Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[Galaxy Defender]

Loews Hotels co-chairman today said in interview on CNBC that Cabana Bay towers will open in March in conjunction with Volcano Bay, FWIW.

That makes sense. Again working at the speed of Universal.

Disney might have Avatar bathrooms done by then.

 

[sparky]

lol - Very true. I believe it would be more of a rapids type river, than a action lazy river.

Schliterbahn Galveston has something like that. You can go left rapids, go right lazy type. It's almost like a lazy river wave pool. I float around on that thing for hours.

 

[Dan B]

Latest photos I could find today:

D987 construction update (new slides going in)



View from Sapphire Falls parking garage:



Frame removed from volcano too:

 

[IzzyB]

They were really smart by making such a tall structure in that location. People are going to see it all over the resort and probably that will entice them to go there. It is going to be really nice and beautiful.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

They were really smart by making such a tall structure in that location. People are going to see it all over the resort and probably that will entice them to go there. It is going to be really nice and beautiful.

They are going to see it from I4. That is going to be a big visual draw, especially at night.

 

[pl6pilgrim]

Loews Hotels co-chairman today said in interview on CNBC that Cabana Bay towers will open in March in conjunction with Volcano Bay, FWIW.

I will kiss him if true.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

I will kiss him if true.

He might not kiss back.

 

[pl6pilgrim]

I don't care. As long as its open before May 20th.

 

[anihilnation]

I wonder if soft openings will be restricted to passholders.

 

[Joel]

I wonder if soft openings will be restricted to passholders.

I wonder how this would happen considering the new park isn't included with the current passes.

 

[Imagineer83]

From tweet shared above...

The first pieces of the water coaster appear to be installed! Looks like a nice steep drop is starting to be formed. However, the thing that I find most curious is that the slide color is green except for the bottom of the drop. The base of the drop is blue. Will this part be placed with water around it and create a splash effect interacting with the landscape? The dirt around appears to create a nice landscape for a pond to be formed...could be a very cool effect if done! Would be better if they made a tunnel and the slide went under water, but I don't think that will be the case here.

The black, yellow, and red slides in the foreground look like they will be fast and have high banked turns! I am assuming those will be the mat slides.

 

[Imagineer83]

Sorry for double post but...I am curious why there are not more slide pieces installed inside the volcano structure yet. The concept art and descriptions released clearly indicate slides will meander through the volcano yet only a few small sections have been installed so far. I wonder how they will get the slide pieces in after the steal structure is installed?

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Sorry for double post but...I am curious why there are not more slide pieces installed inside the volcano structure yet. The concept art and descriptions released clearly indicate slides will meander through the volcano yet only a few small sections have been installed so far. I wonder how they will get the slide pieces in after the steal structure is installed?

They did lose some pieces in that fire, though I have no idea which pieces.

 

[Scott W.]

That makes sense. Again working at the speed of Universal.

Disney might have Avatar bathrooms done by then.

Do you have any idea how complex it is to plumb 12 toilets compared to 12 water slides?

 

[Joel]

Do you have any idea how complex it is to plumb 12 toilets compared to 12 water slides?

At least the toilet seats will light up different colors when you sit on them.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Do you have any idea how complex it is to plumb 12 toilets compared to 12 water slides?

I have the highest respect for the modern flush toilets and sewage engineering.

 

[Scott W.]

I have the highest respect for the modern flush toilets and sewage engineering.

It's almost like Universal recently gained the help of a plumbing legend.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

It's almost like Universal recently gained the help of a plumbing legend.

Now we know why Universal partnered with Nintendo.

 

[Scott W.]

Now we know why Universal partnered with Nintendo.

If they decide to do a 2nd water park on the new plot, that could be the greatest themed water park of all time.

 

[darkridelover]

Latest photos I could find today:

D987 construction update (new slides going in)

Look at the 3rd pic in this tweet. You can see the concrete wave generator building I was talking about. Now that I see it up close I noticed what seems to be a double decker wave generator. Just below the top floor wage generator seems to be an indentation for some sort of trough. If you look below that area, straddling the bottom floor wave generator looks to be poured footers in a row for supports to hold the upper trough. Seems very unusual and interesting to me.