& resorts type subsidiary industry theme park founded july 15 1964 ; 52 years ago 1964 07 15 1 headquarters orlando florida united states key people thomas l. williams ceo revenue 12.989 billion in 2011 2 needs update net income 15 billion in 2015 owner comcast number of employees 2500 parent nbcuniversal subsidiaries universal orlando 3 universal studios hollywood 3 universal creative 3 universal studios japan 51 % 4 website official website universal parks & resorts commonly and also known as universal studios theme parks or solely universal theme parks is the theme park subsidiary of nbcuniversal a division of comcast . 5 the subsidiary headquartered in orlando florida us operates universal theme parks and resort properties around the world . universal parks & resorts is best known for attractions and lands based on famous classic and modern pop culture properties movies television literature cartoons comics video games music etc. from not only nbcuniversal but also other companies . the theme parks were owned by seagram through the ownership via universal studios . in 2014 approximately 40.1 million guests visited universal studios theme parks making it the third largest amusement park operator in the world . 6 it is a major competitor of walt disney parks and resorts seaworld entertainment and merlin entertainment . contents 1 properties 1.1 resorts 1.2 theme parks 1.2.1 universal studios theme park chain 1.2.1.1 current 1.2.1.2 future 1.2.1.3 canceled 1.2.2 other universal parks 1.2.2.1 current 1.2.2.2 former 1.3 water parks 1.3.1 current 1.3.2 future 1.3.3 former 1.4 others 1.4.1 universal citywalk 2 theme park attractions and lands 3 see also 4 references 5 external links properties edit resorts edit universal orlando resort orlando florida united states ; wholly owned 7 theme parks edit universal studios theme park chain edit current edit universal studios hollywood los angeles california united states ; wholly owned 8 universal studios florida universal orlando resort orlando florida united states ; wholly owned universal studios japan osaka japan usj co. ltd. now 51 % owned 4 9 universal studios singapore resorts world sentosa singapore ; run by genting group 10 future edit these projects have been announced or are currently under construction . universal studios beijing beijing china opens 2019 11 universal studios south korea opens 2020 universal studios moscow moscow russia 12 13 opens 2022 canceled edit universal studios dubailand dubai united arab emirates on hold broke ground 2008 no construction since 2009 14 other universal parks edit current edit islands of adventure at universal orlando resort former edit universal portaventura salou spain 1997 2004 water parks edit current edit wet n wild orlando universal orlando resort orlando florida united states ; wholly owned future edit these projects have been announced or are currently under construction . volcano bay universal orlando resort orlando florida united states ; wholly owned opens 2017 15 construction was already underway when universal orlando officially announced the project and its name on may 28 2015 . 15 former edit costa caribe aquatic park salou spain 2002 2004 others edit universal citywalk edit a chain of entertainment dinning and shopping district located at various universal parks & resorts worldwide except singapore which universal s clone of disney downtown districts at walt disney parks & resorts . see the main page click here theme park attractions and lands edit main articles list of universal theme park attractions and list of lands at universal theme parks universal studios incorporates replicas of attractions and lands in multiple parks around the world . the pages linked above contain comprehensive lists of the attractions and lands at universal theme parks . most of the attractions and lands are based on universal licenses and other licensed properties . see also edit amusement parks portal incidents at universal parks list of licensed properties at universal parks & resorts references edit congratulations universal studios hollywood tram tour 50 years old today . micechat . 2014 07 15 . retrieved 2016 03 29 . comcast 2011 annual report . comcast.com . retrieved march 17 2013 . a b c official website a b http www.bloomberg.com news articles 2015 09 28 comcast to pay 1 5 billion for 51 of japanese theme park lieberman david . comcast completes acquisition of ge s 49 % stake in nbcuniversal . deadline.com march 19 2013 rubin judith ; au tsz yin gigi ; chang beth ; cheu linda ; elsea daniel ; laclair kathleen ; lock jodie ; linford sarah ; miller erik ; nevin jennie ; papamichael margreet ; pincus jeff ; robinett john ; sands brian ; selby will ; timmins matt ; ventura feliz ; yoshii chris . tea aecom 2014 theme index & museum index the global attractions attendance report pdf . aecom.com . themed entertainment association tea . retrieved 4 june 2015 . theme parks at universal orlando resort . universal orlando 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