Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[Alicia]

In theory that sounds good, but you'll pretty much be standing on a moving object so theres going to have to a bicycle seat/crotch support seat. They you are in some sort of suit looking canister, so add a claustrophobia effect. I think the reality is this isn't going to be that pleasant of an experience.

It's not an easy job being Iron Man... might explain all the drinking.

 

[Scott W.]

 

[WAJAS]

Hmmm what for?

 

[GadgetGuru]

Hmmm what for?

Probably just routine maintenance and maybe some paint

 

[Coasted]

Hmmm what for?

There were wires from the roof, all the way down the checkered front (left hand side of photo) to workers at the bottom, earlier this week ... so perhaps that scaffold frame was to hold workers / abseliers?

 

[Coasted]

Probably just routine maintenance and maybe some paint

Makes sense - like in right of the above photo. ps the T-Rex looked brand new tonight ... apparently new brighter coat of paint (and perhaps temporarily less mist ie could see whole body / mechanism)

 

[jtsalien]

It's nice to see the old Triceratops Trail walkway used for something, even if it just 4 seconds of a new commercial. Also, first time I've seen CG raptors instead of the actual Raptor Encounter used in advertising. Get the turkey leg, Blue! Get it, girl!

One of the Triceratops Paddocks has actually been transformed into a training room for tech services. The work was being done right around the time someone trespassed for one of those abandoned explortion videos recently. The big figure is gone, but almost all of the other themeing remains.

 

[Magic-Man]

Honestly, I'd expect Park 3 to be 30% Middle-Earth, 30% Nintendo, 30% DreamWorks, and 10% anything else. They're definitely not going to limit themselves to the 8 acres of Mario if they build Nintendo in the new park.

Jurassic World and Fantastic Beasts say hi.

 

[JungleSkip]

Jurassic World and Fantastic Beasts say hi.

I think people need to forget about Fantastic Beasts. Unless the next movie increases its BO significantly (I wouldn't hold my breath), it hasn't shown itself to be worthy of the space in the park.

And I still don't think JW is showing up in that park. It makes 0 logistical sense.

 

[Magic-Man]

.And I still don't think JW is showing up in that park. It makes 0 logistical sense.

They gotta capitalize on the hype somehow. No way that JP at IOA goes down anytime soon.

 

[JungleSkip]

They gotta capitalize on the hype somehow. No way that JP at IOA goes down anytime soon.

Do they though? The JW will be over for years by the time this park opens. In order to capitalize on the hype, they'd have to build a ride at the existing IoA land, and there's nothing stopping them from doing so.

 

[Alicia]

Do they though? The JW will be over for years by the time this park opens. In order to capitalize on the hype, they'd have to build a ride at the existing IoA land, and there's nothing stopping them from doing so.

Well, there's no telling if they'll stop at 3, which just got its release date btw:

 

[JungleSkip]

Well, there's no telling if they'll stop at 3, which just got its release date btw:

Yea, well, I think they should probably should have waited a hot second until the hot turd that 2 seems to be is released. Still, I don't see how it makes financial sense to close a perfectly good land and move it 2 miles.

 

[Alicia]

Still, I don't see how it makes financial sense to close a perfectly good land and move it 2 miles.

I do not disagree with that.

 

[captainmoch]

Yea, well, I think they should probably should have waited a hot second until the hot turd that 2 seems to be is released. Still, I don't see how it makes financial sense to close a perfectly good land and move it 2 miles.

1 was a hot turd too and people ate it up. I'm sure it'll be the same with 2.

 

[JungleSkip]

I do not disagree with that.

The "move JP to Park 3" idea always comes off like this to me:

 

[JungleSkip]

1 was a hot turd too and people ate it up. I'm sure it'll be the same with 2.

Pent up nostalgia release. Same thing with Jumanji 2/TFA. I'm willing to bet JW2 sees a big drop off.

 

[Kraken&Manta]

Pent up nostalgia release. Same thing with Jumanji 2/TFA. I'm willing to bet JW2 sees a big drop off.

I think that had more to do with TLJ being labeled a horrible movie by some while Jumanji was fun and didn't take itself to seriously.

And on the subject of IOA's Jurassic Park being perfectly good, I'm not honestly sure what I think of it. River Adventure is amazing but the land has been ruined in a lot of ways by Potter, Kong, the arcade games, and that hideous raptor puppet and lost the dense jungle atmosphere it had early into the park's lifetime. I feel like the franchise could be better represented. Of course it doesn't make any sense financially to replace it, but...

I just want more dinosaurs, is that too much to ask?

 

[JungleSkip]

I think that had more to do with TLJ being labeled a horrible movie by some while Jumanji was fun and didn't take itself to seriously.

Huh? I was talking about how sequels with decades of time between them and the last well-liked movie make a ton of money. TLJ doesn't factor into the equation.

 

[Disneyhead]

Yea, well, I think they should probably should have waited a hot second until the hot turd that 2 seems to be is released. Still, I don't see how it makes financial sense to close a perfectly good land and move it 2 miles.

Star Tours hears ya'.