Sources say Comcast to buy Blackstone's stake in Universal Orlando
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Comcast Corp. has decided to buy the Blackstone Group's half of Universal Orlando, two people familiar with the plan said Tuesday. The move would give the Philadelphia-based cable-TV giant full control over NBCUniversal's biggest and most profitable theme park, which has been experiencing record crowds since opening the Wizarding World of Harry Potter last summer.
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Seems like a "duh" move to me, though analysts were convinced when the Comcast/NBC-U deal went down that they'd shed the theme park business. Maybe they finally get it.
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I hope this means they will invest even more for new rides and attractions
(WWoHP phase 2,transformers,water-park etc.) Since the upside is now twice as profitable :)
They already have a water park there.
Tekwardo said:
They already have a water park there.
No they don't
Wet and wild is down the road
3 pools at the hotels
2 water rides in toon lagoon
a water play space in kidzone
No on-site water park
Seriously? It's across the interstate and visible from the property. Why would they build one on that side of the interstate when the already have one a hundred yards away? USO isn't Disney. And di
Disneys water parks aren't just across the street either.
Tekwardo said:
Why would they build one on that side of the interstate when the already have one a hundred yards away?
From what I understand, Universal owns Wet 'n Wild, but they are leasing the land that it sits on and the lease is almost up.
Universal also recently trademarked a name for a waterpark, for what it's worth:
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