We ended up having a great time at Universal Resort Beijing (URB) but I'm giving it three stars because of the lead up to the actual visit. I'm from Singapore and planning to visit URB was a nightmare as the URB app did not allow me to register as a patron as it did not seem to be able to send me an sms verification as I have a non-Chinese mobile number. In the end, we had to chance it and booked our tickets via a helpful hotel staff (shout out to Amanda at Imperial Mansion Beijing by Marriott) after we had landed in the city. Also note that all the characters in this theme park speak Mandarin so yes, Harry Potter is all in Mandarin which was great to experience for my kids of are nuts about anything Potter related. Food was definitely the highlight as it was a lot better than expected. At the Sunset Diner, we sat down to an excellent Chinese meal of mapo tofu, steaming hot rice, sauteed beef cubes, and vegetables fried with garlic.

A great park to visit. Park is well-maintained and lots of restaurants option as well. Surprisingly, food is good too inside the park. Download the app which is very handy as it provides updated wait time of all the rides and park information as well. Due to winter time, certain outdoor rides will be closed. So do bear that in mind if you plan to visit. Downside of purchasing tickets if you are not local, it is a tough process if you do not have a local number. We ended up purchasing through Klook instead which makes everything much easier, just remember to bring your passports along as verification for entrance to park,

Please come as early as possible, the metro line is just in-front of the entrance. The distance between the attractions are long but the attraction it self isnt that big or as large as the Singapore version. Some rides takes less than 01 (Harry Porter) but the waiting time is hours so plan accordingly.

My children had the best time ever here! It's better than Disneyland for sure! We walked total of 14km on the day but never felt it as the whole day was so jam packed with activities. Just have to make sure you find the low season when all Chinese kids are at school, especially avoid the Chinese public holidays, I heard on peak season people have to queue for 2 hours, but we only queued up to at most 20 minutes, but most of the activities were 5-10 minutes queue. The Restaurant area outside was awesome with many choices to spoil us, while the eating places inside each theme park is full of character, we had Kong Fu Panda noodles in the Panda place, it was so much fun! Ps: the crew at the parade are very professional and Very good looking :)