Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[JungleSkip]

It doesn't look like a long ride at all but its more of a dark ride than an actual roller coaster right?

Yea.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Track layout:

Thanks man!

It doesn't look like a long ride at all but its more of a dark ride than an actual roller coaster right?

As I was thinking as well. From the track layout, you can see the components in which the ride goes in and out of something . My guess is after the first two curves the track is elevated after a while.

Looks to be "Revenge of The Mummy" ish.

 

[floridakid]

What are the possibilities of getting some shots of the HE footer construction? By the disaster overflow via Beetlejuice?

 

[Swiminn6]

It would be so freakin cool if the ride car stopped and swiveled around to a screen and did some movements like Spiderman and then all the sudden you go down a drop on the coaster track!

 

[ReelJustice]

What are the possibilities of getting some shots of the HE footer construction? By the disaster overflow via Beetlejuice?

A helicopter trip is in order.

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What are the possibilities of getting some shots of the HE footer construction? By the disaster overflow via Beetlejuice?

A helicopter trip is in order.

 

[Voidfish]

Jesus tapdancing Christ. I fall off the face of the internet for a few weeks and all kinds of stuff happens!

Needless to say, I hyperventilated a bit over those track pictures.

Also, to comment on a conversation from a few pages back, I co-run the thewizardingworldofharrypotter tumblr and I try to do my best to credit everything appropriately; I generally ask for permission to repost if it's unclear in the original post, too. But I'm half-asleep most of the time, so mistakes are probable! Just putting this out there-- if anything is ever improperly credited, shoot me a message and I'll fix it asap.

(We're also a bit vehement in our encouraging people to join OU. I think our followers hate us.)

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Not sure if this has been talked about. I Found something. Not sure how true it is or anything but if it's worth anything to anyone here you go.

Wizarding World Gringotts Ride Details LEAKED

It looks like we can expect another elaborately themed walk-through queue tour, along the lines of what we got with Hogwarts Castle in the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter. From the “Entry Hall,” the queue appears to leave the building into shaded, then covered, areas before re-entering into the large “Bankers Hall.” The next room in the queue is “Vault Display,” then the “Reading Room.” From there it’s into what’s labelled “Office Hallway” before we reach “Bill Weasley’s Office.” The next feature is labelled “Elevators,” which take us up a level in order to cross over the ride tracks to access the center load island.

There are two load channels for the ride, with loading on the center island, and unloading off to the outsides. The ride vehicles are twin, 12-person, open-air cars, arranged in three rows of four. Each row is placed slightly higher than the row in front of it, in a “stadium seating” effect. The look of the cars is very Victorian, with individual lap bars and six Dolby speakers per seat for on-ride audio.

After the load platform, the two load channels merge to the south, then bearing to the left and entering Scene 1: “Turntable.” In this scene, you’ll face a brick wall, with two tunnel entrances, to the left and right. But before you proceed, the track below the first of the twin cars will drop from underneath that car. The track will come to rest at a 40-degree angle. Then, the track under the trailing car will begin to rise, matching the 40-degree angle of the leading car.

At that point, the two cars will drop in tandem into a third tunnel, below the tunnel on the right. Basically, we’ve just ridden a teeter-totter-like vertical track switch, attaching to the roller coaster track for our initial drop.

From there, we drop into Scene 2: “Dark Tunnel,” a kinetic ride section with a small bunny hop and a hard right turn before we hit a block brake in preparation for Scene 3: “Ledge.”

The Gringotts ride won’t be a traditional roller coaster. It appears to be a hybrid roller coaster and motion-base ride, a la Spider-Man and Transformers. There are 3D projection screens throughout the ride, embedded in the rockwork of the tunnel walls, creating an illusion of open space, within which we’ll watch battles taking place.

The first is in the Ledge scene, where some concept art shows a battle with wizards and giant-like creatures. The plans detail a shaker table under the track, and there’s a waterfall effect at the end of the scene, including a fogscreen and water spritzers.

There’s a slight free drop and turn to the left as we proceed through the waterfall, leading us into Scene 4: “Thief’s Downfall.” There are wind and heat effects in this scene, along with our first look at a dragon. Meanwhile, the ride’s making a chicane-type turn to the left, then the right.

That leads us immediately into Scene 5: “Sirius Black’s Vault.” We hit a fog blast before entering the vault, where we see illuminated treasure ahead. The car makes a turn to the right, where the physical show scenery opens up a bit, with a large vault area with a flat 3D projection screen along the far wall. We then bear to the left, turning into Scene 6: “Ruins.”

We’re curving to the right through the rubble of what looks like a collapsed tunnel in this scene, which leads us into Scene 7: “Chasm.” We’re inside a large projection cone for this scene, which appears to involve Harry, Ron, Hermoine and… could it be? Voldemort? (The concept art I saw wasn’t clear – it almost never is.) I do see a heat curtain and cold-air blast noted in this scene, though. (Shades of Revenge of the Mummy?)

From there, we launch into another dark tunnel (Scene 8), which banks up and around to the left, taking us into Scene 9: “Passage,” our finale, where Harry and company bid us farewell before we return to the load/unload platform.

And yes, we do exit through a retail shop.

Credit to : storieswelove via:Tumblr

Link Here: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gringotts?before=1325641978​

 

[TylerDurden]

^wow sounds awesome!

 

[Hatetofly]

It's from Themeparkinsider and he broke that leak on December 31, 2011.

 

[BJCool]

The source of the above article is Theme Park Insider: http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201112/2824/

As for its accuracy, I have no idea. But it has definitely been posted/linked here before, a long while ago at that. TPI published it last year on New Year's Eve.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

It's from Themeparkinsider and he broke that leak on December 31, 2011.

The source of the above article is Theme Park Insider: http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201112/2824/

As for its accuracy, I have no idea. But it has definitely been posted/linked here before, a long while ago at that. TPI published it last year on New Year's Eve.

Ok ok cool. Yeah way before my joining of the forum! You all have a lot of pages to look through. (Been through 250 at least) But interesting ride (If accurate)

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^wow sounds awesome!

Yeah I'm super excited now. Should be enjoyable for all ages!

 

[Hatetofly]

Accuracy? :-X

 

[ReelJustice]

Edit: I think there is some truth to certain aspects, but story/ plot always seemed off.

We do know that there will be elevators and a dual load station.

Edit 2: of course, the more I read it, the more I start to believe in everything save for the story.

 

[Elizabeth.June]

I think everything in the article is true except for the story.

So do I… There's something about Sirius Black's vault that seems weird to me. He didn't have anything important except the house, so there wouldn't really be a reason to go to his vault. The only vault I see them using is Bellatrix's or maybe 713...

 

[Hockeyman55]

That article did make for one heck of an interesting NYE, after reading that article while waiting for the new year I could wait for this project to get under way.

 

[BJCool]

Construction update from Orlando Theme Park News:

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Another vertical portion in the 4th photo. Interesting!

 

[Hatetofly]

Another vertical portion in the 4th photo. Interesting!

Kings Cross Station :thumbs:

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Kings Cross Station :thumbs:

That was my guess! The next few weeks are going to be exciting. (I get excited about construction more )

 

[Cave Johnson]

I know i'm going to catch a lot of heat for this but, I just hate the idea that there's going to be a phase II of Harry Potter. I love the Potter attraction at Islands but having another HP area at Uni is just not something i'm looking forward to. I know Potter sells but having attractions based on HP at both parks is just boring in my opinion and I thought they would use all that space for a fresh idea.