Thanks bunches for the gate video JC! An unexpected surprise!
Working on the doors today. They cycled both the inside and the big ones for an hour or so making adjustments and being sure they operated properly.
The sign has the blue bonding agent so not long till they paint it and finish what ever they are going to do with the letters. I doubt it will all be black.
When I left about noon they had a concrete flatbed pumper in the ride path on top of a plastic tarp to catch any spills, they hadn't set it up yet so I don't know where they were pumping but it probably was the extended queue path towards Dudley.
Speaking of Dudley and Toon Lagoon you cannot see any of Kong until you cross the bridge and from Kong you cannot see any of TL. Great job of screening, I hope they do the JP side as well.
So we get to the big news you all are waiting for - pictures of the "tree"! I looked through both parks and could not find any others than the two on the Kong plot. Maybe there are some at the hotels but nothing in the parks.
I'm just going to do DB links, trying to size these to fit here is a royal pain.
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BTW, I sent your video to someone working on the project. They were really excited to see it. They had no idea that testing was happening today.
I maintain that people working on these mega projects are just as excited to see the details as we are . The designers of Diagon were gaga to see the finished result and animated windows and other details. Hundreds and hundreds of talents work on these projects with little idea of the final outcome.
Holy crap that looks impressive. I know the video doesn't show the enormous doors very well but everyone who has seen this project in real life knows is huge!
Is this a theme park world record or are there rides that have bigger automated doors?
Yeah, I'm not sure how to size photos down to the size limit here. You can post the IMG links from a photo sharing site, I happen to use photobucket but I am sure there are others
I should have put more effort into the door vid I guess. They actually cycled much faster most of the time. They held the doors open in that clip. I guess they were checking the emergency stop as they partially opened and closed them a few times just before that was taken
Ahhh, the mystery is finally solved. I can sleep nights again. :sleep:Well, I finally got around to getting in touch with one of my Horticulture expert contacts in Orlando!
The tree is a Fiddleleaf Fig, Ficus lyrata
Thanks for all the pictures you provided me!
Following on Alex's lead yesterday, I grabbed this Feb 5, photo of this project. Where the queue paths were once clear, they now disappear underneath the landscaping. I cut off the back of the building as there is nothing to see there. Be sure to click for full size image.
Teebs, how do you explain the layout of the queue? I see traces but will the majority of it be indoor? It seems that it would be primarily located inside the building with the white roof. It doesn't seem like a very large queue
The building you're looking at and the front part of the main building are the indoor queue.
Teebs, how do you explain the layout of the queue? I see traces but will the majority of it be indoor? It seems that it would be primarily located inside the building with the white roof. It doesn't seem like a very large queue