Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion

[Scott W.]

I thought I read somewhere that B&M doesn't do pull throughs

Also, what are the chances one would take place after hours?

I forget the exact wording but when John Wardley asked the people from B&M what happens if the train doesn't return to the station when testing Nemesis, he was told that B&M coasters always return to the station.

It will most certainly be done after hours.

I'm guessing the Universal Drone Police have been doing their jobs with the lack of drone videos.

 

[Teebin]

^ someone must have forgotten to tell him about the hulk evac years back. That took some time as I recall as the train partially overshot the break run and thus the evac platform.

 

[Scott W.]

^ someone must have forgotten to tell him about the hulk evac years back. That took some time as I recall as the train partially overshot the break run and thus the evac platform.

Nemesis doesn’t have a mid section brake run so unless it derails or stalls, they’re not wrong.

 

[Teebin]

Nemesis doesn’t have a mid section brake run so unless it derails or stalls, they’re not wrong.

Well in this instance, hulk crapped out on the end brake run before the station. I would assume Nemesis has one of those.

 

[tielo]

Isn't it funny how the current coaster theming looks more like Andy's backyard than Stinky Dog at DHS.
The meccano building and pieces that lay around, the trenches, toy cranes and diggers, the tiny builders and a huge white fence in the back. This is actually how my backyard would look like when I was a kid.

 

[shiekra38]

Isn't it funny how the current coaster theming looks more like Andy's backyard than Stinky Dog at DHS.
The meccano building and pieces that lay around, the trenches, toy cranes and diggers, the tiny builders and a huge white fence in the back. This is actually how my backyard would look like when I was a kid.

That explains the giant spiders

 

[Ridgepole]

Np. In broad daylight......jeebus.....
seems like most of the coaster tech s here are talking out their poopshoot.

 

[deathcab4cutie]

i wonder if universal will have john Williams do an original score.

 

[Scott W.]

Is anybody else getting the impression that the launch after the first show scene in the circle building might all be indoors?

 

[JoeCamel]

Is anybody else getting the impression that the launch after the first show scene in the circle building might all be indoors?

I think we might dash outside then back into a hole? Something may have been awakened by our passing and be chasing us?

 

[Disneyhead]

Is anybody else getting the impression that the launch after the first show scene in the circle building might all be indoors?

It will be over the lake, maybe it will look like a long wonky covered bridge.

 

[rhino4evr]

Isn't it funny how the current coaster theming looks more like Andy's backyard than Stinky Dog at DHS.
The meccano building and pieces that lay around, the trenches, toy cranes and diggers, the tiny builders and a huge white fence in the back. This is actually how my backyard would look like when I was a kid.

was that a typo, or are we really calling this ride "stinky dog" now? :doh:

 

[Joel]

anyone else super confused by this construciton? looks like an exterior wall of a structure that won't be concrete.. pluss all those wires sticking out of the plywood (maybe anchors for concrete?). Then the footers below that, but I don' think concrete will go up that high considering the conduit running up the plywood.

is there anywhere else in the parks that you can think of that's an exterior wall made of wood instead of concrete thats a permanent structure?

 

[Teebin]

So, if this indeed Sorcerer’s Stone, then what will the queue be all about? SS is all Hogwarts related stuff so I am at a loss at what the queue will contain.

^ Replying to above, note that there is plywood going up about 6-10” this side of the slats. It is possible that the slats are there only to create either a texture in the concrete on the coaster side of the wall, or that the slats will remain as something to attach “something” to the wall. The metal rods suggest a reinforced concrete.

 

[Disneyhead]

So, if this indeed Sorcerer’s Stone, then what will the queue be all about? SS is all Hogwarts related stuff so I am at a loss at what the queue will contain.

^ Replying to above, note that there are what appear to be metal rods sticking out between the slats. This suggests to me that concrete will be used in this location. I will agree however that the use of wood is very confusing.

I bet we see a giant chess set and a room full of angry flying keys.

 

[Alicia]

anyone else super confused by this construciton? looks like an exterior wall of a structure that won't be concrete.. pluss all those wires sticking out of the plywood (maybe anchors for concrete?). Then the footers below that, but I don' think concrete will go up that high considering the conduit running up the plywood.

is there anywhere else in the parks that you can think of that's an exterior wall made of wood instead of concrete thats a permanent structure?

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It doesn't seem so tall when you realize everything will be buried up to like 4-5 feet around the site... Probably around that mid-cross beam along the wood there. That wall only comes up a couple feet off the ground then, and is pretty much even with the track (at least towards the far end to the middle).

EDIT: Buried around the site -or- filled in with water, as is the case to the left of this area.

 

[Joel]

^ Replying to above, note that there is plywood going up about 6-10” this side of the slats. It is possible that the slats are there only to create either a texture in the concrete on the coaster side of the wall, or that the slats will remain as something to attach “something” to the wall. The metal rods suggest a reinforced concrete.

I can definitely see those not being permanent, especially as Alicia said:

Buried around the site -or- filled in with water, as is the case to the left of this area.

even with PT wood, I don't think that'd be a choice material around water.

 

[Disneyhead]

That wood thing is where the water feature will be and the rebar at the bottom leads me to believe that the wood is a concrete form and not permanent.

 

[Joel]

That wood thing is where the water feature will be and the rebar at the bottom leads me to believe that the wood is a concrete form and not permanent.

makes the most sense to me, I'm guessing the track/shape makes it impossible to use standard concrete forms

 

[Teebin]

It is a very peculiar way to build a form for concrete I will agree. Note too all of the electric coming up the wall. It is fun to talk and wonder about!