Previously, there are said to have been many on and off again discussions for building a possible Universal theme park in China over the years going back to when Hong Kong Disneyland was first announced. It was reported in March 2012 that officials from Comcast and its subsidiary NBCUniversal were meeting with China's sixth-largest city, Tianjin, to discuss a possible Universal park in the port city. It features attractions themed primarily to Universal-owned movies, TV shows, animation, and music, as well as licensed properties from other companies (e.g., Warner Bros. The project was announced on Octowith the plan to invest 20 billion RMB ( US$3.3 billion) into the new theme park a groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 31, 2016.

However, it would also be the first Universal-built park in Asia to not include Sesame Street as one of its licensed properties.

The park would become the fifth Universal Studios-branded theme park in the world, the seventh Universal-built park overall, and the third in Asia, after Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore. Invited-only test operation started on September 1, 2021. Universal Studios Beijing ( Chinese: 北京环球影城) is a Universal theme park in Beijing that opened on Septem as part of Universal Beijing Resort.

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