could find Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster!
I’m coming for Nessie next
OMG!!!😆looks like this could really happen! So excited for all the universal fans in Great Britain 🇬🇧
I remember back in the 90’s before Euro Disney opened in Paris they were looking at Spain originally (best weather), but it came down to Paris (has best connections to a wider European diaspora, Germany, Spain, Italy etc) and the UK, and the UK came very close because after American visitors to the Disney parks in the US the next biggest visitor numbers are the British, way more than the French, Spanish, Germans etc. So it makes sense for me for Universal to come to the UK
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A full fledged theme park near London with its very own attractions themed to Harry Potter and the Lord of the rings ? This is huge news and way beyond exciting !!!
a Universal UK resort would consume a not insignificant amount of my yearly income
Its a great idea. A win for Universal, UK theme parks and the local economy.
As someone who loves Universal and lives in the UK … I AM ECSTATIC! 🤪🥳🇬🇧
Thanks Alicia for another fab video 😘
I live in Bedford and its true Bedford is situated so well in between the A1 and M1 !! I really think its a ideal plot of land.
A Lod of The Rings themed area would be a huge pull, really hope this happens
What would you like to see at this possible new UK park? Also, share this one with someone you think may like to know about this project!!
JW
of course me i am french i love UK london espacially and i want a new park in England bring it man do it
Just a long as Nintendo representation is in the park, since that IP has an audience in UK.
I'd love to see their take on a Disney style dark ride. Instead of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Maybe a Sherlock Holmes mystery ride where the guests have to piece it together with Holmes? Idk. Just an idea.
Long time overdue, this would be amazing! James bond dark ride could be incredible!
This park should be exclusive for their UK based characters like Harry Potter with new attractions, Lord of the Rings(a perfect home for this!), Paddington and 007(instead of Bourne). Though I’d like to have them include some of their obscure sword and sorcery material like Conan, Dragonheart and maybe The Mummy could be their cloned attraction and definitely include the Universal Monsters in their castle grounds.
That universal logo to google earth globe transition tho… 🔥 🔥 🔥 KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK PATENT QUEEN!
No lie that happened by accident in editing and I stood up and yelped when I realized what I’d done lol
1:19
I am just so bloody happy and joyful that my country is getting its own Universal Theme Park!! I’m so excited!
We’re gonna need a bigger -boat- LotR tip jar
JAR!
Despite what people think, the weather in Bedford is actually good, especially in the summer. Winter temperatures are mild compared to a lot of Europe. Great location as it’s basically the midlands.
Really good location, with the entrance potentially a 5 minute walk both from the railway line to Bletchley/Bicester/Oxford and a 5 minute walk from what could be a new Thameslink station with direct service to Luton Airport and central London.
Incredible investigative work Alicia! Thanks, on behalf of everyone!
Wow! My house is literally on the top down map you keep showing! Better get my outdoor office ready for AirBnB 😂
This sounds like a great idea. As someone who lives near Orlando. I've always kind of wanted to go Universal and Disney in La but figured why bother since it's almost identical so opening a new park with a totally different experience would make another trip to London worthwhile.
I love the amount of research you put into this video. Please continue making updates on various locations outside of USA as its very interesting :)
this is awesome. living in germany, both future universal parks in britain and catalonia are only a short flight away. at least its way way cheaper than flying to orlando.
It's such a shame germany never got the universal park that was almost built in 2004.
@@Mark_Haferuniversal studios is also considered planning to build in germany in the future
@@ikdante5597 would they really build two major resorts in Europe?
Great work, I didn’t know your channel existed but you were mentioned by Your Experience Guide that we should come and see this episode and I’m glad I did. Top job!
Wow, exciting news if it actually happens. They better buy up every available parcel next this land for future uses.
Ahhhhh as an American living in the UK....this is awesome news! Thanks Alicia!
Holy crap. I bet Universal will focus on indoor rides in the UK and acquire Port Aventura in Spain where they will focus on Coasters and water rides.
Absoloutely incredible news, now it’s confirmed, I can’t wait! Great update
Great job for putting all of this together!!
STELLAR video and reporting on this Alicia! ❤❤ congrats
This could be truly EPIC! And I hope to see The Lord of the Rings come to the UK -Thank you Alicia and the team, this has made our day :-)
Some of these possible lands are so intriguing, but I'm most excited about the possibility of Halloween Horror Nights!
It will give Thorpe park a run for its money, and the theme park itself will give Merlin a run for its money
I live 10 mins drive from the site and it holds some history in my family as my father worked in the brickworks. I am a huge Universal fan and railway fan, so seeing the park go smack between my local railways is incredible. Bring it on.
Wow you guys done some good homework finding all this out!!! Great work!!!
Thank you!
@@ThemeParkStop sky news in the Uk are now reporting this… saying universal spokesperson has confirmed purchase of land… well done 👍
We really don’t have anything near the quality of a Universal Studios as far as theming goes in England. Really hope this happens.
Your reporting is top notch!
I would be sooo happy if there were more parks in general. I hope it comes into fruition.
Such an exciting project! Really hope this proceeds and gets an official announcement in the future
As a european, one of the best news ever! Please Comcast, let our dream come true
This is huge! Thanks Alicia!
Your research is off the charts amazing. Top notch Google-fu.
Exciting!! Certainly seems promising at this stage...
That caught me by surprise! But that's awesome! Do it!
Eeekkkkkk super excited fingers crossed it will be built.... I don't mind driving a few hours from Norwich to go and experience it instead of the long flight to Orlando 😍
Yep just lost my mind seeing this . We’ve spent a fortune over the last 13 years visiting Orlando and love Universal . It will be so cool to have this park over here in the Uk 🇬🇧 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽thank you 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️👍🏽🧱
Everything about this video is amazing.
I had to double check it wasn’t April 1st.
putting a universal and more importantly a harry potter land out there is actually genius. theres a decent amount of orlando pass holders who live in britain that come and stay for weeks just for the harry potter land
Sincerelly, I feel like buying Port Aventura ( old Universal) in Spain, near Barcelona, would be a much better location in terms of the weather itself
Very popular summer destination for us Brits too but honestly I'd be over the moon with either, this would put UK back on the map for theme parks though
AFAIK, this is a seperate project?
Why then are most of the most popular parks in Europe in cold weather areas? Of the top 20 only two parks are Spanish (6th and 12th place)
The American perspective is why Disneyland Paris failed as they tried to project the American travel patterns on Europe.
Its not rly too much of an issue. england is more dry than people think especially more south. The biggest parks in europe work just fine in cold areas. Alton towers even functions fine and staffordshire is quite wet compared to bedford
I’ve heard rumors they’ve pulled trademarks in Spain. Not sure how to check that or not though. And universal and Busch gardens were originally involved with port aventura I do believe. 🤷🏻♂️
I still remember the old cancelled project.
Millions of eyes in the UK are turning towards Bedford today! Very exciting news.
Exciting! Would love a UK universal park
this wasn't on my bingo card this year thats cool!
Awesome - a 45 minute drive from where I live 😀
Ridiculously excited for this!!!
This is so exciting!
This is so exciting!! 🇬🇧
Wow I did not expect to see this! Come on Universal dont let us Brits down, or the rest of the world, with this Epic Possibility!
Keeping everything crossed this comes true!! So exciting, gutted I've just moved out of Bedfordshire!!
I really hope they get the rights to Doctor Who 🤞🏻 it’s way overdue for some theme park representation.
I love watching coverage from King’s Cross station every 1st September. Could you imagine the experience of The Jacobite being brought down to London to run from King’s Cross up its normal route (due North) as far as the new Universal park Bedford?!! 😆
It's amazing to hear and see Universal Destinations & Experiences is continuing to expand more. It would be awesome if Universal continues with the plans and builds a Universal Studios theme park in the United Kingdom.
Agreed with you, just think about the number of new jobs that will be opened to the public who are indeed of paid work!
@@SaltburnJurassic Thank you. This is going to be good for Comcast because they're going to be earning more money from their international Universal theme parks. Tom Williams would be proud of Mark Woodbury because Mark is doing well in his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Destinations & Experiences. He is definitely following Tom's footsteps but he could also make his own decisions about what's best for Universal Destinations & Experiences.
After they’ve just purchased Port Aventura this is great it’s a Europe thing now, so excited!!!
I think what a lot of people don't understand as to why this park would probably succeed and why the London resort failed is because this park would be built and operated by a well established theme park operator with a proven track record of successful parks while london resort was a random park (that had most of its partners pull out) owned by a random kuwaiti company, which made approving the park a difficult decision as it just wouldn't have the same pull as a WHOLE UNIVERSAL PARK... i mean just look at DLP yes at the start it might've had a struggle, but in terms of european theme parks its in a whole nother ball park in terms of visitors which in the end of the day is all they care about. also HARRY POTTER i mean just the studio tour itself in london brings in the same amount of visitors a year as Alton Towers despite the ticket prices being more expensive, imagine how successful a whole theme park land would be
I think the biggest issue for the London resort was its position on the estuary which, while very pretty, ended up being partially protected as a unique habitat for wildlife and pitted the park against environmental groups.
interesting location because the park has easy access to rail to both local areas, as well as st pancras which will help connect it to other cities and to europe, as well as gatwick airport
A British universal theme park with no Harry Potter?? That’s insane!!
Edit: yes I’ve seen the video, although it isn’t confirmed that there will or will not be a wizarding world land, I just thought it was surprising to hear that this new theme park wouldn’t include any cloned attractions
She said "no cloned attractions." So it's possible they will get Harry Potter, just no Forbidden Journey, Gringotts, Hagrid's, or anything else built in Orlando; it would be something entirely new.
When did she say there weren’t going to be a Harry Potter themed area? Lol. All future universal parks will have the wizarding world as an achor land. Only difference is that the rides will be different.
@@prologue_00 I’m going to look forward to what they’ll come up with, I’m sure it’ll create great competition to The Harry Potter Warner bros studios in London
@@huskywolfpop I think it’s fun to speculate
Pretty disappointing the potential no cloning of attractions means that we probably won't get the mummy coaster
Universal Great Britain is definitely going to rock. I think that they need to include James Bond, Paddington, and LOTR. I would also like for them to add Monty Python and maybe bring over some of the Universal Monsters (Dracula, the Frankensteins, the Phantom of the Opera, the Invisible Man, and Jekyll/Hyde all originate from Europe).
I do worry that they might be spreading themselves to thin. Reminds me a bit of Disney in the late 90's and early 2000's. Three second gates - In Anaheim, Paris, and Tokyo - and a whole new resort - Hong Kong. Only one of those really opened as anything worthwhile. I don't think it's wise to jump into all these projects at the same time.
Fantastic 🔥
I also hope they add in some of iconic British properties like Doctor Who
So will bioreconstruct be crossing the pond soon, or will we receive updates from his British cousin?
That’s it. I’m traveling to the UK!
Omg this would be amazing. Loads of rumour that never come but if Alicia is on it then I have hopes this is true
Woooow! This is lit! Very happy for the Brits 😊
I’m so ready for Paddington to come to Universal 😍
Wonderful research and a very exciting project ahead!
Ive been trying to tell you to watch this all day. My comments kept getting deleted off your page though. Glad you found it!!
@@CatsnCoasters I wonder why.. strange
@LiftHillsandThrills VERY strange indeed. I literally sent you the link to this video 4 x and they all got deleted. Conspiracy afoot?
@@CatsnCoasters Perhaps it's a URL sharing thing, sometimes flags as spam
They should make the hogwarts castle as a land. That way its inside and us potterheads can finally explore a lifesize hogwarts. The great hall works as a restaurant, kitchens could also be restaurant/bakery, classrooms can double up as shops or interactive experiances, the slytherin common room could be a dark ride that goes through the black lake- you see the squid, merfolk and more, room of requirement could contain an indoor play area ‘to train the young’ obviously theres no way they could make it as big as the book describes but i think it’d still be pretty cool.
This is great news. I'm from Canada and even I'm excited about this news.
Also I have a strong feeling Universal themselves wanted the park there because they probably know foreigners are far more willing to travel to the UK than the US.
Hopefully this goes better than last time
Yaaaaaaaasssss. This is amazing
This is absolutely amazing news. Thank you for the update. As a Brit I can’t wait. I hope harry potter is featured.
Omg This is amazing
TPS can you compare the size of this land to other Universal size parks? Is this the same size land as Epic Universe?
It’s comparable to the contiguous land of Epic, but it is long and stretched out, so will be interesting to see how it is utilized here.
I'll believe it when I see it!
This park is gonna be very interesting and cool
I feel like we are about to see Universal bring so much Harry Potter to one theme park. Also, most of those new IPs you mentioned do have upcoming movies, so maybe it does actually become a reality.
Worth mentioning that Bedford is quite close to the location for the current Harry Potter Warner Bros studio tour.
This could be quite good cross promotion to include a wizarding world in Universal GB if done right.
Very close I work 500 yards across the road from it, lived a mile from it & now live 5 miles from it. But that land is wasted full of old previous works from years ago plus bare land unused.
I did not think that it'll be in the UK 😲
I saw this in my feed and thought 'pfft, yeah right.' Then I saw that this was Alicia and now I believe it!!
Other than lands and attractions based on James Bond, Paddington Bear, The lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, I would also love it if they could also build their own Kung Fu Panda: Lands of Awesomeness land similar to the one at Universal Studios Beijing, some attractions and shows based on 'Sing' and Sing 2, and maybe some rides based on Dreamworks Animation's The Bad Guys.
Omg a lord of the rings themed area would be stunning😍
Cool video
Also heard rumors of Universal buying back Portaventura, that would make more sense as it could be a 365 park, and it is already a mature park. Would they need another park in the UK?
Would be nice to have thrill rides over 30 seconds long in the UK, so i hope it is true.
I for one hope it happens. There's to be more Lotr's films coming thus this would make sense. And if you want British theming then 007 and Paddington would also make sense. Could even add Narnia or something from Beatrix Potter or perhaps Roald Dahl's books. Spoilt for choice really. Universal may consider this a great time to invest given the strength of the Dollar vs the Pound. Hope it happens.