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Universal Confirms It Is ‘Looking At’ Adding Another Orlando Theme Park

Hannah Sampson

Photo Credit: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley, which opened in 2014 at Universal Studios Florida, is pictured. Parent company Comcast is "looking at" building another theme park in Orlando, an executive confirmed Thursday. Flickr / HarshLight

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Theme park watchers have long been waiting for Universal to announce plans for another Orlando park. While Thursday's comments don't amount to an official announcement, executives sure sound positive about the prospect.

The highly anticipated (but never confirmed) new theme park at Universal Orlando is finally moving from the rumor mill into almost-official territory. During the second-quarter earnings call Thursday for Universal parent company Comcast, an analyst asked about a trademark application filed by a subsidiary last month for "Fantastic Worlds." "Is that an indication that you're planning another gate in Orlando?" asked Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen, using an industry term. "Could you talk about plans and timing on that?" Stephen Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, answered with more detail than executives have previously given. "In terms of a new gate in Florida, we are looking at it," he said. "We filed basically a name registration." It w

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