Transformers: The Ride - Summer 2013

[Shadow Carelli]

Hatetofly, do you think the Energon Stand is going to go in that little section of pavement that they have just redone by the lagoon in front of the ride entrance?

 

[Hatetofly]

Hatetofly, do you think the Energon Stand is going to go in that little section of pavement that they have just redone by the lagoon in front of the ride entrance?

I'm thinking any kind of Energon stand will be recessed into a building. I'll be in the parks again soon and plan on taking a closer look at the surrounding area. My Nest intel isn't anywhere near as strong as other areas.

 

[Felipe]

I'm thinking any kind of Energon stand will be recessed into a building. I'll be in the parks again soon and plan on taking a closer look at the surrounding area. My Nest intel isn't anywhere near as strong as other areas.

So, à la Despicable Me's Dipping Dots stand...

 

[TheValkyrie]

Look for it more by Twister/Monster Cafe spinner-vendor (what the hell is that thing called?)

Edit: And stand alone a la Funnel Cake cart.

 

[bobwadd]

Hatetofly, do you think the Energon Stand is going to go in that little section of pavement that they have just redone by the lagoon in front of the ride entrance?

Are you referring to the area in the picture below? If so, that area is a ADA compliant access ramp. Although I do find it funny that it's not the full width of the walkway.

Picture courtesy Orlando Theme Park News

 

[Cecilia]

Just got out of the park a little while ago. I only got there around 3-4 pm, but just in time to see Bumblebee! I really like how the meet and greet is set up for now. It had a decent line. I didn't get to see Optimus because it was the back-end of the greet, so I'll try to catch him tomorrow and Saturday. I agree that the Supply Vault is a little roomy. And the door by the register definitely looks like an exit. I wanted to reserve my opinion on the exterior until I got to see it in person. Now I can honestly say that while I'm not in love with it, it's certainly not as terrible as it looked in pictures, IMHO. I certainly can't wait to see what the finished product will look like. While it does not completely fit Production Central, I'll take it as it is, seeing that nothing that was already in Production Central actually fits already there either. The place is MASSIVE. Now that the walls are down and you can touch it (yes, I joined the club), the scope of the project really is much more clear.

Just my two cents.

 

[captainjack]

Just got out of the park a little while ago. I only got there around 3-4 pm, but just in time to see Bumblebee! I really like how the meet and greet is set up for now. It had a decent line. I didn't get to see Optimus because it was the back-end of the greet, so I'll try to catch him tomorrow and Saturday. I agree that the Supply Vault is a little roomy. And the door by the register definitely looks like an exit. I wanted to reserve my opinion on the exterior until I got to see it in person. Now I can honestly say that while I'm not in love with it, it's certainly not as terrible as it looked in pictures, IMHO. I certainly can't wait to see what the finished product will look like. While it does not completely fit Production Central, I'll take it as it is, seeing that nothing that was already in Production Central actually fits already there either. The place is MASSIVE. Now that the walls are down and you can touch it (yes, I joined the club), the scope of the project really is much more clear.

Just my two cents.

I was watching Bumblebee from the Battery Park section around the same time you were there yesterday i'm a ninja...no one ever sees me :thumbs: I agree..the store looks much better in person. A merch manager let me know too that they only have 60% of the merch the store will eventually carry. I really like the Transformers shirts with the G1 characters drawn into the logo but they are $25 so I'll have to wait to get my Preferred Pass so I can use my discount.

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Hatetofly, do you think the Energon Stand is going to go in that little section of pavement that they have just redone by the lagoon in front of the ride entrance?

I hear the stand MAY go behind the ride building. They have moved the walls back further and were tearing up the concrete back there yesterday when I was in the park.The walls now touch the northern most section of the Monsters Cafe drink stand. :thumbs:

 

[Shockwave]

Having finally seen the building for the first time since December, I like it. The gift shop is not as small as I've heard, and that is with a bunch of people on scooter all over the store. The girlfriend wanted to see Bumblebee but we were a little late (got to see him but not get a picture) and would miss him because we were doing the meal and movie deal in CityWalk but did get to see Optimus. Bee's neck looked weird to me and Optimus looked great, I just hope it's true that Megatron does show up for M&Gs.

On a side note, there were two vents that had steam coming out of them on the Shrek side. Nice little touch to make the building really seem industrial.

 

[Kevin38]

just got an email from the park
if this is not new sorry.

http://www.prepareforbattle.com/

 

[Disneyhead]

just got an email from the park
if this is not new sorry.

http://www.prepareforbattle.com/

I had not seen it yet, thanks.

 

[WadeWilson]

Just walked through the store and I'm very pleased. Very large employee presence in and around the shop, more employees than guests at least. Might try to snap a pic or two but I'm not sure there is anything that hasn't already been covered.

 

[Shadow Carelli]

I can't wait to see all of the progress that comes with this weekend! :drool:

 

[mbrou24]

Just wondering... But could the bar code have anything to do with the "universal screenplay" app that's rumored

 

[thegame460]

Heading to the park tomorrow for Montgomery Gentry concert. Will grab some photos for y'all. Anyone else gonna be there?

 

[Brian G.]

and here's a vid of the ...vid.

[video=youtube_share;40macQQ-eaw]http://youtu.be/40macQQ-eaw[/video]

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Nice, good to see they've got some of the show controls in for the outdoor queue video. And I still think the missing pillar is hilarious.

 

[Cwoolboy]

Is the fact that they are testing the outdoor queue vid significant? A sign that they are nearing completion on the interior perhaps? Great update Briman :thumbs:

 

[Accio Butterbeer]

I was at IOA/Universal today! The crowds werent that bad at all. Mostly 5 minute waits..but i finally got to see the almost complete Transformers building, and WOW, i almost forgot how GIGANTIC that building is in person. Me and my friends walked towards the gift shop and saw Optimus out front. That suit is so awesome! another cool thing idk if this happened to anybody else but after we got out of the Transformers gift shop a guy was waiting there to ask us questions. I thought it was the same old annoying crap but it turned out to be not so bad. If you agreed to go watch an unknown set of monologues skits (which turned out to be taped viewings of Jimmy Fallons skits not seen yet on tv..that were pretty hilarious) on a screen and rate what you thought about them, afterwards they would give you 20 bucks. Pretty much all the monologues were hilarious and you got 20 bucks for just watching Jimmy Fallon for 45 minutes. So it turned out pretty well and it ended up paying for my lunch at Bubbas. Anybody else ever encounter something like this before?..

 

[Nick]

I was at IOA/Universal today! The crowds werent that bad at all. Mostly 5 minute waits..but i finally got to see the almost complete Transformers building, and WOW, i almost forgot how GIGANTIC that building is in person. Me and my friends walked towards the gift shop and saw Optimus out front. That suit is so awesome! another cool thing idk if this happened to anybody else but after we got out of the Transformers gift shop a guy was waiting there to ask us questions. I thought it was the same old annoying crap but it turned out to be not so bad. If you agreed to go watch an unknown set of monologues skits (which turned out to be taped viewings of Jimmy Fallons skits not seen yet on tv..that were pretty hilarious) on a screen and rate what you thought about them, afterwards they would give you 20 bucks. Pretty much all the monologues were hilarious and you got 20 bucks for just watching Jimmy Fallon for 45 minutes. So it turned out pretty well and it ended up paying for my lunch at Bubbas. Anybody else ever encounter something like this before?..

They test TV shows there during periods for the upcoming seasons, etc. I was also asked about this on my last visit, but they were looking for non-florida residents at the time. They said they were going to be testing over 100 different shows over the next few weeks for the fall season (normally only a few actually make it to air).

 

[Accio Butterbeer]

They test TV shows there during periods for the upcoming seasons, etc. I was also asked about this on my last visit, but they were looking for non-florida residents at the time. They said they were going to be testing over 100 different shows over the next few weeks for the fall season (normally only a few actually make it to air).

Yeah the guy said before they weren't allowing Florida residents but today they were lol It's funny at first he made it sound like it was gonna be some brand new late night talk show and it turned out to be just 6 different Jimmy Fallon skits..but they were all hilarious so i didnt mind.