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They're the same in size.Our wizard world looked pretty much the same as orlandos during construction. Also does our archway seem a little bit smaller than orlandos.image.jpg
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For a second I thought that was ours and realized that was indeed Orlando's. Still a good sign!
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The image was taken over a wall thus the elevated camera makes it look smaller but it will be identical to Japan's/Orlandos.Our wizard world looked pretty much the same as orlandos during construction. Also does our archway seem a little bit smaller than orlandos.image.jpg
Thought you might want to see a shot that shows status of pavement (or lack thereof) around arch.
And more steel gone vertical at Hogwarts.
Almost forgot to include the stone wall backdrop for the Hogwarts greenhouse.
And more steel gone vertical at Hogwarts.
Almost forgot to include the stone wall backdrop for the Hogwarts greenhouse.
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Nice see the framing go up for the Astronomy tower. Always found it funny how in the books/films it is supposed to be the tallest tower in Hogwarts but in the WW rendition it is shorter than the Grand Staircase tower.
Btw thanks for all the photos JPLA, awesome as always!
Btw thanks for all the photos JPLA, awesome as always!
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I hope to god that stone backdrop reaches the top of that building. Orlando's show building is notorious for being so obvious throughout the Herbology Greenhouse portion of the queue.
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The "framing" for the HE locomotive has been there since December. You can see it in the arial photos posted a few pages back.Didn't they just finish redoing the ground in that area or is it just the angle of the camera? Also I think the hogwarts express has arrived.
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It sure is great to have tall photographers on this site!
FYI, Westcoaster just put up an update to WWOHP construction. Vertical construction has started on The Hipogriff so it is basically confirmed! Stone's now going up around the greenhouse as well and more buildings in back are coming out of the house wrap!
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I'm pretty sure Hippogriff was always confirmed
I do find it interesting that they're working on Hippogriff already though, I would've thought they would've waited.
So this is a bit more off-topic but when it comes to Potter I keep thinking of Disney-MGM Studios in 1989. Back when it opened the tiny park constantly filled to capacity. It had only two major attractions (along with a brief walk-thru animation tour) and a couple shows and was almost unbearable to be in back then. They moved very quickly and truncated the backlot tour to open up New York Street to let people breathe. They also rushed construction projects to help with capacity issues.
My question is: could we see this happening with Potter? I don't deny that yes, they are prepping for it... but at the same time they are not. From my knowledge USH rarely fills to capacity so we have not seen the brunt of it very much. And the new additions aren't exactly creating new space as much as they are giving people renewed interest in other areas, but is that enough? Will everyday be a nightmare traffic jam of tourists wanting to get into Potter (and not having much of anywhere to go when they grab their Return Time Pass)... I do wonder if 2016 may be so congested it will force Universal to immediately open space up and rush to create new expansion. (cough stage 28 cough) Anyone else?
My question is: could we see this happening with Potter? I don't deny that yes, they are prepping for it... but at the same time they are not. From my knowledge USH rarely fills to capacity so we have not seen the brunt of it very much. And the new additions aren't exactly creating new space as much as they are giving people renewed interest in other areas, but is that enough? Will everyday be a nightmare traffic jam of tourists wanting to get into Potter (and not having much of anywhere to go when they grab their Return Time Pass)... I do wonder if 2016 may be so congested it will force Universal to immediately open space up and rush to create new expansion. (cough stage 28 cough) Anyone else?
I 100% see that happening, and it scares me. There's not THAT much more added capacity, but there's a ridiculous amount of more interest in the park now, and with Potter it will skyrocket.
They were smart in Orlando when they fast tracked Transformers to open before Diagonal Alley. It's a crowd eater and an additional ride. We seriously need that here, and I wish they would fast track another attraction.
Springfield is essentially just food, not an attraction, Despicable Me took the place of T23D, we got Silly Swirly which is nice as well as SSFL, which is kind of in place of Curious George, and then there's F&F Supercharged which is just part of the tour unless they do a separate express tram.
They either need to fast track another attraction (which I doubt would happen, and either way I'd hope it wouldn't be half assed) or just prepare for the worst. The only thing that MIGHT help is that prices are expected to skyrocket as well, which might alleviate some crowding.
The scary part is...Orlando is 2 big parks and they have capacity issues still sometimes. And they only get a bit more guests per year than we do. Once we get Potter, it'll be scary.
They were smart in Orlando when they fast tracked Transformers to open before Diagonal Alley. It's a crowd eater and an additional ride. We seriously need that here, and I wish they would fast track another attraction.
Springfield is essentially just food, not an attraction, Despicable Me took the place of T23D, we got Silly Swirly which is nice as well as SSFL, which is kind of in place of Curious George, and then there's F&F Supercharged which is just part of the tour unless they do a separate express tram.
They either need to fast track another attraction (which I doubt would happen, and either way I'd hope it wouldn't be half assed) or just prepare for the worst. The only thing that MIGHT help is that prices are expected to skyrocket as well, which might alleviate some crowding.
The scary part is...Orlando is 2 big parks and they have capacity issues still sometimes. And they only get a bit more guests per year than we do. Once we get Potter, it'll be scary.
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It is true that Potter will bring more people to the park. It is also true that the Wizarding World itself will add capacity to the park. In the end it will probably balance itself out.
It won't be a huge dent in the capacity, plus Potter is a small space that can only hold a certain amount of people, thus most of the park will be people with Return Time Passes. That means Potter is essentially the only regulated area in the park, with the rest of it largely hurting. Keep in mind this is a theme park that is pretty much the exact opposite of the ideal theme park model (which would be the circular Disneyland idea), as Potter has turned the rest of the Upper lot into an awkward U shape. At least during the first summer you can't enter Potter to get to the other side of the park. The rest of the park is situated downstairs through a series of four escalators in a tiny parcel piece. Let's again add in the fact that some people aren't going to want to risk doing other things in fear of losing their RTP slot. They are called Harry Potter fans and they've literally come to the park to experience Wizarding World and do not care about ANYTHING ELSE. I've know lots of people who have gone to Orlando and never stepped a foot outside the Potter areas unless they were entering, exiting or waiting to get in.
The hilarious thing is that the entrance to Potter is this tiny little parcel. Okay, so you know how tiny and short-sighted the TF single-rider line is? Back when I was working the attraction the policy was due to the line crossing over the path to an ADA-mandated elevator, it could not go over 25 minutes in length. So we would close it and announce over the entrance PA to come back at a later time. They weren't allowed to line up outside the entrance, but aside from forming a line we couldn't really do anything about loitering. So they would just hang out in front of the attraction and all we could do is tell them not to. But they're guests, they aren't going to listen to that unless you've got security or crowd control restricting them. And we all know the area in front of TF is quite expansive, and it's rather unnecessary. Well, take that and minimize that by about 1/3rd the size at best.
So security/crowd control obviously is going to come into play, put a fancy rope there and designate this as a walking-only area. Pretty easy problem solved right? Not so much. Remember: Potter fans have only come to do Potter. Animal Actors? No. Potter. Despicable Me? No. Potter. Lower lot? --sorry does it have to do with Potter? No! This happens everyday at USF/IOA, but luckily Orlando has two parks and size to store these waiting people. At USH not so much, and now security/crowd control will have to manage every restaurant nearby (Springfield/Pinks/Mel's) to dispose of loitering people. Simple fix for Potterheads: grab some food, let it sit while they wait. So now you're going to have seating issues at these places, making it harder for the other guests wanting to enjoy the rest of the park, which by the way are about 75% of guests now unable to find somewhere to eat, making them eat in lines, walk in congestion due to the other Potter fans who aren't jerks walking around aimlessly and impatiently. USH just simply doesn't have enough space to soak all of this chaos up.
Not to say they aren't completely screwed. I can immediately think of a cheap fix: guests have two options when they receive their RTP...
1) Enjoy the rest of the park, come back during the alotted time.
2) Wait in the air-conditioned Globe Theater, which is playing the Harry Potter movies. Possibly some free water, and access to restrooms across the street. A digital clock sits on the wall, telling everyone the time so they can keep track. Briefly, the film is interrupted and Team Members will call over anybody for a specific time, and they will head as a specified group over to Potter with possibly a ten-minute early advantage. However you must enter the building at least thirty minutes prior to your return time, and of course must have a pass. The theater is massive enough to be filled with benches and is cool and dark. (they could also use Universal Plaza, but I'm not a monster)
That would take care of a problem that is sure to happen in the first summer, but I'm not Universal management so who knows? But the fact is that it will be a problem and there needs to be a solution or you're going to be in for a capacity nightmare in 2016.
The hilarious thing is that the entrance to Potter is this tiny little parcel. Okay, so you know how tiny and short-sighted the TF single-rider line is? Back when I was working the attraction the policy was due to the line crossing over the path to an ADA-mandated elevator, it could not go over 25 minutes in length. So we would close it and announce over the entrance PA to come back at a later time. They weren't allowed to line up outside the entrance, but aside from forming a line we couldn't really do anything about loitering. So they would just hang out in front of the attraction and all we could do is tell them not to. But they're guests, they aren't going to listen to that unless you've got security or crowd control restricting them. And we all know the area in front of TF is quite expansive, and it's rather unnecessary. Well, take that and minimize that by about 1/3rd the size at best.
So security/crowd control obviously is going to come into play, put a fancy rope there and designate this as a walking-only area. Pretty easy problem solved right? Not so much. Remember: Potter fans have only come to do Potter. Animal Actors? No. Potter. Despicable Me? No. Potter. Lower lot? --sorry does it have to do with Potter? No! This happens everyday at USF/IOA, but luckily Orlando has two parks and size to store these waiting people. At USH not so much, and now security/crowd control will have to manage every restaurant nearby (Springfield/Pinks/Mel's) to dispose of loitering people. Simple fix for Potterheads: grab some food, let it sit while they wait. So now you're going to have seating issues at these places, making it harder for the other guests wanting to enjoy the rest of the park, which by the way are about 75% of guests now unable to find somewhere to eat, making them eat in lines, walk in congestion due to the other Potter fans who aren't jerks walking around aimlessly and impatiently. USH just simply doesn't have enough space to soak all of this chaos up.
Not to say they aren't completely screwed. I can immediately think of a cheap fix: guests have two options when they receive their RTP...
1) Enjoy the rest of the park, come back during the alotted time.
2) Wait in the air-conditioned Globe Theater, which is playing the Harry Potter movies. Possibly some free water, and access to restrooms across the street. A digital clock sits on the wall, telling everyone the time so they can keep track. Briefly, the film is interrupted and Team Members will call over anybody for a specific time, and they will head as a specified group over to Potter with possibly a ten-minute early advantage. However you must enter the building at least thirty minutes prior to your return time, and of course must have a pass. The theater is massive enough to be filled with benches and is cool and dark. (they could also use Universal Plaza, but I'm not a monster)
That would take care of a problem that is sure to happen in the first summer, but I'm not Universal management so who knows? But the fact is that it will be a problem and there needs to be a solution or you're going to be in for a capacity nightmare in 2016.
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They could put the location you receive you return tickets on the lower lot to draw people down there.
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