Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[aheying7]

Check with Draco :thumbs:

Could I go about doing this?..how..? Is this a user on here or one of your guys..?

 

[Andy]

Could I go about doing this?..how..? Is this a user on here or one of your guys..?

All I can say is it has to do with off site Phase 1 Potter secrecy.

 

[Felipe]

New video update from yesterday, from PopSong1 on YouTube:

[video=youtube;cBpuzGnAVoE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBpuzGnAVoE&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]

 

[maxairmike]

And an engineering friend of mine said, "I hope they got it right!". I think it is the depth of the concrete bases that is key... and we cannot really see that at this point. I am hoping that it is at least 8 feet below ground; 4 feet above. Just guessing, but that would make the bases approx. 4'X8'X12' per base, of which there are many. An' dat's alotta CRETE!

I know that the foundations looked to be very sizable when they were digging them up back around September-ish. Several of them looked to be wide as opposed to deep. I know they do that with coasters at Cedar Point where the water table is high and the ground composition is mostly sand, and if the soil conditions are similar (high amount of sand/clay), I wouldn't be surprised if they were very wide in this instance. Also, the full width on these probably aren't apparent, as they tend to get covered over with the top soil and other materials (like asphalt/concrete for road surfaces in this case), leaving only the connecting areas and a little extra exposed.

The switch track section looks to be completed from what I could see from Rockit. I'm very curious about the vehicles they'll be using, as the track was very odd in its structure.

 

[Capacity]

Im wondering about the track too. If there will be track on top of what is already there... I don't know time will tell

 

[violarum]

And an engineering friend of mine said, "I hope they got it right!". I think it is the depth of the concrete bases that is key... and we cannot really see that at this point. I am hoping that it is at least 8 feet below ground; 4 feet above. Just guessing, but that would make the bases approx. 4'X8'X12' per base, of which there are many. An' dat's alotta CRETE!

They're supported just fine. The bases are absolutely massive and yet very unobstructive backstage. Extremely creative approach with a lot of them too! The engineers must have had oodles of fun designing them.

 

[Millionaire2K]

Pic posted on Screapscape http://www.screamscape.com/html/ioa_-_wizardingworldlink_0.htm

 

[Enbee]

Whoa. I didn't quite know what to expect. Very interesting stuff.

 

[Manx27]

Much more has been built since this picture was taken.

 

[Millionaire2K]

Much more has been built since this picture was taken.

True. But this is the only pic we got so far :thumbs:

 

[quickfire609]

Pic posted on Screapscape http://www.screamscape.com/html/ioa_-_wizardingworldlink_0.htm

This is a backstage picture, which is a BIG no-no on these forums.

 

[Sleepyhollowstudios]

I was just about to ask where that picture was taken.

-Andy

 

[Hockeyman55]

All I can say is it has to do with off site Phase 1 Potter secrecy.

A magician never tells his secrets

 

[rhino4evr]

This is a backstage picture, which is a BIG no-no on these forums.

Well he's just posting what's on screamscape. I don't see what the big deal is. Screamscape is a very popular site.

It looks like its gonna run pretty close to those buildings. Definitely gonna have to be a well shuttered train.

 

[TomTheRiddle]

Well he's just posting what's on screamscape. I don't see what the big deal is. Screamscape is a very popular site.

It looks like its gonna run pretty close to those buildings. Definitely gonna have to be a well shuttered train.

You still don't post backstage photos here. I'm sure it'll be removed shortly, but its taboo here.

 

[mbrou24]

This is an indirect tie in to the expansion but Orlando informer is reporting dragon challenge will be back to normal operating hours now. The notice of it opening at 12 was removed

 

[quickfire609]

Well he's just posting what's on screamscape. I don't see what the big deal is. Screamscape is a very popular site.

It looks like its gonna run pretty close to those buildings. Definitely gonna have to be a well shuttered train.

Screamscape can do what they want, and post what they want, but there's a very strict "no backstage photos" rule on this forum for a good reason.

 

[Teebin]

They're supported just fine.

Well thank you, for sharing with us your enlightened scientific opinion. Those four words spell tell us just what we wanted to know.

:inquisitive:

 

[Brian G.]

Well he's just posting what's on screamscape. I don't see what the big deal is. Screamscape is a very popular site.

It looks like its gonna run pretty close to those buildings. Definitely gonna have to be a well shuttered train.

Any backstage pics that aren't officially released by the respective theme park is not allowed on these boards. We're very adament about that rule, especially during Horror Nights season.

 

[quickfire609]

Any backstage pics that aren't officially released by the respective theme park is not allowed on these boards. We're very adament about that rule, especially during Horror Nights season.

"Backstage" during HHN is actually considered "Onstage" while the event is going on. That's a real gray area though, but just thought you would want to know.