Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[Alicia]

The insight that @Alicia had on the HP coaster has made me into a believer. If she says it's a coaster in JP, it's a coaster.

Hey you never know. Plans change all the time, especially at Universal. Could end up being a carousel by now for all we know.

(But yea, probably still a coaster.)

 

[natespf]

Carousel of Progress: JP Edition confirmed, but there will still be trees.

 

[demoncarnotaur]

Carousel of Progress: JP Edition confirmed, but there will still be trees.

No joke, something like that mixed with 'Stitch's Great Escape!' could make an excellent attraction inside the Discovery Center.

See a few dino rooms, and at the end have a raptor trainer loose control of their raptor.

 

[TheIndoorKid]

I was amused at the number of suits, pant and male, that were in the area. From TL to potterland they were in the buildings, paths, when I walked the walls along the way. Never in a way that showed concern with my being there but they were all over the place. Pairs, packs, the place was fully populated.

I was in the park last week. It was either Wednesday or Thursday while we were queued up for FJ, there were a bunch of suit/management types walking through Jurassic Park surveying stuff. They seemed pretty interested in the foliage.

 

[Mad Dog]

Confirmed sighting of Teebin in Orlando. :thumbsup:

 

[TheIndoorKid]

Confirmed sighting of Teebin in Orlando. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty new here (lurking quite a bit lately), what does that mean?

 

[Mad Dog]

I'm pretty new here (lurking quite a bit lately), what does that mean?

One of our resident insiders is a landscaping lover and expert. Teebin.... I was just joking a bit, thus the satire emoij......

 

[TheIndoorKid]

One of our resident insiders is a landscaping lover and expert. Teebin.... I was just joking a bit, thus the satire emoij......

Ha, I figured it was something along those lines! Thanks for explaining!

 

[Mad Dog]

Ha, I figured it was something along those lines! Thanks for explaining!

This is probably the friendliest of theme park forums. We're kind of like a family here. We try to keep it light and not get too hardcore, or meanness, serious. Every now and then there might be a slight out of line argument, but they're few and far between...................Anyway, welcome to posting on the forum. Good to hear from you. :thumbsup::toast:

 

[TheIndoorKid]

This is probably the friendliest of theme park forums. We're kind of like a family here. We try to keep it light and not get too hardcore, or meanness, serious. Every now and then there might be a slight out of line argument, but they're few and far between...................Anyway, welcome to posting on the forum. Good to hear from you. :thumbsup::toast:

Thanks! I used to frequent Disney forums awhile ago, but I saw the light and have been won over by Universal as of late. It's nice to have a forum to keep up with everything coming up, because it's a great time to be a Universal fan! Looking forward to all the news, rumors, and complaints about Supercharged!

 

[Mad Dog]

Thanks! I used to frequent Disney forums awhile ago, but I saw the light and have been won over by Universal as of late. It's nice to have a forum to keep up with everything coming up, because it's a great time to be a Universal fan! Looking forward to all the news, rumors, and complaints about Supercharged!

....Most of the F&F stuff has run it's course, and yes the comments are mostly brutal. There's two threads for F&F, but like most new stuff, once it's been opened for a few months there's not much more discussion. But it's worth reading to get some laughs.

 

[Yung1522]

...maaaybe they need to cut down a lot of these trees to harvest the amber so they can make the new dinosaurs? Can't argue that :grin:

 

[truejonas]

I want all of the plants and trees they are going to tear up....

Next week, in Williams of Hollywood, we give you PLANTS, at $200 a pot.

I agree. The existence of Kong in JP pisses me off to no end, and I have made my opinion known here a few times on seeing the castle from the River Adventure.
Given these two things, it's clearly time to change the dynamic of that half of the park.

That said, Uni would have to be crazy to rip the landscape out completely. It's one of the best examples of horticulture in the industry, IMO.

USH is encasing their JP ride, presumably for sight lines. When JPRA is finally up for a total refurb, maybe it'll get the same treatment?

I was in the park last week. It was either Wednesday or Thursday while we were queued up for FJ, there were a bunch of suit/management types walking through Jurassic Park surveying stuff. They seemed pretty interested in the foliage.

For some reason, that last sentence makes me imagine all of these guys in suits getting on their hands and knees and playing with the fauna. And it is highly amusing.

 

[Riler]

The more ACTUAL Dino's the better.

ACTUAL Dinos?

 

[Jwhee]

USH is encasing their JP ride, presumably for sight lines. When JPRA is finally up for a total refurb, maybe it'll get the same treatment?

Our River Adventure doesn't have sight line problems though.

They need to paint a JP logo or something on the backside of the HPFJ show building, then it wouldn't stand out so bad.

 

[demoncarnotaur]

Our River Adventure doesn't have sight line problems though.

They need to paint a JP logo or something on the backside of the HPFJ show building, then it wouldn't stand out so bad.

Or sculpt a mountainside facade on it - it would be a huge small change that would really add to the feel of the land.

 

[truejonas]

ACTUAL Dinos?

Wow, I didn't realize our science had advanced that far!!

Our River Adventure doesn't have sight line problems though.

They need to paint a JP logo or something on the backside of the HPFJ show building, then it wouldn't stand out so bad.

Or do some rockwork. We know how UO loves rockwork. At that distance, it wouldn't even need to be super detailed.

 

[shiekra38]

Or sculpt a mountainside facade on it - it would be a huge small change that would really add to the feel of the land.

Universal's Jurrassic Bay

 

[Andysol]

So, with walls popping up and work likely to begin - how long til Universal confirms that at least something is coming?

I still wish they would do something like this:

I love it. Not sure if there’s enough room to make a Napali Coast-like mountain in there, but that’d be incredible. The first Universal mountain coaster. But unlike Disney’s, it’s intense as hell and with inversions.

 

[truejonas]

I love it. Not sure if there’s enough room to make a Napali Coast-like mountain in there, but that’d be incredible. The first Universal mountain coaster. But unlike Disney’s, it’s intense as hell and with inversions.

Depending on how a mountain like that is built, lots of room for exciting maneuvering...