Well on a slightly lighter note I'm willing to bet when the project was cancelled, they all said "Gubai", am I right? i'll just see myself out because I was trying too hard.

It’s been a while since the last Cancelled episode! Wishing you a very Happy New Year

Honestly, the whole Dubai land project is just crazy.. and I’m not surprised that it failed. Also u mentioned that LEGO land Dubai also was canceled, but it wasn’t, it’s actually opened now in a place called “Dubai parks and resorts” just liked to point that out. But great video nonetheless!!

Once again, Bright Sun has fulfilled my bizarre hunger for amusement/theme park trivia.

Huh. I assumed this project was still going on. Oh well. Though it is weird seeing the iconic Universal Studios archway left abandoned somewhere.

My dude. You make professionally made docs look like Jersey Shore. Yeah, my references are dated. I'm old. Stay off my lawn.

I like BSF videos because I learn a lot about things I otherwise don't know much about, like theme parks.

I’m just wondering who would want to be in a theme park in 110 degree weather in the middle of the summer while waiting one to two hours for a ride.

I saw it comin!! *I don’t live that far from that arch, ever since I was a kid I always wondered when will they continue building it, but as I grew up that excitement just faded away..*

Excellent video. Your content is so professional, it belongs on TV.

They actually made Legoland Dubai and a Legoland waterpark

Love it Jake! Not gonna lie, one of your best yet

Please Make an abandoned of the Fountainbleu resort which is a Half finished hotel on the Las Vegas strip, huge fan!

You should do an ABANDONED video on Sydney's Monorail Network. It was pretty spooky seeing the random monorail stops hanging in the sky for years.

Universal are also building one in London. With Doctor Who and Top Gear rides announced. What we get for not nurturing creativity in our country :(

You probably won't see this; but I've been going through a tough time mentally recently, and watching your videos on Disney/Universal attractions and parks has really helped me out. (as ridiculous as that sounds). Reminds me of a simpler time in my life. Anyway, thanks for creating such great content. I've subscribed and hit that bell that button, so look forward to more in the future!

Great video Jake! It would have been interesting to mention that a lot of these projects did get resurrected as Riverland Dubai which is very similar to Dubailand but on a smaller scale. They now have Legoland, Dreamworks, Six Flags (opening next year), a Bollywood park and a Universal style area called Motiongate Dubai.

OMG. i remember seeing that universal studios sign and being REALLY confused lol

This is TV quality content, keep it up!

I live in what remains of Dubai Land. It's sorta weird living around half-constructed abandoned buildings, almost feels like I'm living in a ghost town.

Eventually the Dubai bubble will burst for real, and it will be interesting to see all the "abandoned" episodes about all those massive empty skyscrapers....

Yeah! I love Cancelled this series is boss sauce! Happy New Year Jake! Cant wait to see what content you bring us in 2018!

A new episode of cancelled always makes the week better! Seriously love your videos Jake, they’re so good. Keep them up, and I can’t wait to see what videos you have planned for next year.

I've been living in Dubai for the past 15 years and I drive past that gate along with empty acres of sand, always wondered what the story about it was

Another fantastic video brother I swear we are gonna see you doing professional documentary series on Netflix brother

I love BSF, always so informational

This was super interesting. I always love all of your theme park stuff, but your Universal episodes are particularly interesting since Disney has such a cult following that a lot of the information is readily available, whereas fewer people make content on Universal, especially content with this quality level. You guys are one of my absolute favorite channels, keep up the outstanding work!

I used to drive past the archway all the time. Always wondered why there was nothing else there apart from an outlet mall. Thanks for clearing that mystery up!

You should make abandoned Sports Authority

I love your work! I always look forward to your videos!

I live in Dubai and all the time I travel I see the archway for universal on the way tbh this place has created many theme parks equally as good as universal.

Amazing video as usual! Since I'm from the UAE I was thrilled to see this video and clicked the notification immediately! Keep up the great work! (Ps: Legoland Dubai was eventually built and opened about a year or so ago and its now one of the parks at Dubai Parks and Resorts. There's a Legoland waterpark there too. I've also seen ads for six flags which is set to open in 2019 apparently. I heard about universal studios Dubailand about 2 years ago and I did some research on it and now you've uploaded this video and I was like yesss something in the Middle East 😂😂

Finally a new video! Always look foward to them :-)

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You should make a video on Hypermart USA, which was a series of large stores by Walmart before the typical Walmart-Supercenter came to fruition. I believe they only built four but the idea was cancelled around 1990 so it would make a good video idea for your series cancelled. The stores were gigantic, some up to 300,000 square feet I believe.

That was so Interesting! Thank you Jake for the awesome video.

I was in Dubai in 2014 and we were driving out to the desert and just in the middle of nowhere was a “Universal Studios” icon arch sign and NOTHING ELSE!! Wish I had taken a picture was so excited at the thought of coming back in a few years to go to it but I guess that’s not happening but I’ll never forget seeing that arch standing all alone.

YAYYYY! My day is automatically brightened when you upload!

I never thought exploring the history if abandoned projects could be this interesting. Great work BSF!

I remember seeing those big signs whenever my family drives past them on the street they're on, never knew all these projects never happened.

Thanks jake great episode like always

Just imagine how cool it would be if this project actually happened in a more suitable place with less intense climate

I love this channel thank you very much. I can tell you care about your viewers because every time you upload the video is always the same good quality. Thank you

YES! Was waiting for this so long as a Dubai resident :D Pretty sure Legoland was not cancelled though, and I've seen the arch myself many times, and its pretty cool because every time I went to Dubai Outlet mall, I saw the arch myself and wondered what it was for, meanwhile I always read about Dubailand and never knew where the whole thing was. lol

Next you should do Paramount London! I was disappointed when that plan was cancelled because I live near that area.

Its because of the weather. Lol. Literally no one will go to Universal Studios during summer. Temp reaches around 50C.

What a shame! My sister went out to visit her boyfriend who is currently working in Abu Dhabi. They went to the Ferrari World theme park. She said it seemed EMPTY compared to Universal Orlando, Hollywood and the Disney Parks. Maybe UAE doesn't have the same interest in theme parks that we do.

I swear to God, since I was a kid, the gates were just laying there with no construction around, and everyone kept wondering about the time they'll finish the project. It's good to finally hear an explanation!

Love your vids! Please do a cancelled video on Action Park- amusement park

Well LEGO land and dreamworks didn’t get cancelled

This is outrageous! I want a Universal Studios Dubai and a Six Flags Dubai that should happen in the mid-to-late 2020’s! I can imagine both parks being indoors and away from the extreme heat of the Middle Eastern deserts!

This and Abandoned is one of the best shows on KZfaq, this is so fucking professional.

They replaced it with motion gate / Dubai parks and resorts

Great video as always. I worked out in the UAE for a few years and worked with a number of people who worked on the Dubailand project which did result in Global Village and the Outlet Mall being built but it was well known by the team working on it that funding was really in place for any of it and most admit they didn't expect it to be built. The offices were demolished because a number of Asian labourers were living there because they had become stranded, when companies go bust very low paid staff have no way to get home and visas are canceled so they become stuck and are technically homeless. The site at one point had some parts of coasters and shipping containers of items for the park delivered but they seem to have disappeared. I was told these were never paid for like many things as it often the way there even from govenment held companies who are the worst for ripping off people and companies. The Six Flags project and Lego both came back to life under another company as they had done a lot of design work for Dubailand which they weren't paid for I guess they hoped to recoup the costs. The problem with any themepark in the UAE is it will never be a commercial success as out of around 3m residents 900k are locals, 1m are Indians/Pakistani/Bangladeshi, 400k filpinos and the rest a mix of westerners and other Asians. Many just can't afford to attention the parks in the volumes needed as the Ferrari World has found out and has needed constant injection of cash to keep it running and to stop it looking like a white elephant.

I have watched all of your Cancelled and Abandoned Video's. you do an amazing job. Thanks for the entertainment!.

As someone living in Dubai for very long time, I have seen the birth and death of Dubailand concept (and now its rebirth in a new form), this is a great video, thank you for shedding some light to it or confirming my thoughts. Great video.

I so would've gone to that... Thanks for the cool vid Jake!

I live in Dubai and the Universal Studios here is beside Outlet Mall which we visit a lot. Now I finally know why it's cancelled

Always love waking up to Bright Sun films content in my sub list!

Video Request A cancelled proposal by Nickelodeon to build an underwater theme park in the Philippines BTW Happy new year Jake!

All of that shit would've been right outside my house! I live next to that junk!

I just have to say that your channel is my favorite. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!

You should cover the 98% abandoned Cincinnati Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio. Keep with the abandoned Ohio mall theme 🙃

I went to Dubai then we went to a outlet mall then when I saw the map I saw it said universal studios I was surprised there was one in Dubai but turns out it wasn’t even done or even made

I think it's great to know why projects fail and how to avoid similar issues in the future, so I'm happy this video was made 👍 I guess I thought I would be used to it at this point, but the sheer ignorance in some of these comments is just sickening to be honest 😪

Ahhh yes! I’ve been dying for another “Cancelled” episode! Happy New Year!

Abandoned :Wonderland dreamland Cancelled : Universal Studios Dubai Abandoned : Disney wonders of life Abandoned : American Dream Mall Cancelled : The tonight show with Conan o Brian Abandoned : Penn hills resort I really like your videos Jake I would watch all of them 24/7 and I would one day watch as a marathon of your videos.

Theres been a universal studio advertisrment outside my house for the last 10 years

An idea for Universal - BRING IT TO AUSTRALIA WE HAVE PRACTICALLY NO THEME PARKS WE ARE LONELY

Nice job on this Jake. I always look forward to watching these!

Great job! Thank you for taking the time to create these videos, they are really entertaining and fact-filled!

Do one on the once retail giant Filene’s. @BrightSunFilms

Most of the companies who wanted a spot in Dubailand actually got what they wanted eventually because of Dubai Parks and Resorts.

Bro, if more people handled their end credit music like you do, I would always watch till the end.

Oh my god I remember passing through this site when I was 9!!!!!! I vividly remember the dome-shaped preview center, I urged my dad to take a right turn cause I saw the arch and thought it looked cool. I was bummed that we didn't go and I spent the rest of the day reminiscing what could've happened if we went there.

It’s named “Dubai land” but everything in the park is American themed 😂

In my fictional world, this project already finished and successful

‘LEGO land is cancelled in Dubai ‘1 year later’ LEGOLAND opens

Your channel is absolutely incredible. I can't believe there are only a few channels like this. In love😊

This is posted on my birthday, yay!!

The draw to BSP is that they don't put obnoxious creepy music over the video while they tell us about these projects, buildings, retailers, etc.

One of the best episodes yet! Keep up the good work Jake!

That Islands of Adventure music in the background has me wanting to go back so bad right now

There is something called motion gate theme park u in Dubai that hah Columbia pictures, dreamworks and more

i love when its every other Friday!!!

Really love your videos, man. You research and present such rich, interesting information in a really elegant way. It works well and i can't wait to see more as we roll through 2018

"Dubailand" seems like it should be the name of a Dubai-themed park that is somewhere _other than_ Dubai. They clearly didn't think that through.

I bet you that Bright Sun Films won’t ❤️ this

That 1 dislike must've been accidental. Nice video, dude.

Thanks for clarifying! For about 10 years whenever we go to Dubai on a one hour ride, I always used to see the giant door written "Universal Studios" on the highway and been wanting to see what's inside. Now I don't see it anymore

This looks vaguely similar to The Hard Rock Amusement Park you also covered a while back - i believe it was in Florida.

dude last year I went to Legoland dubai

I'm early! Lemme think of a joke Six Flags owning Geauga Lake

one of my favorite series!!!! thank u for the consistently great content! we appreciate it big time

Here’s my proposal idea for Universal Studios Dubai at the Universal Dubai Resort! Here’s the list of rides and attractions that should be included! - Hollywood - Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies - New York - The Secret Life of Pets Off the Leash - San Francisco - Fast and Furious Supercharged Coaster - Sci-Fi City - Back to the Future: The Ride - Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time - Transformers: The Ride 3D - Battlestar Galactica - Surfin’ Shores - Jaws: The Ride - E.T. Adventure - Minions’ Super Silly Fun Land - Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem - Other Attractions - Realm of Heroes - Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride - The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad stunt show - Sinbad’s Seven Seas Voyages water ride - Lost World of Adventure - Jurassic World - Jurassic World: The Ride - Veloci-coaster - Ptero-soar Aviary Coaster - Jurassic World River Rapids Adventure - Waterworld - Waterworld: The Live Sea War Spectacular - Kong Skull Island - Skull Island Reign of Kong - King Kong Coaster - Worlds of DreamWorks - Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness - Kung Fu Panda: Po’s Awesome Adventure - Shrek’s Far Far Away Kingdom - N/A - How to Train Your Dragon Isle of Berk - N/A - World of Trolls - N/A - World of Madagascar - N/A - Croodaceous Period - N/A

Please make an abandoned about the story of the Costa Concordia cruise ship

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Boi i've been waiting for this video for so long, did not disappoint! Well done

Legoland Dubai has been open just over a year, and some of the ideas for Universal Studios Dubailand appear to have been recycled into the MotionGate park which was also opened at the end of last year

ngl i've been living in this city my whole life and i still don't know wtf dubai land is lmao. i just know that dubai parks exists and it's an awesome place but istg THE HEAT!!! like i'm used to it but god damn i dont want to walk in an amusement park while Sweating my ass off. glad that i went to legoland in the winter and that motiongate is mostly indoors. IMG world however ... gosh, i haven't been there but ive heard that it's the best and largest indoor amusement park around here so far. so yeah , to anyone complaining in the comments about universal being built in the desert, just remember that construction companies Know about the weather and most parks around here would be at least half indoors.