Transformers: The Ride - Summer 2013

[bobwadd]

From yesterday . . .

 

[JungleSkip]

Awesome pics, bobwadd. Definitely some demo going on there.

 

[Teebin]

Thanks Bob! They weren't whistling dixie when they told people they wanted them out yesterday. What surprise fun.

 

[Gambit]

Let's not forget what Steven Spielberg himself said last year in September.

“I always like to hear that people are still coming to the attractions we already have in the park. I know everybody’s going to Harry Potter right now. But we think Transformers is going to pretty amazing. We’ve been working on that for about three years now. It should be ready soon. I don’t have an announcement, yet, but it should be coming there soon.”
- From Inside the Magic

 

[Andy]

Was there any estimation on how high the height marker balloons went???

 

[JungleSkip]

Was there any estimation on how high the height marker balloons went???

Nope. The person who posted about them has been silent since then.

 

[shiekra38]

Let's not forget what Steven Spielberg himself said last year in September.

“I always like to hear that people are still coming to the attractions we already have in the park. I know everybody’s going to Harry Potter right now. But we think Transformers is going to pretty amazing. We’ve been working on that for about three years now. It should be ready soon. I don’t have an announcement, yet, but it should be coming there soon.”
- From Inside the Magic

I wonder if they planned the attractions at the same time...I am all for another attraction in Universal besides Potter and more-so for one in an area without an attraction..Hopefully they will use something other than a scoop type ride system

 

[Cecilia]

I thought Spielberg had been misquoted... So was that actually legit?

 

[JungleSkip]

I thought Spielberg had been misquoted... So was that actually legit?

It was said he was.

As I said before, I really don't think this is Transformers. That's a hunch based on no info, but I just don't think that's what it is.

 

[Cecilia]

Ah, alright. So it wasn't just my imagination. Thank you.

 

[UNIrd]

I think we're getting ahead of ourselves here. If SS44 truly was condemned as believed to be, there was probably no choice but to demo it for use... even if it's just for a HHN house.

 

[JungleSkip]

I think we're getting ahead of ourselves here. If SS44 truly was condemned as believed to be, there was probably no choice but to demo it for use... even if it's just for a HHN house.

It wasn't condemned. That's an internet fallacy. It just wasn't used.

And there is a permit for its use for HHN that I guess isn't happening now. The fact that this permit comes along a few weeks after the HHN one leads me to believe they greenlighted a project.

 

[Andy]

I just want to throw this out there and let everyone ponder on this. Now all of this is strictly me talking or typing out loud.

Universal Studios
2012-Parade, Universal Cinematic Spectacular, Despicable Me, Sponge Bob Store Pants
2013-Transformers and FF Replacement
2014-Potter 2.0
2015-Kidzone Repurpose

All of this in time for the resorts 25th Anniversary by the way...

 

[Andy]

Just want to point out if Transformers did come I would imagine it being a new type of attraction and Monsters to be rethemed to a NEST facility.

 

[cbconglom]

It was said he was.

As I said before, I really don't think this is Transformers. That's a hunch based on no info, but I just don't think that's what it is.

U could be right, but it really sounds like whylightbulb was hinting that it will be transformers.

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I just want to throw this out there and let everyone ponder on this. Now all of this is strictly me talking or typing out loud.

Universal Studios
2012-Parade, Universal Cinematic Spectacular, Despicable Me, Sponge Bob Store Pants
2013-Transformers and FF Replacement
2014-Potter 2.0
2015-Kidzone Repurpose

All of this in time for the resorts 25th Anniversary by the way...

Sounds good to me

 

[UNIrd]

That timetable seems pretty quick, no? I think it'd be better if we saw:

2012-Parade, Universal Cinematic Spectacular, Despicable Me, Sponge Bob Store Pants
2013-Kidzone Repurpose, Lorax ride in IOA
2014-Transformers and FF Replacement
2015-Potter 2.0

 

[kingeric]

Reasons why I think it is Transformers:

1. Steven Speilberg's quotes
2. Disney' getting VERY aggressive with Marvel. Bog Iger said that they want to incorporate the Marvel Characters into every park... I think his use of the word EVERY was not a mistake. I do not think it was simply a throw away. I think Disney is dying to bring those characters out of IOA and into WDW.
3. Even if Spiderman were to stay for years and years, the parks have oftern reused the same ride systems: Woody's and Flight of the Hippogriff, Hulk has a powered launch, and Mummy has powered launch, There is a big roller coaster at the front of IOA and USF. Over at Disney the omnimover technology is used at MK 3 times and 2 times at Epcot.
4. Steven Spielberg has said it, and did not mince words about it. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/fe...transformers-announcement-should-be-soon.html

 

[JungleSkip]

I just want to throw this out there and let everyone ponder on this. Now all of this is strictly me talking or typing out loud.

Universal Studios
2012-Parade, Universal Cinematic Spectacular, Despicable Me, Sponge Bob Store Pants
2013-Transformers and FF Replacement
2014-Potter 2.0
2015-Kidzone Repurpose

All of this in time for the resorts 25th Anniversary by the way...

Seems like a good timeframe. Though I wouldn't expect SS44 replacement to be done by 2013. With it being an island in the middle of the park, I'd say if it's going to be anything substantial, it's going to take a while.

Just want to point out if Transformers did come I would imagine it being a new type of attraction and Monsters to be rethemed to a NEST facility.

I would hope whatever going in there is something new we've never seen before no matter what the franchise.

U could be right, but it really sounds like whylightbulb was hinting that it will be transformers.

I don't really think he was, to be honest.

That timetable seems pretty quick, no? I think it'd be better if we saw:

2012-Parade, Universal Cinematic Spectacular, Despicable Me, Sponge Bob Store Pants
2013-Kidzone Repurpose, Lorax ride in IOA
2014-Transformers and FF Replacement
2015-Potter 2.0

KidZone won't happen until after Potter. And they want Potter open by 2014. I'm not saying it won't slide to '15, but the plan is definitely late 2014 as of now.

Which is why another E ticket opening early/mid 2014 with Potter coming on late that year would make a crazy awesome 25th anniversary celebration.

 

[Teebin]

I think that it is possible that a crane is going in this jut in the construction wall.

KidZone won't happen until after Potter.

I am not sure why you feel definite about this. 80% of a kidzone replacement can be built offsite. There is nothing else in the park that replaces it and nothing coming, so when they yank it apart there they will be left with the parade only. They might as well start it tomorrow as its impact will be the same no matter what.

 

[JungleSkip]

^^^Looks to be the perfect spot.

2. Disney' getting VERY aggressive with Marvel. Bog Iger said that they want to incorporate the Marvel Characters into every park... I think his use of the word EVERY was not a mistake. I do not think it was simply a throw away. I think Disney is dying to bring those characters out of IOA and into WDW.

Except Iger and Staggs have both consistently said in those same interviews that "WDW is off the table." And "We have no Marvel plans for WDW."