Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

[badlactose]

My word, you are a lofty educated one, aren't you.

I've never really had a head for math or science, but Hawking has always been someone I admired.

A Brief History of Time is the only 'non-fiction' science book I've read straight through. I was was bouncing in my theater seat when I saw that Alfonzo Cuaron had slipped it into The Prisoner of Azkaban.

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[Prototype_82]

I've never really had a head for math or science, but Hawking has always been someone I admired.

A Brief History of Time is the only 'non-fiction' science book I've read straight through. I was was bouncing in my theater seat when I saw that Alfonzo Cuaron had slipped it into The Prisoner of Azkaban.

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You know, I always thought it was just for the sake of having an ironic muggle book in there - To have him reading that particular book in PoA...

Now it just dawned on me- it's not that ironic to read a muggle book when a muggle book shop is RIGHT NEXT DOOR. Very clever attention to detail....

 

[Jymmymack]

You know, I always thought it was just for the sake of having an ironic muggle book in there - To have him reading that particular book in PoA...

Now it just dawned on me- it's not that ironic to read a muggle book when a muggle book shop is RIGHT NEXT DOOR. Very clever attention to detail....

Actually it's more two things: Cuaron has gone on record saying he wanted to merge the two worlds (non-muggle and muggle) in the film, thus you have this book and the fact that all the kids wear jeans and regular clothes, using the wand to stop the car alarm, etc. But the real beauty of using this book is that it's foreshadowing the time travel elements that appear in the third act.

Also. Note that we can exchange our money for "Gringotts NOTES", so that means it's a bank note and not the coins from the series.

 

[DragonSlayer]

I've never noticed that before. Must watch PoA again, its been ages.

A re-watch of Deathly Hallows PtII will also be obligatory before going on Gringotts, haha.

 

[GAcoaster]

I just heard about the way the interactive wands work and it sounds really clever. If you buy one and you stand on one of the spots in DA, yo'll have to wave it a certain way to get the spell to work. It sounds like the brass markers in the pavement will have a picture showing the proper wand motion to make the action happen. The examples I was given were a "w" motion activated one, a "4" motion activated another. It sounds like they've taken the idea of Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom to the next level with it doing more than just activating a TV screen, and figured out how to monetize it.

Can't wait to see & try it...

 

[Disneyhead]

How much do you guys think an interactive wand will cost?

 

[neoshinok]

How much do you guys think an interactive wand will cost?

$4.95 plus $19.95 per interaction

 

[JungleSkip]

But it's still really, really bad on FJ. In terms of cannon logic and allowing for lay people to experience it. Do you happen to know what those friends disliked about FJ?

If I remember correctly they aren't a fan of how disjointed it feels

 

[BamaToTheBone]

Forbidden Journey does seem to oddly jump from scene to scene just to get as many different references from the movie in as they could. Almost like they didn't know if they'd get to build another Harry Potter ride or area of the park, so they wanted to get in as much as possible in that one ride, but at the expense of a smoother flowing plot line.

 

[JungleSkip]

Almost like they didn't know if they'd get to build another Harry Potter ride or area of the park

They didn't. WWoHP 1 was very much the last hail mary to try and save UOR. If it wasn't the smashing success it is today, we'd be having very different conversations.

 

[rockingamer20]

Well the Phelps twins are indeed at UOR, taking over their instagram.

Looks like they're in Hogsmeade.

 

[BamaToTheBone]

That was pretty much my point. The sarcasm didn't translate so well. I should be less subtle.

They didn't. WWoHP 1 was very much the last hail mary to try and save UOR. If it wasn't the smashing success it is today, we'd be having very different conversations.

 

[Aberforth Dumbledore]

They are posting more pics on the UOR instagram.. Weasley's Wizard Wheesez looks amazing!

 

[mbrou24]

@thrillgeek on twitter is saying walls should be coming down this weekend.

 

[Teebin]

Here... I flipped the instagram picture to the correct angle. Now the text isn't backwards.

 

[Prototype_82]

Bonnie always seems to act more like Ginny when she's off screen...

Have they begun to put any props or carts in the street yet?

 

[josh10924]

Thats a great shot and WWW looks awesome! Cant wait to get in there.

 

[JungleSkip]

That was pretty much my point. The sarcasm didn't translate so well. I should be less subtle.

We should just type in comic sans for sarcasm

 

[aurornike]

http://instagram.com/p/o3jVX-E4Yl/
http://instagram.com/p/o3frYvk4TK/
http://instagram.com/p/o3VigJk4TH/
These are the other pics from the uor instagram.
Sorry I don't know how to put the pictures in the actual post. I'm a bit new

 

[Jymmymack]

http://instagram.com/p/o3jVX-E4Yl/
http://instagram.com/p/o3frYvk4TK/
http://instagram.com/p/o3VigJk4TH/
These are the other pics from the uor instagram.
Sorry I don't know how to put the pictures in the actual post. I'm a bit new

Those supplies upstairs look mighty purchasable...