[🌎 Universal GB] Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

[Quantum]

Poultons an Thorpe have expansion space, nothing on the scale of a Universal themed area though

 

[BarryZola]

I wonder what the chances would be of another operator purchasing a brownfield site around Bedfordshire and building another brand new theme park? Turn the area into a mini UK version of Florida where people could spend 3-4 days? Merlin could potentially let go of the further out places like Towers and concentrate on the South.

 

[rob666]

New Mandyland even???

 

[dave___]

I wonder what the chances would be of another operator purchasing a brownfield site around Bedfordshire and building another brand new theme park? Turn the area into a mini UK version of Florida where people could spend 3-4 days? Merlin could potentially let go of the further out places like Towers and concentrate on the South.

i predict a massive expansion for the nearby center parcs to capitalise on this. not sure about another theme park but i imagine there will be a huge uptick in other service things or one-day midway destinations like cinemas or those ski slope type places to capture the wealthy foreign tourists.

i imagine woburn safari park will be coming up with some ideas to get a bit of that ancillary coin too.

 

[Hid]

Are there any existing UK theme parks with ample expansion room?

It seems another major advantage Universal will likely have is both space and permissions.

In the 90s these hindrances were reasons for our parks to find creative solutions such as Nemesis, Oblivion or the various Blackpool interactions whereas now the limitations often seem crushing, though I’m sure economics play a role in that too.

Pretty much every major UK has capable land for redevelopment

 

[John_P]

Pleasure Beach arguably have the entire car park and workshop areas. If they built a multistory car park and new workshops on the car park over the road they'd probably not lose any car park spaces as well.
When the bowladrome goes down for Aviktas they'd conceivably have the rest of that car park they could expand into.

Loads of weird little plots of space within the park itself as well if they wanted to do something.

 

[Bowser]

Alton Towers obviously have the disabled car park ripe for redevelopment

 

[havaska]

Alton Towers obviously have the disabled car park ripe for redevelopment

And the car park between Galactica and Extraordinary Golf.