Universal Parks & Resorts

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Universal Parks and Resorts
Type	Division
Founded
Headquarters	Orlando, Florida, USA
Key people	Thomas Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; John Sprouls, Executive Vice President
Industry	Amusement park operator
Revenue	USD $100 million in 2006[1]
Parent	NBC Universal

Universal Parks and Resorts is the theme park division of NBC Universal, a subsidiary of General Electric. The division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the various Universal Studios resort properties around the world. The division is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States.

In 2006, approximately 25.8 million guests visited the Universal Studios theme parks, making it the third-largest amusement park operator in the world.^[2]

Contents 1 Current properties 2 Future properties 3 Former properties 4 References

[edit] Current properties

• Universal Studios Hollywood (Los Angeles, California, United States; wholly-owned)
  • Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Universal CityWalk

• Universal Orlando Resort (Orlando, Florida, United States; owned in partnership with The Blackstone Group)
  • Universal Studios Florida
  • Islands of Adventure
  • Universal CityWalk
  • Wet 'N Wild

• Osaka, Japan
  • Universal Studios Japan

[edit] Future properties

These projects have been announced or are currently under construction. As such, this information may change as the projects move forward.

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Universal Studios Dubai

• Seoul, South Korea
  • Universal Studios South Korea

• Singapore
  • Universal Studios Singapore

[edit] Former properties

• Salou, Spain
  • Universal PortAventura (1997-2004)

[edit] References