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Universal Studios South Korea (유니버설 스튜디오 코리아) is a future theme park to be constructed in the vicinity of Hwaseong, South Korea. The park would become the fifth Universal Studios theme park in the world, and the third in Asia, after Universal Studios Japan, and Universal Studios Singapore upon its projected opening in 2016. The park will be constructed by a consortium including Universal Parks and Resorts, USKOR and Associates and POSCO Engineering. ==Development history== Universal Studios South Korea was first announced on May 22, 2007 by Frank P. Stanek, the president of USKOR and Associates.〔(Universal to bring King Kong, Spider-Man to South Korea | Entertainment | Industry | Reuters )〕 While the announcement confirmed that they intended to construct a park in the country, USKOR declined to elaborate on other major details, such as a location and a construction budget, although local officials in the Gyeonggi Province stated that Ansan and Pyeongtaek were among the candidates to host the park.〔(Gyeonggi governor meets Universal Studios chief on theme park construction | Korea.net News )〕 On November 27, 2007 Universal Parks & Resorts announced that the park will be constructed in Hwaseong City, located south of Seoul and also near Incheon International Airport, and has been allotted a budget of USD $3.1 billion.〔Universal Studios picks site for $3.1 billion South Korean theme park (2007, November 27). Retrieved from (Chron Entertainment ).〕 The selection of South Korea for another theme park was based on many factors. Thomas L. Williams, president of Universal Parks and Resorts, specifically mentioned the country's strong economic growth and its love of American movies. He also noted that approximately half of South Korea's population lived near Seoul. The nation's proximity to China was not lost on the development team. Stanek said, "What we are hoping to do is to bring in a world class attraction not only for the Korean people but to draw tourism to this country." Gyeonggi Governor Kim Moon-Soo estimates that Universal Studios South Korea could generate 2.9 trillion won (USD $3.2 billion) in foreign investment, 190 million won per year in tax revenues and 60,000 new jobs.〔 In January 2010, developers of the Universal Studios theme park and resort in South Korea said the project is slated to open in early 2014 after being delayed by the global financial crisis. Plans for Universal Studios Korea Resort, billed as the largest such Universal project in Asia, were originally announced in May 2007 amid hopes it would be up and running in 2012. Kim Moon-Soo, governor of the province in which the resort is set to be built, blamed the worldwide financial meltdown for the delay, but said the large-scale project is back on track. Construction is scheduled to start at the beginning of next year, according to a release. "Our Universal Studios in Korea is bigger than all the other studios combined," Kim said at a press event, referring to theme parks already operating in Orlando, Florida and Universal City, California in the United States, Osaka, Japan and the latest Universal Studios Singapore. "This will be a remarkable landmark in terms of tourism in Korea," he said.〔Universal Studios Korea Resort to open in 2014 (2010, January 19). Retrieved from (USA Today ).〕 A total of 15 partners are participating in the development, including South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group and builder Posco E&C. They signed a framework agreement on January 19, 2010, to raise capital for the 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion) project expected to attract 15 million visitors a year in South Korea and from abroad.〔()〕 On August 15, 2014, it was announced that the project has been cancelled.〔http://m.joongboo.com/articleView.html?idxno=939735〕 On July 13, 2015, GyeongGi province government announced that they are trying to restart development of Universal Studio Korea〔(화성 유니버셜스튜디오 유치 속도낸다 (Korean) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universal Studios South Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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