Britain Lost Out on Euro Disney. Now It’s Getting a Universal Theme Park.
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Britain Lost Out on Euro Disney. Now It’s Getting a Universal Theme Park.

A yet-to-be-named Universal Studios theme park will be the country’s largest tourist attraction when it opens in 2031. But studio executives have not yet said which characters will be featured.
A Sneak Peek Inside Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando
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A Sneak Peek Inside Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando

The new $7 billion theme park in Orlando opens in May. With it, Universal aims to challenge Disney by letting visitors explore lands based on movies and games.
Maggie Smith, Grande Dame of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89
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Maggie Smith, Grande Dame of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89

She earned an extraordinary array of awards, from Oscars to Emmys to Tonys, but could still go almost everywhere unrecognized. Then came “Downton Abbey.”