My guess is it will be similar to BTM or Space Mountain.
With a freefall drop.
its going to be nutso crowded. I'll wait unitil the hysteria dies down before attempting to make a trip..lol.
In general I hate crowded places. Its a wonder I like theme parks at all.
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is it confirmed the ride will be 3D?
If thats the case...then yeah...I dont see this being much of a coaster at all. Just a dark ride. Maybe similar to Indy/Dinosaur?
I'm guessing for crowd control and capacity issues, they'll have to control opening day entry into Diagon Alley at one spot. Maybe they won't allow entry from the Hogsmeade side of HE.
I heard 3D.... Nothing about any attraction is technically confirmed yet but I thought this was a strong rumour.
Theme park vigilante wasn't it said that 1 day 1 park tickets may be a thing of the past?
Right, it has been speculated, but not anounced or confirmed, & I personally dont think theyd eliminate 1 park tickets. There sales would drop, as people who could afford the under a hundred dollar ticket, might not ever be able to afford a closer to 200 dollar ticket, & not go.
All just my opinions.
Just go before it opens and enjoy it with no crowds.
I did that a couple times before phase one opened and it was great. never went after it officially opened
Man, you beat me to it! I thaught well, since 95% plus of the crowd knows that its in USF, so thats where theyll go & where the lines will be insane, & the other 5% will be smart enough to go to IOA, & get to the new expansion on the HE that way, so going to IOa on the grand opening might be the smartest option to get in faster with less of a wait, not to mention a majority of that crowd who only has a 1 day, 1 park ticket who cant go to IOA anyways, so going to IOA, especially for us AP holders, is sounding better & better.
It kills me that this isn't going to be thrilling,because of the fact that nothing Uni has in the pipeline is specifically for the over 8 crowd.
As for the Dragon, something is missing. I think we may see the dragon only briefly like once every 30-60 mins for a few short minutes and then he will recede back and stay hidden. I'm not a construction guru but could this be an explanation as to why the Gringotts facade is being built using solid concrete?
Coup says it is “very” difficult to keep a secret today, citing the “power of the Internet” and proliferation of digital cameras. But he asks fans to simply be respectful of the ongoing projects, taking a wait-and-see approach to enjoy the final results.
If he asked me personally to stop I would. Just throwing that out there Thiery...
As for the Dragon, something is missing. I think we may see the dragon only briefly like once every 30-60 mins for a few short minutes and then he will recede back and stay hidden. I'm not a construction guru but could this be an explanation as to why the Gringotts facade is being built using solid concrete?
Yeah, before was way better. No crowds.
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Yes, 95% of the people will go to Studios because they will want to walk in Harry Potter's footsteps. So they will want to ride the train from Studios to IOA. The "Smart" people that think they will get in via IOA are actually not that smart. HE dumps people in London, so they will still have to go to the back of the line to get to see the rest. They will however get to ride the train once.
Back of what line? People getting off in London will surely be in a different spot than people trying to enter from the USF side. What I meant was, either way, if you ride the train fom IOA, 1 way or another you will be on the USF side of HP, which would be alot better than being stuck in the line going through Citywalk just waiting to get in the park at all, so waiting in a line once inside the expansion will be alot better than waiting just to get into the park, than again get in line just to enter HP.2.
& of course, even if you could enter from IOA, I dont doubt there will be lines youll have to wait through, but over all, will be the best option & get you into the new land faster, even if by a couple of hours or so. Once in London waiting in line to get into Diagon, your alot better off & closer than people still waiting outside in Citywalk.
Also, common sense would tell me that being the grand opening, that ALL of the rides will be up & running, vs people wanting to board the new HE ride from the IOA side, & employees saying. "Sorry, you cant ride the new ride because of crowd control issues, youll have to leave IOA & can only ride HE by boarding at Diagion over at USF."
The fantastic way that Harry Potter goes down into this bank in the first film, we wanted to bring that to life. In collaborating with Warner Bros. and the filmmaker who created those visuals, we're going to bring you this incredible ride experience that's good for the whole family that everyone's going to be able to enjoy.
Back of what line? People getting off in London will surely be in a different spot than people trying to enter from the USF side. What I meant was, either way, if you ride the train fom IOA, 1 way or another you will be on the USF side of HP, which would be alot better than being stuck in the line going through Citywalk just waiting to get in the park at all, so waiting in a line once inside the expansion will be alot better than waiting just to get into the park, than again get in line just to enter HP.2.
& of course, even if you could enter from IOA, I dont doubt there will be lines youll have to wait through, but over all, will be the best option & get you into the new land faster, even if by a couple of hours or so. Once in London waiting in line to get into Diagon, your alot better off & closer than people still waiting outside in Citywalk.
Also, common sense would tell me that being the grand opening, that ALL of the rides will be up & running, vs people wanting to board the new HE ride from the IOA side, & employees saying. "Sorry, you cant ride the new ride because of crowd control issues, youll have to leave IOA & can only ride HE by boarding at Diagion over at USF."
Let's not forget that Rupert Grint and Helena Bonham Carter reprized their Potter roles and filmed scenes together last year. And while we don't know exactly what that footage is for I can only think of Deathly Hollows when they break into Gringotts.
I'm just hoping it opens early June and by around end of September when we go it will have quieted down a lot considering schools are back and it's more off season
The line to get into IOA didn't last all day. But the line to get into HP was wrapped around the park. So while yes, going into IOA and then getting onto HE may get you into the park faster, you will still have to walk to the back of the line within the park. Which my understanding was the longest part of people's waits. Not the wait to get into the park itself. Those pictures shown were taken before the park even opened, hence why the line was so long outside of the park.