Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

[tielo]

Almost died to day on gringotts!!




Someone Farted in the elevator :ded:we were hopeless. Couldn't do a thing!

Not sure why I googled it but this is lore:
Fresh Air Refreshes Totally (F.A.R.T.) was a fringe movement of wizards who preferred to wear robes at all times in public, even when in the vicinity of Muggles, because they believed that trousers "stemmed the magical flow at source" and that having a "healthy breeze" around one's "privates" was desirable.

 

[devinp267]

Are they using the pre-show again?

If not, luckily you weren't entirely enclosed

lmao no.. but WITH social distancing it was a looot of people in there. Groups though

 

[Freak]

Now I know filming on the rides is a big no-no, but the video caught my curiosity as I have never seen the ride before with the lights on. I noticed an interesting mechanic that I didn't realize was a thing: on the simulator portions of the ride, the track moves forward and back and not the motion base the cars are on as they apparently only rotate. I did not realize this. I thought all of this time the cars did all of the "moving".

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I--how?!?

 

[Tobias]

Yup, that's pretty much how they pull that effect off. I can imagine anything other than spinning (tilt, roll, pitch) would be a nightmare if put under any kind of usual coaster forces, so it makes sense it would be on a essentially a piece of track on a motion base to make those movements.

 

[faceleg]

I think Amusement Labs on YouTube did a video on the mechanics of the ride and mentioned that.

 

[anihilnation]

Yup, I have had it where I was stuck and could see the actuators which move the track, pretty impressive technology.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Now y’all know why this thing was a nightmare!

 

[Scott W.]

I think Gringotts is one of the most impressive rides as far as making you feel like you've been transported to a different world. How they managed to fit it all inside a building is an incredible feat.

 

[shiekra38]

Now I know filming on the rides is a big no-no, but the video caught my curiosity as I have never seen the ride before with the lights on. I noticed an interesting mechanic that I didn't realize was a thing: on the simulator portions of the ride, the track moves forward and back and not the motion base the cars are on as they apparently only rotate. I did not realize this. I thought all of this time the cars did all of the "moving".

Yeah there's five different points where the track physically detaches from the main circuit

A car flying through every, what, 30 seconds?

Several cars on the track at once

And a scene where the track ahead is blocked by a robotic arm and screen

To say programming nightmare is probably an understatement

 

[DodgsonHere]

Rumor: Universal Considering Removing 3D from Escape From Gringotts

Unconfirmed rumors suggest Universal Orlando may be thinking about taking away the 3D glasses from this Harry Potter ride

orlandoparkstop.com

 

[Brian G.]

Rumor: Universal Considering Removing 3D from Escape From Gringotts

Unconfirmed rumors suggest Universal Orlando may be thinking about taking away the 3D glasses from this Harry Potter ride

orlandoparkstop.com

Yeah - I don't like it. Gringotts is fine with the 3D. If they really are looking for a soft reset of the 3D stuff - look over to Fallon.

 

[DodgsonHere]

Yeah - I don't like it. Gringotts is fine with the 3D. If they really are looking for a soft reset of the 3D stuff - look over to Fallon.

Agreed. I’m not usually a fan of 3D on any ride, but Gringotts definitely needs it to add depth to many of the scenes. Wonder if a conversation to 2D would necessitate any other changes.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Do the 3D glasses require any significant labor to wash and redistribute? Wondering if that's also a factor.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Yeah - I don't like it. Gringotts is fine with the 3D. If they really are looking for a soft reset of the 3D stuff - look over to Fallon.

Thinking long-term, there really is no need to do this (with F&F and Simpsons one day long gone) unless we get higher quality projections and enhanced work on each scene to "envelope" your eyesight away from the non-screen areas. Alicia mentioned this in her article, but the problem isn't really 3D but the reliance on screens.

 

[Alicia]

I’ve been very vocal about how removing 3D essentially ruined Minion Mayhem for me. This would be a mistake. Maybe even moreso.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

The snake scene is one of the best in the ride, and Voldemort approaching your cart is so menacing it’s fantastic. That entire scene is wasted if this gets removed.

Get rid of it on Fallon.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Unless they have data supporting this, I don't think 3D on Gringotts causes nausea as much as Simpsons does nowadays. I can ride Hulk several times before getting sick, but one ride on Simpsons is enough for me.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Yeah removing 3D from Gringotts would ruin it.

 

[Nick]

Not a fan of this at all. Wonder if there's a bunch of people who come off puking and they think that this will help to fix that?