Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

[illumination]

InsideTheMagic posted a spoiler-free & a spoiler-filled review:

http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/...th-exciting-diagon-alley-ride-detailed-queue/

In the spoiler review, it mentions the trio appears towards the end. I hope they did not use those horrid voice actors from HE! Here's what it says:

"Ron, Harry, and Hermione swoop in aboard the dragon to rescue everyone. They’re on their way out of Gringotts, just as they were in the film, but come to our aid in the process.
The group look and sound great, even though their representation is (presumably) computer generated. They did not film or record anything new for this attraction, but it is unnoticeable. We follow them out after they have saved the day and the experience ends back where it began."

Since they "look and sound great", perhaps they just used footage from that scene in the movie?

 

[Skubersky]

How spaced apart are the ride vehicles? Will you ever be able to see another ride vehicle if you are looking for one?

Your ride vehicle is actually 2 cars, but other than your companions I never saw another ride vehicle. But the weren't dispatching at full capacity so I can't say for certain.

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Since they "look and sound great", perhaps they just used footage from that scene in the movie?

They look good, but are cgi characters seen in the distance so you never get a close look at their faces. Harry and Ron sound fine, but (like HE) Hermione is obviously not Emma.

 

[wreck]

Does anyone know the name of the goblin escorting you through the ride? Something with a B? It's hard to understand some of the dialogue...

Bogrod is the one that escorted Harry, Ronald and Hermione in the movie

The one they put under the Imperius Curse to get into the Lestrange vault

 

[Skubersky]

No, that's not it. You do see him in silhouette in the queue.
I'll have to find a video of the preshow to watch...

 

[Lucky Planet]

In the spoiler review, it mentions the trio appears towards the end. I hope they did not use those horrid voice actors from HE! Here's what it says:

"Ron, Harry, and Hermione swoop in aboard the dragon to rescue everyone. They’re on their way out of Gringotts, just as they were in the film, but come to our aid in the process.
The group look and sound great, even though their representation is (presumably) computer generated. They did not film or record anything new for this attraction, but it is unnoticeable. We follow them out after they have saved the day and the experience ends back where it began."

Since they "look and sound great", perhaps they just used footage from that scene in the movie?

yeah i am really curious about this as well. If they look as good as the article said

 

[CPTree]

Hey Seth my father has issues with motion sickness and struggles to enjoy transformers and Spider-Man due to the amount of screens. However, he enjoys mummy and FJ and views them as some of his favorite rides. How is the motion sickness on gringotts due to the large usage of screens?

 

[Skubersky]

Hey Seth my father has issues with motion sickness and struggles to enjoy transformers and Spider-Man due to the amount of screens. However, he enjoys mummy and FJ and views them as some of his favorite rides. How is the motion sickness on gringotts due to the large usage of screens?

There is one brief falling section (like the ones in Spidey & Tf) that may give him trouble. All the rest of the screens are used to expand and animate the sets, rather than simulate movement, so he should be ok.

 

[thrillseeker_97]

Is the freefall section in this ride very similar to the one on "th13teen" at Alton Towers?

 

[Skubersky]

Is the freefall section in this ride very similar to the one on "th13teen" at Alton Towers?

Not in any way. There is a teeter-totter track and the very beginning, but no drop track in the coaster sections. The only freefall is a simulated one using 3D screens and a motion base.

 

[Sideshow Mike]

The physical set going into the vault screen scene looks exactly like that, (the goblin in the background is a screen, but the rest is all real. ut with 3D glasses the lighting isn't quite that dramatic. That's one of the biggest physical sets but there are a couple others just as impressive.

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Does anyone know the name of the goblin escorting you through the ride? Something with a B? It's hard to understand some of the dialogue...

The one thing IMHO the ride could really have benefited from is a "button" with this goblin at the end after Bill Weasley says goodbye. As it is, he helps save your life, then disappears before the finale. There is a long stretch between the final screen and the unload station, it would be cool to put one last moment with him there. Or at least something in the exit queue, the the worm guy in the window at MIB.
But I nitpick...

From watching the videos from the queue,it sounds like Bill is saying either Warfus or Borfus. Could be wrong.

 

[Skubersky]

From watching the videos from the queue,it sounds like Bill is saying either Warfus or Borfus. Could be wrong.

I figured it out, it's Blordak
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Blordak

 

[illumination]

In this video of a panel interview with the Universal Creative Designers, someone asks them why Hermione's voice doesn't sound like Emma Watson on the HE! They also ask very generally to have clarification about new footage or voiceover work from the trio in the expansion. Hear the answer at 21:35:
[video=youtube;Iez_QlU-iaU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iez_QlU-iaU[/video]

To sum it up, basically they assured everyone that their favorite characters would be featured in the rides and that Dan and Emma had prior commitments so they were not available to contribute.

 

[mbrou24]

In this video of a panel interview with the Universal Creative Designers, someone asks them why Hermione's voice doesn't sound like Emma Watson on the HE! They also ask very generally to have clarification about new footage or voiceover work from the trio in the expansion. Hear the answer at 21:35:
[video=youtube;Iez_QlU-iaU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iez_QlU-iaU[/video]

To sum it up, basically they assured everyone that their favorite characters would be featured in the rides and that Dan and Emma had prior commitments so they were not available to contribute.

Aka they didn't offer them enough money. I mean from footage I've seen, Harry is ok, but hermoine... Eek

 

[illumination]

Aka they didn't offer them enough money. I mean from footage I've seen, Harry is ok, but hermoine... Eek

It was kind of funny how they clearly didn't want to answer that question, so they moved past it as quickly as possible. The creative team refused to talk about it!

 

[neoshinok]

Aka they didn't offer them enough money.

Yep, this or these two are done with the HP brand and no amount would convince them to cloak up again. Previous commitments? Really? For the entire development period?

 

[illumination]

Yep, this or these two are done with the HP brand and no amount would convince them to cloak up again. Previous commitments? Really? For the entire development period?

It makes me sad that Dan and Emma were not up for filming. If it didn't happen 2 years ago when they filmed all of this material for DA, it's not going to happen in the future. Perhaps one day they will at least do voiceover work. They really need to fix that voice on HE.

 

[Miketheboss]

It makes me sad that Dan and Emma were not up for filming. If it didn't happen 2 years ago when they filmed all of this material for DA, it's not going to happen in the future. Perhaps one day they will at least do voiceover work. They really need to fix that voice on HE.

I dont know why they couldn't alter the voice to make it sound like hers. With todays technology, this shouldn't have been a problem.

 

[Skubersky]

In this video of a panel interview with the Universal Creative Designers, someone asks them why Hermione's voice doesn't sound like Emma Watson on the HE! They also ask very generally to have clarification about new footage or voiceover work from the trio in the expansion. Hear the answer at 21:35:
[video=youtube;Iez_QlU-iaU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iez_QlU-iaU[/video]

To sum it up, basically they assured everyone that their favorite characters would be featured in the rides and that Dan and Emma had prior commitments so they were not available to contribute.

Yup, that was me asking! I figured someone had to address the elephant in the room ;-)
Thanks for posting that, I only had my own audio recording of the panel...

 

[illumination]

Yup, that was me asking! I figured someone had to address the elephant in the room ;-)
Thanks for posting that, I only had my own audio recording of the panel...

You get the award for best question! I really appreciate it! On the plus side of things, it sounds like Rupert was willing to film, so maybe that shadow of him pressed up against the glass is really him. Ron's voice sounded the most genuine out of the three too.

 

[mbrou24]

It makes me sad that Dan and Emma were not up for filming. If it didn't happen 2 years ago when they filmed all of this material for DA, it's not going to happen in the future. Perhaps one day they will at least do voiceover work. They really need to fix that voice on HE.

I don't think filming is that big of a deal in this case with the way they are used, cgi and shadow views of them are fine, but VoiceOver work doesn't even require a tremendous amount of effort from them. They wouldn't even need to fly over to wherever they filmed the material for this ride, it's as simple as going to a studio and recording the scripted lines. A couple of hours at most.