It Might Not Get Harry Potter, but Russia Preps for a Universal Studios

April 27, 2012 at 9:44 AM | by kjb | Comments (0)

If you�re thinking about a international theme park road trip there might be another point of interest to add to your planned Google Map. The bulldozers aren�t turning up the earth just yet, but it does sound like Universal Studios will bring its movie magic overseas. The plan is to create a brand new park all the way over in Moscow, but it might be a little bit different than some of the company�s other parks.

It gets pretty darn chilly over in Russia, so the plan is for Universal Studios to be more of an indoor theme park. It�s scheduled to take up around 37 acres of space, so we kind of think that�s going to limit the potential for Harry Potter to make an international flight across the globe. However, the blueprints do a call for an indoor water park as well as one of those CityWalk shopping and entertainment districts. The whole thing will be called Galactica Park, but that�s assuming the drawings and sketches actually come to life.

Hotels, an arena, and even a convention center would round out the entertainment and lodging offerings. Construction could start as quickly as 2014, and the price tag is probably going to be around $2.8 billion�give or take a couple of bucks. If things go according to plan, the first happy tourists could be streaming through the turnstiles by 2018. That�s quite a long time to wait, so in the interim we kind of suggest checking out the existing options in spots like Orlando, Los Angeles or Singapore.

[Photos: The Travelling Bum]

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