WaterWorld

[Jon Fu]

Allen's right. WaterWorld isn't going anywhere.

Potter - coupled with the news of an audio upgrade - almost guarantees that the show will remain at the park for the foreseeable future. I wouldn't expect anything till at least 2016 at the earliest, and that's if they want to combat Potter crowds.

But to answer your question William: there's currently construction right next to Potter in Islands right now, so I'm guessing Universal thinks it's fine.

 

[Allen The Actor]

^ the only construction next to Potter is the new Hogsmeade train station for the expansion. So that's warranted.

What I'm curious about is if maybe in the end Universal will just remove the WaterWorld theme and design a new similar SHOW, instead of demoing everything and building a ride. Obviously they'd probably prefer to put a big new ride in that space, as would the general ride-loving public, (and I would prefer a massive new ride on the scale of Potter too), but I'm curious if maybe they'll keep it as a show space.

The only way I'd want it to be a ride is if it's a game changing ride similar to Forbidden Journey, or crazier than Transformers. Otherwise, I'd just rather they keep the show.

 

[BehindTheTheme]

I think we will see WW till at least a year after potter opens.

 

[William]

The idea of seeing the Wizarding World next to Waterworld just fascinates me. I don't know why. It reminds me of that picture Jon posted awhile back with the castle behind the atole.

 

[Allen The Actor]

Won't be as bad as seeing the Jurassic Park entrance with Hogwarts behind it

I don't think we'll see any of Wizarding World from Waterworld. Too much separation. I think we'll only see the backsides.

 

[William]

Won't be as bad as seeing the Jurassic Park entrance with Hogwarts behind it

I don't think we'll see any of Wizarding World from Waterworld. Too much separation. I think we'll only see the backsides.

A bit of the show building at the very least, right? They don't have too much room to work with. Maybe they won't even put FJ on the Waterworld side... Maybe we'll see Hogwarts from the Studio Tour entrance?

 

[Krusty]

And I hope that it won't be replaced by anything Potter related.....any more than what we're getting is over kill in our little USH.

Agreed. I feel the same way about possibly getting Springfield at USH.

 

[Allen The Actor]

Yeah...like, if it was on the level of what Florida got, I maybe wouldn't mind. But considering we really lack the space, I don't wanna see them half ass it and call it Springfield.

 

[UniversalFan]

Or what about if Universal decides to drop the Potter thing and come up with something else. It would be interesting to see if Universal Studios Hollywood can hold HP.

 

[Allen The Actor]

Um.....Universal will not drop Potter...hahaha. Potter is the most anticipated USH project since Jurassic Park.


It's also the backbone of the expansion plan. I DO however want to see something non-Potter related replace Waterworld and after Potter is completed.

 

[William]

If Potter's dropped, I'll jump from the top of the StarWay. Seriously.

At this point, there's a 0.00001% chance that they'll cancel the addition of the Wizarding World. I don't wanna stray off the whole Waterworld topic because I could talk about this for days.

 

[Krusty]

Can anyone tell me how the seaplane works? How do they launch it and how do they get it back to it's original position? And how much does that thing weigh? I'm really curious about all the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into this show.

 

[BernardMesa]

Can anyone tell me how the seaplane works? How do they launch it and how do they get it back to it's original position? And how much does that thing weigh? I'm really curious about all the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into this show.

This video talks about some of that. Hope it answers some of your questions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqm-Nc7tf4Y

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

Sea plane is on a catapult. They use a crane to re set it after each show. They lift it back onto the launch and pull it back down into the ready position for the next show. I'm not sure what it weighs but it's heavy that's for sure! If you linger at the end of a show you can see part of that process.

 

[Jon Fu]

It's actually quite neat how they incorporated that crane into the set. Look near the water tower to the left of the stage and you can see it.

 

[ItsAtrap]

I get that.

My problem with WaterWorld is that you have too much going on at once. You could be looking to the left where some action is happening but then you'll be missing somethings that are going on the other side of the stage. The audience's eyes need to move with the action.

To me that's the recipe for a good stunt show. People can return again and again

and still find something they haven't seen because there is so much going on at once.

 

[smoaT]

I love this show because it doesn't get old and we get the repeat value since it's an amazing show and just the reactions of the audience are amazing when they see the plane coming down...

 

[Krusty]

This video talks about some of that. Hope it answers some of your questions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqm-Nc7tf4Y

Awesome, thanks! I'm a dingus and didn't even look to see if there were any behind the scenes videos on youtube. Haha.

 

[William]

Interesting that they use a crane. I always assumed they used a boat or something to pull it backstage, but it probably doesn't fit through the gates. I never would've guessed that they use a crane!

 

[Jon Fu]

Here's the crane for anyone that's curious: