It is more than enough for at least one major and one minor planned expansion beyond 2017. It will be good from the start. Trust me.
New Water Park coming to Universal Orlando?
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It is more than enough for at least one major and one minor planned expansion beyond 2017. It will be good from the start. Trust me.
Just got off I4 at Sandlake and drove by the site and we got a ton of RCP on site which means we should see some action pretty soon
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What is RCP? Full description first please. Yeesh, you industry know-it-all types and your acronyms. :smiley:
Alright, here are some pics of the site that @Hockeyman55 took that he asked me to post for everyone. Enjoy!
Ok, so we're laying pipe. That is always a good thing. Next, flags with colored plastic... and after months and months... vertical.
Didn't see anything about this mentioned here, but the Orlando Sentinel has reported that the official new name for the waterpark is "Volcano Bay" and it's opening Fall 2016. Does that seem a little soon to anyone?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-volcano-bay-water-park-universal-20150312-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-volcano-bay-water-park-universal-20150312-story.html
That was way back in March and that I Drive group had to retract/delete a ton of stuff after that release.
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I wonder exactly how much was accurate though...is it going by the name of Volcano Bay now...or will it be Wondersea Island, or something else?
It also said the park is going on a 50 acre plot of land...more like 30 acres if you ask me!
That Sentinel story was quoted by Screamscape this week. That's a good example of how outdated & out of the loop Screamscape's info is. He was using an article that was discussed on the UO forums a month ago and presenting it as breaking news.
Yeah, I read that and went, "WHAT!?" It didn't seem at all accurate and that's why I threw it in here. I figured Teebs would know for sure. Unless they're working 24/7/365 for the next 18 months, a fall 2016 opening feels a bit..."optimistic" to me.
I saw that "new" information on Screamscape and had to laugh. Setting aside how old the information is, why in the world would Universal open a waterpark in the Fall? Granted, it's FL, so it wouldn't necessarily be cold, but it definitely wouldn't be warm enough for the locals to show up. 
Makes more sense to debut Volcano Falls in spring/early summer '17 when the weather is picking up for it and hype from the new ride, refurbs, and resort coming in '16 is starting to mellow (slightly) out. Pull in maximum crowds and profit from day one.
Makes more sense to debut Volcano Falls in spring/early summer '17 when the weather is picking up for it and hype from the new ride, refurbs, and resort coming in '16 is starting to mellow (slightly) out. Pull in maximum crowds and profit from day one.
Not saying it'll happen, but a fall soft opening makes sense. Gives them months to work out the kinks to get ready for the Summer crowds. If they open June 1st and half the park doesn't work and they have a huge crowd, they have a mess and PO'ed customers.
I didn't get a picture because I was driving, but it looked like there were plastic tarps fastened down on some of the land on Friday/Saturday, if that means anything.
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