Ok so I305 and Skyrush both use the same track style (with the box shaped supports) . Neither feature any inversions or launches. I305 has 2 seats across and Skyrush has 4 with the edge seats being wing seats off the track. What do we think will be the case for this ride?
When did Hagrides:
A) Get it's first post
B) Get it's track on site
C) Get it's first support
D) Get it's first track laid
Not that all projects work on similar timelines, but that will give you a good baseline.
Simply because this thing won't have nearly as much rockwork, detail or technical work as Hagrid's did.
@RollermanDan - you have that info at the ready by chance?
I really hope Bourne is the best show they've ever done, just to see the meltdown on DistwitterYeah, it seems like their past history is to milk a new Potter addition for 18-24 months until bringing something substantial in. They could easily milk Hagrid & new Hogwart's show that long. Bourne is so inconsequential since it's only filler anyway.
No way here though, Alicia. And we have the same conversation, because 2021 simply doesn't make any sense outside of you and @Joe saying so.
Hagrid's tracks came on May 20, 2018. So this is 1 month different than Hagrid's.
We know it doesn't need a whole extra year of rockwork . So your rebuttal would be "they'll just stretch it out". And I say "no way". Because if they wanted to stretch it out, they wouldn't have the track on site right now and we'd be seeing it late this year or early next.
This thing is running in 2020.
Ok so I305 and Skyrush both use the same track style (with the box shaped supports) . Neither feature any inversions or launches. I305 has 2 seats across and Skyrush has 4 with the edge seats being wing seats off the track. What do we think will be the case for this ride?
Isn't there a new Raptor Encounter and upgraded aesthetic package coming with this? That could cause a bit of hold up as wellAs I’ve said building a ride without direct access to backstage areas is tricky. I don’t think they’re going to be transporting debris and track during park hours between the contraction zone and backstage areas like they did with Transformers. This is a huge project, early 2021.
Inversions, 2, no Thighcrush
So this is 1 month different than Hagrid's. So it needs a whole extra year of rockwork? Sorry 2021 folks, unless Universal just sits on their hands and lets weeds grow over the track, this isn't taking 2 years.
Hmm, I wonder if 2020 is a rest year, doesn't seem like they have anything else under construction at this point
It's pretty simple. The project will take as long as they want it to. Sure, it could be done faster. Sure, they could open it next year. But, do they want to?
I feel like we go through this same conversation monthly.
Movie releases mean nothing. Fate and the Furious came out in 2017 and they pushed the opening of Fast and the Furious from an announced fall 2017 to spring 2018 because they had nothing in the pipeline for 2018 and had already opened Fallon, Hulk and VB.
Do you think that was intentional? They had every intention to open it in conjunction with the film... until they demoed the old buildings and realized they needed to re-do a lot more foundation work and other random crap.
Uhh... Fate and the Furious came out in April.
So no, it was never going to open with the film. They delayed the "fall 2017" opening to "spring 2018" months after the film had already been released.
Look, it isn't complicated- I can give you a dozens examples of rides that didn't coincide with their movie releases. I'll bet you'd have an incredibly difficult time finding 5 that did... across all parks throughout the entire county. And honestly, I'd be shocked if you found 5.
Moral of the story is, no, I don't look at release dates of movies to determine when a ride will be built as history has shown it's utterly meaningless.
Let's try this again...
They had every intention to open it in conjunction with the film... until they demoed the old buildings and realized they needed to re-do a lot more foundation work and other random crap.
It was intended to open Spring 2017 - however, they never gave a firm date until they formally announced Spring 2018.
Ooh, bold and italicized. Let me try it also:
They did not have any intention to open the ride in conjunction with the film. They demoed the old buildings in April 2016 and it would have been an 11 month turnaround to get the ride up and running which they never were going to do.
11 months to build that ride simply wasn't going to happen at the same time they had Fallon, Hulk, VB, Sapphire, and Cabana Bay going on.