Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion

[JungleSkip]

But I guess my point being, when you are going that fast, nothing can really be themed bcz its so hard for your eyes to process

I think whoever ends up building this it's going to go the same way.

Super detailed queue->dark ride scene(s) at the beginning/end (or in the middle ala Verolten at BGW)->terrain hugging launch coaster through trees and maybe some rockwork.

 

[Steptwice]

My money is on Mack, I feel like the Intamin / Universal relationship could be a bit strained after Gringotts still but hey time heals all I guess.

I think whoever ends up building this it's going to go the same way.

Super detailed queue->dark ride scene(s) at the beginning/end (or in the middle ala Verolten at BGW)->terrain hugging launch coaster through trees and maybe some rockwork.

Yea guess that seems pretty realistic to happen.

 

[Andy]

What about using part of the existing castle, maybe one of the load stations as a dark ride segment?

 

[Disneyhead]

Maybe Maurer Sohne AG?

 

[Parkscope Joe]

My money is on Mack, I feel like the Intamin / Universal relationship could be a bit strained after Gringotts still but hey time heals all I guess.

Competitive pricing does too

 

[Andy]

Maybe Maurer Sohne AG?

Haven't you heard? They're doing Mario Kart bro!

 

[Disneyhead]

Haven't you heard? They're doing Mario Kart bro!

Oh good. Sticking to the minor unimprtant stuff.

 

[JungleSkip]

Oh good. Sticking to the minor unimprtant stuff.

I hear the main coaster in Park 3 is gonna be a Drachen Fire clone.

 

[Disneyhead]

I hear the main coaster in Park 3 is gonna be a Drachen Fire clone.

Clone? It's the actual iron, repainted obviously. It's gonna be called Phoenix Phire.

 

[jtsalien]

My money is on Mack, I feel like the Intamin / Universal relationship could be a bit strained after Gringotts still but hey time heals all I guess.

More like low quotes heals all. We'll see.

EDIT: Darn. Didn't see Joe make this point first

 

[Scott W.]

Did some follow up and the bike is never featured in the Forrest. The Ford Anglia HAS. I am willing to bet the ride vehicle will be some sort of “make it super stretch” Ford Anglia.

The use of magic in Potter can literally make anything possible. Even if the bike wasn't there in the movies, it still doesn't mean it can't happen. I think attractions should be an extension of the movie worlds where anything can happen as long as it follows the rules already created.

 

[jtsalien]

The use of magic in Potter can literally make anything possible. Even if the bike wasn't there in the movies, it still doesn't mean it can't happen. I think attractions should be an extension of the movie worlds where anything can happen as long as it follows the rules already created.

Boot shaped Portkey ride vehicle confirmed.

 

[captainmoch]

If the ride vehicle isn't the Ford Angelia, than what even is the point of the ride?

Have a detailed queue through a cave of the forest, featuring lots of animatronic creatures. Towards the end, a projection of Hagrid explains that the car was enchanted to take guests on a tour of the forest. Board the car, brief dark ride scene going past some centaurs and Grawp, than blast for a 2 minute long coaster section, winding low to the ground, through the terrain and trees, with the occasional animatronic of a magical creature on the side. Maybe one show-scene in the middle, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad style.

Just make sure there's a looooooooooot of trees and plantlife so it feels like an actual forest, and blocks most of the bare steel coaster track from view in Hogsmeade, and we're good.

 

[Legacy]

Seriously. The ride vehicle could be brooms.


"Did enchanted, flying benches ever appear in the books?"

 

[Scott W.]

Seriously. The ride vehicle could be brooms.


"Did enchanted, flying benches ever appear in the books?"

A wing coaster of even a flying coaster could make this happen.

All the secrecy is raising my hype that this is going to be something special.

 

[belloq87]

Just make sure there's a looooooooooot of trees and plantlife so it feels like an actual forest, and blocks most of the bare steel coaster track from view in Hogsmeade, and we're good.

This is key. If the ride is really going to be Forbidden Forest themed, it had better look like we're in a forest.

 

[JungleSkip]

All the secrecy is raising my hype that this is going to be something special.

I don't think that's smart. I don't think this is going to be bad, it'll be an upgrade from Dragons (depending on your point of view), but I don't think it's going to be anything groundbreaking.

 

[Alicia]

"Did enchanted, flying benches ever appear in the books?"

This is the best quote of this discussion. The RV could literally be anything.

 

[JungleSkip]

This is the best quote of this discussion. The RV could literally be anything.

As long as it's anything that is also comfortable I'll be happy. Those motorbike coasters are not.

 

[captainmoch]

I don't know, the idea of an outdoor Forbidden Forest coaster that doesn't even have the distinctive Ford Angelia or Hagrid's motorbike theme doesn't particularly interest me at all. We'll see how it goes, though.