The paint isn’t dry on Common’s new Epic Universe but, and two extra themed leisure areas are at present underneath development. And but, Common Locations and Experiences is just not slowing down. It was first reported on the finish of 2023 that Common had bought a plot of land within the UK to construct a possible new theme park, and this week, it was introduced that Common UK is formally on the best way.
Building hasn’t begun, and the park received’t open till 2031, however that hasn’t slowed down the rumor mill within the slightest. Whereas it hasn’t been formally revealed what lands or sights might be a part of the brand new park, the BBC studies that it is aware of what’s coming, and extra surprisingly, what isn’t.
James Bond, Lord of The Rings, And Extra Might Be Coming To Common Nice Britain
With the park nonetheless years away, it was unclear if the lands for the brand new Common UK had even been determined. Nonetheless, the BBC says that, based on an unnamed supply, “contracts have been signed” for areas devoted to James Bond, Paddington, The Lord of the Rings, Again to the Future, Jurassic Park, and Minions.
The idea artwork that’s been launched, whereas it doesn’t present a variety of element, does appear to again up a few of these concepts. One space, with a curler coaster hooked up to it, appears to be the city sq. from Again to the Future, full with the clock tower constructing. A stunt present is clearly seen and seems to be the house of the James Bond space.
Some areas, like precisely the place Center-Earth is situated, are much less apparent, nevertheless it’s additionally fairly doable, even probably, that the idea artwork is incomplete. Nonetheless, that is all very thrilling. If every part pans out as reported, we’ll get a fantastic mixture of U.Ok. particular franchises mixed with different international IP.
In fact, if this is how the park seems, it will likely be lacking one thing fairly surprising.
The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Is Conspicuously Absent From The Listing
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is the franchise that reworked Common’s theme parks, making it a considerably greater participant within the themed leisure house. Common Orlando Resort is about to open its third theme park, with its third Wizarding World land. That’s simply how huge Harry Potter is to those parks.
But, at a park that might be situated within the U.Ok., the place Harry Potter was born, there’ll apparently be no Wizarding World. It’s not merely that the rumors have left this half out. The BBC particularly states there are not any plans for Harry Potter sights within the new park.
The rationale, unsurprisingly, has to do with licensing. Warner Bros., which produced the Harry Potter films, has the theme park rights to the franchise. In the meantime, WB has no competing theme parks within the U.S., so promoting the rights was no nice loss. Nonetheless, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in England, which options the Harry Potter franchise, is just a 40-minute drive away from the place the brand new theme park might be situated.
The supply claims Common tried to succeed in a take care of WB, however no settlement may very well be made. The door is all the time open for that to vary, nonetheless. So, a brand new Wizarding World land might all the time be added in a future growth.
Nonetheless, with Lord of the Rings, the brand new park may have a special fantasy land primarily based on an extremely widespread ebook sequence, so the brand new park will probably be simply high-quality.