Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

[Teebin]

Saw Mr. Roker and crew going in the back of Dervish today. Most likely for a shoot inside Ollivanders.

TAH DAH! My hunch was correct! You are the only one I trust to report accurately as I am sure you have figured out.

Thanks! :thumbs:

 

[JungleSkip]

Thanks, Quint! :rep:

 

[Pez]

Was also shooting in front of the stage with people cheering for all four houses.

 

[Magistra]

First, and foremost, here's some recent Hogsmeade/Madam Puddifoots footage from the Orlando Informer, if you haven't seen it yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVkC_aCyh2w

Absolutely. Those pictures are worth their weight in gold.

"Can you believe how good this is!? look at how far people are willing to go to see it!"

You don't quietly open an expansion like this. You make damn sure everyone knows when it's open and when they can come see it.

True, but crowd management has to be taken into consideration, as well. Personally, pictures of crowds like we saw at the grand opening at 2010 make me want to stay as far away from Universal as possible until I hear crowd numbers and waiting times are a little more reasonable.

 

[Teebin]

I would think it would be cool if many of you post on twitter that:

"The Today Show will be Universal Studios Friday, 4/25 to announce the grand opening date of Diagon Alley, and all AP holders are encouraged to attend! Be there at 7AM so you can be on TV!"









(i am nothing but trouble) :sneaky:

 

[IzzyB]

^^^ My guess is that is the reason that it was "cancelled" because it got out and they didn't really want it getting out.

 

[josh10924]

^^^ My guess is that is the reason that it was "cancelled" because it got out and they didn't really want it getting out.

Thats what I was thinking.

 

[Teebin]

^^^ My guess is that is the reason that it was "cancelled" because it got out and they didn't really want it getting out.

Correct! Wouldn't it be cool to see 800 people crowding into the London walkway waiting to get in?

 

[TheLastAshen]

I HATE having a 9 to 5...

 

[freediverdude]

I don't want to stand next to Al Roker and wave in front of the facade. Just open the darn thing already!

 

[Quint]

Just heard Today Show talent has been released from work tomorrow morning. Interpret that as you will.

 

[badlactose]

I would think it would be cool if many of you post on twitter that:

"The Today Show will be Universal Studios Friday, 4/25 to announce the grand opening date of Diagon Alley, and all AP holders are encouraged to attend! Be there at 7AM so you can be on TV!"









(i am nothing but trouble) :sneaky:

Deliciously evil :happy:

 

[JungleSkip]

Just heard Today Show talent has been released from work tomorrow morning. Interpret that as you will.

Curiouser and curiouser

 

[DK745]

so someone is going to upload any possible clips to YouTube so I don't actually have to watch this show, right? or is it possible they hold on to the footage for future use (but then why have him go out on special assignment today?)

 

[Teebin]

Just heard Today Show talent has been released from work tomorrow morning. Interpret that as you will.

Curiouser and curiouser

I am not concerned. It was never intended to be a public event to guests anyway. The fact that they may have been filming in Hogsmeade's Ollivanders does concern me a bit though. It suggests that Diagon Ollivanders may not be ready for primetime yet.

They (WB,UC, Nassal, KHS&S) are tripping over themselves in these final weeks. Up north he'ah (here), at the county fayuh (fair), we call it a Greased Pig Squeal AKA controlled chaos.

 

[JungleSkip]

I am not concerned. It was never intended to be a public event to guests anyway. The fact that they may have been filming in Hogsmeade's Ollivanders does concern me a bit though. It suggests that Diagon Ollivanders may not be ready for primetime yet.

I've heard they filmed in Diagon and Hogsmeade.

And I'm not concerned, but if the rest of the cast was given off tomorrow, are they airing the things filmed today tomorrow?

 

[GGGhost]

First, and foremost, here's some recent Hogsmeade/Madam Puddifoots footage from the Orlando Informer, if you haven't seen it yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVkC_aCyh2w

And, as I pointed out in the Hogsmeade thread (http://www.orlandounited.com/forums...ld-of-Harry-Potter-Part-2?p=365219#post365219), you can see in that video that the front right flower on the Madam Puddifoot's cake is disguising what is clearly a camera/sensor, presumably for the interactive wand effect on the adjacent cake.

 

[Teebin]

I've heard they filmed in Diagon and Hogsmeade.

And I'm not concerned, but if the rest of the cast was given off tomorrow, are they airing the things filmed today tomorrow?

No, we will get a few live shots... at controlled angles. The b roll has always occurred, even the vignette stories, and that is why Al arrived at noon today.

The cool part is, what live shots will we see for the first time. I am excited at what might be revealed. Anything will blow my skirt up, I am sure.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

To their defense, they probably don't want a huge rush of people at all once. I mean do you think they want a similar opening day like Phase 1 had? I would think if anything, they would want to suddenly open it, so then more people talk about it/have interest in it.

So? Announcing it later would stop that how? People will always show up in droves for this.

 

[SeventyOne]

Just like Universal when a attraction is about to soft open...
"WE ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT OPENING TODAY, YOU BUNCH OF ANNOYING A**HOLES, GO HOME YOURE WASTING YOUR TIME"
5 minutes later
"oh look, we're opening Hogsmead today."

It's a test. Like Project Mayhem.