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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade (Orlando): Part 2

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Last time I rode FJ, I could clearly see the extra dementors with all the new lighting. I wonder if WB is going to make them fix or remove them at some point?
 
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boomerthom said:
Ride FJ this morning and the screens were lit up brilliantly, as Seth said. I'm worried it may be to a fault, though, as I noticed several dark objects appeared washed out as a result.
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With dome projection, there's always a trade off between brightness and contrast. The brighter the image, the more light you have bouncing around which can wash-out darker areas in the image (less contrast). I don't know what the surface of the domes actually is but you can mitigate it a little by having a grey surface instead of white.
 
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awhen said:
With dome projection, there's always a trade off between brightness and contrast. The brighter the image, the more light you have bouncing around which can wash-out darker areas in the image (less contrast). I don't know what the surface of the domes actually is but you can mitigate it a little by having a grey surface instead of white.
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Fun fact: These new projectors are at only 50% brightness!
 
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Rode this weekend and the projection quality was a major improvement. Great job on that.
 
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Some shots from the station yesterday.



The water tower ended up looking nice.


Clever.


This station is all fans and misting, no A/C like King's Cross.








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This thing is bigger than I thought it was.


Close encounter. This is actually not so bad, just please bring it into the Potter aesthetic!
 
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Pics are all amazing, thank you all for posting.
 
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The Hogsmeade station is nowhere near as cool as KC, but that was expected. It still looks nice though, it was cool to finally check it out in person.
 
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Beautiful...love the Sinbad theater look as well as the new views of Dragons...they did a great job making this look like the films..love the trees as well..King's Cross has this beat in scale, but this certainly delivers in theming and quality
 
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The way I look at it is King's Cross is grand and jaw dropping. Hogsmeade Station is beautiful and serene. I love the woodsy musical score in the Hogsmeade Station queue.
 
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I heard talk of being able to get a beer at KC station, is there a bar within the area?
 
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roodlesnouter said:
I heard talk of being able to get a beer at KC station, is there a bar within the area?
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A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.
 
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A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.
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LOL, how very English. Most trips to London (not that I go often) I end up having a beer in a nice bar on Kings Cross Station whilst waiting for my train, sound like Uni's KC is a little less sophisticated but hey, a beer is a beer none the less. I bet to keep the authenticity going the prices are equally step at both :cheers:
 
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Disneyhead said:
A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.
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Yes you can! Having a Boddingtons while on a theme park ride was nearly enough to make me cry... ;-)
 
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Disneyhead said:
A very tiny snack shop in King's Cross queue sells British beer. And I hear you can board the train with them.
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What else do they sell in terms of drinks and food?

(Not being a beer drinker, I would like to know what my other options are :cheers:)
 
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UniversalFreak said:
What else do they sell in terms of drinks and food?

(Not being a beer drinker, I would like to know what my other options are :cheers:)
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Fruit & cheese plates, sandwich wraps, hummus, British crisps and candy bars, bottle water & energy drinks (no Coke).
 
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From Attractions Magazine, this is the hot dog served outside London waterfront.

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Um....
 
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Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.
 
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Jolber said:
Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.
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I'm pretty sure they basically paint a clear coating of some sort on the screen to give it the brushed oil-paint appearance.
 
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testtrack321 said:
From Attractions Magazine, this is the hot dog served outside London waterfront.

BrtS0IDIUAE7s4H.jpg

Um....
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That looks awful.

Are the British crisps Walkers? Walkers is a brand not a type of walking zombie
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Jolber said:
Does anyone know how the talking portrait look is achieved? Is there any documentation as to how they pulled the effect off so flawlessly? I'm looking at starting a DIY project in a similar vein.
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DanB89 said:
I'm pretty sure they basically paint a clear coating of some sort on the screen to give it the brushed oil-paint appearance.
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Yeppers... As a wee lad, I did it years ago to a print of a painting using logical brushstrokes of the subject matter. I used a jar of clear semi-gloss acrylic paint that had pudding like consistency. A clear crackle paint would probably work for an aged effect. In the case of these LCDs, I would hope they used a thin clear plastic like acetate to paint on and then install over the screen.
 
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