Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[MillenniumDragons]

It's the biggest pitfall for any water park. Hot concrete on your bare feet and carrying up those stupid tubes up a bunch of stairs. But quite a few water parks have the conveyor belt that sends the tubes to the top so I'm sure they'll have it.

I remember those days at Blizzard Beach walking (sprinting?) up the burning hot stairs to the top of Mount Gushmore because the lift was too long. It was something like 9 or 10 flights of stairs and maybe 2 or 3 would have sprinklers. Glow in the dark sand is cool and all, but I want every square inch of walk way to ooze water or something!

 

[Quint]

It is unless they have regular evening events planned. Daytime would be senseless.

I just assumed the volcano was something of a show building and we would see this effect inside. I believe this article was posted earlier in this thread. Theirry Coup's work on a similar project for Disney in France:

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2014/07/will-dlp-lava-lagoon-water-park-that.html

 

[Journey_On]

It's the biggest pitfall for any water park. Hot concrete on your bare feet and carrying up those stupid tubes up a bunch of stairs. But quite a few water parks have the conveyor belt that sends the tubes to the top so I'm sure they'll have it.

I agree. WnW already has the conveyer system in place for Surge, Disco H2O, Brain Wash, and Flyer - i.e., the 4-person tubes. IIRC, the other water parks have conveyers for the multi-person rides as well.

 

[craigt]

I figure retrieving the tube at the top (or very close to) of the slide is essential for a brand new water park.
Now if you rode to the top for them all, that would be way cooler.

Carrying a tube to the top is so 1990s.

 

[Cheezbat]

I figure retrieving the tube at the top (or very close to) of the slide is essential for a brand new water park.
Now if you rode to the top for them all, that would be way cooler.

Carrying a tube to the top is so 1990s.

I love the water coasters that have you ride up the conveyors...it seems so much more like a roller coaster or theme park ride.

I think all the group rides should be this way, instead of having to hike up seven flights of stairs. This would make waterparks so much more accessible to larger groups of people.

 

[Disneyhead]

There is some serious concrete pumping going on today. At least 4 concrete pumpers going.

 

[Teebin]

^ Great! I wish someone could venture to the upper floor end windows of Cabana and snap some zoomy pics.

 

[Disneyhead]

Mark and I are planning on a trip over the Sand Lake Exit later this afternoon.

 

[UK-Trigg]

^ Great! I wish someone could venture to the upper floor end windows of Cabana and snap some zoomy pics.

DONE

Mark and I are planning on a trip over the Sand Lake Exit later this afternoon.

Done check out UK-Trigg on Twitter, feel free to post them here

 

[Teebin]

DONE

Done check out UK-Trigg on Twitter, feel free to post them here

Wow, I have never seen so many cement mixers in one location ever. I count 16! Nuts! Great pictures!

 

[Disneyhead]

Wow, I have never seen so many cement mixers in one location ever. I count 16! Nuts! Great pictures!

I did say "serious concrete pumping".

Build like you mean it!-@UniversalORL

BTW, great pics Mark!

 

[Brian G.]

To make it easier:

 

[Teebin]

What foundation(s) were they pouring today? This foundation looks to have been poured already:

from @universalfanboy

 

[Disneyhead]

What foundation(s) were they pouring today? This foundation looks to have been poured already:

from @universalfanboy

IDK, but will find out in the next day or so.

 

[Cheezbat]

Is that the placement of the Wavepool?

I'm so excited to see this project go vertical!

 

[DragonSlayer]

Suddenly the site is looking a whole lot bigger with all this stuff going on!

 

[Teebin]

Is that the placement of the Wavepool?

I'm so excited to see this project go vertical!

All of the rebar sticking up in the concrete does not suggest wavepool to me. I quicker think that is the center sub structure for the volcano.

 

[princeinc]

When I stayed in Savannah and watched the construction of that water park, the wave pool was one of the last concrete things built. The did the vertical structures (slides, buildings, and whatnot) then the lazy river (leaving some sections undone to allow trucks to get through, then the wave pool.

 

[tielo]

Great photo's, thanks!
That dirt wall looks huge, it must be 2 stories high at least, will that stay there?
It would look great with planting on it.

 

[JungleSkip]

Man I really hope this comes to Volcano Bay