Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[Teebin]

This has to be what thought it was the other day... four in a row.

Are those concrete forms or actual concrete? What do they call it when they build a concrete surround and fill it nearly to the top with sand and then pour the concrete floor over the sand?

 

[Vyrus]

How much is it Vyrus and with which company? I want to do this on my trip later in the year.

Depends on the tour you want, but a simple one is about $40 a person or so. and just google, Orlando Helicopter tours, it'll be the first result.

 

[Felipe]

Thanks for the pic updates, guys! :thumbs:
Love seeing them beams, as it usually means we're getting more vertical construction soon! :happy:

Well Sunday's plans have changed, so looks like I'm going to be at Universal on Sunday with a buddy of mine...hmmm would anyone like a choppa update?

Is that a legitimate question? Yes! Please! Thank you very much! Por favor y muchas gracias! :thumbs:

Sorry Teebin I was being vague. I was referring to this post.

He was referring to this: (Though it really didn't answer my question of the empty space in C304 )

While I cannot be positive, I believe it could be the black angled area near top far right. Note that it is near parallel to the face of the show building. In the original water management plans... this same wall had rectangular boxes like this in a row.

See your discovered waterfront plans below to find same rect's top left of center.

Ignore the doodles from another discussion.

 

[LittleRed]

Well it's King's Cross, and the appearance you see before entering Diagon Alley is London itself, so just thinking it logically you'd enter KC through London. Diagon Alley will just have like Gringotts, Leaky Cauldron, the Weasleys and other minor shops.

That's what I assumed, thanks!

 

[aheying7]

Does anyone have ANY idea of when they will officially announce all of this?

 

[Hatetofly]

It's possible we could get a joint announcement after this years HHN's for JP and Potter but no one really knows yet.

 

[Teebin]

Announcements are never known until they make them known... such events are so high up the ladder that even blue sky insiders won't know in any advanced way.

 

[knokout1]

Ok so I know Gringott's will have a facade in the front, but how will the show building look from the other sides? This thing is massive! Won't a giant white building look really out of place from everywhere else? And I don't really see any way to block it.

 

[Teebin]

Ok so I know Gringott's will have a facade in the front, but how will the show building look from the other sides? This thing is massive! Won't a giant white building look really out of place from everywhere else? And I don't really see any way to block it.

They have figured all of that out in cgi. The building will be all but invisible from within the land. There are huge facades planned. Parts of it may be visible from the Simpsons area and other distant locations. But who here goes to a theme park trying to see the big industrial buildings that make it happen? Most of us only notice them later in photographs.

 

[Hatetofly]

They have figured all of that out in cgi. The building will be all but invisible from within the land. There are huge facades planned. Parts of it may be visible from the Simpsons area and other distant locations. But who here goes to a theme park trying to see the big industrial buildings that make it happen? Most of us only notice them later in photographs.

Already preparing for,

"The theming of World Expo is ruined because of the Gringotts building" arguments in 2015 :boxing:

 

[aheying7]

I really think this should be able to be finished by summer 2014.

Any inside info on a target opening?

 

[Shadow Carelli]

Regarding future Facade arguments in 2015...
I shall refrain from complaining due to other individual's wishes on this forum. No negativity shall spew forth from my mouth. My lips are sealed! :-X

 

[jalapeno1]

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me but the construction site seems much brighter tonight than it ever has. I am out every night around this time to take the dogs for their final stroll of the night and it's glowing over there and the crane's lights are on as well.

 

[BJCool]

Woohoo! More vertical construction....... :happy:

From Florida Thrills Network

 

[Felipe]

And DANG!! That's TALL! :jaw:

Thanks, BJCool! (and Robert!!) :thumbs:

 

[Hatetofly]

It's hard to tell from these pictures but your looking at the Gringotts facade entry and the majority of the actual bank queue beginning to take shape.

 

[Themeparkvigilante]

WHOAAAAA!!! BJcool IS cool!!!!

 

[aheying7]

It's hard to tell from these pictures but your looking at the Gringotts facade entry and the majority of the actual bank queue beginning to take shape.

I'm new here so I don't know....are you an insider or are you guessing?

 

[Nico]

Hes THE insider

 

[Accio Butterbeer]

Hes THE insider

yeah, HTF knows his stuff!