Universal Orlando Has More Land Now to Build the Theme Park Fans Want
Photo Credit: Universal Orlando Resort has purchased more land for development. The entrance area at Universal Studios is pictured. Flickr / Stuart Maxwell
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We've been wondering for years what Universal will do with the land it was buying up in central Florida — and we continue to wonder with this latest purchase. Given what is already known about the theme park operator's plans and recent growth, we expect the Orlando theme park wars to never end.
Universal Orlando Resort, which has been on an expansion spree for years, appears poised to make even bigger moves.
The operator acquired additional land near parcels it already owns, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday, and cleared up legal snarls surrounding property purchased a few years ago.
Details on the latest purchase — exactly how much land, the price, and the eventual use — were hard to come by. But the Orlando Business Journal reports that the new acquisition "could nearly double" the 500 acres Universal owns in the vicinity.
Universal Parks & Resorts, owned by Comcast, had little to share on Thursday.
"We are excited about our plans for this area and we are looking forward to sharing more at the right time," said Tom Schroder, a Universal Orlando spokesman, in an email. "We also look forward to working wit
