This comes after the company confirmed the purchase of land in the English town of Bedford in December 2023 and spent over a year exploring the idea of delivering a new theme park

The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, the government has promised. The attraction would be constructed on the site of the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks near Bedford and would create an estimated 28,000 jobs before opening in 2031.

It has finally been confirmed that Universal Studios will be opening a new theme park in Europe, and it’s only a stone’s throw from Ireland. The English theme park marks the group’s first in Europe, after previously selling its interest in the Spanish Port Aventura.