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Thread: Universal Beijing to have Transformers section

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    Default Universal Beijing to have Transformers section

    A few months ago there was an announcement that Paramount Studios was planning a themepark in London, which might have some Transformers elements to it, but now we have an announcement by Universal Studios that they will also be building a new themepark.... this time in China.... and it has already confirmed a Transformers section as one of its first seven themed areas.
    It will be called the Transformers Metrobase.

    The original article notes that Metrobase is actually a Transformers Titan (city-former) who has chosen that Energon rich location to be the NEST base for Beijing.
    It is assumed to have a copy of the Transformers ride that is already at 3 other locations (based on the robot fight scenes in an additional promo video for this announcement), but the concept art has a copy of a roller coaster ride that is said to look like the Incredible Hulk ride from Orlando Florida. (for those who don't know, the existing Transformers ride was actually a copy of the Spiderman ride - I went on it in Orlando Florida, and it was just so similar... so it is plausible that they don't have an original ride for this Transformers section)

    Transformers: Metrobase is based on Hasbro’s Transformers franchise, and is the first theme park land in the world dedicated to the IP. An expanded story was created for the character Metrobase, who is a titan (a robot the size of a city). Alongside top Chinese scientists, Metrobase chose this Energon-rich location to serve as the N.E.S.T. Beijing headquarters – a top-secret, high-tech area where an alliance between Autobots and humans was developed to protect Earth.

    The land is packed with Cybertronian architecture and advanced technology to create an immersive experience for “guest agents.”
    From the looks of the concept art, it also includes a Transformers-themed clone of the Incredible Hulk roller coaster from Universal’s Island of Adventure in Orlando.
    No estimated date is noted in the article, but would be at least 4-5 years away if they haven't even started construction.

    This promo video is in Chinese, and the Transformers section is at the 2 minute point....


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