graspthesun
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So, it appears that this ride was updated last night with new Dementors! According to Josh Solomon on Twitter, "The last two dementors in FJ got a super scary update and they look AWESOME". He later went on to say "the second to last comes toward you out of nowhere (spooked me) and they're both more flow-y looking".
So glad to see them making changes and updates to this ride during it's nightly down time. Makes me hope they don't have to bring it down for a total revamp anytime soon!
FJ is testing an express entrance along with looping stand by backwards through the classrooms and back out to the greens houses.
Nope, same dementors, though the black lights on them were cranked up.More Dementors? Hogwarts has some serious security problems on its grounds.
Hey not sure where to put this, but figured I would ask here. So the other day we were on FJ and we did Child Swap. After I waited with the 2 youngest I went on with the two oldest kids. They sat on the end and I went to sit next to them. The lady made me and a guy switch so I was on the outside and not next to the kids. I did not feel comfortable with this at all and she was rushing. I asked her why and she refused to answer me. The guy was an adult, so I can't imagine it had anything to do with seats. He was not plus size by any means and while I am overweight I fit into every normal seat with several clicks to spare. So I know it was not me being put into a big seat either. It just really bugged me that she did that since I was no longer next to the kids.
Also, he was from the single rider line, doubt that makes a difference though.
Was he overweight at all? The restraints on FJ could be extremely unforgiving. If they noticed he wouldn't have gotten enough clicks to ride, they would ask to switch since the outside seats require less clicks to ride. Why they didn't fix this on all the seats vs just the two outside ones is beyond me.
Wait: I just read your post again.. they put you on the outside. Hm.
Usually my wife has no problems, maybe two times they have asked her to move.I would say the guy and I may have weighed the same, maybe him a little more. Like I said, I have never needed the big seats. I have been on FJ many times with no issues. I am not even close, on coasters a ton of clicks happen vs. My husband who only gets a couple. Just was odd and I sat the kids on the outside so they wouldn't be next to a stranger and they ended up next to a stranger.
Yeah, I've always found it odd, but I can run heavy sometimes. The thing is, my family is three so when we do the regular line, we tend to stage for the first three seats, but I've had visits to UOR where I would be good one day and then on another day, I would be told to switch.
I think that is part of the reason we will do single rider more often as we can save time and we never know if we will truly sit together each ride.
It did freak me out a little the first time it happened, but now that my daughter knows the park well and she even suggest single rider these days.
I have noticed that the staff at FJ seem to err on the side of safety, which is a good thing...I am not sure how they tell, but they seem to be looking at indicators (I assume lights) at the front of the benches and then again when they mess with buttons on the side of the restraints...they seem to be quick about getting folks to switch since it is a magic carpet load and when I am asked to switch, it is at the last check...
But what reason are they switching people is my question I have?
But what reason are they switching people is my question I have?