Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[JungleSkip]

I think people are reading way too far into this.

 

[WillQ92]

I think people are reading way too far into this.

For sure. Moving stuff in during park hours is business as usual for this project.

 

[JungleSkip]

For sure. Moving stuff in during park hours is business as usual for this project.

And the amount of people who will see these tweets and *dont* already know there’s a Jurassic Park Raptor coaster being built at IoA is approximately 0

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

"Does he have any dinosaur shaped [presents]?"

 

[JoeCamel]

If another one shows up tomorrow then I'm calling entrance with a huge nod to DD

 

[shiekra38]

In this time of covid, I would guess there's now a different mindset. Namely get as many social media clicks that you can for a future attraction. Secrecy begone.

Nah, they were literally driving construction equipment through NY when they were building Transformers

This attraction is in the interior of the park

There's really no other way to get to it than coming through a fence and crossing over the midway

Also, video

 

[Alicia]

If another one shows up tomorrow then I'm calling entrance with a huge nod to DD

They’re not working on the entrance though. They’re working on the paddock. They haven’t even built the exterior queue where the entrance will be yet.

 

[Jeepers Reaper]

If they didn't want people to see it, it would have been covered in tarps. This is ingenious marketing.

Well that's one way to scare away the Ospreys...

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Well that's one way to scare away the Ospreys...

Osprey vs Velociraptor. Two Beasts of Prey colliding for the first time. A match 63 million years in the making. Whoever wins...we lose.

Only on NBC

 

[JungleSkip]

They’re not working on the entrance though. They’re working on the paddock. They haven’t even built the exterior queue where the entrance will be yet.

Yea this was clearly being placed inside the rock work area

 

[JoeCamel]

They’re not working on the entrance though. They’re working on the paddock. They haven’t even built the exterior queue where the entrance will be yet.

Hoping for the bridge landing or placing it ever so carefully by the DC until it and it's mirror can be installed, I still dream

 

[tielo]

I'm wondering how they lock it down as it has no visible pins on the legs or something.
Anyway, amazing birdbath for the Osprey sanctuary.

 

[Teebin]

I would love to know whether it was custom sculpted just for this attraction or if it was scanned and cnc’d from an existing maquette. Too, it would be cool to know the price tag. Woof.

*somewhat off subject*
I wondered the details on how the original JP movie dino’s mesh was created as well as what software was available at the time. This article fit the bill in detail and is a fascinating read interviewing the lead cg animator at the time, Steve Williams. How 4 Minutes Of CGI Dinosaurs In ‘Jurassic Park’ Took A Year To Make

 

[Riler]

We all know whats going in next...

 

[Teebin]

^ you should tweet that to @universalorl along with the flying raptor as a marketing idea while they have the crane there. "This ride will eat you alive"

 

[TheWalkingDad]

Judging from the crane shot this is a static display and not an AA. It does have brackets on it's feet to be bolted in place... presumably onto the rockwork since that's where it was lowered into. It will be interesting to see if they do some AA raptors though. I've seen the ones in Japan and they look good but the movement is very robotic and not smooth to be believable. Time will tell.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

I'd at least expect something on par with the final Jurassic World raptor in the queue or show scenes

 

[Alicia]

This is from something I wrote last month. The number is the rumor. The placements were guesses. (It definitely looked like this guy was going into the ride area today though.)

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Disco Raptor

 

[TheWalkingDad]

This is from something I wrote last month. The number is the rumor. The placements were guesses. (It definitely looked like this guy was going into the ride area today though.)

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Just an educated guess, but I would think that if AA's are used, they would be in the areas (like the queue, brake run, launch building) that you're moving more slowly. In the rest of the ride, you'll be traveling so fast that you'll never get a really good look at them.