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Here's the layout for the ride, and a crude overlay I created, thanks to a SFWMD filing from last week:

Right. I kind of feel like an entity as big as Orlando Informer should do some very simple, very quick (literally less than 10 minutes) research into things like this before blasting it out with a "BREAKING NEWS" headline to their 30,000+ followers and causing a stir. But whatever.

Not that it matters too much, but one great thing about the internet is that it's constantly archived, so you can look back at previous version of websites. The Universal planner website sat relatively unchanged for the past 4 years, and was only recently updated with a new skin and some new...

Those are the dates from 2013. It's just an old page that's never been updated.

Forbidden Journey is a virtual omnimover. Universal even filed a patent for the ride system: Patent US20090063036 - Virtual omnimover - Google Patents At its core, FJ is just motion bases moving along a track, just like the core of Disney's traditional omnimovers. The Kuka arm and bench is...

Project 727 | Page 31 | Orlando United Forums

Yes, I do believe it was similar technology.

Universal recently filed some interesting patents for ride systems and effects that might be included in upcoming attractions, and one in particular really stood out based on the rumors about the potential Mario Kart attraction. It's a patent for "Systems and Methods for Generating Augmented and...

"Resort" as in the overall, entire park - not a hotel. It was on a few people's Linkedin profiles and various job postings over the past year or so.

Toothsome is Project 749. Project 887 is an all inclusive project number for the Beijing resort.

I know in the February Comcast earnings call that they said there was a $130 million, 475 acre land purchase "adjacent to an existing theme park" that basically confirmed that Universal had bought the land on Universal Blvd., but the first public documents have finally been filed with the SFWMD...

There were plans for this submitted to the SFWMD back in February: These charges were also detailed/discussed back in June of last year: Future Universal Projects and Parks | Page 56 | Orlando United Forums Teebin also briefly discussed these changes in September of last year: Volcano Bay...

So, there were recently some Star Trek related Trademarks filed by CBS Studios that definitely indicate the intent to use the IP in a theme park/amusement park setting (attached below). And I know what you're probably thinking, "Trademarks don't mean much, companies file them all the time and...

No, not official at all. Behance is simply a site for creative types to show off their portfolio of work. This particular user specializes in UX design and mobile integration. Looks like he was working on concepts for Universal at some point, and decided to upload them to his online portfolio. I...

I stumbled across an interesting Behance "Work in Progress" that details a possible direction a system like this might take. Here's a link directly to the project: Behance And here are some of the interesting slides from it: This concept seems to heavily stress social networking and...

There was a possibly related job posting from early last year that mentioned something called the "Keymaker initiative" and seemed to be really focused on transforming the overall guest experience throughout their entire "vacation cycle". I'll also echo almost everyone else and say it's not too...

An interesting question, for sure, as B&M typically use Clermont Steel in Ohio to fabricate their track/supports. However, we're yet to see any photos from that location showing any track for Hulk, and they're still churning out track/supports for Valravn, Mako, and an overseas project, so maybe...

Speaking of supports, found this interesting bit of information over on CarowindsConnection of all places: Looking at older pictures of Hulk, I cant seem to find any supports that look anything like that, so who knows if this guy is BS'ing or not, but he's been talking about "going to...

To add to Bob's post, here's a nice illustrated view of where the Skyscraper polercoaster will be located, along with the rest of the Skyplex complex:

I don't think this has been reported yet, and I just happened to accidentally stumble across is the other day, but it looks like the ride system for this attraction is being designed by a company called DyMoRides (Dynamic Motion Rides). I'd never heard of them before, and before anyone asks...