The federal government has introduced that there will probably be a Common Studios theme park constructed within the UK, with building beginning subsequent yr.
Based on a press launch, an settlement between Common, the federal government, and the native council will see a theme park be constructed as park of a bigger 476-acre leisure resort complicated. It is going to be the primary Common theme park in-built Europe, with current parks already within the US, Japan, Singapore, and China.
The discharge revealed: “Proposed plans from Common Locations & Experiences, a enterprise unit of Comcast, embody a world-class theme park with a number of themed lands that includes Common’s distinct model of immersive storytelling, thrilling rides, modern sights and thrilling leisure, all utilising subtle and superior know-how.
“Preliminary resort plans additionally function a 500-room resort and a retail, eating and leisure complicated”.
First idea artwork for Common’s theme park in England.
Set to open in 2031. pic.twitter.com/r2nRKhDfz0
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 8, 2025
The brand new park will probably be positioned on the previous Kempston Hardwick brickworks close to Bedford, with a scheduled opening date of 2031. The discharge estimates a £50billion increase for the economic system, creating round 28,000 jobs, and drawing an anticipated 8.5million guests in its first yr.
In a press release, Prime Minister Kier Starmer mentioned: “At present we closed the deal on a multi-billion-pound funding that can see Bedford house to one of many greatest leisure parks in Europe, firmly placing the county on the worldwide stage. That is our Plan for Change in motion, combining native and nationwide progress with creating round 28,000 new jobs throughout sectors similar to building, AI, and tourism”.
He continued: “It’s not nearly numbers; it’s about securing actual alternatives for folks in our nation. Collectively, we’re constructing a brighter future for the UK, getting folks into work and guaranteeing our economic system stays robust and aggressive”.
A brand new Common theme park is coming to the UK.
We have now closed the deal on a multi-billion-pound funding that can make Bedford house to one in all Europe’s greatest theme parks.
Creating 28,000 jobs, boosting our economic system, and driving native and nationwide progress. pic.twitter.com/0brg57M52H
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 9, 2025
There have been a number of makes an attempt to make a significant theme park within the UK up to now, with the newest being a growth in Kent that was introduced in 2017.
Initially deliberate as a Paramount themed vacation spot, the film studio pulled out and the park was rebranded The London Resort, with BBC-themed rides deliberate at one level. The challenge stalled within the early 2020s and now appears unlikely to occur.