Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[Scott W.]

The craziest thing about all this foliage being added is that it looks like this coaster has been there forever.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Look as much as the World/Park if it all is still strange to me, they did a hell of a job here.

 

[Blaw923]

The craziest thing about all this foliage being added is that it looks like this coaster has been there forever.

I don't know how they are doing to get that orange lifter out of there, boy does that thing loo pinched in the corner of the walkway.

 

[JoeCamel]

The craziest thing about all this foliage being added is that it looks like this coaster has been there forever.

Are you saying it looks "planted"?

 

[BBPH]

My bets are on late March early April.

 

[WillQ92]

My bets are on late March early April.

You might be onto something. I remember seeing an ad for a ticket package that was using the promo images of the coaster that said "Planning on visiting after March?"

With JW3 being pushed to 2022, there's no reason to hold out to June to capitalize on cross-promotion hype. It's a new world we're in here. With covid capacity restrictions, anything could be on the table for this thing. Long soft open period, or even opening it with zero fanfare are all potentially on the table.

 

[BBPH]

You might be onto something. I remember seeing an ad for a ticket package that was using the promo images of the coaster that said "Planning on visiting after March?"

With JW3 being pushed to 2022, there's no reason to hold out to June to capitalize on cross-promotion hype. It's a new world we're in here. With covid capacity restrictions, anything could be on the table for this thing. Long soft open period, or even opening it with zero fanfare are all potentially on the table.

I don’t see the usual softs happening, crowds of people hanging around the ride entrance wouldn’t look great. I wouldn’t be surprised at an official preview with reservations more like SNW. From what we can see the ride is running great, so scheduling a preview should be relatively easy.

It’s a great idea to get this open in the slower season before summer and not having 11 hour Hagrid queues.

 

[Alicia]

My bets are on late March early April.

When we start seeing multiple trains cycling at once I will get more excited about softs or previews. So far, to my knowledge, it has only been testing one train on the track at a time, right? We've seen a few different trains, but they always swap them out each time for testing.

I'd imagine they want to get the multiple train capacity tests done and solidified so we don't end up with another Hagrid situation. Granted it'll be much easier with this ride, but I'm still waiting till we start seeing it before getting excited about previews just yet.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

AP Early Access reservation would do wonders for preventing opening day crowds and increase attendance over the summer since we're finally looking at a good % of the population receiving the vaccine by then.

 

[Alicia]

AP Early Access reservation would do wonders for preventing opening day crowds and increase attendance over the summer since we're finally looking at a good % of the population receiving the vaccine by then.

They did for Fallon. I like previews, so much less stressful than waiting for softs.

Universal teasing us today... "Everything you wanted to know about the VelociCoaster" except an opening date lol

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Those fake waterfalls in Pandora are one of the coolest touches in the whole land! Plus there's an actual (quite tall) real waterfall coming off one of the floating mountains, too.

Waterfalls of any size, in any location, at any Orlando resort, I'm all in favor of.

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used too!

 

[shiekra38]

They did for Fallon. I like previews, so much less stressful than waiting for softs.

Universal teasing us today... "Everything you wanted to know about the VelociCoaster" except an opening date lol

Previews seems more controlled as well...in our current state of things

It might be a bad look if a big crowd is standing around all day outside of the ride entrance waiting for softs

 

[Brian G.]

Ride signage installed at Jurassic World VelociCoaster

Business is picking up around the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, as the ride’s marquee signage was recently installed. Featuring the iconic Jurassic font, the sign is pretty straight forward - with 2 velociraptors perched over it on the entrance’s roof. Recently, the coaster has been testing

www.insideuniversal.net

 

[GAcoaster]

For local schools (Orange County) Spring Break is March 15-19th. For most other districts it's either March 29-April 2nd, or April 5-9th. Those weeks will see peak crowds coming to the parks and would be likely candidates for a new ride openings as an extra draw. I expect that some if not all of the four local new attractions (Velocicoaster, Ratatouille, Iron Gwazi, and Ice Breaker) may be eyeing openings in that time frame.

 

[Disneyhead]

For local schools (Orange County) Spring Break is March 15-19th. For most other districts it's either March 29-April 2nd, or April 5-9th. Those weeks will see peak crowds coming to the parks and would be likely candidates for a new ride openings as an extra draw. I expect that some if not all of the four local new attractions (Velocicoaster, Ratatouille, Iron Gwazi, and Ice Breaker) may be eyeing openings in that time frame.

For IG, Grand Opening maybe. I expect softs sooner than that.

For VC, keep in mind they haven't even finished the entrance. It will be a hot minute before it can soft.

 

[Legacy]

How many hours of cycle testing do rides need before opening? Isn’t it 200 hours? They haven’t even realize started that, have they?

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

For IG, Grand Opening maybe. I expect softs sooner than that.

For VC, keep in mind they haven't even finished the entrance. It will be a hot minute before it can soft.

I'll be quite happy if IG softs by then.

 

[TheDr]

For local schools (Orange County) Spring Break is March 15-19th. For most other districts it's either March 29-April 2nd, or April 5-9th. Those weeks will see peak crowds coming to the parks and would be likely candidates for a new ride openings as an extra draw. I expect that some if not all of the four local new attractions (Velocicoaster, Ratatouille, Iron Gwazi, and Ice Breaker) may be eyeing openings in that time frame.

Given the parks limited capacity at the moment, what would be the point in rushing velocicoaster opening that early since they are likely to hit capacity anyway?

 

[fryoj]

Given the parks limited capacity at the moment, what would be the point in rushing velocicoaster opening that early since they are likely to hit capacity anyway?

While idk that is a reason to rush the ride, the queue lines add overall capacity to the park, meaning they can sell more tickets daily.

 

[HandsomePete]

How many hours of cycle testing do rides need before opening? Isn’t it 200 hours? They haven’t even realize started that, have they?

And how much longer than 200 hours will they need to test and adjust the leg ticklers?