Transformers: The Ride - Summer 2013

[Thor]

Thanks for the pictures Bob. Awesome. Love close ups like that.

 

[maxairmike]

Nah, it is standard 4x8 sheets just like Bob said. That is trade standard and it would make absolutely no sense to buy a thousand 4X8 sheets of ply-whatever and shave them down by 6 inches. This is wham-bam and they do the job.

The wall is level at the top the whole length, so they did trim all the boards that are up on the sidewalks, so I don't think some trimming of all the boards is that ridiculous. Definitely a little bit shy of 8' the whole length of the wall.

 

[ReelJustice]

From permit review:

Any specialty finishes and details provided by Adirondack are required to be reviewed

Anyone heard of Adirondack?

 

[maxairmike]

If this is the right company, they appear to be a custom fab shop in NY that opened a Florida location in the Winter Haven area last year.

http://www.adkstudios.com

They appear to do themeing and scenic design. Do we know who did the Transformers attractions in USH and Singapore?

 

[JungleSkip]

From their past projects, it looks like they do outside/marquee stuff.

They made the Krusty head for Simpsons and the Pyrok/Blizrok statues for Dueling Dragons.

 

[Teebin]

^ They also created the fire post griffon statues for LC.

 

[JungleSkip]

^ They also created the fire post griffon statues for LC. I would imagine they might be creating everything from the lion moorings to statues that might grace either end of the embankment wall. (note the long concave beveled sections at both ends) They might also be creating a central london statue if there is to be one. Not sure of any large statuary shown in the films in the diagon areas.

This is for Transformers, Teebin.:wave:

 

[quickfire609]

This is for Transformers, Teebin.:wave:

Haha, can't blame him at all, I usually open this and the phase 2 thread in separate tabs and very often get confused as to which is which.

 

[Teebin]

This is for Transformers, Teebin.:wave:

Yep, I noticed that and tried to delete the additional text quickly but you were faster to find the post. That said, Adirondack is great at creating statues!

 

[JungleSkip]

Yep, I noticed that and tried to delete the additional text quickly but you were faster to find the post. That said, Adirondack is great at creating statues!

Yup! Would love to see them working on Potter as well.

 

[jtsalien]

So could Adirondack be building Autobots for the facade?

 

[Spideyfreak]

^Bah! They better not be!

 

[JungleSkip]

^Bah! They better not be!

Why? A full sized Bumblebee and EVAC outside like in Singapore would be awesome.

 

[Teebin]

^Bah! They better not be!

I agree with JS, why NOT? They are tops in the biz!

 

[Disneyhead]

While I am aware that Adirondack is tops in the Biz for what they do, I personally would rather have Nassal do a NYC/ generic city facade instead of a MSHI style facade with big figures (flat or fully realized).

I liked my idea of entering the attraction through a NYC Deli like the one in Transformers 2.

 

[ReelJustice]

Well none of us really know what they're doing (I assume) for the facade.

 

[Teebin]

God forbid any of us call and ask them if they were responsible for the Transformers facade in Singapore... gush and tell them how cool it is etc.

 

[JungleSkip]

New Pic from OrlandoInformer shows installed elevator track:

 

[BJCool]

Some more construction photos from @OrlandoInformer. You can see the holes in the 1st floor and 2nd floor that will house the elevators for ride vehicles.

 

[Spideyfreak]

Why? A full sized Bumblebee and EVAC outside like in Singapore would be awesome.

Oh duh! I was thinking about the figures on the side of the building at USH...