It’s good news for China’s adrenaline junkies, as president of the new Universal Beijing Resort is confident the park will open on time.
Due to lockdowns, social distancing measures and shipping barriers caused by the unprecedent times, many attractions across the world are facing major delays. This isn’t the case for Universal Beijing Resort, as the theme park’s President Tom Mehrann has assured thrill seekers that the park will open as planned in 2021.
It may come as a surprise, as China was COVID-19’s epicentre for quite some time. However, due to Beijing’s brief one-month lockdown, construction of Universal Beijing Resort was halted for just a short period of time in comparison to other attractions in the world.
A smooth process
Since resuming development work, the new 400-hectare theme park site has welcomed back 20,000 construction workers in which none have caught COVID-19. This means the attraction is expected to be completed by December 2020. Trial runs are on track to take place in early Spring, before welcoming paying guests.
Mehrann believes China is now the safest country in the world, thanks to the responsible approach the government took towards the tourism industry. Speaking at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) conference, held in Beijing this week Mehrann said:
“We have good cooperation with the government, which allows our project to be restored in an orderly and safe manner and achieve substantive progress. We pay special attention to virus detection and have put in place strict prevention and control measures,”
The attraction, which will be Universal’s fifth resort (and second in Asia) is expected to draw in 10 million visitors a year. Mehran has expressed the park is putting all the necessary protocols in place to ensure a safe experience for all guests and the 12,000 staff the attraction will employ.
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