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Universal Orlando Resort Misc Refurbs
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Hmm... a small example of why I offered last July that 18 months was the absolute latest that something could open. The 18 month max came from within UC. Imagine if this had happened 5 months ago... just imagine it. How is the gringotts partial siding holding up?
I never checked so I have no idea.
IOA was just a bit messy from all the leaves and small branches. The only significant things were that netting for the Hulk was all torn up and wrapped around the pole and the new tree by the new ticket kiosks fell over.
Seems the extent of the damage was in the Studios. Thanks for all of the pictures! :thumbs:I never checked so I have no idea.
IOA was just a bit messy from all the leaves and small branches. The only significant things were that netting for the Hulk was all torn up and wrapped around the pole and the new tree by the new ticket kiosks fell over.
The only significant things were that netting for the Hulk was all torn up and wrapped around the pole and the new tree by the new ticket kiosks fell over.
Overnight crew was scrambling to get the above net replaced. As far as I know project was completed and Hulk will open on time
Is that birds I hear? Thanks.
It is hard to believe that all the little delicate looking signs in Hogsmeade survived intact.
BTW... Here is a video taken from one of the apartments of the storm happening. Really shows the speed of the wind.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/vide...rm-near-Universal-Studios-shot-from-apartment
BTW... Here is a video taken from one of the apartments of the storm happening. Really shows the speed of the wind.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/vide...rm-near-Universal-Studios-shot-from-apartment
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was at IOA to park closing tonight... upon leaving I noticed a mini crane on rockit... They must be replacing the banner already.
How HRRR looked yesterday.....
From @orlando_parks
From @orlando_parks
The Rockit banner is missing... High winds tore it apart yesterday.
It may remain the same at this point, as they have bigger fish to fry. A few here remember that that the original banner was ripped to shreds within weeks or a month after the grand opening by a similar storm. As I recall... that took about a month or two to replace.
I remember that! But I don't remember it being open yet, but I could be wrong. Wasn't it a tornado that tore it off?
Edit: I found it! This is where the first picture of Rockit post tornado was shown, funny read.
http://www.orlandounited.com/forums/showthread.php?10-Hollywood-Rip-Ride-Rockit/page92
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It may have been before opening... I just remember that the attraction was getting a severe rap already... and the banner just had everyone rolling their eyes and wondering if it had been cursed. I also remember one of the times I visited a month later and a car had bottomed out on the first drop and it was shut down. It was not however a tornado. Nothing else was damaged in the storm that pulled through, and it wasn't as bad a storm as this last one... by a long shot.
I remember that Rockit opened without a banner. And didn't it happen again a couple of weeks later?
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