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Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion
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Montu and Kumba (and most other rides) go down for seasonal refurbs where a lot of preventative maintenance can happen. Universal rarely if ever takes their rides down for extended refurbs like that. That's why Hulk needed to be replaced.
It all depends on quality of show and reliability. They were in no great hurry to open Fast, so by the time TMs were let on it was relatively buttoned up. Similar case with Fallon. And if the Kong figure wasn't so finicky, I'd bet Kong would've been more like 2-3 days too.
Definitely not the case here. If Previews are short, it's because they are starting late. But if previews start tomorrow, that's no guarantee guests are getting on this weekend depending on how that testing goes.
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Yeah I dont think we’ll see TM previews till this weekend now, maybe half a day to a day of guest previews.
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Just more accurate info I’ve heard. I’ve heard a lot the past few weeks and I’m trying to digest, verify, and pass on what is pertinent to y’all.
Gonna be a madhouse that morning if there’s no softs before grand opening day.
All of UniTwitter™ will converge on one day! Chaos!
Is anybody at the park today scoping out the situation?
EDIT: Sorry about the double post, my bad
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If there’s no softs and non invited media (bloggers) want to see it as soon as they can... yes.
Plus, should we really be underestimating the hardcore Potter fans at this point?
Preparing for the craziness...thanks for asking them, Alicia! My good friend and I will be there opening morning, because we've been there for the opening of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley.
I've seen pics of the Bat(current, not former) with sections of the track rails cut out. I know of other coasters that it's happened on as well. While that is an older Arrow coaster, they used to bend these pipes in the field to build coasters. Just because they use computers to design them now doesn't mean they forgot how to do field repairs. And the weld does not have to be perfect. You just have to have the steel perfectly aligned when you weld it. That's not that hard. Even if you do a perfect weld, you would have to go back and grind it flat for wheel to pass over with minimal disturbance. I'd say the reason most people are unaware of these type of repairs, is it's typically an off season type repair, and no one is around to see it.
I mean I think it will be busy. But I don’t see this being opening of Wizarding World Crazy... more like opening of Indiana Jones.
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My bet? Not that bad on a Thursday. Weekend will get messy as locals go.
YES. Potter is Potter. There's been no new Potter rides since 2014. The fans will show up, for the next 18-24 months to experience it....plus the 'new' Hogwart's Dark arts show. The thirst needs quenched.
If it was a mad house for Tigris, it will be a mad house for Hagrid's...Locals know when something is opening up
Yes, plus nothing new at Disney until the end of the summer season, August 29th. Universal should own the Orlando 2019 summer.
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