Considering Mr. giant4203's username, and Twitter profile pic, he's a good sized guy. Most people will be perfectly fine, and I expect at least a couple Kukas with modified seats.
Hello everyone, I don't post that often but I love reading what everyone else thinks. As much as I love going to theme parks myself, I really enjoy seeing how others react to being in the parks. I attended the TM preview on thursday and I would like to give my comments and address some other concerns that have come up.
Firstly... as many have said already I must confirm that TWWHP is amazing. the level of detail is unlike anything any theme park, at least state side, has ever achieved. Hogwarts castle dwarfs cindy's shack down the street. while there will always be the magic of mainstreet with a castle at the end.. entering Hogsmead with the castle back there is unlike any feeling you will get at disney. I know many many pages ago we were all giggling at the people who said they could spend all day in just TWWHP, and while 9 am to 10 pm (or however long they will have to keep this place open) would be to long I can def see a minimum of 5 hours will be needed for the first time visitor, and those true fans will likley spend the majority of there day here. they have really created a place you want to sit down and just hang out in.
Butterbeer- amazing, had 2 glasses. I liked the frozen better. you will have to try both. I was expecting the frozen to be like an icee, but it is more like regular BB just... super cold with frozen bits and refreshing.
Shops- though they are, as others have reported, much smaller then the normal theme park shop, they are spectacular. the shops are attractions unto themselves. even the people I was with who were not HP fans or even knew the stores were from the books etc. were still enchanted and blown away. the shopkeepers are in full wizard robes and feel like hogsmead town folk. not once did I feel like I was in a souvenear shop or that an employee behind the counter was just a cashier.
Olivanders- not everyone will get picked, not everyone will want to. if you want to be picked and you are a teenager and above you may have to mature a bit and enjoy the show and go buy your wand of choice. it is a great show to see and you will not understand how not disappointed you will be until you see it. I understand I family with multiple children. I guess you will have to be the adult and prepare your children for what they will see rather then to be winy brats who think the universe is about them (sorry that was a rant)
The ONLY let down for me from the entire experience was DC. The Que started great the path is themed great, the first few rooms are awesome, then... miles of hallway with no themeing at all, new rock work over all of the bones from DD. as the que is so long and the cool stuff is at the beginning most people will be waiting in line among barren walls, this was confusing to me.
there really is so much to see and do I didn't get through everything in the 3 hours. HPTFJ que- stellar. FOTH- don't pass up at night, its the only way to see buckbeak and hagrids and it has amazing views of the castle (esp all lit up) the re themeing here as turned a kiddie coaster into a gentle ride for all hp fans!
there is so much more to say but I'll leave it there, let me know if you have any specific questions!
Considering Mr. giant4203's username, and Twitter profile pic, he's a good sized guy. Most people will be perfectly fine, and I expect at least a couple Kukas with modified seats.
HELLO PEEPS, WE GOT TO SEE ACTUAL RIDE FOOTAGE. Ive seen people go on rants about less, and yet we have the wand discussion slowly becoming the great courtyard debate. :/
Actually typically 52" is like XL or XXL...I have a 56" chest and I wear a XXXL
I am sorry to bring up the whole wand thing again, but it is going to really stink for huge potter fans if the majority of people chosen are kids...just because I am not a child anymore does not mean I am still not a huge Harry Potter fan. I got Philosopher's Stone when I was 11 and being 21 now should not mean that I am too old to enjoy or want the experience of a wand choosing me. I have loved these books for ten years...half of my life...and I am going to be hella bummed when my little sister and I drive the 11 hours to Orlando from Nashville, Tennessee to watch a wand choose a 1st grader. I am sure this seems ridiculous to a non-fan, but, living in Nashville, I am not going to have the opportunity to go to WWOHP that often in hopes of getting a wand...this might be my only shot!
I just feel that, with all of the hype of Ollivander's, it was insinuated that everyone would have the unique and intimate experience of a wand choosing you and now, hearing that there is a 1 in 25 chance of getting to do that, I am quite disappointed.
i found what his size was..so he is a big dude so i wonder and we will have to ask him if it was snug for him or if he plainly did not fit cause then it would help us figure out if some of us can fit, cause most of us that seemed to be worried seem to be in that XL range with 48-52 chest size.
I couldn't agree more; you said what I was trying to express, only far more eloquently.And for those griping about how they think that some kid will get picked instead of them, I hope that is absolutely the case. Remember what it was like going to a theme park when you were a kid? You actually believed that the experiences you were having were REAL. Sure, if one of us were picked to have the wand choose us, we would enjoy it, but at the end of it all we would know that it was just special effects and some wind! These kids may actually believe that a real magic wand chose them, and to deprive a child of such an experience is selfish and childish. So, that's what I think about that.
hatetofly yeah i was referring to the youtube link that was Uni approved. But it had as much to offer as that pic of the unthemed arms in he warehouse. I will just assume the conversation on seat fitting is a result of the vid though, as the wand thing will probably not stop. Which I get, as I am passionate about rides rollercoasters and all things themed heavily !!
As a parent of a near 1st grader, I would be upset if they chose a 21 year old over a child, so it works both ways. While themeparks are for the young and young at heart, experiences like these are generally meant for children because they genuinely don't distinguish between reality and fantasy at those ages. As a rational adult, you know that the wand selection isn't magic, that the wand isn't actually choosing you. To a child, though, they'll think they are actually making these things happen, and then will spend the rest of the day pertending they're making magic with they're new wand. You will realize this when (And if) you have kids, but there is nothing more fulfilling in life than seeing your child genuinely happy, excited and in wonder of the world; children will get the most out of this experience, thus they should be the focus.
Also, in terms of the story and narrative, while I guess an adult or teen wizzard could go to Olivander's to get a new wand if theirs was damaged, all instances of Olivander's in the books have been new students getting their first wand for school. It makes natural sense that the majority of those picked will be school-aged, especially in the 10-12 age bucket to align w/ Harry's age TSS. Plus, this might also be an old-fashioned edict from Ms. Rowling; most of her charity work is for children's charities and she is notorious for only signing autographs for children.