Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[Hatetofly]

Well Eric beat me to it, these are the only pictures published...

 

[Kevin38]

Amen.

In other news, do we not have any pictures of the track area behind the Studios...? I must have missed them if we do.

Are you asking if we have any pics of the Gringotts track? or the hogwarts express construction?

 

[Brian G.]

For now.... :sneaky:

 

[Hatetofly]

For now.... :sneaky:

:look:

 

[Brian G.]

:look:

op:

 

[Hatetofly]

I can assure you it's not an overhead track :thumbs:

Let me clarify, I meant it will not be suspended. It would be a traditional style monorail like the ones at OIA or Vegas. NOT like the one that used to be at BGT. Sorry about the poor choice of words.

 

[Descendo]

Wait, but one does not simply walk into Mordor...

/could not resist

Thanks for the mood boosting comments guys, simply walking into Mordor through the Black Gates (Morannon) would be an attraction in itself, a real highlight of the park. I can imagine the USI TV spot where Sean Bean quotes Boromir's line and then gets the chop.

As for the London section, I used the actual Kings Cross because I envisioned this before I knew Phase 2 would have the St Pancras façade. I made the Hogsmeade section of USI have a Madam Puddifoot's to replace the current IOA Hogsmeade station (USI has an underground shuttle system; for example, the 1885 Hill Valley station is actually building that takes guests down a level to the actual train service). I have a massive Word essay explaining pretty much every detail of the park, so feel free to ask any questions cos chances are I'll have an answer for you.

Oh and to all you insiders, show this to your magical sources if you get the time :thumbs:

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Update, turns out to see it in a larger size in Chrome you can just right click, Open image in new tab. If you aren't using Chrome, well, they have group therapy classes for that..

 

[Teebin]

Let me clarify, I meant it will not be suspended. It would be a traditional style monorail like the ones at OIA or Vegas. NOT like the one that used to be at BGT. Sorry about the poor choice of words.

Ahh... so it will be as I suspected way back. It will be raised above all backstage access roads. This way they can simulate train track vibrations and other scoop-like effects.

Not sure if anyone has seen the plans or what kind of plans they have seen*, (there are many different plans for each specific project) but will the whole thing be enclosed, as I suspect?

*wink wink

 

[jarmor]

Quick question about bobb's track pictures. Is it me or is the track connected at the bottom? Most coaster track is connected either on the inside or outside sides. Am I looking at it wrong?

 

[Hockeyman55]

Quick question about bobb's track pictures. Is it me or is the track connected at the bottom? Most coaster track is connected either on the inside or outside sides. Am I looking at it wrong?

You talking about where the support meets the track? Most of the track I know of connect at the spine on the bottom to the supports.

 

[bobwadd]

Quick question about bobb's track pictures. Is it me or is the track connected at the bottom? Most coaster track is connected either on the inside or outside sides. Am I looking at it wrong?

You can see the construction of the track better in the following shot

 

[BJCool]

From ‏@OrlandoInformer

Requisite Gringotts Bank shot @UniversalORL

An arm reach over the construction wall at the Hogwarts Express platform

 

[Brian G.]

I'm making a trip this weekend.

[video=youtube;szQwHZ-aWGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQwHZ-aWGU[/video]

 

[Gambit]

Thank. God.

It's about time we got a good bird's eye view of the entire construction site. YAY!

 

[Hockeyman55]

Oh yea, fly baby fly! :happy:

 

[Hatetofly]

I'm making a trip this weekend.

[video=youtube;szQwHZ-aWGU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQwHZ-aWGU[/video]

Oh man, I thought you weren't gonna say anything yet!

 

[jtsalien]

Tease. :saw:

 

[BJCool]

Update with very brief over the wall shots:

[video=youtube;ywKUsu6cumk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywKUsu6cumk[/video]

 

[Brian G.]

Oh man, I thought you weren't gonna say anything yet!

I wasn't, but I figured why the heck not.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

I wonder what will happen to the Jaws bathroom?