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Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

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There’s also the matter of maintenance with regard to the figures during the coaster portion. If you use AAs, you have to build access to both the behind the scenes circuitry and the AAs themselves. Considering the limited space they already had cramming a highly themed coaster in there, it likely would have become a question of deciding if it was worth allocating space to support a blink and you miss it effect or just theming. When thinking about how the raptor figures are positioned (on rocks above the track), it’s obvious they already had to get creative in order to even fit static figures with everything else.
 
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Interesting. I hadn’t considered the maintence element of using AAs within the coaster section.

Something else I’ve been curious about: what’s the block brake situation for this coaster?
 
As far as I know, moving figures were never planned for the paddock area. Tracked/sled figure for finale in early plans only as far as I know. (And even then, it’s a track it would be moving along, no idea if figure itself would’ve been animated.)
 
There’s also the matter of maintenance with regard to the figures during the coaster portion. If you use AAs, you have to build access to both the behind the scenes circuitry and the AAs themselves. Considering the limited space they already had cramming a highly themed coaster in there, it likely would have become a question of deciding if it was worth allocating space to support a blink and you miss it effect or just theming. When thinking about how the raptor figures are positioned (on rocks above the track), it’s obvious they already had to get creative in order to even fit static figures with everything else.

Plus ensuring that the figures were weather-proofed sufficiently such as Hagrids.
 
With TM Previews tomorrow, and then AP Previews next, we're going to be doing a bit of housekeeping later with some new threads for Reviews, Photos...ya know? The usual.

Was just going to ask about that. Also, there are already a number of coaster reviews on twitter for anyone ok with being spoiled
 
So quick update for those who like these sorts of things:

Except this thread to lock Sunday morning with a wrap-up post (including the winners of the JW contest). General, Reviews/Media, and Waits/Uptime threads will go live Saturday night locked then will unlock on Sunday morning.
 
So quick update for those who like these sorts of things:

Except this thread to lock Sunday morning with a wrap-up post (including the winners of the JW contest). General, Reviews/Media, and Waits/Uptime threads will go live Saturday night locked then will unlock on Sunday morning.

The best laid plans of mice and men, seems UOR is not policing TMs as much as in years past.

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Over 8 years, 900 pages, at least two attraction concepts, hundreds of updates, and one global pandemic later: Jurassic World VelociCoaster is now open for TM previews and UOAP previews later this weekend.

First, some thanks:

@Alicia for her work on here and OPS with rumors, permits, inside info, and continuous updates.

@RollermanDan for putting up with my a-holeness, his reporting on info, construction updates, and more.

Bio for his aerial updates from the start of Trike Encounter demo through the pandemic construction updates to today.

@Scott W. for his photoshops and jokes.

And finally, the protected osprey of the Orlando area.

BET WINNERS:

TM Previews - @Magic Feather
Guest Previews - @joelbryant11
Opening Date - @Disneyhead

UserTM PreviewsGuest PreviewsGrand Opening
JoeApril 6April 9May 19
AliciaMarch 25April 19May 31
AlexanderMBushMarch 18March 26May 15
joelbryant11April 15April 23May 31
ThemeParks4LifeApril 5April 11May 28
Scott WMarch 26April 1April 15
Magic FeatherApril 20May 15June 1
rhino4evrMarch 26April 16June 2
BBPHMarch 23April 6April 22
TommyJKApril 19May 14May 27
tieloMarch 29April 5May 1
Dancapt-June 1June 24
EbuilderMarch 9March 27April 30
DisneyheadMarch 22March 26June 7
Cup_of_coffeeApril 1April 12May 28
Yung1522May 10May 24-

Finally, this thread is now officially locked. Please take all discussions to the General Discussion thread, Reviews & Media Thread, and the Waits & Uptime thread.

After all, what could go wrong?
 
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