Rebecca Davis editorThe Universal Beijing Resort finally had its grand opening Monday, the culmination of a 20-year wait and further pandemic-related delays.The park has proved a big hit with Chinese consumers so far.
Tickets for Monday’s opening were sold out in minutes, quickly followed by tickets for the week-long National Day holiday coming up on Oct.
1, with demand so strong that it crashed the site.The opening gives the Chinese capital a U.S.-branded park of its own to compete with the Disneylands in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
It is the fifth Universal theme park globally, the third park in Asia and first in China.The multibillion-dollar resort has had a long journey from conception to approval to reality.
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