Don't most of the conveyors have like a "pre-conveyor" to get the rafts out of the water and then onto the main belt? Not sure what pieces you saw, but there are seemingly a lot of those. Lots of them in random spots around the site.
Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion
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Darn it, I had a joke queued up about hippogriff poop. Does that count?
In all seriousness, I am really considering how I can go to this park. I wear contact lenses and have always been worried about them getting washed out. Without them, I would probably go up to the wrong brunette and ask for a room key. Then, I'd get in trouble either way the answer went. I'm not sure that I want to wear goggles, either. I don't need to add on to dorkiness.
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Ugh I'm too excited! When that scaffolding is down I'm gonna be:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:all day
Cant say Universal doesn't know how to theme now! For sure.
I've worn contact lens to water parks & pools my entire live. Never had a problem or lost one in those situations......The only time I lost a lens was one time I was walking down the street with my ex wife. A really hot girl walked by, I gave a quick look, and the lens popped out of my eye.
My ex never let me forget that one. And she was actually hotter than the girl I eyed up. She was a Marilyn Monroe look alike if there ever was one.
The real question would be why that girl is an EX?!?!?!?!I've worn contact lens to water parks & pools my entire live. Never had a problem or lost one in those situations......The only time I lost a lens was one time I was walking down the street with my ex wife. A really hot girl walked by, I gave a quick look, and the lens popped out of my eye.
There comes a time to move on to new and exciting adventures. And I've certainly had more than my fair share. Oh, the stories I could tell.The real question would be why that girl is an EX?!?!?!?!
I call BS on the neoclassical/classical architecture.
I guess we're channeling Atlantis now..?
If we're doing Polynesian/Tiki, you do not get to have that sort of masonry.
I guess we're channeling Atlantis now..?
If we're doing Polynesian/Tiki, you do not get to have that sort of masonry.
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But everyone was saying Polynesian. This is a big diversion from that.
To explain a little - visually this is akin to a tiki totem right next to a totem pole.
And you have the abstract modern design items that integrate with the tube aesthetics.
So you've got this menagerie of cultural, mythical, and abstraction... it's looking like a kludge.
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Back to our bird poop on attractions controversy. I just found a great Jay Stein comment from Genneway's new book on Universal . (Page 145) Jay's (Jay Stein) standards were very high, and he joked that every building on the San Francisco pier "had the proper amount of bird poop". That was the level of detail he was seeking. In tribute, the Universal Creative team put Jay's face onto the archangel that overlooks Gramercy Park in the New York section.....So, if there's any bird poop on the Volcano, we now know the roots of that concept. Note: The OU editing software changed the word s_ _ t to poop in the quote.
Note: The OU editing software changed the word s_ _ t to poop in the quote.
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That was what I was wondering... that one building looks either Mayan or Incan, certainly nothing you would see in Polynesia.
Universal has never said that Volcano Bay is "Polynesian". All they said was "Pacific Isle". And you do find this kind of architecture across Micronesia and Indonesia. These are from Java, which is the volcanic island just west of Bali.
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Universal has never said that Volcano Bay is "Polynesian". All they said was "Pacific Isle". And you do find this kind of architecture across Micronesia and Indonesia. These are from Java, which is the volcanic island just west of Bali.
Thanks for finding those, I went looking last night but I guess my google was weak. I thought I remembered seeing something like that in the past. Bet they give them vines etc. to look like ruins ala mekong jungle cruise at MK.
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It's not like we're seeing Tiki statues everywhere- so outside of thatched roofs, why would anyone assume Polynesia?
But even if it were based on just "Polynesia"- Malayo Polynesia has several charm buildings with that architecture. Particularly in Vietnam. But I thought a theming and architectural "expert" such as @epcyclopedia would know that already
But even if it were based on just "Polynesia"- Malayo Polynesia has several charm buildings with that architecture. Particularly in Vietnam. But I thought a theming and architectural "expert" such as @epcyclopedia would know that already
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It's not like we're seeing Tiki statues everywhere- so outside of thatched roofs, why would anyone assume Polynesia?
But even if it were based on just "Polynesia"- Malayo Polynesia has several charm buildings with that architecture. Particularly in Vietnam. But I thought a theming and architectural "expert" such as @epcyclopedia would know that already
FWIW there are whimsical tiki statues and thatched roofs. As UC said since day one they've pulled concepts from many places both in terms of theming and attraction line up.
Universal has never said that Volcano Bay is "Polynesian". All they said was "Pacific Isle". And you do find this kind of architecture across Micronesia and Indonesia. These are from Java, which is the volcanic island just west of Bali.
Also, if I wanted historically/culturally accurate representations of specific places, I would go there. Not rely on a water "theme" park.
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