Universal Beijing Resort is scheduled to open in May 2021, the Beijing municipal government has announced, despite the coronavirus outbreak.

The theme park is on target to have completed construction by the end of 2020. According to Universal Beijing, the main structure of the site has been completed and the ride and attractions are now being installed. The building of the NHU Resort Hotel, Universal Studios Grand Hotel and Universal CityWalk Beijing are also underway.

Tom Mehrmann, president of Universal Beijing, commented: “2019 was full of excitement, success and rapid development, we hope to bring even more exciting news for everyone in 2020.”

In 2019 it was revealed that the immersive lands at Universal Studios Beijing will comprise of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Minion Land, Transformers: Metrobase, Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness, Jurassic World Isla Nublar, Hollywood and WaterWorld.