Universal Studios Beijing | 2021
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Joelpagett
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There is part of me that think this looks awesome, there is also a part of me can't help but think they've really just carbon copied rides and attractions from their other parks, and just altered the theme slightly. It's a shame, as there is so much material you could work with.
Niles
Giga Poster
The Video shows mainly the rockwork but they also go inside the aviary which looks great so far: https://item.btime.com/42c9r7ce60c8ln8r0p48vmrr8o1
Niles
Giga Poster
Some shots of the Mack inverted powered coaster testing.
Source: https://www.themeparx.com/universal-studios-beijing/?p=25757#post25757
Source: https://www.themeparx.com/universal-studios-beijing/?p=25757#post25757
Beijing is in a more active seismic zone than Germany, so it is likely that these extra supports are for that.
I'm no structural engineer, but from my experience (admittedly no projects in China, but Middle East and Southeast Asia) the seismic design often has to be proven by dynamic simulation. So there could be lots of things at play - the shaping of the track, size of the track, size of the existing supports (possibly even that Hulk is designed with hurricane wind loading, which may mean the supports are already beefy enough by coincidence), the specific positioning of the supports, weight of the trains, etc. Comparing a B&M multi-looper to a Mack family coaster is a tough thing to do at the best of times, let alone without knowing the specifics.
Although I agree, a perfectly reasonable explanation could also be that more theming is/was intended.
Crazycoaster
Giga Poster
The good thing is that this one part looks like it hasn't been ruined by the addition of catwalks. The aviary section looks awful:
Crazycoaster
Giga Poster
I’ve heard they had to be retrofitted for H&S reasons or something like that. I do hope they’re not permanent, but they look a bit sturdy for a temporary scaffold.
Projektion
Mega Poster
Somethings on fire at USB
I think I'm going to have to ask ... has this park opened?
RCDB lists an opening date of July 5, which was yesterday. Or May 7, if it follows the stupid date format. But I can't find any mentions of an opening event, or opening hours, or any sort of announcement. News of a soft opening in late May has also been floating around, but we're past that and social media isn't exactly going bananas. There's a Twitter hashtag for #universalstudiosbeijing, which is only filled by construction updates from various theme park blogs. It hasn't seen activity in two weeks.
Meanwhile, this extremely picture-heavy Themeparx thread seems to picture somebody visiting the resort. It's not very crowded, though, which you'd expect from a full opening.
So, uh, what's going on? They seem to be really close to opening without having made any sort of fuss about it. Or is opening still months away?
RCDB lists an opening date of July 5, which was yesterday. Or May 7, if it follows the stupid date format. But I can't find any mentions of an opening event, or opening hours, or any sort of announcement. News of a soft opening in late May has also been floating around, but we're past that and social media isn't exactly going bananas. There's a Twitter hashtag for #universalstudiosbeijing, which is only filled by construction updates from various theme park blogs. It hasn't seen activity in two weeks.
Meanwhile, this extremely picture-heavy Themeparx thread seems to picture somebody visiting the resort. It's not very crowded, though, which you'd expect from a full opening.
So, uh, what's going on? They seem to be really close to opening without having made any sort of fuss about it. Or is opening still months away?
Rein
Roller Poster
No official opening date has been announced. And as far as I'm aware, there is still no soft opening either.
The latest article I could find speaks about a grand opening in the second half of this year (probably September):
www.chinadailyhk.com
The latest article I could find speaks about a grand opening in the second half of this year (probably September):
New theme park project showcases Sino-US cooperation
Opening of Universal Beijing Resort eagerly awaited.
www.chinadailyhk.com
