The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hollywood

[William]

They may want to install a second StarWay in that case.

 

[12th Man]

Theme park insider has posted a new mini update. It's awesome to see how all of the pieces of the castle are coming together.

http://www.themeparkinsider.com

 

[JPLA]

Forms going in to create, I'm guessing, planters.  I've been wondering how they would visually separate Hogsmeade entry from Springfield.  Trees and shrubs ought to do it.  Plus the HVAC on the rear is going in.

And workers were making the rooftop snow whiter.

 

[William]

Glad to see the snow discoloration being fixed. No one likes yellow snow..!

 

[Allen The Actor]

"How 'bout yeeellow? No, not yellow. Yellow and snow? Blegh! No go."

 

[Ryan]

Wrong park, Allen. 

 

[Chris]

Is that a Hogwarts Express on the platform?

 

[William]

Is that a Hogwarts Express on the platform?

It sure is. Well, some of it, at least.

 

[Aaron]

It's just the framing. There's photos of it on the OU forums when it was still being made at Nassal over in FL. Don't think the Locomotive will receive its casing until later in the year. 

 

[Imdbman]

Just went to Universal today and snapped several photos of the construction on my phone.  The best photos were from the Shrek queue and the Universal Plaze!  The Three Broomsticks is really getting a formed facade, the Owl Post and shade building are beginning to get housewrapped, and the train station's now up.  Most importantly though, more snow's coming on the buildings and the structure for Hogwarts "astronomy building" is coming up!

Oh and it looks like there's also going to be a pathway back to Shrek through the arch, which leads to Dragon Challenge in Orlando.

 

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The spiral staircase sitting in the Stage 28 plot goes in the Three Broomsticks. I don't know where those decorative spires to the left of the staircase go. Also, if you look closely, the Dragon Challenge arch has the same wooden door that it has in Japan so there won't be any access to Shrek from Wizarding World.

 

[Imdbman]

The spiral staircase sitting in the Stage 28 plot goes in the Three Broomsticks. I don't know where those decorative spires to the left of the staircase go.

I bet the decorative spires will either be the chandelier in the Three Broomsticks or on top of Hogwarts Castle.  Good eye by the way since I literally thought that was for the Hippogriff.

 

[William]

Great shots. I love seeing the pristine white blanket of snow on the newly revealed Hogsmeade cottages!

 

[Imdbman]

Great shots. I love seeing the pristine white blanket of snow on the newly revealed Hogsmeade cottages!

Thanks man!  I know me too.  Crazy since I was there two months ago and the entrance was still in scaffolds, but a lot of progress has been made in just two months, not to mention the Hogwarts steel structure!

 

[William]

I wouldn't be surprised if Hogsmeade Station was the next structure to have scaffolding taken off of it. It's evident that the work on Hogsmeade is slowly progressing toward Hogwarts Castle, as some of the skeletal structures toward the end have just recently been getting covered in DensGlass. We should start to see work on the Triwizard Spirit Rally stage and Flight of the Hippogriff area start pretty soon!

 

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I predict that Hogsmeade Station, and the entire left side of the street up until Hog's Head will be uncovered by Springfield softs. The fact that they're already working on interior decorating for 3B means that the interior is almost done.

 

[Imdbman]

I predict that Hogsmeade Station, and the entire left side of the street up until Hog's Head will be uncovered by Springfield softs. The fact that they're already working on interior decorating for 3B means that the interior is almost done.

Wait, seriously?  They're already doing interior decorating for the first half of Hogsmeade as well?  Wow!  I heard from an employee at Universal that Springfield food court may soft open next month, so if all goes well, I guess those interiors will be done within a month or two.

 

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Well I have no inside sources but why would they move that staircase onsite if they're not close to installing it? Seems they're pretty advanced in terms of interiors.

 

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I heard this website likes tall photographers:

Scaffolding coming down on Three Broomsticks:

 

[12th Man]

Great Pictures, How tall are you??!! Smart idea of universal to put the little barrier that will be full of trees in between Springfield and Harry Potter, it will block the view of Harry Potter from Springfield. Can't wait till all of this is done!!