{"id":233708,"date":"2025-04-09T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-universal-theme-park-set-to-open-in-uk-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:04:45","slug":"new-universal-theme-park-set-to-open-in-uk-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-universal-theme-park-set-to-open-in-uk-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"New Universal theme park set to open in UK | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/w5-W3qr2Oak\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New Universal theme park set to open in UK | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5-W3qr2Oak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, the government has promised.<\/p>\n<p>The theme park, which is set to open in 2031, will be constructed in Bedford on a 476-acre complex and could attract 8.5 million visitors in its first year.<\/p>\n<p>Universal, whose films include Minions and Wicked, have theme parks in Orlando and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Osaka, Japan, Sentosa, Singapore, and Beijing, China.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#UK #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, the government has promised. 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