Ok, that was a lie, it's not fine - but the acting cannot escape either if we're talking things wrong with Philosopher's Stone!
Oooooohh! Can't wait to see this.
Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2
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Ok, that was a lie, it's not fine - but the acting cannot escape either if we're talking things wrong with Philosopher's Stone!
Oooooohh! Can't wait to see this.
A Certificate of occupancy would have to do with the building department giving approval to use the buildings. That really should have nothing to do with the dragon unless the building department insisted on it being up before giving the cert. Possible, but since there is clearly still work to be done on the project, I'm guessing they are giving the occupancy permit at 90% or whatever their minimum threshold is.
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The Certificate of Occupancy could also have been filed to get some OJT for line cooks or anyone working within Diagon.
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Alan Gilmore has been living in the US for the last 2 years. He's worked onsite daily. His presence at this event, while exciting, is unfortunately irrelevant to the opening.
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The movie is also well over 10 years old which is a good excuse for the vfx
Parts list no, vendor yes. Rumor in the street is Advanced Animation in Vermont made them. UO loves to work with them so it makes sense they would do these guys.
Nah, not really. Chamber of Secrets was a year later and the VFX were MUCH better. It was all decision making. In CoS, they didn't use close-ups of CGI humans. Just watch the Quidditch scenes from PS and compare them to the Slytherin vs. Gryffindor match in CoS which was MUCH more complex than anything in PS and still looked a million times better. More time and dedication, better decisions.
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Mugglenet has posted that the opening date is mid June according to a Loews hotel chairman: http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/05/diagon-alley-to-open-mid-june-according-to-loews-hotels-chairman-plus-first-look-video-inside-gringotts-bank/
Personally I wonder if the official date won't be until after June 21st (the first day of summer) but with soft openings weeks before then.
Personally I wonder if the official date won't be until after June 21st (the first day of summer) but with soft openings weeks before then.
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If I'm not mistaken, they said in some documentary that in the first movie they shot the entire film and only then moved on to the visual effects, which caused them to rush everything to try and get it ready by the set time. Because they were so displeased with the results, in the next movies they would shot a scene and start working on it while others were still being shot, so they would have the time to dedicate enough attention to everything.
Exactly. Which, as I said, was poor decision making. And the extra time paid off.
So, not one soul went to Universal Studios today? There wasn't a single picture posted on twitter or OU today. Aren't the employees of this website paid $28 per hour to be on call to take pictures?
Its funny you guys knew about tonights event when many TMs had no clue about it. Anyway, I went to it tonight. Only a few new things were told, the creative team are very dedicated, and you guys are going to be blown away with the detail levels. They are more prepared in some aspects for this new open but are STILL not sure about how everything will work (ie park hours not matching and the train). I can answer some questions but of course not as much as you would like. 
Previously unreleased concept art. Posted on Instagram by user emanuelpaige. http://instagram.com/emanuelpaige
Diagon Alley:
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Borgin and Burkes:
Knockturn Alley:
Diagon Alley:
Carkitt Market:
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Whoa! Welcome back, dreamcat! It's been a while! Great to see you around again! Well, do tell whatever you feel you can :thumbs:
Those are NICE! Thanks for the heads up, GGGhost, and thanks for posting them @emanuelpaige!
Those are NICE! Thanks for the heads up, GGGhost, and thanks for posting them @emanuelpaige!
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Thanks for the concept art, GGGhost! That conept of the spired fountain under the glass roof is one of the ones I saw months ago that I couldn't figure out when they had an early preview upstairs in Port Of Entry!
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Also, I don't understand why this video of the Hogwarts Express is just now getting attention when it's been on Universal's Wizarding World interactive site.
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Also, I don't understand why this video of the Hogwarts Express is just now getting attention when it's been on Universal's Wizarding World interactive site.
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