Me thinks that there's issues on Intamin's end that is causing the delay in working on theme work like the spike. That's just my guess (not a spoiler) based on the way Intamin projects usually go.
I made a comment about 6 months ago that I'll revisit... if you're planning on riding this thing in its first year be prepared to wait longer than you've ever waited in line for any Universal attraction.
Universal has asked Intamin to unload their entire bag of tricks into one ride with this project. Expect lots of downtime, uncertainty, and frustration. It'll all be worth it once you ride it because this coaster is going to be amazing, but don't set yourself up for disappointment - expect this to be a super rough first year of operation. Go in with the right attitude.
I made a comment about 6 months ago that I'll revisit... if you're planning on riding this thing in its first year be prepared to wait longer than you've ever waited in line for any Universal attraction.
Universal has asked Intamin to unload their entire bag of tricks into one ride with this project. Expect lots of downtime, uncertainty, and frustration. It'll all be worth it once you ride it because this coaster is going to be amazing, but don't set yourself up for disappointment - expect this to be a super rough first year of operation. Go in with the right attitude.