Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[maxairmike]

I expect they'll do some cleaning up around the edges of the back side and try to enclose most of the interior structure, but that the backside will be pretty much as open as it is right now. Driving past it on I-4 serves as one heck of a live billboard, which I would think is something they want.

 

[Teebin]

Is this a large tree in the middle of an atrium? The picture is near the entrance. I want a picture of this from below if so.

 

[Kungaloosh1937]

What else would the giant leafy thing be?

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

Is this a large tree in the middle of an atrium? The picture is near the entrance. I want a picture of this from below if so.

Yes, In fact, you can see the designation for it in the earliest of blue prints

 

[Teebin]

What else would the giant leafy thing be?

Yeah, I have since seen a picture from a lower angle and it does appear to be a tree. How they got just the right height and fit and how they will manage future growth is of interest to me. Hmm...

 

[Scott W.]

Le sigh. Read a whole post before saying someone is dead wrong.

As I said - near the pink umbrella they're building Volcano wall panels. It doesn't matter where they're doing the fabrication. Those panels are bigger than the holes in the mountain on that side of the same photo so they have to be for the other side.

Apologies, mate. I've been stuck using mobile for the past few days and I've been skimming most of the posts.

Good eye btw. :thumbsup:

 

[tielo]

Is this a large tree in the middle of an atrium? The picture is near the entrance. I want a picture of this from below if so.

It has been there for some while now and had pink flowers when they planted it out there. It looks like a Tabebuia impetiginosa. I like it a lot.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Taken care of.

 

[MattA]

Taken care of.

Thanks!

 

[12th Man]

Quick Volcano Bay update found on Twitter!

 

[Teebin]

It has been there for some while now and had pink flowers when they planted it out there. It looks like a Tabebuia impetiginosa. I like it a lot.

Hmm, I had me one of those... that certainly is a showcase sized tree the buyers found!

 

[UAN17]

Have to say the slides are looking great but I have to agree about the yellow one (I haven't mastered the names yet)...it just seems a bit pointless, and not very exciting.

Park looks gorgeous though now the plants and trees are going in.

 

[Teebin]

And yet more bamboo actually being installed in this photo (center bottom). Hiding the slide supports I guess.

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

^ I pass by the tree staging area every day and there's tons of bamboo and 40-50 ft skinny palm trees. Thought of you @Teebin

 

[12th Man]

And we even have a quick video update from OrlanDave!

#Theming ixie:

EDIT: Updates from the man himself, hatetofly!




https://twitter.com/hatetofly/status/853028929392840708

 

[AlexanderMBush]

The first five seconds, give a huge way of saying "SCREW THE NEW SLIDES!".

 

[Cheezbat]

Ugh seeing those slides just torn apart at Wet N Wild just makes me cringe. I'm going to be so sad when Disco and Black Hole get axed. I loved those slides. I really hope slides similar to them are added to Volcano Bay. Right now the park doesn't have anything like them in their lineup.

 

[Andysol]

And yet more bamboo actually being installed in this photo (center bottom). Hiding the slide supports I guess.

^ I pass by the tree staging area every day and there's tons of bamboo and 40-50 ft skinny palm trees. Thought of you @Teebin

You know, after just visiting a state park in Hawaii with a bamboo forest- that would be a fantastic feature to have. 10-15 feet deep worth of Bamboo on each side of a walkway would do the trip. It'd give you a great "wow" moment in it and also when you exit to see the volcano.
Sorry for the armchair engineering- just made me think.

 

[Ryan]

Someone please explain the yellow slide to me. I remember the slide having a geyser feature to it, but without it, what's the point?

This should solve your question: ProSlide FlyingSAUCER: World's first, one-of-a-kind water ride.

 

[Cheezbat]

This should solve your question: ProSlide FlyingSAUCER: World's first, one-of-a-kind water ride.

Except that this flying saucer is a completely different model...made for the larger rafts...not the inline toboggans so idk how impressive it'll be without the cool center water features.