Got to experience today's ops! The line was a LOT smoother, they definitely worked on whatever they needed to to get the ride out alot faster.
I even got to see a valley! They fixed it extremely fast and didn't even need to announce a delay.
What really makes me amazed is the USH community all collectively celebrating this coaster. One of the ops managing the line outside kept hyping up the crowd, "Who's been waiting all summer!" *crowd cheers*. When the Valley happened and was being launched out everyone cheered as they made it up the hill. Just incredible people.
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Considering the noise complaints, I understand both parties here.
Universal as a studio and park has existed for 114 years and the studio is probably a lot more of a concern (explosions, flashing lights, late night filming, etc.) so dare I say what did the neighbors expect? Special red carpet treatment? They are communicative and the park has the obligation to the studio as well; they are working at it and trying to get the ride shut down is just the "Old Man yells at cloud" meme.
But I also understand the neighbor's complaints too. USH has been a screen based park for decades until the switch flipped, and the park isn't really known for its high speed outdoor thrill coasters... of which there were none. I can't relate to the rich people golfing and hanging out in their backyards who expect nothing but clouds and rainbows but... don't forget they are just as human as you are lol. Their opinions, despite how out of touch you may feel they are, matter and whatever Universal agreed to they need to keep.
We could debate up and down if the complaints are just 3 really loud old people or an actual concern but this is a developing situation and I hope things work out for everyone. I want the park to succeed and I want the neighbors to feel valued by the mega corporation next door. As it stands Universal clearly cares about pleasing them, so we'll see.