Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion

[tielo]

A few observations:
- To the left the "land next to the track" is very nicely painted and has small bolders on them. It looks great.
- Below that we see a brown colored maintenance path, very nice.
- Universal is planting a tree horizontally. (big fail, this ride is going to suck)

 

[JoeCamel]

A few observations:
- To the left the "land next to the track" is very nicely painted and has small bolders on them. It looks great.
- Below that we see a brown colored maintenance path, very nice.
- Universal is planting a tree horizontally. (big fail, this ride is going to suck)

You never saw the Seuss palms? Now those are some sideways trees :ded:

 

[Ridgepole]

Egg spurts aside. Ride looks good.

 

[Ryan]

Ride looks great. Also the spike being outside is much more thematically nerve-inducing imo. Stalling out in the air makes way more sense on a flying motorbike.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Something we're all asking, best answer at the moment is 'Summer'.

I'd say we're going to hear something soon though, with how far along the construction is they will have a very good idea of an opening date.

This is the one project I'm not keeping up on so thank you. I'm not getting s new annual pass until after it opens probably.

 

[Tobias]

Wow, this is all coming together very nicely. Definitely looking forward to what is now my annual fall trip!

Ride looks great. Also the spike being outside is much more thematically nerve-inducing imo. Stalling out in the air makes way more sense on a flying motorbike.

Having been on the defunct Speed: The Ride in Vegas, when you're in the front row and flying up the spike...you have a gradual "Oh crap..." moment when the end of the track get's closer and closer.

 

[tielo]

Here a better look at the brown maintenance path. We can also see planting around the small pond and what looks like rocks on the water line and the bottom of the big 3 trees to the upper right of the pond.
The switch area has stairs and something that looks like a door. Does that mean the structure will get higher? Another indication could be the temporary wooden wall part to the left of the track at the back of the coaster train.
At the lower right there are the 3 green boxes and between those boxes and the track there is something being build, it's small...
Great use of the Fluffy grotto. The track in the middle of the pic will only see a small mountain. The track who is going to the hill will get a peak into the grotto.
The grotto will have a double wall with quite a bit of space in between and screams to be a make out place to produce more Team Members.

 

[JoeCamel]

This is the one project I'm not keeping up on so thank you. I'm not getting s new annual pass until after it opens probably.

If you get one before April you can get 6 months or 3 months extra depending on level. Should be plenty open by then.

 

[Teebin]

Now if Bio could only go up in the chopper at 2AM and video the ride vehicles testing... but maybe that would be better handled by a drone.

 

[shiekra38]

Ride looks great. Also the spike being outside is much more thematically nerve-inducing imo. Stalling out in the air makes way more sense on a flying motorbike.

The sensation of falling backward and height seems greater outdoors than inside imo

That's why I think it was part budget but mostly a creative choice....easy cut

 

[Alicia]

Apparently the cut to the spike building was made very early on. That leads me to believe the choice was made around the same time they realized they didn't need the brakes at the top. So, going with this not being about budget, but rather what they would rather do.

 

[Mad Dog]

The sensation of falling backward and height seems greater outdoors than inside imo

That's why I think it was part budget but mostly a creative choice....easy cut

I agree. The more I dwell on it, the better I like it....and I'm actually looking forward to that part.

 

[mainejeff]

That almost looks like a giant tree stump they are building before the spike.

Yeah. This screams The Whomping Willow from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

 

[Alicia]

The Whomping Willow already appears on Forbidden Journey.

 

[mainejeff]

The Whomping Willow already appears on Forbidden Journey.

I realize that but it does look like the perfect spot for the Willow. There will definitely be something on top of that mound.

 

[shiekra38]

Yeah. This screams The Whomping Willow from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

I imagine it's something unique...They seems to be writing their own cannon with this attraction

 

[Alicia]

Cave-like rockwork before spike. Probably the same that's around Fluffy.

I'm more curious to see if the twisted tree trunks around the spiral up and entry to the drop building made it through cuts.

 

[mainejeff]

I imagine it's something unique...They seems to be writing their own cannon with this attraction

Right. Familiar visuals with unique presentations and storylines. Almost like an extension of the movies....scenes that you didn't see. It makes sense with Hagrid. He was definitely one of the characters that I feel like they didn't fully flesh out. he has a lot of associations with creatures that we only caught a glimpse of for the most part. Big kudos to Universal/Warner Bros/JK for recognizing a part of Potter World to base an attraction around. Can't wait!

 

[Teebin]

The Whomping Willow already appears on Forbidden Journey.

So does Hagrid...

 

[Alicia]

So does Hagrid...

If you believe some rumors, they gotta save that Whomping Willow for the spinner ride replacing Sindbad, right, lol.