The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade (Orlando): Part 2

[Dancapt]

Last time I rode FJ, I could clearly see the extra dementors with all the new lighting. I wonder if WB is going to make them fix or remove them at some point?

 

[awhen]

Ride FJ this morning and the screens were lit up brilliantly, as Seth said. I'm worried it may be to a fault, though, as I noticed several dark objects appeared washed out as a result.

With dome projection, there's always a trade off between brightness and contrast. The brighter the image, the more light you have bouncing around which can wash-out darker areas in the image (less contrast). I don't know what the surface of the domes actually is but you can mitigate it a little by having a grey surface instead of white.

 

[Eckert]

With dome projection, there's always a trade off between brightness and contrast. The brighter the image, the more light you have bouncing around which can wash-out darker areas in the image (less contrast). I don't know what the surface of the domes actually is but you can mitigate it a little by having a grey surface instead of white.

Fun fact: These new projectors are at only 50% brightness!

 

[UNIrd]

Rode this weekend and the projection quality was a major improvement. Great job on that.

 

[awhen]

Some shots from the station yesterday.



The water tower ended up looking nice.


Clever.


This station is all fans and misting, no A/C like King's Cross.








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This thing is bigger than I thought it was.


Close encounter. This is actually not so bad, just please bring it into the Potter aesthetic!

 

[UK-Trigg]

Pics are all amazing, thank you all for posting.

 

[Milla4Prez66]

The Hogsmeade station is nowhere near as cool as KC, but that was expected. It still looks nice though, it was cool to finally check it out in person.

 

[shiekra38]

Beautiful...love the Sinbad theater look as well as the new views of Dragons...they did a great job making this look like the films..love the trees as well..King's Cross has this beat in scale, but this certainly delivers in theming and quality

 

[Disneyhead]

The way I look at it is King's Cross is grand and jaw dropping. Hogsmeade Station is beautiful and serene. I love the woodsy musical score in the Hogsmeade Station queue.

 

[UK-Trigg]

I heard talk of being able to get a beer at KC station, is there a bar within the area?

 

[Disneyhead]

I heard talk of being able to get a beer at KC station, is there a bar within the area?

A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.

 

[UK-Trigg]

A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.

LOL, how very English. Most trips to London (not that I go often) I end up having a beer in a nice bar on Kings Cross Station whilst waiting for my train, sound like Uni's KC is a little less sophisticated but hey, a beer is a beer none the less. I bet to keep the authenticity going the prices are equally step at both

 

[Skubersky]

A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.

Yes you can! Having a Boddingtons while on a theme park ride was nearly enough to make me cry... ;-)

 

[RonaldsModernLife]

A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.

What else do they sell in terms of drinks and food?

(Not being a beer drinker, I would like to know what my other options are )

 

[Skubersky]

What else do they sell in terms of drinks and food?

(Not being a beer drinker, I would like to know what my other options are )

Fruit & cheese plates, sandwich wraps, hummus, British crisps and candy bars, bottle water & energy drinks (no Coke).

 

[Parkscope Joe]

From Attractions Magazine, this is the hot dog served outside London waterfront.

Um....

 

[Jolber]

Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.

 

[DanB89]

Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.

I'm pretty sure they basically paint a clear coating of some sort on the screen to give it the brushed oil-paint appearance.

 

[UK-Trigg]

From Attractions Magazine, this is the hot dog served outside London waterfront.

Um....

That looks awful.

Are the British crisps Walkers? Walkers is a brand not a type of walking zombie

 

[Teebin]

Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.

I'm pretty sure they basically paint a clear coating of some sort on the screen to give it the brushed oil-paint appearance.

Yeppers... As a wee lad, I did it years ago to a print of a painting using logical brushstrokes of the subject matter. I used a jar of clear semi-gloss acrylic paint that had pudding like consistency. A clear crackle paint would probably work for an aged effect. In the case of these LCDs, I would hope they used a thin clear plastic like acetate to paint on and then install over the screen.