Cooking emissions, sarcasm, passive assault, pubs – there are certain things that the British do very well. But are we good to have fun? This is a question that I asked myself over the years when I was traveling around the world by visiting many dynamic and exciting places. And honestly, although we know how to launch a joyful picnic by a slight summer day, I’m not sure that we really understand the underlying mechanics to have a good time at a good octane.
This may be why, when Disney decided in the early 90s to create a theme park in Europe, he chose France rather than the United Kingdom as the best place. It was a blow for my country, which has only a handful of themed parks, some of which deserve to be mentioned, and none of which would recommend making a special trip from abroad to visit. Look, for example, in this account of a visit to the day of pre-opening at the new themed park of the epic universe in Florida by my colleagues Scott Stein and Bridget Carey. No Briton would never dare to dream anything so extravagant and exciting.
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But everything that should change with Wednesday’s announcement that Universal chose the United Kingdom Like the location of a planned theme park. The park, which should open its doors in 2031, will be based in Bedford, England – part of the country with few others to recommend it other than its proximity to London – on a complex of 476 acres, which Universal is already looking to develop. It will be the first time that Universal will open a theme park outside the United States or Asia, and will probably attract significant tourism and jobs in the region.
Perhaps the most important thing, it will give people like me, who grew up by invading friends who made vacation in Orlando, a real taste for what we lacked in terms of thrills and the kind of theme intensely detailed that only Disney and Universal parks are able to offer. Keep in mind that the best current roller coasters on this wet and windy island, Nemesis in Alton Towers, are now over 30 years old – we are more than expected from a new opportunity to be launched at high speed.
The universal park is a big problem for the United Kingdom that even our Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, put a declaration on this subject. “Today, we have concluded the agreement on an investment of several billion pounds which will see Bedford shelter one of the largest entertainment parks in Europe, firmly putting the county on the world scene,” he said.
Its announcement focused on the economic benefits of the park, but Universal’s decision sparked a real buzz across the country of people who are mainly very enthusiastic about the possibility of truly leading good layers.
Universal has not yet said what attractions the park will present, but it seems inevitable that as Universal Studios in Orlando, there will be a version of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, since the whole story takes place in the United Kingdom. For the good of my husband, who is the biggest fan of men in the world in black and will never go to Florida, I hope that Universal will also decide to transport the extraterrestrial attack journey through the sea.
It would also be fun, if there was something unique in the park – just like Disneyland Paris, for at least a few years, was the only Disney park to boast of the excellent ratatouille stroll. Some may appreciate leading heads specific to British culture beyond Harry Potter, but I say to keep it American.
Our own attempts to build “British” themed parks were based on less than throbbing concepts such as Camelot (RIP) and Gulliver’s Travel. No, bring us the Simpsons and the Minions and any other yellow cartoon character you have there. We cannot do much about the weather, but we have to learn to have the American way to have the American way, with more snacks than our meals and our unlimited opportunities to buy Merch that we do not need simply because we were influenced by the good vibrations of our big day. I’m eager to.
