Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

[Milla4Prez66]

Everything looks great, I'm excited.

 

[JungleSkip]

WOW. I wouldn't be surprised if the waterfront opened by Saturday.

They still have to build the fence/walls and the fountain. I'm thinking the weekend after that. but really soon.

 

[Teebin]

"I've been told the Knight bus is on stands and will be moved once there's more clearance at [HASHTAG]#diagonalley[/HASHTAG] [HASHTAG]#HarryPotter[/HASHTAG] [HASHTAG]#MuggleNet[/HASHTAG]"

Clearance, CLEARANCE for what, the NSA, CIA, Secret Service? Um... I don't think that this is so. :look:

Also of note, I assumed the other cabbie stand had been installed too... not quite there yet I guess.

 

[Felipe]

Wow. Well I wanted an update and I got one! Can't get much better than that! Thanks Mugglenet and Felipe!

Fixed ;-) and credit goes to @MickeyXtreme. I'm not sure why he tagged MuggleNet :shrug: Maybe he was their correspondent or maybe he just wanted them to see it and post about it to their readers? MuggleNet has not posted about it or re-tweeted him yet, so I'm not sure :shrug: Maybe he really meant to put #PotterWatch and didn't remember the proper hashtag

Clearance, CLEARANCE for what, the NSA, CIA, Secret Service? Um... I don't think that this is so. :look:

Yeah, that one threw me off... I'm pretty sure it's staying there. Unless they've decided to change its place for some reason.

 

[Teebin]

Fixed ;-) and credit goes to @MickeyXtreme. I'm not sure why he tagged MuggleNet :shrug: P

Perhaps you should ask him how he got a hard hat tour; if he works for a major news outlet... I wanna know who this jamoke is.

 

[Gambit]

I took a few photos as well today but nothing all that major.

The berm:

Progress on the columns:

Chandeliers:

Screed & Sons: (Is the name a reference to something?)

 

[Felipe]

Nice! Thanks, Gambit! :thumbs:

 

[Teebin]

What is the origin of the name Screed? Anyone know?

 

[Magistra]

What is the origin of the name Screed? Anyone know?

No, but if it's on Charing Cross Road, I'm betting it's a book store. I believe there's an Obscurus Books storefront in Carkitt Market as well, right? Obscurus is supposedly the publisher of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," so perhaps there is a Fantastic Beasts link to Screed, too.

On second thought, Leaky Cauldron is supposed to be located between a Muggle book shop and a record store, so maybe Screed is that unnamed Muggle book shop.

 

[Miketheboss]

Fake grass would have been better if their isnt going to be a barrier/fence between the path and the grass. Everything looks great!

 

[Sideshow Mike]

Thanks for the great pics Gambit. The whole street looks incredible. They have surpassed my expectations and that is just the facade. I asked this question before but it looks like it got lost. Anyone know or have a guess how tall the highest point of the facades are and the height of the Gringotts show building? Just curious.

 

[ReelJustice]

Looking at the map, they are so boxed in. I have no idea where they would have room to build a great hall.

Pizza Predatoria.

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What I think Screed is based on in real life

 

[PWT]

Sorry I'm late to this party. Yes, WB's team (especially Allan Gillmore) did the lion's share of scenic design work, but UC was responsible for the attraction design, Uni Entertainment (Mike Aiello) came up with the shows, and Uni Art & Design (David Hayes) built props & decor. It was definitely a group effort.

I think you mean David Hughes. :wave:

 

[mahnamahna]

Pizza Predatoria.



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What I think Screed is based on in real life

Makes a lot of sense! It'd definitely get more business.

 

[HalfGlass]

It's been a little while since I've visited the boards. I was trying to sweep through the postings but there has been a lot. Do we have any new guesstimations on when softs and the grand opening will be since were getting so close to the summer?

 

[JungleSkip]

It's been a little while since I've visited the boards. I was trying to sweep through the postings but there has been a lot. Do we have any new guesstimations on when softs and the grand opening will be since were getting so close to the summer?

Softs are possible the first week of June. Grand opening, as I understand it, is in the June 16-20 range.

 

[IzzyB]

Fake grass would have been better if their isnt going to be a barrier/fence between the path and the grass. Everything looks great!

Disney has lots of areas with real grass that people sit on, walk on, etc and they always look pretty nice. I don't think this will be an issue and I think it will look nicer and more realistic being real grass.

 

[Teebin]

Disney has lots of areas with real grass that people sit on, walk on, etc and they always look pretty nice. I don't think this will be an issue and I think it will look nicer and more realistic being real grass.

Yeah, this has to be real for this very real side of the project. If there is any issue with foot traffic, they will install a decorative wrought iron fence. Otherwise, it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[ReelJustice]

Orlando Informer snapped this pic today.

The window previously:

 

[novawildcat18]

^That's really disappointing. I was really hoping they'd replace Ollivander's with Madame Puddifoot's. It just makes so much sense (and $).