Future of Dragon Challenge?

[hishedale]

If they do keep it a coaster, and it is inverted, what do you theme it too ? I am unfamiliar with Harry Potter but I enjoy it in the parks. Not sure if there are more characters or story lines that can be integrated into the theme parks.

There are a lot of characters, storylines, and locations that can be used.

 

[Wolf359]

They could easily theme it around the escape from Harry's house in the last book. Where they're attacked by death eaters and take multiple routes to escape.

 

[graspthesun]

They could easily theme it around the escape from Harry's house in the last book. Where they're attacked by death eaters and take multiple routes to escape.

The challenge with that is that Hogsmeade is roughly themed around Harry's 4th year (pre-Voldemort resurrection), so it would need to be something around that time. The Shrieking Shack/Forbidden Forest theme would make the most sense with that time frame.

 

[Wolf359]

How do you come to that conclusion?
Other than dragon challenge being the Triwizard cup (along with the shows)what else dates it to a specific school year?

 

[JungleSkip]

How do you come to that conclusion?
Other than dragon challenge being the Triwizard cup (along with the shows)what else dates it to a specific school year?

The lands are "out of time". The overall lands are not set in a specific time period.

 

[Wolf359]

The lands are "out of time". The overall lands are not set in a specific time period.

That's what I thought, but then graspthesun said it was set in Harry's 4th year so I got curious lol

 

[JungleSkip]

I think any theme for a new ride will have to be Forbidden Forest related, as it's the only thing missing from the current Hogsmeade setup

 

[Wolf359]

We need a quidditch pitch, not just one on a screen in FJ

 

[WAJAS]

That's what I thought, but then graspthesun said it was set in Harry's 4th year so I got curious lol

It kind of lends itself to being perceived as that time because of the current topics on the newspapers and such.

 

[JungleSkip]

We need a quidditch pitch, not just one on a screen in FJ

Eh. I don't think there's a good way of doing that, personally. If they can pull it off, more power to them, but I think FJ is the best that can be done for putting you inside a Quidditch game

 

[Wolf359]

It kind of lends itself to being perceived as I that tim because of the current topics on the newspapers and such.

Now that makes sense, also my idea would need to be in the studios as that's a better fit for Harry's home to be located.
I think a quidditch pitch would be doable, a match probably not lol

 

[mitchada04]

I know the space is huge and valuable, but I don't want Dragon Challenge to go. Harry Potter completely ruined that ride, especially as we lost one of the best entrances ever in my eyes. But the coasters are still great, even without the duelling element anymore they're still great rides. Could we not just see a Hulk level refurb with some theming added to the ride layout for like close calls? Make it like the arena from Goblet of Fire.

If not and it really is going to be removed, I really hope it is kept for the 3rd park. Would give that park a solid coaster that the locals know and they could advertise as heavily refurbed like Hulk so it acts as brand new but you keep a popular ride.

 

[UAN17]

I don't think these are brilliant coasters in their own right. I've been on 4 B&M inverts recently and I'd rank these 2 below Nemesis and Montu. I mean, they're not bad, but they're not the reason I go to Universal.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

I know the space is huge and valuable, but I don't want Dragon Challenge to go. Harry Potter completely ruined that ride, especially as we lost one of the best entrances ever in my eyes. But the coasters are still great, even without the duelling element anymore they're still great rides. Could we not just see a Hulk level refurb with some theming added to the ride layout for like close calls? Make it like the arena from Goblet of Fire.

If not and it really is going to be removed, I really hope it is kept for the 3rd park. Would give that park a solid coaster that the locals know and they could advertise as heavily refurbed like Hulk so it acts as brand new but you keep a popular ride.

Harry Potter ruined a ton of things in Lost Continent, which was the best land at Universal before potter.

 

[Teebin]

Harry Potter ruined a ton of things in Lost Continent, which was the best land at Universal before potter.

The best land? Really??? I guess we have completely different perspectives. :saywhat:

 

[Parkscope Joe]

The best land? Really??? I guess we have completely different perspectives. :saywhat:

I'd trade Merlins Woods for Hogsmeade any day plus some.

 

[graspthesun]

That's what I thought, but then graspthesun said it was set in Harry's 4th year so I got curious lol

I could have sworn that around the time that Diagon opened I read something that each land was set in a specific time, but I can't find it now. Hogsmeade was around years 3 and 4 because Flight of the Hippogriff was tied to Care of Magical Creatures in year 3 and the tri-wizard tournament in year 4. Forbidden Journey is largely an amalgamation of events that take place up through that time and the character depictions are aged around that same year.

Diagon Alley, on the other hand, is set largely between year 6 and 7 with the opening of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and the Break-in of Gringotts when the group goes to get the Horcrux from the Lestrange vault.

Granted, this may have just been a superfan interpretation, and the Hogwarts Express throws that off by essentially traveling through time and space, but that's how I've always viewed the lands.

 

[Quint]

^"The Wizarding World is timeless". Ask any team member within the lands and they should recite this verbatim. Just like "reminiscent of shortbread and butterscotch".

The only moment within the Wizarding World that is happening in a specific time frame is HPatEfG.

 

[Imperius]

Harry Potter ruined a ton of things in Lost Continent, which was the best land at Universal before potter.

Ummm Hogsmeade was a huge upgrade.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Ummm Hogsmeade was a huge upgrade.

It's a matter of opinion.