How big is the theme park at Universal Studios Great Britain?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- After Universal released their plans, some thought the land for the theme park at Universal Studios in Bedford, UK, looked small. So, let's take a look at just how much theme park could fit in that space.
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I walked across the Bedford site today and I’m blooming knackered. It’s big!
It's definitely something fans should try to do before it's potentially closed off until 2030!
I ride around it often :D its on my way home from Flitwick (sort of... I detour on purpose)
😂😂😂 Dudley Dursley line got me. When you overlay it does look big.
I live about 5 minuets away from the area. I really hope it goes ahead. I will be going to the consultation event as well to see what the plans are.
Here's hoping you get like free tickets or travel for life as adequate local compensation! I'm really worried locals could mount a legal campaign to completely derail it
Jealous 🥹 I would love to live 5 minutes from it
Not sure if I will get free tickets or not, but I know a few people who live even closer.
I do feel very lucky living this close to a major theme park. Just hope it goes ahead and I'm not too old to enjoy it lol.
I live in the United States and I am very excited for this park. I would love to visit other parks from Disney and Universal that are in other countries, but I am too scared about the language barriers, as I don't know how to speak any other language. At least with a new park in Great Britain, I should be able to travel there and feel more comfortable about communicating with others. I have always wanted to go to Great Britain anyway, hopefully I can afford it by 2030! 😁
If you're worried about language barriers the first thing to drop is referring to here as "Great Britain". No one here calls it that, it's England! If you're going to Scotland or Wales they're called that too. No English person where this park will hopefully be built calls this country Great Britain... Ever.
At best I'd go with Britain. We stopped being great about 75 years ago.
Disneyland Paris is great, and everyone there speaks English. I've even been to a theme park in Hong Kong and again it's absolutely fine 🙂
Wherever you go in the world, people speak English, as it's a universal language that most countries are expected to learn in school. Certainly in Europe and Asia it is widely spoken, because there are many connected countries with different languages.
Lastly, please forgive the pessimists above, you're more than welcome to call it Great Britain. It's how it's known throughout the world... I think it's only these two that actually care 😅
@@Richievaillant I'm not being pessimistic you dimwit, I'm saying no one who lives here calls it that because we don't. If you live here and you're asked where you're from you'd say "England, Wales or Scotland" and don't try and say you wouldn't or don't
Honestly, paris is good for speaking english. Even the rides and shows are in both french and english. Like the castle show will have characters speak to each other in both languages and it makes sense because you can tell from the english reply what the french said.
I have heard china and hong kong and tokyo aren’t the best for this, so i would download google translate. That app is magical. You can even point your camera at words from a different language and it just shows you the english in its place
I too, did think it looked pretty small at first viewing, so thanks for explaining how knackered i'm going to be walking around it with my kids in the future :)
Thank you so much for covering all of this! The estate where I work is 105 acres and it's HUGE, definitely plenty of room for an amazing park, not to mention the space for CityWalk and other areas. So exciting! 🤩
The hype train has left the station
This was really good. Being able to illustrate the size of land compared to other well known parks. Well done!
So exciting! Thank you for keeping all of us fans updated as this develops!
OffTopic: So you know what Therme manchester is? It's a waterpark wellbeing resort place to be built next to the trafford centre. LSS, no progress has taken place, and it isn't likely to happen, but if it does materialise, i will be surprised
I can see why people might think it’s small but things always look deceiving from above. It looks like it will be a good size, we have to think about future expansions that will come. Making it into a fully fledged resort.
Thanks for putting everything into perspective. All very exciting
Even though Universal Studio's has bought 480 acres of land it has been rumoured that they could / might buy additional land at some point in the future most likely the huge chuck of land next to the main theme park & the car park.
Fantastic video - you're going to nail this coverage!
Thanks so much!
Great video and a great way to visually demonstrate how big the site actually is. Looking forward to visiting the consultation on Saturday
It's going to be awesome and as a resident of Wixams can't wait
I’m so glad you made this video. I get that scales from maps can feel very warped but I’m so glad to see you overlay other things to compare the size. Particularly GB theme park examples. It’s gonna be massive isn’t it
This is so exciting to hear! I so hope this park goes ahead 🤞🤞
We're already discussing this on the European Coaster Club forums. We're really hoping that they build a Velocicoaster here as none of us can afford to go to Florida anymore. Costed it out recently and its somewhere in the region of £10K to take a family of 4 to Florida
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I hope it all works out and I can’t wait. If I lived next to the site I’d be even more excited so I hope locals don’t stop it.
Doubt it! Even if you have an in house station you still need a train to get there, which is doubtful these days
I’m local (10 miles away), it has huge support from the local community
Any locals that don’t support it will be overruled tbh. The country can’t afford to say no to billions of pounds worth of upfront investment plus billions in the future because Bob and Jean don’t want a theme park nearby.
I’m more worried about them finding an endangered species or something when they do archaeological digs that sets it back.
the land reserved for the park is actually huge, I didn't find it underwhelming! There's also space for expansion or a second gate in the future!
Thanks so much for this analysis. Cannot wait!
Great video, fascinating to see how massive the plot really is!
I have to say planned Universal Great Britain Park/Resort the area and acres look very massive and excellent.
The area and acres remind me of Universal Orlando and Beijing also I’ll include Disney World,Disney Paris,Shanghai Disney.
I’ll be looking Forward for more further updates.
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Wonder if Bedford will become a tourist city thanks to USGB, as in the town is full of tourist attractions/traps/destinations
Definitely big enough, have to remember it probably won’t be as busy as the Orlando parks either so won’t need as high a capacity
I love your videos, keep them up! And it was nice to see how it's shaping. Are you going to update with construction if they do go ahead with the parks?
I’m crossing everything that I get the opportunity to follow the project through to construction, opening and beyond!
Thanks for doing this video! Also curious about that potential expansion space marked as mixed use.
I would love a universal studios in the UK. i never been to universal studios before and it would be exciting 😊
Looking amazing cant wait thanks for the great update 👍🏻
I wouldn't mind Universal studios in England
The only, problem compared to the USA is the weather.
In order for them to make a profit will be to create at least 50% of the attractions outdoors and 50% attractions indoors.
I’m super excited for the potential of this and I was concerned about size, but this video has definitely showed it’s big enough
This is VERY exciting!!
I am slightly disappointed by the size however I had a lot of hope for it. I do however think it would still be bigger in the long run. If you look at how much space is used for temporary construction, that space is clearly big enough for another park and there is still a lot of space around which universal could potentially buy on top of it for a waterpark or something similar
They already got options to buy on the surrounding land. They probably be wise to buy now, rather than wait.
One thing I’m nervous about is not the park itself, but the guests. If you’ve been to Alton towers and Thorpe park then you know how us brits like to treat anything new and clean. You can’t find a foot of space that doesn’t have someone’s name carved into it. Universal and Disney do such a great job in keeping their parks clean and updated. I just hope the same for this park. Although don’t know how you would combat this destructible impulse we brits seem to have. This is coming from a 24 year old too, so I’m aware of how my generation/ younger guys can be.
I’m sure they’ll be hot from a security POV
It’s not just brits, I’ve seen it happen by the Spaniards at Port Aventura
@@samm4192It’s a shame really. Can only hope for the best.
I REALLY hope locals don't object to this project.. I really want to see this happen, it needs to happen! xD
My daughter lives in Wixams (next door), she says everyone is in favour, so not expecting too many objections.
Wait for the gypsies to steal and breaking into the site. The all the contaminated landed from the brickworks is sorted. That alone will be the biggest problem they got to deal with.
But if it happens the traffic will be nuts in this area and everyone will be moaning in no time
The property is 480 acres in total…
That’s only slightly smaller than the entire Disneyland Resort complex.
And your example with the Forbidden Journey show buildings… kinda makes me think of a way to make this work even better… you can make more space by forgoing external theming… by theming the park to a working movie studio, with the exposed show buildings simply being themed as soundstages.
This plays up to it being “universal studios”… and would allow more attractions to operate regardless of weather.
I had the idea for a Marvel Park here in NYC built on top of a passenger train storage yard that worked along the same lines. External space for people to walk around, but everything important inside.
Build it, and have a huge Harry Potter section! And Jurassic Park!
Yeah after watching this and having gone to universal in Florida, this place is HUGE
The plot of land is around the same size as Epic Universe, plus that parks expansion plots, so yes the land is plenty big enough.
Having just walked across the plot it is huge
It really is!
I was wondering why you didnt compare Alton Towers, then realised thats 910 acres or 3.7 sqKm, twice the size of both sites combined.
Very cool 👍🙂.
Hope this all goes through, about time we had a major theme park in the uk
I just hope these overlays were to scale. Thank you!
We are truly living in the last days of Rome.
If they have an inhouse train station, they should cut the parking space in half
Only if they want half the number of people coming🤷♂️
@@Jabber-ig3iw no, because the train is a valid option
@@zjweele13For whom? For those travelling on the WCML it’s really not an option. Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Scotland involves multiple changes and that’s not only time consuming but extremely expensive.
The car will be needed for vast swathes of this country.
@@Jake_5693 East West Rail will make it more viable from the WCML
@@Jake_5693i’d still rather get the train than drive
Can’t wait get building now Universal!!!!
Thanks! Nice video!
Keep up the great work
Im gonna be 40 when universal gb is set to open (well, near enough, if it opens in 2031). Its a scary thought
Still just a spring chicken
The car park is about 1/3 to 2/5 the size of the Epcot parking lot in Disney World Florida.
Or about equal to two floors of one of the multi-storey car parks at Universal Florida.
Or half the size of Disneyland Paris car parks.
That's not really all that big. But they may expand that later.
I'm amazed by how big it could be
I hope they don’t close the rides down when it rains like they do at Florida as they will never be running due to our weather
They will likely go the Universal Beijing route, and have mainly indoor rides and attractions :)
Sorry this won't happen. But I hope I am wrong.
But the area and the contamination in the land from the old brickworks is what's gonna be ghe biggest question.
They are gonna have to spend millions sorting the land and get rid of the years of contamination to bring it up to a standard to build on it.
This is why yhe land was sold as it was meant for houses but was to costly.
You also have a massive concrete works, tma land fill site next door, large incinerator and gypsy site.
Like the Narah project worlds largest aquarium that cost the tax payers millions and never happened.
But as I say I hope I'm wrong but I don't think it will for many reasons
Anyone living within 5-10 miles of this should be thrilled. Instant house value increase. Granted some people will be happy with their lives, but anyone who is open to moving away from it if they don't like the idea of increased crowds should be able to do so.
You didn't do how many statues of liberty it could fit, now I'll never know how big the site is.
Universal Parks Resort Area and Acres
Universal Studios Hollywood-400 Acres
Universal Orlando Resort-541 Acres
Universal Studios Japan-108 acres
Universal Studios Singapore at RWS-121 Acres
Universal Beijing Resort-990 Acres
Universal Studios Great Britain Resort-110 Acres (If and When Built), 20 acres smaller than the one in Japan by 130 Acres, though land is 480 Acres in all.
Universal Studios Singapore is only around 62acres, the entire RWS is 121acres but that isn’t operated or part of universal
@@iamsomeone8175 your right it’s is operated by Genting Malaysia Tourist Company.
Alton Towers 910 Acres
Thus is the closest we have been to a universal / huge park in the uk! Im not getting too excited, i just cant wait till ground is broken, then i can get excited.
Hopefully everything goes through after local consultations
I hope they go the studio route and not just rides ^*
How large will the stations be and how many platforms will they have?
Another great video 🫡
Thank you!
Would be interesting to see size comparison with Legoland Windsor, which is the park I'm most familiar with. Or with the City of London.
Or euro disney x
Had no idea we were getting a universal studios! Awesome!
Guess i wont have to save up to visit the U.S.
Edit: Nevermind.. that's a long time till it's up and running..
Guess it's America afterall..
I am very excited about the prospect of riding harry potter and the forbidden journey 36 times in the UK
All they need is blue skies! Guess you can’t buy that 😂
Great video, I'd been wondering how this site would compare to other park sizes.
Bring it on quick I’m 73 😢
Just got back from a few days at Disneyland Paris. How does this compare in size? Paris is great but Magic Kingdom is another level.
Disneyland Park is about 140 acres, so a little bigger than this parcel of land
@@UniversalStudiosGBUpdatesthat figure also includes the large back of house area for DLP, the park itself is only about ≈120acres according to google earth
knowing UK this will be caught up in planning permission strife forever ... local residents will be MAD
I be surprise if the car park isn't eventually relocated to the section of land to the left. Above TH-/CP-S an RS. An if they aren't thinking that ready made warehousing and logistics hub on the top left hand side then they aren't thinking.
An they got the land that will probably end up buying as well in the below the West Gate Zone.
Very exciting
The land seems plenty big!
My guess however is that the nimbys will put a stop to this project.
The vast majority of locals are in support of the project!
The size of it is of minor concern. The concern for me is how rail handles it's share, if it tries to be the major stakeholder with visitors or prices itself out of the competition. Because I live there. The government should be ashamed of themselves of they let 100000 people a day arrive by cars.
They are supposed to be building new travel infrastructure including 2 new rail stations etc
@@laurawilson9235 yes, wixams railway station is being built but to specifications made before universal was heard of. Apparently they are building a 2 platform station now with ability to scale up to 4 platforms. Let's not forget this is a mainline so if no provision for a bay platform all trains stopping there will be through trains to London and the North and 2 platforms will be on the fast lines with trains running at 125mph whilst families stand 3 feet away from those trains.
This will be the best option for a theme park in the world that are British economy are British economy is slumped down in in growth economy after the theme park is built or make 98.00 billion per year could make more
There are rumours it won't have Harry Potter
Where is the land they have the option to buy? Is it the land south of the property?
North West, so they can connect into the A421; it's actually shown as the Western Gateway Zone on this video
Anyone else working out how old they’ll be when they get to go? I want it now!
I work in minerals and waste planning. The site area is in fact very small. I've granted planning permission for sites much, much larger than that.
Oh come on Billy-The parks division of the media empire has bought land covering almost 500 acres that is not very small at all!
plenty of more land nearby so they might buy that up as well when they proceed
London resort but better
Bet this one will have a Hogwarts castle hotel in the park like epic universe
I wonder how many people working in the park watch your videos
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Why cant they use the large pink area for rollercoasters etc and keep the experiences in the current theme park section
The pink area is designated for car parking for now, it may change as they sort through the planning.
I thought my mouse wasnt working!
Oh my GOD.
That's not huge in the slightest. The farmers field near me dwarfs that. 10 minute walk and you're on the other side.
Hope it’s better than Beijing. I know it’s not a rollercoaster park, but they have ONE decent rollercoaster.
There’s more to parks than just rollercoasters. Universal isn’t SixFlags.
I hope universal studios comes to germany
No harry potter in UK away have happy potter at wbuk
I'll just be glad to not have to eat a baguette or speak french to visit a nearby international theme park.. I'll be enjoying an annual pass :D
Feel sorry for the residents on Manor road.
I thought Epic universe looked small on Google maps then I drove by the site and of course a lot bigger thsn you can comprehend on a map.
Yeah everything looks small from above. Even if you look at Bioreconstruct’s photos things look small until you see a person next to it something that provides a good scale to accurately measure from.
Why take so long?
2030? Oh ffs il be in my 50s by then
You can still go to a theme park at 50, it's not until you're dead it gets tricky.
@@sleepcrime My backs broken as it is...my time on rollercoasters might not last much longer
Do you guys reckon that the local resident input may impact universal's decision?
To a degree
@@UniversalStudiosGBUpdates oh so there’s a chance it may not happen ?
If it doesn’t happen I imagine it will be due to universal making the call rather than local residents
@@UniversalStudiosGBUpdates yet to see any news, interviews or reactions of bedford residents about this project
I'm a local resident from Wootton and everyone I've spoken to in the local area is in favour of the park. Over the last couple of years there's been quite a lot of house and especially warehouses built (other side of a421 foe example) people are pretty sick of this and the idea of something different that will massively benefit the area in terms of jobs and infrastructure is actually really attractive. Of course there will be some locals that aren't happy but I can't see local objections as being a reason for the park not to go ahead.
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i kinda just hope we get alot of clones. i like original rides but id like the american stuff in europe. cus im never gonna go to universal in the us
We aren't gonna get anything cloned from the Florida parks. They want people to go to both parks.