Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion

[cameronw99]

So now we know how Hagrid got to the hut. Rode the same bike half the train is riding.....

Nah man it's a "copy and paste" spell....

 

[Mad Dog]

Most drop rides you come in facing a dead end wall, that will add a good element of surprise to it.

Taking a step back, this ride has so much going on for a single ride it’s unlike anything else.

• The trains
• The theming, scenery and AAs
• The launch through the ruins
• The Spike
• The backwards section
• The drop
• The last big launch

This attraction is going to knock our socks off. :thumbsup:

 

[truejonas]

Nah man it's a "copy and paste" spell....

I believe you're looking for the Doubling Charm, or Geminio.

 

[Alicia]

Anyone at the park today? Hearing the entrance arch is getting partially demo'd now.

Also, they reuploaded the 4:30 details video. I took the time to analyze it so you don't have to!

 

[Andysol]

Anyone at the park today? Hearing the entrance arch is getting partially demo'd now.

This is what we pay you to do, Alicia. :tease:

 

[Scott W.]

Anyone at the park today? Hearing the entrance arch is getting partially demo'd now.

Also, they reuploaded the 4:30 details video. I took the time to analyze it so you don't have to!

Like the missing minutes of the watergate tapes.

 

[gabe3235]

 

[JoeCamel]

Ahhh, adding the unicorns?

 

[HPFred]

Anyone at the park today? Hearing the entrance arch is getting partially demo'd now.

Is it really being demo'd? Because my first tought when I saw the pic was that they were adding the ride's entrance sign with the logo. If it was to be demolished wouldn't it make more sense to do it when everything else was?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

 

[Doug A.]

At first glance I actually thought that was a lake/ocean in the background until I read the caption.

 

[Andysol]

Looks like they’re changing out the stonework to match the other stonework from the ruins. Good call. Wonder if that’ll be it it or if they’ll change the roof or even add moss.

I’m in the camp of make it look like the ruins, even slightly dilapidated, but not as ‘bad’ as the rest of the ruins.

 

[Alicia]

Is it really being demo'd? Because my first tought when I saw the pic was that they were adding the ride's entrance sign with the logo. If it was to be demolished wouldn't it make more sense to do it when everything else was?

*Partially* demo’d.

Just part of the top should be removed. Then new stuff added.

 

[Mad Dog]

*Partially* demo’d.

Just part of the top should be removed. Then new stuff added.

"Fire Breathing Dueling Unicorns" confirmed.....

 

[Scott W.]

*Partially* demo’d.

Just part of the top should be removed. Then new stuff added.

Just the tip.

 

[Andy]

I mean, I wouldn't necessarily say for the better. 44" would've opened up the ride to more people to ride, which makes for longer wait times, sure, but the problem Universal faces right now is not enough attractions younger children can ride. I get really small children aren't ready for this. I'm not arguing that. But at 5-6 you're typically ready for these types of thrills, but the average height of even a 6 year old is only 44"-47". It's not until children are 7-8 years old where the average child hits 48".

This causes a problem within WWoHP as all 3 main attractions (FJ, Gringotts and Hagrid) will now be 48", Hippogriff is 36" and HE is all ages, but it's more or less a form of transportation. Now 48" is better than the 54" that Dragon Challenge was and it's a much more fitting experience to the land. I just know that Many parents come to UOR from a Disney vacation because their older kids want to come, but there's not enough to satisfy the littler ones. This isn't just some made up stuff either, this is stuff I hear about a decent amount.

Now I get Universal and Disney aren't necessarily targeting the same audiences, but with Universal trying to bite into those that go to WDW, they are getting more and more families staying on-site which in turn means they also need to build more rides that aren't motion simulators/3D rides and have limited or no height requirements. The older crowd can have their thrills, but while they get the thrills there also has to be a little something for everyone else who either won't/can't ride such an attraction or isn't tall enough. I know @Andy has talked about how hard it is as a parent of a young child to go to Universal.

EDIT: This sort of spun out into a general resort post by accident. I'm extremely excited for the ride, just making note of something with the height requirements in the WWoHP for the main attractions.

Definitely don’t want to hijack the thread but just a quick add to this post from Nick. 48” for this attraction makes sense given the ride itself and I don’t think it really should be a ride with a lower targeted height requirement. Harry Potter is definitely a little advanced for most children whose ages are relevant to anything less than 48 inches. My daughter is right at 44” and I wouldn’t let her watch Potter yet. So this height requirement to me makes total sense.

That being said Universal in the grand scheme of things has to begin including attractions with lower height requirements. SLOP at USH I think could be a perfect example. Then again Karen Irwin is also a straight BOSS and is someone I think should run the whole damn company but that’s a conversation for a different day.

Anywho yeah Potter and it’s height requirement totally fine, but Universal as a whole is leaving money on the table cause they won’t target a younger demographic.

 

[mainejeff]

Courtesy of bioreconstruct......:tease:

 

[rhino4evr]

Definitely don’t want to hijack the thread but just a quick add to this post from Nick. 48” for this attraction makes sense given the ride itself and I don’t think it really should be a ride with a lower targeted height requirement. Harry Potter is definitely a little advanced for most children whose ages are relevant to anything less than 48 inches. My daughter is right at 44” and I wouldn’t let her watch Potter yet. So this height requirement to me makes total sense.

That being said Universal in the grand scheme of things has to begin including attractions with lower height requirements. SLOP at USH I think could be a perfect example. Then again Karen Irwin is also a straight BOSS and is someone I think should run the whole damn company but that’s a conversation for a different day.

Anywho yeah Potter and it’s height requirement totally fine, but Universal as a whole is leaving money on the table cause they won’t target a younger demographic.

It’s been said prettty much ad nauseum, but Disney has the under 10 market pretty much covered and monoplaized. Even with an extensive toddler friendly area , young families will still likely choose Disney over UOR

 

[UniversalRBLX]

It’s been said prettty much ad nauseum, but Disney has the under 10 market pretty much covered and monoplaized. Even with an extensive toddler friendly area , young families will still likely choose Disney over UOR

People with families will visit Disney no matter what. Universal already caters to the thrill demographic, and doing even more the next couple of years. Uni can, and should, try to cater to young demographics.

 

[Imperius]

I mean all signs point to the new park being the toddler friendly place. Keep IOA at the higher age and go all in at FW.