The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hollywood

[William]

I don't really care for the Hippogriff coaster. I wouldn't necessarily mind it, but I'd be happier with a replica of Hagrid's Hut with a puppeteer-ed Buckbeak, similar to Singapore's velociraptor. Visitors of USH are absolute suckers for photo-ops.

I think we'll be getting The Three Broomsticks, but it'll have to be fairly small. The Three Broomsticks in Orlando has a huge inside portion, along with an extended outdoor seating area in the back. On top of that, they even squeezed in Hog's Head.

I'll be really sad if we don't get at least most of the shops Orlando has.. I mean, they've announced a fully immersive Hogsmeade for us, right? Wouldn't that imply that we'll be seeing the same shops? Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods is a must, since it's the attraction's gift shop. Ollivanders is necessary as well, to bring the wands into play. Honeydukes will house all the candy, and Dervish & Banges will have more generic goodies. We could really do without the Owl Post (stationary) and Zonkos (jokes/toys), but I wouldn't mind seeing them here either..!

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

There is the minion mayhem film coming next year in winter of 2014 so we can just say for the next 2 year's it literally is minion mayhem. now with potter as mabye we could as one ride coming in the future is located at the current site of the tram garage now i absolutely do not think it's not potter related in anyway shape or form s there's that but if it happens in phase II expect to see olivender's take over shrek as it's big enough of two room's as i'm not sure but if it stay's and get's a overhaul in winter then i would have hope they redo the attraction with a castle theme to fit the potter area and then there's waterworld. perfect site for hippogriff! to be honest it's the right area for it as they could get rid of waterworld really fast and if they can add some tree's or fake mountain to the area then it would be good as it could cover the backstage area as comcast is going to do some unique things to the park as i hope this could be the overhaul the park's been waiting for since year's and then comcast could get the facade for transformers fixed.

Waterworld is anything but fast to remove. The entire area would have to be demo-ed, the pool removed and filled, and all the actual piping and effects removed as well as the bleachers and backstage area. It won't be that easy, but its not as complicated as removing other attractions would be I suppose. But it would take awhile to clear the area and rebuild it up to put anything else on top.I don't think we really have the space for FotH, and I don't think it's smart to put in a kids only coaster in a place with limited space. Florida can get away with it with because they have so much space and other attractions, but I don't think USH can.

 

[BehindTheTheme]

I would love to see the coaster and im going to say a kid coaster of the speeds of the Hippogriff coaster wont be to load. Im also going to say that we dont know what the ride count will be in 2016. We may have a few new attractions.

 

[smoaT]

I think Flight of the Hippogriff is doable. Don't know if it should be a kiddie roller coaster or jumping on a notch and making it a little bit more intense... and I don't want a whole theme shops land... one ride and one hundred shops is not really what I am expecting of this. 

 

[William]

I think Flight of the Hippogriff is doable. Don't know if it should be a kiddie roller coaster or jumping on a notch and making it a little bit more intense... and I don't want a whole theme shops land... one ride and one hundred shops is not really what I am expecting of this. 

There'd only be a few shops. Besides, the past attractions opened in the park were just that - attractions (except for JP). When Potter was announced, it was announced as "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" - not just "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey." Expect more than just 1 or 2 rides and a shop!

Anyways, I'm not saying FotH isn't possible - I'm just saying I'd prefer something else. I just find it somewhat odd that we'll have this huge, beautiful ride based on your journey through Hogwarts, and then right next to it is this little coaster based on Hippogriffs. In my opinion, it just works better in Orlando since they have an entire land to transition from one small area/subject to another.

 

[William]

Hippogriff is a standard, well-themed version of the popular Vekoma roller skater. It's not very big and not very noisy as well. It'll work well tucked into a little corner.

It may need a pretty big queue, though. Orlando still gets 40 minute waits for the ride every now and then.

 

[smoaT]

I would love a more intese ride... how about a high speed broom roller coaster, like in the open, and with a special seating system like the unique one (as far as I know) that the Pony Express has in Knotts Berry Farm... it feels like you are actually riding a horse. It's amazing... but it would be great if it was longer 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tY2p7j3QdcE?feature=oembed

 

[William]

I'd love a hippogriff ride similar to The Pony Express. I've been on it and it's pretty darn fun, actually.. but if we're getting FotH at all, it's pretty obvious that we'll be getting a replica (or something very close to the original) of Orlando's version.

 

[smoaT]

I'd love a hippogriff ride similar to The Pony Express. I've been on it and it's pretty darn fun, actually.. but if we're getting FotH at all, it's pretty obvious that we'll be getting a replica (or something very close to the original) of Orlando's version.

Lets hope not, since it wasn't really designed for WWoHP and well... a lot of room for improvement

 

[William]

Lets hope not, since it wasn't really designed for WWoHP and well... a lot of room for improvement

Ehh... yes and no. "Yes" because Universal could fit in FotH if they really wanted to. "No" because they're main focus would be FJ and Hogsmeade, which would both consume a lot of space. The show building for FJ is huge. Take a look:

 

[smoaT]

Well that's huge

 

[William]

Haha yup! I'm still trying to figure out how the heck they're gonna fit this thing in the proposed space. It is a fairly large area, but.. wow. It's a lot. Haha.

 

[Chris]

I still think we are only getting Forbidden Journey.  My hopes are not high for Hippogriff coaster, but it is possible and I wont deny that. Any addition to attraction count for USH is a good thing!

I have heard 3 gift shops and 1 restaurant.  I am expecting one gift shop to be the ride shop.  The other two should be themed opposite of each other.

I wonder if they will do what Orlando has done and not sell any theme park merchandise inside the Potter themed area?  This was a nice touch and something rare.  I could only imagine that USH would not hold onto that for very long.  LOL   

 

[Allen The Actor]

I would imagine they would though! Potter merchandise is so hot that they won't have room for anything but Potter! I am gonna be looooading up on merch haha

 

[William]

I'll be disgusted if they let the minions or Shrek into the beautiful shops.  :angry:

So three shops and one restaurant? That would mean The Three Broomsticks (restaurant), Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods (ride shop), Ollivanders, and one other. If I really had to pick, I'd choose between Zonko's or Honeydukes.. Zonko's interior is super detailed and awesome, while Honeydukes provides the crazy experiences for guests to eat all sorts of wacky candy.. They're actually one large store with two different exteriors in Orlando, but they still have 2 very different themes and they're considered 2 different stores throughout the Wizarding World. I'd prefer to have both, quite frankly, but that may not happen! 

 

[Allen The Actor]

I think we'll have a complete/exact Hogsmeade with all the shops, save for the Three Broomsticks/Hogshead being a tad smaller. Maybe the shops can even have different layouts to fit. Either way, I think we're getting all of them. They're not huge to begin with.

 

[Jerry 92602]

I wonder how USH is going to pull off HP it looks too hue to fit in the park

 

[William]

Actually, an issue they have in Orlando is the size of Hogsmeade - often times, you're in very close quarters with everyone, whether you're just walking through the village or inside a shop. Apparently they've chosen quality over comfortability in order to remain true to the books, but the shop for FJ is an absolute nightmare.. I can't imagine how one would feel if they were claustrophobic.

 

[Jonathan]

^ I agree that shop in FJ is TINY!

 

[Allen The Actor]

A certain "rodent" chat site thinks we're getting a FULL SIZED Hogwarts castle.......

I can't stop giggling maniacally, no joke!

Lmfao