Future of Dragon Challenge?

[JoeCamel]

I'm going to say there'll be a Harry Potter water ride (a la Pirates) thrown in this space, just because it's the most unlikely suggestion.

It will also be called 'H2Oarry Potter and the wet stuff'.

I'm going to have Jo stop by your house later and have a talk with you. She wants to get some things straight

 

[Disneyhead]

If they go with a Forbidden Forest dark ride, maybe they could go back to the Robocoaster/Flying Ford Anglia concept. I know that it would be 2 Kuka attractions right next to each other. But the tech is mostly hidden.

And about the indoor boat ride, no height restriction and lots of Inferi.

 

[illumination]

Well the plot is next to the Hogwarts building, so connect the facades of the hotel and the existing building. A single tower of rooms. Probably less than 100. Rooms themed to the Griffindor rooms. Each floor could have a central area themed to the common room. Actually, they could have different floors themed to different houses. At check in, the sorting hat chooses your room. Wands for room keys. Great Hall table service restaurant. Theres lots of ideas that could work. Private park entrance.

While I agree, it's not happening, there is probably room for it and they could charge whatever they wanted and still have close to 100% occupancy.

I love the idea of a HP Hotel, plus a ride, on this land. I would stay there, and if a heavily themed hotel isn't made to put on part of the DC land, I just can't get excited about removing DC. Even though it's no longer dueling, I love the scale of this ride, I know nothing like it will ever be built again. I can't think of a good concept for a replacement ride....but I think the boutique hotel idea is 100% perfect!

 

[knoxmyers]

If they go with a Forbidden Forest dark ride, maybe they could go back to the Robocoaster/Flying Ford Anglia concept. I know that it would be 2 Kuka attractions right next to each other. But the tech is mostly hidden.

And about the indoor boat ride, no height restriction and lots of Inferi.

I'd be all for this, as long as they fixed/lifted/reworked/figured out the rider restrictions as compared to FJ. My argument will always be if you can ride Hulk and DC, you should be able to ride everything.

I think a boat ride could be alot of fun and quite different than most have expected/anticipated, inferi, mer-folk, giant squid, grindylow...Maybe Myrtle could be your guide.

 

[hishedale]

I'd be all for this, as long as they fixed/lifted/reworked/figured out the rider restrictions as compared to FJ. My argument will always be if you can ride Hulk and DC, you should be able to ride everything.

I think a boat ride could be alot of fun and quite different than most have expected/anticipated, inferi, mer-folk, giant squid, grindylow...Maybe Myrtle could be your guide.

I think a boat ride would kinda be out of place.

 

[Scott W.]

I think a boat ride would kinda be out of place.

 

[illumination]

A forbidden forest walk-through would be the idea queue for a new ride. The massive scale of the trees would be very impressive.

Edit: Hmm I guess the images aren't linking correctly

 

[Mad Dog]

A forbidden forest walk-through would be the idea queue for a new ride. The massive scale of the trees would be very impressive.

Edit: Hmm I guess the images aren't linking correctly

Kind of a giant ET queue (one of the great theme park queue experiences). Need the special pine scent too.

 

[acquaz]

If anything, DC has a much longer wait than before. DC usually has a 35-45 min wait not including waiting a 10 min line for the lockers. DD used to 20-25 min MAX wait.

Not true at all. On average days, the highest Dragon Challenge gets is 15 min. Only on peak days does it get to around 45 min.

 

[Alicia]

Not true at all. On average days, the highest Dragon Challenge gets is 15 min. Only on peak days does it get to around 45 min.

Yea, I was there last Friday, and even with packed spring break crowds only a 10 minute wait. The wait for the lockers was longer.

 

[Scott W.]

Yea, I was there last Friday, and even with packed spring break crowds only a 10 minute wait. The wait for the lockers was longer.

I think the lockers and the metal detectors and not having the ability to instantly re-ride has resulted in much lower wait times. Before it was so easy to the red coaster then the blue but now it feels like too much effort.

 

[Mad Dog]

The other thing to look at on DC lines, is that IOA has two and a half times more attendance they had before Potter.

 

[Scott W.]

The other thing to look at on DC lines, is that IOA has two and a half times more attendance they had before Potter.

Is that right? That sounds like a gigantic leap.

 

[shiekra38]

If they go with a Forbidden Forest dark ride, maybe they could go back to the Robocoaster/Flying Ford Anglia concept. I know that it would be 2 Kuka attractions right next to each other. But the tech is mostly hidden.

And about the indoor boat ride, no height restriction and lots of Inferi.

A Robocoaster need to happen...Side note (off topic/irrelevant/Test Track is going to yell at me haha)...FJ is reaaally looking bad...Perhaps it could go down for an extensive re-do after this opens

I think a boat ride would kinda be out of place.

If Universal opened just a boat ride the fans would eat them alive...I do think one is needed for both of the parks...I feel Yoshi and Potter are good candidates

 

[Frogki]

I'd be all for this, as long as they fixed/lifted/reworked/figured out the rider restrictions as compared to FJ. My argument will always be if you can ride Hulk and DC, you should be able to ride everything.

It's just a thought but what if you went with an ET style seating arrangements on a kuka arm and a car shell exterior. Not quite so big, but less exposed than the kuka arms. Though the size adds a considerable weight so manuverability becomes more difficult. But the best aspect of the kuka arms, aside from their ability to get guests so close to the sets, is the amazing illusion of flight that they capture. If you make the actual seating arrangment on top seem more like a car with a floor, but keep the movement of the arm free, you can achieve a unique ride with the same tech and capture the same illusion in a different way.

If this doesn't make sense I'd be happy to hear what would! But the car on a kuka arm has the potential to be unique if they approach it right. The benches work as a ride vehicle because they are unique. I'd love to see a new take on it.

 

[LJGonz]

I love the idea of a HP Hotel, plus a ride, on this land. I would stay there, and if a heavily themed hotel isn't made to put on part of the DC land, I just can't get excited about removing DC. Even though it's no longer dueling, I love the scale of this ride, I know nothing like it will ever be built again. I can't think of a good concept for a replacement ride....but I think the boutique hotel idea is 100% perfect!

With a small hogsmeade expansion, a leaky cauldron bed and breakfast inspired hotel could happen.

 

[LJGonz]

It's just a thought but what if you went with an ET style seating arrangements on a kuka arm and a car shell exterior. Not quite so big, but less exposed than the kuka arms. Though the size adds a considerable weight so manuverability becomes more difficult. But the best aspect of the kuka arms, aside from their ability to get guests so close to the sets, is the amazing illusion of flight that they capture. If you make the actual seating arrangment on top seem more like a car with a floor, but keep the movement of the arm free, you can achieve a unique ride with the same tech and capture the same illusion in a different way.

If this doesn't make sense I'd be happy to hear what would! But the car on a kuka arm has the potential to be unique if they approach it right. The benches work as a ride vehicle because they are unique. I'd love to see a new take on it.

They wouldn't do a kuka arm for two attractions not only a few feet apart, but in the sa,e land and same theme.

 

[Viator]

They wouldn't do a kuka arm for two attractions not only a few feet apart, but in the sa,e land and same theme.

It probably wouldn't be like how Forbidden Journey uses the Luka arms, and in a sense, it can be highly customized to be more unique than anything else in the park.

And considering that Disney has been guilty of using the same system for some of their attractions, I could see Universal using them.

But, I don't think that they'll be going back to Kuka for Forbidden Forest.

 

[epcyclopedia]

I still vote thestral carriages.

 

[WolfmanJ]

With a small hogsmeade expansion, a leaky cauldron bed and breakfast inspired hotel could happen.

Leaky Cauldron is in Diagon/London, not Hogsmeade.