Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

[Wesker69]

Universal Beijing has THIS new popcorn bucket for Lunar New Year

 

[Wesker69]

Here's a good article on Beijing's hotel (if you havent seen it yet) and I'd expect something possibly similar from Orlando's new Epic Universe Hotel in regards to operations

The Universal Studios Grand Hotel Tour and Early Park Entry Guide

 

[Tyc00n96]

Update on possible expansions to Universal Beijing:

Universal Studios Beijing

Construction progress on Universal Studios in Beijing, China. Daily updates from theme park construction sites worldwide!

www.themeparx.com

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

They should buy the rights to Ne Zha at this point.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

They should buy the rights to Ne Zha at this point.

Idk how this stuff works in China, but YES. There’s a million things they could do with this IP.

 

[saint.piss]

I didn't love this park. It was a bit underwhelming. It's mostly clones and the unique offerings they have aren't enough at least not for me. Still enjoyed it, just didn't live up to my expectations! JWA was too short, still fun though.

 

[Mad Dog]

I didn't love this park. It was a bit underwhelming. It's mostly clones and the unique offerings they have aren't enough at least not for me. Still enjoyed it, just didn't live up to my expectations! JWA was too short, still fun though.

yes, we talked about it being mostly clones back when it opened. They just changed the names. Fortunately, they canceled the Fast & Furious attraction after its horrible reception in USF. JWA looked loke a cool attraction though...Man, you must be money, you go everywhere....

 

[GAcoaster]

Man, you must be money, you go everywhere....

Or work for an airline— all the people I know who work for airlines and are theme park people seem to do this (making the rest of us envious)!

 

[saint.piss]

I just want to reemphasize that I don't think USB is a bad park. I still enjoyed it despite the flaws and I thought the merch was great, I got all the Toothless merch that we don't have at Epic. Though I think going to Epic multiple times before coming here was a bad idea... Epic is so good it's ruining the other Uni parks for me lol. Also as promised here's some pictures:

 

[Clive]

I know we're pretty tapped out on talking about visible show buildings and sight lines, but for park that frequently looks extremely pretty, that Hogwarts building is horrendous.

 

[saint.piss]

I know we're pretty tapped out on talking about visible show buildings and sight lines, but for park that frequently looks extremely pretty, that Hogwarts building is horrendous.

Yeah it's why I posted that photo... I forgot to mention it in the post but yeah. It's terrible. Even my dad pointed it out and he never notices that kind of thing. Not sure what happened there! It's weird because their transformers ride has a really cool themed show building





Makes me sad they didn't try something similar with Cosmic rewind...

 

[belloq87]

I know we're pretty tapped out on talking about visible show buildings and sight lines

You don't speak for me!

 

[Clive]

You don't speak for me!

I’m actually fairly aligned with you on this matter… but I pick my battles!

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

I didn't love this park. It was a bit underwhelming. It's mostly clones and the unique offerings they have aren't enough at least not for me. Still enjoyed it, just didn't live up to my expectations! JWA was too short, still fun though.

Wish they could've just gotten the KFP ride right, bc I love those movies (the first two at least, third is just okay and never bothered with fourth) and the play area, shops and restaurants look great.

 

[saint.piss]

Wish they could've just gotten the KFP ride right, bc I love those movies (the first two at least, third is just okay and never bothered with fourth) and the play area, shops and restaurants look great.

Honestly didn't mind the KFP ride. It was cute and enjoyable enough. I've seen Universal do worse lol. That queue tho... Jesus christ. 6 minute walk and so many stairs. Painful

 

[Jwhee]

Honestly didn't mind the KFP ride. It was cute and enjoyable enough. I've seen Universal do worse lol. That queue tho... Jesus christ. 6 minute walk and so many stairs. Painful

How was Lights Camera Action? A spiritual successor to Twister & Backdraft, or weak?

 

[saint.piss]

How was Lights Camera Action? A spiritual successor to Twister & Backdraft, or weak?

It's good but not as good as those shows. It was basically the boat house scene from Jaws lol

 

[malice]

Here’s my quick review of my first visit to the park a month ago in August. I’ve avoided ride thru and park videos up to this point so please excuse if some of my observations below seem obvious:

It’s okay, I liked it more than Singapore’s tiny footprint but I felt the layout was weird (especially the back end of the park from KFP to WWOHP). They were setting up a stage for Scares (their version of HHN), with Hamikuma and Friends graphics plastered on the construction walls. Went on a Thursday and crowds seemed manageable and respectful, without the shoving I had experienced at Shanghai Disney in 2018. The highest wait time was for HP at 120mins.

HTTYD Untrainable: Meh, could’ve used more flying effects. Unlike Hong Kong Disney, no English captions were provided for the shows. I didn’t realize after returning stateside that this was duplicated at Epic.

KFP Land: executed very well but the main boat ride was a dud (second half relied too much on screens and that immense queue with endless switchbacks…I’d hate to be here during peak Golden week). The track layout reminded me of Frozen Ever After…

Jurassic Flyers: I’ve ridden Arthur at Europa Park (same ride system) and this was disappointing; it’s fun but there are no show scenes and you really don’t see anything. Could easily be plussed with some animatronics or stationary figures peppered throughout the track.

JWA: this was a highlight, and the only ride I went on multiple times. Top notch animatronics and design. I heard a “wow” elicited by other guests when the Indominus Rex began chasing the vehicle. My only complaint is that pacing could be better; it too quickly jumps right into “when things go awry” without giving us much beauty and grandeur of JW to relish in.

WWOHP: I didn’t go in but it appeared to be similar to Osaka’s.

Meet and Greets: I took photos with Puss in Boots and the Wicked gals. You are not allowed to touch the talent! I wasn’t going in for a hug but aired putting my arms over the two Shrek cats’ shoulders and got still yelled at by the photographers. Very different policy from the other parks.

Overall, it’s a solid park. I look forward to experiencing their Halloween event in the future.