Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2
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I am not sure if this will hold true, but if the dragon blows real fire, you will certainly be able to see the smoke! Remember JAWS smoke every 20 seconds or so.
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Not sure if this is even relevant information, but a friend that works in guest relations told me next week they'd be getting a walk through preview of Diagon Alley.
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Yeah maybe Thursday when team members have their little "event" in Hogsmead they will ride the train over to Diagon for the first time...?
Yesterday morning, I rapped on them with my knuckles, found the foundry mark, and talked to 2 Nassal guys about the lamps. I was told by Nassal that they are cast iron.
And yes you can see the crane like rig for the dragon from battery park.
Can one see the facade of Wyndham or Grimmauld from this location, aka battery park?
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Wow they're real cast iron? That's expensive to do nowadays. Maybe they figure they will seem more real, plus hold up better in the weather, etc. if they just made the real thing as opposed to some other material. Kind of like how I've heard Disney coats those pieces at the top of the castle in real gold, just because it really holds up better and less maintenance than a gold paint over something else.
They are replicas, but of pieces that were installed along the Thames embankment in London in the mid-19th century and were refurbished by Branson Leisure in 2007. The Cast Iron Co. is the maker of the replicas, not the original designer.
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you have to be standing on the other side of the seating area, right by the kiosk that sels Dispicable Me merch these days.
I'll try to take a pic next time but I'm pretty sure my iPhone wont do it justice. Believe me, I've seen it. And if that little black crane is where the glass dome that holds the dragon sits, then it should be pretty obvious.
I'll try to take a pic next time but I'm pretty sure my iPhone wont do it justice. Believe me, I've seen it. And if that little black crane is where the glass dome that holds the dragon sits, then it should be pretty obvious.
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Because, if you read my contact with the manufacturer this morning, you will see that I tricked them by asking about the lampposts and benches that had been installed. As Mr. Gary didn't flinch... I believe it is a good bet.
Excellent, I look forward to both a wide and zoomed shot in as high a res possible. Thanks Ash!
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That second dome looks to be covering the glass rotunda/dome that the dragon breaks out of in the movie. Obviously from the inside it would be all glass, but maybe it's covered for a certain effect? Does anyone know?
Whoa... I didn't realize that rear structure on Gringott's would be so visible. Is it going to stay like that? I don't see any indication that a glass dome or anything will be added, and we're pretty much down to the wire. Perhaps it's just there to facilitate the dome seen from inside the queue.
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I'm guessing it is going to stay that way. Look at FJ, you can see the show building while in the regular queue when you are in the greenhouse area.
Hmm... while most of the view, such as the dome cover doesn't bother me at all... as it looks commonplace industrial, the thought of seeing the dragon from battery park is somewhat of a surprise killer. They do have the option of installing some kind of industrial wall in the middle-top of Florean's and/or LC. Damned dragon. Geeez.
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