A rendering of the Universal Beijing Resort in Tongzhou district of Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

8 Preemptive rights

The Universal Beijing resort launched 10,000 "preemptive right" packages on Oct 21, which sold out in just 131 seconds. Similar packages launched on Oct 23 and 28 were also sold out within seconds. Customers who bought these packages have the right to buy tickets five days before general sale and can choose when to visit the theme park. Overall construction of the park is expected to be finished by the end of the year.