Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[gabe3235]

Out of curiosity, was it there before today? Or did they remove it when the Island Tours first closed?

I have no clue. Never looked closely enough at that area to notice it before today.

 

[Frank Drackman]

been working bunches and have only been catching up on my phone. Anyway, I recall taken this in Sept for whatever reason

and then this one in Nov

now, are folks thinking the meet and great will move down there somewhere?

Also, wouldn't they wait until they have a new ride up and going in Orlando before they would take down JPRA for a change up?

 

[GadgetGuru]

Out of curiosity, was it there before today? Or did they remove it when the Island Tours first closed?

I remember seeing the dock for Island Tours. I don’t remember a sign being there, but I could’ve just never noticed it.

 

[Teebin]

Yes, that sign has been there since 1999.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Also, wouldn't they wait until they have a new ride up and going in Orlando before they would take down JPRA for a change up?

If the end goal is to relaunch JP as JW then it makes sense to redo jpra while building the new coaster so it can all open as once as a new land.

 

[GadgetGuru]

If the end goal is to relaunch JP as JW then it makes sense to redo jpra while building the new coaster so it can all open as once as a new land.

Depending on the size of the refurb, I could see Universal just extending out JPRA’s yearly winter refurb and then having the coaster open late spring?

 

[tielo]

I'd love to see the Durmstrang anchored there as a walktrough attraction.

 

[yankees13]

I love the idea of a wooden coaster in IOA. To those in the know, can we expect something on the level of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad? I’m trying to think of other wooden coasters to compare this to. There’s one up here in NJ at Six Flags, El Toro, that’s the biggest in the world. But I know that’s not what we’re gonna be getting.

 

[JungleSkip]

I love the idea of a wooden coaster in IOA. To those in the know, can we expect something on the level of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad? I’m trying to think of other wooden coasters to compare this to. There’s one up here in NJ at Six Flags, El Toro, that’s the biggest in the world. But I know that’s not what we’re gonna be getting.

It will be closer to El Toro in thrill level than BTM, if it’s a woody.

 

[shiekra38]

It will be closer to El Toro in thrill level than BTM, if it’s a woody.

Excited I am

That's considered by some to be the #1 woody in the world

 

[JungleSkip]

Excited I am

That's considered by some to be the #1 woody in the world

I am in no way, shape or form saying it will be anywhere near as good as El Toro. But from what insiders are saying here ( I have little info on this ride), it’s not going to be a family coaster

 

[Quint]

June 4th might be a colorful day to be in the Park.

 

[gabe3235]

June 4th might be a colorful day to be in the Park.

Oh? Any specific reason why?

 

[Viator]

June 4th might be a colorful day to be in the Park.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Blue is a color

 

[Happytycho]

I am in no way, shape or form saying it will be anywhere near as good as El Toro. But from what insiders are saying here ( I have little info on this ride), it’s not going to be a family coaster

It's also not going to be anywhere near the 180 ft. tall that El Toro is.

 

[JungleSkip]

It's also not going to be anywhere near the 180 ft. tall that El Toro is.

No, it definitely won’t. Launches is about all I’d put hard money on with this thing

 

[jtsalien]

So last year, the safety team spent a lot of time and money converting one of the old paddocks of TE into a state of the art training space for Tech Services. The AA figure was gone, but much of the theming and infrastructure remained.

They are no longer allowed to use that space :bolt:

 

[Galaxy Defender]

So last year, the safety team spent a lot of time and money converting one of the old paddocks of TE into a state of the art training space for Tech Services. The AA figure was gone, but much of the theming and infrastructure remained.

They are no longer allowed to use that space :bolt:

Time to move some dirt

 

[yankees13]

It will be closer to El Toro in thrill level than BTM, if it’s a woody.

:jawdrop:
Wow. So this says to me that this is gonna be some kind of thrilling coaster and not a family coaster like Seven Dwarves and Slinky. Wish I could say I’ve been on El Toro, but the last time I was there, I was on a school field trip and there was no time. I think it was in its first year of operation so the line was massive.