{"id":233776,"date":"2025-04-09T18:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-first-universal-studios-theme-park-is-coming-to-bedford-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:05:03","slug":"europes-first-universal-studios-theme-park-is-coming-to-bedford-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-first-universal-studios-theme-park-is-coming-to-bedford-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s first Universal Studios theme park is coming to Bedford | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/L46198e_04o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Europe's first Universal Studios theme park is coming to Bedford | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L46198e_04o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A deal has been signed to bring a Universal Studios theme park to the UK &#8211; along with an estimated \u00a350bn economic boost and around 28,000 jobs. The location of the new theme park is Bedford. <\/p>\n<p>The resort would be the first in Europe under the brand behind blockbusters such as Wicked, Harry Potter, Shrek and The Minions movie franchise &#8211; and joins six others around the world.<\/p>\n<p>PM Sir Keir Starmer said the plans would &quot;see Bedford home to one of the biggest entertainment parks in Europe, firmly putting the county on the global stage&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News reporter&#8217;s Faye Barker and Olivia Guthrie explain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deal has been signed to bring a Universal Studios theme park to the UK &#8211; along with an estimated \u00a350bn economic boost and around 28,000 jobs. 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