Universal Orlando Resort Misc Refurbs

[UNIrd]

So an official new viewing area?

 

[Andy]

Makes sense as the southern end of the lake has already been done.

 

[ReelJustice]

Not very exciting but Universal filed a Notice of Commencement with ModelWerks to work on "Decks and Railings" in City Walk.

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...9782.pdf?id=DOC933S2340.A0&parent=DOC933S2340

A little more exciting, ModelWerks may also be moving the Jaws photo-op (as has been rumored)

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...9781.pdf?id=DOC933S2339.A0&parent=DOC933S2339

 

[Felipe]

Not very exciting but Universal filed a Notice of Commencement with ModelWerks to work on "Decks and Railings" in City Walk.

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...9782.pdf?id=DOC933S2340.A0&parent=DOC933S2340

They've already started on this. Today there was a section walled off, and there were cranes digging away. Here's a couple of pics I got:

A little more exciting, ModelWerks may also be moving the Jaws photo-op (as has been rumored)

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...9781.pdf?id=DOC933S2339.A0&parent=DOC933S2339

Photo-op still in the same place.


On another note, the progress on the siding for Lombards:

And on another more random note, rubble on the lots south of Uni:

 

[Andy]

^ Concrete from Jaws right?

 

[Felipe]

^ Concrete from Jaws right?

I'd guess so. There was a lot of it, and it caught my attention on my way to the parking garages.

 

[Teebin]

Why do parks pull these odd dumping practices? Is it to save time and allow some company to come in and bid on the recycle of concrete? What I am getting at is that it won't stay there, so why not cart it off to its end location to begin with? Disney does even more bizarre stuff with its destroyed rides. Example for those of you who are new to theme park forums: The Nautilus submarines from the MK attraction are buried in a landfill on property, intact.

 

[Felipe]

It probably saves them money somehow. Maybe if they gather all their trash and pay some company to throw it all out at the same time, rather than several trips? :shrug:

 

[Splatter]

That and it can give them somewhere quickly to move all of this, so more work can sooner start on the project area.

 

[ReelJustice]

The company that built the Universal arch and globe have been contracted to do some "fence" work at USF

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...88.pdf?id=DOC945S24459.A0&parent=DOC945S24459

 

[SeventyOne]

The company that built the Universal arch and globe have been contracted to do some "fence" work at USF

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl...88.pdf?id=DOC945S24459.A0&parent=DOC945S24459

I assume this will be Potter II related, but secretly hoping this is connected to a new nighttime entrance for Rockit.

 

[ReelJustice]

I assume this will be Potter II related, but secretly hoping this is connected to a new nighttime entrance for Rockit.

You may be on to something here. It's too early for Potter IMO. But, I could see them building a new entrance for Rockit. That's more in line with what the company does.

 

[Felipe]

Where would you guys think they'd put a new entrance? There already is a door by Rockit's lockers/queue area, though it's probably more of a service / TM door than anything guests would use. And then there's the USF entrance by the Blue Man Group theatre.

 

[Andy]

Everything they really need for crowd control into the HRRR area is already built and ready to go. Maybe some electrical fences return to JP ray:

 

[ReelJustice]

Everything they really need for crowd control into the HRRR area is already built and ready to go. Maybe some electrical fences return to JP ray:

No, permit says it's for the Studios

 

[Teebin]

^ Might be for the old Amity shoreline...

 

[Felipe]

^ Might be for the old Amity shoreline...

Now there's an idea! Hopefully they'll be getting the shoreline fixed, decked up, and ready with fence railings so they can use it as a viewing area for the lagoon show?

 

[Teebin]

If true, it will tell us tons. JK2 is a finishing company meaning their end result is always the details in the finish and look.

 

[Andy]

No, permit says it's for the Studios

Hmmm, gotta be for Potter 2.0 I would think.

 

[Dr. Emmett Brown]

Why would they be doing that so early? Isn't there still base work to do on the Amity coastline? I'm hoping it's for a night entrance for Rockit, but I can't see a company that's in it for the finished product be put to use so early unless it's only to get the contract out of the way before actual work can start.