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General Discussion - Hagrid's Magical Creature Motorbike Adventure

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ScareZoneClown

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Genuinely words can’t describe how happy that ride made me. Ended up waiting 10 hours after being told it’d be 4 but after in-climate weather warnings and ride break downs the time added up. We were 5 mins from the front and thought is it even worth it. But thank god we waited, my face hurt when I get off but I think cos I just smiled that hard
 
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Genuinely words can’t describe how happy that ride made me. Ended up waiting 10 hours after being told it’d be 4 but after in-climate weather warnings and ride break downs the time added up. We were 5 mins from the front and thought is it even worth it. But thank god we waited, my face hurt when I get off but I think cos I just smiled that hard
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God bless you. :thumbsup:
 
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Mad Dog said:
God bless you. :thumbsup:
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I hate to be THAT fan boy. I don’t even like Harry Potter THAT much, it’s really good but I’m nowhere near the level of other fans. I just can’t help but appreciate an awesome coaster when I see one
 
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Out of curiosity, how long would you say the actual ride is?
 
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You are where you are meant to be! ;)
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Only a very select few actually get this reference :lol: #QueenGemma

mainejeff said:
Has there ever been a 10 hour posted wait time for a ride?....anywhere?!?:wow:
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Pretty sure RSR had a similar wait when it opened (although that might've been 500 minutes, not 600).
 
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And people were saying getting there early was stupid... lined up along universal Blvd at 5 and parked at 5.30 and off by 10. 5 hours total. My friend an I are ready to do it tomorrow just so we can swap seats. Will report on that and have a full review after a second ride.

As an aside. I'm 6 feed 250 pounds with most of my weight in my butt and thighs so I was worried about fitting when word got out this was thigh restrictive. I rode motorbike but tested both seats and got green lights on both. Room to spare on the bike side.
 
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Legacy said:
They *should* turn the Fear Factor theater into something England-related (MoM, Globe Theater, something) and update MiB to MiB International.

But I digress.
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I don't think anyone is in a hurry to spend money to re-theme MIB to MIB:International when it's at a 26% on RT, is getting pounded as the worst in the franchise and is tracking to open incredibly weak.
 
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ChaseTuff said:
Out of curiosity, how long would you say the actual ride is?
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Probs 3:40, around that
 
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SWGE after cuts is still over a billion.
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Ya but Universal cut Alicia's most anticipated scene, the Shrieking Shack..
 
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Can we just talk about how well-hidden the spike is? You wouldn't know it was there unless you've ridden the coaster before (or studied it endlessly like us).
 
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LintemuthStudios said:
Can we just talk about how well-hidden the spike is? You wouldn't know it was there unless you've ridden the coaster before (or studied it endlessly like us).
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Indeed, and no one seems to care that it originally was supposed to be fully enclosed
 
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Indeed, and no one seems to care that it originally was supposed to be fully enclosed
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Better open if you ask me. From pov's seems to be the most enjoyed part.
 
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Nick said:
I don't think anyone is in a hurry to spend money to re-theme MIB to MIB:International when it's at a 26% on RT, is getting pounded as the worst in the franchise and is tracking to open incredibly weak.
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And next year is the 20 year anniversary - but that’s for another thread.
 
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I’ve been traveling all day, Airport to airport..about to head back to West Palm. Thanks for all the great updates. Made my day go by !
 
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God this looks fun. I think the wife is just going to have to get over her whole "I'm going to get fired if I take any more days off" thing.
 
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Do we know if everyone who made it into line has gotten through or did they dump the queue like they did gringotts opening day?
 
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So a final thought on overall theoretical capacity, which is in a perfect world where every seat is full and the ride never stops. It appears that the quickest dispatch time at the moment is 36 seconds, based on 1.) off-ride videos of where the trains have passed each other and more importantly 2.) the load speed on the conveyor belt is about/around 5 seconds per car (5*7=35 seconds). That gives a max capacity of 1400, and requires 9 trains at least (this takes into account trains at load/unload). Not terrible capacity, and clearly they weren't hitting that today, but in comparison to others: Everest is 2400, and generally hits that, while Mummy and Rockit are theoretically 2400 and 1850 respectively, but in practice hit 2000 and 1400 usually (they add a buffer and don't run trains as close together as they could be).

Now, could the conveyor belt be sped up at a later time to improve it, sure I have no idea. The longest section a block takes is the reverse track switch, and that is designed for 24 seconds. That's just over 3 seconds per row on the conveyor belt, and obviously would require more trains (12-13). That'd give an hourly theoretical of 2100. Of note, FJ and Gringotts both have a capacity of 1800 theoretical, both usually hit that.

TL;DR: Theoretical capacity is good, not super high, but can get up there if they pick up the conveyor belt speed, which may or not be possible.
 
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sjago13 said:
Do we know if everyone who made it into line has gotten through or did they dump the queue like they did gringotts opening day?
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I think I saw someone say that they dumped the queue around 9:30, maybe? After technical issues. But unconfirmed at this time.
 
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JT308 said:
TL;DR: Theoretical capacity is good, not super high, but can get up there if they pick up the conveyor belt speed, which may or not be possible.
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I believe it has been mentioned before (not sure if fact or speculation) that the loading belt can indeed be sped up. It makes sense that it could and that they'd slowly build up over time as ops get more experienced.


I don't think this was posted here today. Pretty neat:

 
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I think I saw someone say that they dumped the queue around 9:30, maybe? After technical issues. But unconfirmed at this time.
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The people still standing in line outside the actual queue, were dumped around 8pm. I was in the spot just before the archway when they dispersed us. They gave us all a card for guest services. Told us we could stop by and ask about compensation on the way out. Waited about 4 hours.
 
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