Jurassic World VelociCoaster Construction Thread (Opening June 10)

[Nick]

I haven't been paying too close attention besides checking in here and there, so do we actually know what the story is?

 

[Alicia]

I haven't been paying too close attention besides checking in here and there, so do we actually know what the story is?

Officially:

...Jurassic World unveils the next evolution of its “carnivore expansion”: the VelociCoaster, where riders embark on a high-speed chase and feel the rush of the hunt while racing alongside a nimble Velociraptor pack. ​

My guess, they use some sort of emitter thing on the trains (sonic or electro-magnetic) that keep you safe from the raptors. The LEDs are part of that, creating a dome of security around us. And the 4 dot matching LEDs on trains and the transfer gates may be the way we can get in and out of the paddock but the raptors cannot. Given that this is a Jurassic ride in a Universal park, maybe the force-field thingy malfunctions in the middle, but we launch out just in the nick of time. Then they get it working just as we're heading back in.

 

[shiekra38]

If that Osprey lays eggs wont we have to wait till they're hatched? :look:

 

[Scott W.]

That is a nice pop of air at the start of the helix just before it first goes over the water.

 

[Disneyhead]

That is a nice pop of air at the start of the helix just before it first goes over the water.

Silky smooth.

 

[HandsomePete]

If that Osprey lays eggs wont we have to wait till they're hatched? :look:

Typically yes, but there are ways around it.

Might be different if it was managed by Reedy Creek though. A building in Disney Springs (can't remember if it was Jock Lindsey or Boathouse - somewhere in that area) was delayed by a few months because a protected bird moved in and they couldn't cut the tree down until its eggs hatched and flew away.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

If that Osprey lays eggs wont we have to wait till they're hatched? :look:

Which is why they're actively trying to discourage nesting.

 

[Mad Dog]

Scrambled or over easy?

 

[shiekra38]

Scrambled or over easy?

Whichever is included in the VIP package

 

[WillQ92]

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Osprey breeding season is April-May so I don't think we'll see that become an issue just yet. If I were a betting man, I'd say by March the coaster will be running so regularly that I'm sure guest relations will be fielding a litany of "Why can't we ride?!?" complaints if it's not soft open by then. By then the birds will be long gone.

 

[Alicia]

Blinky lights!!!

 

[CyborgDinosaur]

Blinky lights!!!

I've been waiting to see these turned on. For some reason, I assumed they'd be blue, although I'm pleasantly surprised to see that they're red.

 

[Alicia]

I've been waiting to see these turned on. For some reason, I assumed they'd be blue, although I'm pleasantly surprised to see that they're red.

I think the 4 dots and the top ones on sticks may be blue.

 

[JoeCamel]

I think the 4 dots and the top ones on sticks may be blue.

Maybe they could be blue and when it launches blink red for danger? A cue from Hulk?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Here, have some more daytime testing thanks with @Alicia

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Yes... yes.....YESSS!!!!!

 

[Scott W.]

Blinky lights!!!

Is one of the dinos called Roxanne?

 

[Alicia]

Now red and blue alternating. Also more daytime testing.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

 

[JawsVictim]

Scanned through, but didn’t see this addressed, how is the JW branding being justified in JP? And what’s the master plan for the land? All JW?