Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

I've pinged it down to being a capture on a Saturday or Sunday between the last week of January - President's day weekend.

 

[Scott W.]

I've pinged it down to being a capture on a Saturday or Sunday between the last week of January - President's day weekend.

It's definitely in February some time.



The kids area has the bridges all connected in the aerial and not in that tweet from 1st February.

Edit: This is the first image I can find with the bridges up:



Edit 2:

No slides are installed in the kids area yet so it could be around this date:

 

[12th Man]

Volcano Bay is starting to get added on directional signs around the resort!

 

[Miketheboss]

Volcano Bay is starting to get added on directional signs around the resort!

If Volcano Bay is a "theme park", why does it have to be listed separately ? [HASHTAG]#alternativefacts[/HASHTAG]

 

[Scott W.]

Water theme park. #Technicality

 

[Miketheboss]

Water theme park. #Technicality

Replace fetch with "Water Theme Park"

 

[tidecat]

If I had redone that sign, I probably would have put "all parks" or listed them separately.

 

[Scott W.]

If I had redone that sign, I probably would have put "all parks" or listed them separately.

It depends where the sign is. At some stage, VB is one way and the parks are another.

In this sign, it's all the same.

 

[DragonSlayer]

It depends where the sign is. At some stage, VB is one way and the parks are another.

In this sign, it's all the same.

"Volcano Bay" [...] "Those other theme parks"

This is way too much fun

 

[12th Man]

It depends where the sign is. At some stage, VB is one way and the parks are another.

In this sign, it's all the same.

Won't it just direct you to the same place? VB parking is in the same garages. Maybe they just added VB not to confuse anyone.

 

[Scott W.]

Won't it just direct you to the same place? VB parking is in the same garages. Maybe they just added VB not to confuse anyone.

Excellent point. I think it's just a generic parking sign. I think VB will have a separate section in the garage so it's probably just to direct people to correct section so they're not walking a distance just to get on the tram/bus.

Edit: Just to add to this. I'm a little disgusted by the signs. Sure, UV can wash out the colour of sign vinyl but you'd think that Universal would be able to find the same sign vinyl from the originals.

 

[GAcoaster]

Volcano Bay needs to be listed separately (theme park or not) simply because it's location is counter intuitive to where the parking will be located. It's just like the people who pass the parking lot for Magic Kingdom because it's no where near the park itself. All day long people drive into the bus lanes in front of the Magic Kingdom trying to park, and I would guess it will be the same with people trying to Cabana Bay and Sapphire Falls figuring that's the parking for VB. Luckily the bulk of VB guests will be onsite guests in the hotels.

 

[Scott W.]

Volcano Bay needs to be listed separately (theme park or not) simply because it's location is counter intuitive to where the parking will be located. It's just like the people who pass the parking lot for Magic Kingdom because it's no where near the park itself. All day long people drive into the bus lanes in front of the Magic Kingdom trying to park, and I would guess it will be the same with people trying to Cabana Bay and Sapphire Falls figuring that's the parking for VB. Luckily the bulk of VB guests will be onsite guests in the hotels.

I don't imagine the bulk will be on site guests. Even if if Universal are aiming for 2 million guests a year, that would be about 5,500 guests a day.

Hopefully most people driving using GPS will see the signs for parking before they end up driving past CBBR and then onto the I4. I can already see a mass amount of illegal u turns just before than on ramp.

 

[Teebin]

This is kinda like natazoo in that they might kill the park title if there are complaints... unlikely, but possible. It is a new concept after all.

 

[fryoj]

Volcano Bay needs to be listed separately (theme park or not) simply because it's location is counter intuitive to where the parking will be located. It's just like the people who pass the parking lot for Magic Kingdom because it's no where near the park itself. All day long people drive into the bus lanes in front of the Magic Kingdom trying to park, and I would guess it will be the same with people trying to Cabana Bay and Sapphire Falls figuring that's the parking for VB. Luckily the bulk of VB guests will be onsite guests in the hotels.

Yeah, I'm expecting big signs in front of CB and SF and full time attendants to make sure people know not to park there.

 

[Miketheboss]

Paying $20 in parking for a water park sucks, especially when Disneys is free. Oh but wait, it's a water THEME park. Never mind

 

[JoeCamel]

Paying $20 in parking for a water park sucks, especially when Disneys is free. Oh but wait, it's a water THEME park. Never mind

Sure, we get it. No need to go on and on. You made your point several times

 

[WAJAS]

The signage is due to survey results. They sent one out specifically about this a while ago. It also was before and included Sapphire Falls. I think I posted the questions on here a while back as well.

 

[Miketheboss]

Sure, we get it. No need to go on and on. You made your point several times

First time I mention the parking rates on here so...

 

[Viator]

First time I mention the parking rates on here so...

Here is the thing, as much as I do get your point..you have been going on and on and on on a very negative-looking stance towards Volcano Bay.

We get it, you are not happy with the turnabout, but try to focus also on positive elements coming for the waterparks. I mean hell, you have been going off on this; and yet here we are forgetting that Seaworld has people paying for waterpark parking.

Try to lighten up, and to look at the more positive elements towards Volcano Bay; not looking entirely at it's negatives.