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Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

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Not sure if anyone has talked about this, but ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe the other day and noticed trees have been delivered to the area behind Seuss. You can see them from guest areas on the second floor overlooking BMG. I'm pretty sure they are for Potter and will be the ones used to block the view behind Grimmauld.

More interesting to me though was new trailers showing up behind there as well. They look to be the same type of trailers you would see backstage during HHN while waiting in line for the tents. So I'd assume they are for entertainment or another division of operations and not construction trailers but that's just a wild guess.
 
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JungleSkip said:
In the art it was on the opposite side, but I don't know what else those utility things would be for.
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I looked a wee bit further, and in this latest capture from the UOR website shows that this is indeed where the bus will be located. I agree however that we have seen it various locations in a few past concepts.

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Thanks Teebin! What are those small buildings to the left and right? Ticket upgrade center and the other one a drinks stand?
 
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anihilnation said:
Thanks Teebin! What are those small buildings to the left and right? Ticket upgrade center and the other one a drinks stand?
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Probably something like that. One of the members here pointed out to us that they are designed to look exactly like the small luncheon stops that appear all over London for taxi drivers.
 
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TheDarkLord said:
Not sure if anyone has talked about this, but ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe the other day and noticed trees have been delivered to the area behind Seuss. You can see them from guest areas on the second floor overlooking BMG. I'm pretty sure they are for Potter and will be the ones used to block the view behind Grimmauld.
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Professor Sprout tells me the evergreens next to the new trailers are destined for Hogsmeade station.

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More interesting to me though was new trailers showing up behind there as well. They look to be the same type of trailers you would see backstage during HHN while waiting in line for the tents. So I'd assume they are for entertainment or another division of operations and not construction trailers but that's just a wild guess.
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Temporary facilities for guest service training classes. All DA team members (ops, merch, foods, admissions, park services, etc.) are attending mandatory classes to get them up to speed on guest interaction. Nice to hear UO is spending the $$ on this.
 
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BTW, the railings have started to go up on Grimmauld Place.

And from Touring Plans it looks like Wyndhams is almost completely painted now and the final letters have been uncovered.

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Is that the final colour of Wyndham's or is that just a primer for more white paint?
 
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Is that the final colour of Wyndham's or is that just a primer for more white paint?
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I believe it may be the base coat, yes. They have to dirty it up a whole lot, but I would agree that it appears a very warm shade.

Note how warm it actually is next to the white DONMAR lettering on the sign:

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Those temporary trailers mentioned above are indeed for training.. :pixiedust:
 
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and to add to my previous post to UF. I believe they may do a fine spatter spray of both lighter and at times darker sprays that will bring it all to a reasonable color. So it isn't a primer but a base coat that will be allowed to peek through and add to the overall depth that is found in some limestones, kind of like marble.

Sorry that I didn't collect my thoughts previously.
 
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Orlandoparksnews.com has posted another great photo update. Here are some highlights:

The tile area of Leicester Square has gone red:
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Lots of dirt:
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Wyndham is looking much more like a solid, cohesive building:
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Looks like the Charing Cross roof is going red as well:
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Check them all out here: http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2014/04/universal-studios-update-trees-in_8875.html

...continued here: http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2014/04/universal-studios-update-trees-in_8.html
 
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Thanks for alerting us to the pics Ghost. Those new sidewalk lampposts are hackneyed and totally inappropriate to the reality of London.

See any Ben Franklin lampposts in this photo?:

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Teebin said:
Those new sidewalk lampposts are hackneyed and totally inappropriate to the reality of London.

See any Ben Franklin lampposts in this photo?:
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I don't know. They look to be replicating these, which appear in Hyde Park and many other parks around London:

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I don't know. They look to be replicating these, which appear in Hyde Park and many other parks around London
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Yep, it would appear that they are replicating those...
Perhaps they are just playing on the stereotypes of London as America and other distant countries believe it to be.
 
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Teebin said:
Yep, it would appear that they are replicating those...
Perhaps they are just playing on the stereotypes of London as America and other distant countries believe it to be.
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Or maybe they're just using the nicer-looking lamp.
 
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Teebin said:
Yep, it would appear that they are replicating those...
Perhaps they are just playing on the stereotypes of London as America and other distant countries believe it to be.
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Well, it is an amalgam of various parts of London, real (Wyndham's, Leicester Square, King's Cross) and fictional (Grimmauld Place). And let's not forget that the HP books take place in the 90's. Perhaps the lamps have changed since then?

More importantly, in real life, Grimmauld Place is Claremont Square in Islington, and it does feature lamps like the ones they're using, as seen in the movie as well as in the photo below:

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(Here's a larger closeup of a street lamp in Claremont Square: http://0.tqn.com/d/golondon/1/0/D/F/0/-/Claremont-Square.jpg)

What I'm wondering is why they're not using the South Bank Embankment lamps below. Or are they?

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floridakid said:
Or maybe they're just using the nicer-looking lamp.
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^This. No need to think things soooooooo in depth. These lamps just look better.
 
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Per AmusementBuzz.com (formerly UORBuzz)'s photo update, the railings on the Grimmauld balconies are fully installed.

http://www.amusementbuzz.com/2014/04/08/april-8-2014-universal-studios/

Oh, and TREES at Hogsmeade Station!

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Or maybe they're just using the nicer-looking lamp.
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^This. No need to think things soooooooo in depth. These lamps just look better.
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I agree. Plus, these lamps fit both the city street setting and the grassy park area.
 
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GGGhost said:
Per AmusementBuzz.com (formerly UORBuzz)'s photo update, the railings on the Grimmauld balconies are fully installed.

http://www.amusementbuzz.com/2014/04/08/april-8-2014-universal-studios/

Oh, and TREES at Hogsmeade Station!

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I agree. Plus, these lamps fit both the city street setting and the grassy park area.
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Thanks!! Everyday we have like 3 updates!!! Things are speeding up.
 
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Miketheboss said:
^This. No need to think things soooooooo in depth. These lamps just look better.
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I think they put more thought into that lamp selection than we imagine. After all, it's even featured in the Mary GrandPre artwork of Grimmauld Place:

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This comes form the deluxe book cover of "Order of the Phoenix," by the way.
 
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