Universal's Epic Universe Construction Thread

[Magic-Man]

I know there's still staffing and everything, but there's still part of me that wonders if this could open next year...

It's not just staffing, there's also the Kirkman Extension to worry about. A lot of the infrastructure of the park relies on it.

 

[GA-MBIT]

If we do get a scene in that section, I'd assume it's something like the Velocicoaster raptors in scene 1.

God I so wanna see Franky just booking it like Usain Bolt on the screen next to me as we launch out of the barn

 

[OrlLover]

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Looks to me like that DK play area is coming to Orlando as well.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Why anyone who knows anything about the history of theme parks would want this to open earlier than their (still ambitious) target date is beyond me.

 

[Magic-Man]

Looks to me like that DK play area is coming to Orlando as well.

How so?

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

How so?

Area to the right of the coaster track seems quite large, unless that is maintenance, I think it’s the leaked play area concept art we saw sometime ago. Can’t post here for obvious reasons. To me it looks like it’s larger than Japan for sure.

 

[mainejeff]

OMG....they literally are building Paris.:surprised:

 

[quinnmac000]

Area to the right of the coaster track seems quite large, unless that is maintenance, I think it’s the leaked play area concept art we saw sometime ago. Can’t post here for obvious reasons. To me it looks like it’s larger than Japan for sure.

Nah, the permits show that area to the right as empty and future expansion...i think is paved right now just to help with construction but will be mainly trees. Our land is roughly .9 acres larger so I wonder where we will see how universal utilizes that extra space....for open area, for more attractions, etc.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Nah, the permits show that area to the right as empty and future expansion...i think is paved right now just to help with construction but will be mainly trees. Our land is roughly .9 acres larger so I wonder where we will see how universal utilizes that extra space....for open area, for more attractions, etc.

No, not the big expansion. Just literally right next to the track on DK there is more room than Osaka, enough for a small play area.

Edit: See, in Osaka the land does not have space beyond the furtherst piece of track to the right, in Orlando it looks as if there is space for a play area.

 

[Cygnus]

No, not the big expansion. Just literally right next to the track on DK there is more room than Osaka, enough for a small play area.

Edit: See, in Osaka the land does not have space beyond the furtherst piece of track to the right, in Orlando it looks as if there is space for a play area.

yeah and nothing will go there for now. just backstage paths

 

[tommyhawkins]

No, not the big expansion. Just literally right next to the track on DK there is more room than Osaka, enough for a small play area.

Edit: See, in Osaka the land does not have space beyond the furtherst piece of track to the right, in Orlando it looks as if there is space for a play area.

Nice half acre expansion for another day

 

[Disneyhead]

Drove by yesterday, both top hats on Starfall Chasers are fully in place.

It doesn't look like any of the speculated animations are acurate since none of them start out with dueling top hats. And at this point I think it is fair to say that Starfall Chasers are going to more intense than anyone thought.

So far it looks like: Launch>Top Hat>Immelmann>???

 

[mainejeff]

Yeah....Starfall Racers looks like a beast. Looks like Universal will have another world class coaster on their hands.

 

[tommyhawkins]

Drove by yesterday, both top hats on Starfall Chasers are fully in place.

It doesn't look like any of the speculated animations are acurate since none of them start out with dueling top hats. And at this point I think it is fair to say that Starfall Chasers are going to more intense than anyone thought.

So far it looks like: Launch>Top Hat>Immelmann>???

No launch one has always been airtime top hat hill into second hill with 180 turn around.

The Lenny roll is after the second launch. That's higher and they've not built that just yet.

 

[mainejeff]

:drool:

 

[shiekra38]

:drool:

Should be in a showbuilding, Epic, more like Six Flags

 

[mainejeff]

Should be in a showbuilding, Epic, more like Six Flags

So people could complain about the sightlines of the show building? :shrug:

 

[jarmor]

It doesn't look like any of the speculated animations are accurate since none of them start out with dueling top hats. And at this point I think it is fair to say that Starfall Chasers are going to more intense than anyone thought.

So far it looks like: Launch>Top Hat>Immelmann>???

YES! I will gladly welcome them not being spot on with the regular airtime hill and it being a top hat! Now I am curious to what the element after the second launch will actually look like compared to the speculated animation!
Top hat =/=airtime hill
Top hat>airtime hill
:grin:

And nice shot! Really shows the scale of the coaster. . .

 

[GAcoaster]

Wow-- Hub Coaster looks like a lot of airtime fun: