UNIVERSAL BEIJING RESORT
Beijing, China
Universal Studios Theme Parks
Park News - (11/9/2025) Universal Studios Beijing is adding something new to their theme park as we approach the winter holiday season. According to ChinaJob.com, the park will launch a “Winter Holiday” celebration to the park from Nov. 14, 2025 through to Jan. 4, 2026 that will bring new experiences such as the “Spectacular Santa’a Village” along with the first ever winter-themed overlay to that park’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter that will include the winter themed night projection show on Hogwarts Castle as well as the winter-themed version of the Frog Choir performance.
2026 - Nothing is known at this time... nothing known to be added in 2024 or 2025 either.
 ???? - Transformers Metrobase Expansion - Rumor - (5/25/2026) Given the popularity of the park’s primary roller coaster attraction, the Decepticoaster, a B&M launched coaster that is a near-clone of the popular Incredible Hulk coaster in Florida, rumor has it that Universal may be looking to expand the Transformers Metrobase land. I’m not sure to what extent, but early word is that they’re looking to possibly develop some expansion space that was left near here to add another attraction(s) or some kind of series of interactive elements to the Transformer’s themed land.
Currently Transformers Metrobase already features the Decepticoaster, the Transformers dark ride and the Bumblebee Boogie flat ride which is essentially a tea-cup style spinning ride, with a Bumblebee animatronic in the center of the floor serving as a DJ playing music tracks. So any future expansion, if keeping the Transformers theme, would likely end up being something unique that we haven’t seen from Universal before. Anyone know more?
In Hollywood, the last installment of the live-action Transformers series was the Rise of the Beasts film that came out in 2023. There is a rumored sequel said to be in development and the film dropped a few major breadcrumbs that could be used to expand the theme park lands, including the “beast” transformers, the arrival of Unicron, and even a hinted at combo universe that would bring back the G.I. Joe characters in a shared universe with the Transformers.
???? - Future Expansion Plans - (9/11/2023) According to Attractions Management, the Universal Studios Beijing Resort is earmarked to begin work on their Phase 2 expansion by 2025. Phase 2 is expected to essentially double the size of the resort by expanding the existing theme park and/or adding a second park (or both), and adding up to five more hotels to the resort property.
(12/4/21) While Universal Studios Beijing has only just opened to guests in September, planning is now moving forward with a second phase of construction. A press briefing revealed plans to add five new hotels to the theme park resort, in addition to the current two resorts (Universal Studios Grand Hotel and the NUO Resort Hotel) that were ready on opening day.
In the grander scheme of things, it was also announced recently that Universal Studios Beijing President, Tom Mehrmann, is taking on a grander role in the newly created position of President of Universal’s Pacific Rim Park and Resorts. This will allow him to not only continue to oversee the new Beijing resort, but also Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Hollywood.
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