Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion
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That's a bus loop - and how exactly it's accessed, apparently from the back and side of the park - is still sort of unknown.
So many people worried this place won't be done on time for the opening, I guess from working in the construction industry I see much larger architectural construction come together in amazingly short amounts of time which may help me not being worried at all but regardless all you need to do is compare all the aerials we keep bombarding this forum with which are now almost weekly and you can see how fast things progress. The main structural side of the construction is pretty much done the rest of the landscaping and themeing etc really isn't going to take that long with the amount of staff there. Sit back and relax, if anyone is to worry let the employees at Uni who are responsible for project managing worry.
I agree. The company doing the landscaping will be last out and they'll know exactly how many people they need for the time they have. If they have a shorter time, they'll get more people in around the clock. Simple!
Exactly, just like most construction projects with big budgets, normally time constraints just mean more man power regardless of cost unless it really is a colossal mess up most of these projects set dates and events for opening well in advance so its not as simple to just say hold on we will open 3 weeks later, it would cost them more cancelling a grand opening than throwing a few extra contractors on the job....
The structure at the back is support for VB (offices, etc.), not a parking garage. All TM parking will be in the main UOTM lot with shuttle service.
I think lighting rigs like these pointed at slides would do the trick for nighttime mood setting, and making it not as scary to ride at night. These are pointed at Kong. Even though they're some serious setups, they're actually hardly noticeable when walking by.
I was staring at concept art again (I do that from time to time), and noticed the yellow lighting poles in it:
You can also notice the wooden chairs with what seems to be colored pads on top, which I believe @Disneyhead mentioned he wanted (although they could also just be towels)
Video has them as draping cloth and the ones in the cabanas as padded.
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Its a 3rd Theme Park tho. See when they say it enough times it makes it true!
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Reminder: you can get an AP to Aquatica for $90, or both WDW water parks for like $110.
Also, let's be real, $126 ticket going to have a $15 - $20 parking fee tacked on.
Universal lost their damn minds.
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Exactly. They really don't want single day people. They need the lines down due to Tapu Tapu. How do you do that? Price out day guests. It's not greedy, it's smart.
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Someone needs to snap some pics of the I4 side of the Volcano today, there is some beautiful green moss showing through.
Based on some of the demographic I'd see lined up for Wet n Wild, maybe the price is also to deter that crowd from showing up. Wasn't surprised to hear that there was a shooting there a few years back based on a lot of the questionable, atypical theme park crowd I'd see going there.
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