Universal Great Britain - Speculation & Rumors

[Luke Hutchinson]

I think we should get Twister The Ride but a modern version to celebrate the new film.

I think the new film needs to make an extraordinary amount of money first

 

[Chessy]

I think the new film needs to make an extraordinary amount of money first

Considering there’s not any of the original cast I’m not so sure it will?…

 

[darkshadow237]

The biggest disappointment for Universal Great Britain is if the no Orlando clones doesn’t include a entire area theme to the Universal Monsters since some of the films are set in the UK.

 

[Doug88]

The biggest disappointment for Universal Great Britain is if the no Orlando clones doesn’t include a entire area theme to the Universal Monsters since some of the films are set in the UK.

This will just be a Hollywood themed park with rides in sound stages. Which is awesome for me.

 

[Luke Hutchinson]

This will just be a Hollywood themed park with rides in sound stages. Which is awesome for me.

I wouldn’t be so sure, I have a feeling Universal will not want to do something that isn’t equally as immersive as their other parks

 

[Dinosaurus]

This will just be a Hollywood themed park with rides in sound stages. Which is awesome for me.

You've gone from being adamant it's not happening to being adamant it is happening and will have a specific theme that only you seem to be asking for. This is quite the pivot.

 

[Steeb]

You've gone from being adamant it's not happening to being adamant it is happening and will have a specific theme that only you seem to be asking for. This is quite the pivot.

It's also bait.

 

[TheUniC6]

With the no Orlando clones attractions & areas wouldn’t they just put clone attractions & lands from the other parks plus SNW might still be the same since it debuted in Japan before the US parks.

This was mentioned on the EU expansion thread, UGB can't get clones from Orlando, but what if down the line Orlando got clones from UGB, or if not the exact same things, the ride system fromg

The biggest disappointment for Universal Great Britain is if the no Orlando clones doesn’t include a entire area theme to the Universal Monsters since some of the films are set in the UK.

Maybe UGB can get a totally bespoke Dark Universe land for that park with a different ride than what EU is getting.

 

[IzzyB]

I wouldn’t be so sure, I have a feeling Universal will not want to do something that isn’t equally as immersive as their other parks

You've gone from being adamant it's not happening to being adamant it is happening and will have a specific theme that only you seem to be asking for. This is quite the pivot.

This is why I am just ignoring this person. They almost seem like AI, but mostly just a Troll with random posts. Hoping we all ignore so they go away or they cross a line and get banned. They add no value to the conversation.

 

[Brian G.]

This is why I am just ignoring this person. They almost seem like AI, but mostly just a Troll with random posts. Hoping we all ignore so they go away or they cross a line and get banned. They add no value to the conversation.

They are being watched closely.

 

[Ludus]

So I've decided to set up a discord server for more instant messaging and discussions.

Feel free to join.

Join the Universal Great Britain Discord Server!

Check out the Universal Great Britain community on Discord – hang out with 19 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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[yepthatguy]

So I've decided to set up a discord server for more instant messaging and discussions.

Feel free to join.

Join the Universal Great Britain Discord Server!

Check out the Universal Great Britain community on Discord – hang out with 19 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

discord.gg

If I wasn’t such an oldie, I’d join to support your noble endeavour.

 

[Lost Meerkat]

So I've decided to set up a discord server for more instant messaging and discussions.

Feel free to join.

Join the Universal Great Britain Discord Server!

Check out the Universal Great Britain community on Discord – hang out with 19 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

discord.gg

Why? just one more place that information will be split into, better to have as few locations as possible so no one misses anything.

 

[Alicia]

Why? just one more place that information will be split into, better to have as few locations as possible so no one misses anything.

Not that I don’t agree with that sentiment, Discord is more like a live chat room type environment, rather than the slow burn of a forum discussion. And different types of conversation are fostered in different environments. So chat is better for those willing to communicate in real time (and/or more verbose).

 

[Steeb]

I think Discord just gives an outlet for conversation that people might not deem forum-worthy tbh. I'm more likely to speculate to a chat on Discord, and more likely to discuss actual news on here. Discord is like a nice way to keep the hype going while we wait for the next bombshell imo

 

[Alicia]

I’m old enough to remember when we called that a chat room. And this a bulletin board.

 

[yepthatguy]

I’m old enough to remember when we called that a chat room. And this a bulletin board.

Yes me too.

 

[Steeb]

 

[Mike2024]

I watched that yesterday. Good to see a view of the area, on ground level.

 

[rob@rar]

Not much of an update, but good to keep this thread rolling along in this "quiet before the storm" interregnum: Bedford Council have just done their monthly update to their plan for forthcoming decisions which the Council anticipates making. The plan notes that the Executive Committee will need to consider a consultation response to the government on the 'Universal Special Development Order', with a deadline of July 2024. This deadline is unchanged from their previously published plans.

We know that the Council's CEO met in the last couple of weeks with a senior civil servant in the government's Department of Culture Media & Sport, who is the official taking the lead on Universal's proposal, so I assume that the timetable for moving forward was discussed and that July deadline for a consultation response continues to be relevant. If that is the case perhaps we will see some more detail of Universal's planning application and environmental statement this month. The economic impact statement that Universal highlighted last week will undoubtedly be a part of that, if they are trying to persuade the government to invest public money in infrastructure development. I'd guess that HM Treasury will look for at least a 4:1 return on any money the government commits to the project, over time, and with the kinds of numbers that Universal published last week there shouldn't be a problem persuading even the most sceptical Treasury official that this is a worthwhile investment for the UK