Volcano Bay: General Discussion

[Dan B]

If the ends of the straps and the hook are made from plastic the plastic will be harder than you think, lets put it this way the hook hole would more than likely give and the hook pop from the rubber hole before snapping. Im not saying it can't break though, also what on earth would you be doing to tear that off your wrist that hard

 

[sonoma15]

 

[Yung1522]

Are they making that pool a little more shallow?

 

[epcyclopedia]

Legit - what are they doing that needs a tent?

 

[fryoj]

Legit - what are they doing that needs a tent?

Could just be so the GP doesn't see active construction.

 

[Alicia]

Could just be so the GP doesn't see active construction.

Or maybe so rain doesn't affect it? Especially drying concrete maybe?

 

[fryoj]

Or maybe so rain doesn't affect it? Especially drying concrete maybe?

Possible, but we didn't see any tents for any of the initial construction. Unless they are on a hard timetable and the forecast is showing rain daily, they'd just wait for a dry day or even a block of dry hours. It doesn't take that long for concrete to set up.

 

[Teebin]

Someone on here spoke of the surfacing of the pools lifting from the base concrete. There was some issue with that in the rivers as I recall. Perhaps this is that issue.

 

[sonoma15]

Still surprised we still have no water "fireworks" at the end of the water coaster yet.

 

[Magic-Man]

Judging from Bio's pics, it doesn't seem like there's very much expansion space. That kinda has me worried......

 

[tidecat]

Apparently the expansion plot is 5 acres per a CNN report from May. Given that Universal will probably want the world's longest water coaster (currently at 1,763 feet), any additional attractions would likely be intertwined with the coaster.

 

[Disneyhead]

While the official line is that the parks carrying capacity is fine. I am being led to believe that the expansion is being tweaked to include more and that is one reason for the delay.

 

[Frank Drackman]

Legit - what are they doing that needs a tent?

Would they ever do something like that to help the workers?

I saw some folks with welding tourches up one of Dueling Dragons lift supports. It is still summer down here and I couldn't imagine very many jobs that would be that uncomfortable!

 

[Teebin]

Would they ever do something like that to help the workers

I doubt it. It is more a factor of being able to be viewed from above now that guests are in the park. A whole lot of ugly.

 

[UK-Trigg]

I doubt it. It is more a factor of being able to be viewed from above now that guests are in the park. A whole lot of ugly.

if they are relaying concrete could it also be be to help keep the weather off so it doesn't get wet or cure to quick causing the same issues again?

 

[tidecat]

I also noticed a light hanging from the tent in one of bio's photos, so it looks like at least some of the work will be done at night.

 

[Cheezbat]

While the official line is that the parks carrying capacity is fine. I am being led to believe that the expansion is being tweaked to include more and that is one reason for the delay.

That's good to hear...I'm curious what else they're looking into.

 

[JoeCamel]

What is in the building on the expansion pad? Isn't that creative?
With the creative office overlooking the south property would they expand that and use this space for more expansion or support for VB?

On the subject of the tent I would think it is for both concealment and to offer some protection to the workers while protecting the work in progress. Too many positives not to do it when they had a ready made space for it.

As far as workers up cutting holes in the supports for DD/DC. I worked high steel doing just that when the temps were 100+ out west. Torch or not you just roll with it and keep working. Sometimes being covered in sweat is a plus when you are making sparks.

 

[Teebin]

I wonder what happened here? Did a palm tree fall into it?

 

[Teebin]

Ya know I'm a bit older when this is the song that came to mind...