Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[ThemeParks4Life]

The walk up won't be as tedious as Trolley, right?

 

[Hatetofly]

Talking platforms,

A city bus and the hulk have what in common?

 

[ReelJustice]

Talking platforms,

A city bus and the hulk have what in common?

Someone else will have to take this one. I've never been on a city bus.

 

[Hatetofly]

That was a terrible example, I had to throw something out their and run out for a second.

So how about this instead,

Including a certain element required for theming the platforms will approach a football field in length.

 

[BJCool]

^Magic carpet?

 

[Hatetofly]

No... What's that have to do with theming? And for what it's worth no magic carpet is coming to any new attractions under construction.

 

[BJCool]

I'm so confused. :bonk:

 

[violarum]

A necessary train shell facade within an enclosed and elevated platform to make it seem as though guests are actually boarding the Hogwarts Express and will never show the train exiting while guests are in line...?

 

[BJCool]

LOL, I thought Hate was talking about Gringotts. Had to look back and see him mention HE.

As for the hint, a stationary train facade?

 

[Brian G.]

You guys are looking for the answer to his hint, but overlooking the "football field in length"; which is what he's trying to tell you.

 

[violarum]

Well, trains are long...

 

[Skipper Justin]

The building facade?

 

[Hatetofly]

Have you ever seen a loading platform that's fully themed and near a football field in length?

 

[ReelJustice]

Football fields are huge. I'm flummoxed.

Railroad track (cross ties, rocks, etc?)???

 

[Nick]

I think they'll use better projectors too. Halloween they're going to just pull one out of storage or buy a moderate one and use it repeatedly. My biggest concern is how spotty the projection looked from different viewing angles. If you were right under it or facing it, it looked fine. If you were diagonal it looked completely different or lackluster. I'm sure that issue can be addressed easily in a que though.

If Disney/GM can basically make an entire ride filled with convincing projections (TT 2.0), there's no excuse for Uni to not be able to do this.

 

[Hockeyman55]

That was a terrible example, I had to throw something out their and run out for a second.

So how about this instead,

Including a certain element required for theming the platforms will approach a football field in length.

Could it be a 9-3/4 mist screen we have to walk thru thats runs the length of a football field? Or heavily themed loading gates. I don't know, im stumped :shrug: Would be cool if they loaded each group into there line but instead of a regular themed gate it would be the entarbce to 9-3/4 and we had to walk thru the mist to enter the train.

 

[Eric]

If Disney/GM can basically make an entire ride filled with convincing projections (TT 2.0), there's no excuse for Uni to not be able to do this.

Eh, I don't think you can really compare Test Tracks projections to Harry Potters. Projections for test track are futuristic which is pretty easy to do. However, Potter is a lot more realistic and a lot harder to make look appropriate.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

The track will be the length of a football field?

 

[Hockeyman55]

The track will be the length of a football field?

The track itself is going to be a lot longer than just a football field. Think it has to do with the something in the station being the length of a football field, if not the actual station itself.

 

[mebweb]

My guess is this has something to do with the Hogsmeade station, since it will be completely viewable by riders on Dragon Challenge. If in fact it is true that the ride vehicle will only have the appearance of an actual train within the loading platforms, then there will have to be something on that side to hide the exposed ride system once it leaves the station. Perhaps it will be a tunnel and/or or a mountain facade?