Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[Mad Dog]

I have just watching an updates of the Lightning Rod in Dollywood !
I have to admit, i'm jealous about the relief of Dollywood ! i really expect universal was trying to elaborate a most complex landscape, than a flat one !

They can shape the Volcano Bay property a little bit, in my opinion, theme parks like disney or universal are too flat (disney a little less), i know they have to build laaaaaarge area accessible to everyone, but i'm sure they can do an effort in that middle !

What do you think about that point ?

Yeah, Dollywood's a lot like BGW landscape wise, and I love the look of BGW. The main difference is Dollywood is natural. BGW had to be built up by digging & moving large tracts of dirt.

 

[tielo]

Elevations makes it more expensive to theme ride buildings because they can be seen from more area's. The vulcano at vulcano bay is smack in the middle to needs to be themed 360. The ridebuilding of splash mountain, forbidden journey and the ak disco jetty coaster can all clearly be seen when you know where to look. This will get worth with use elevated differences.

 

[GAcoaster]

Yeah, Dollywood's a lot like BGW landscape wise, and I love the look of BGW. The main difference is Dollywood is natural. BGW had to be built up by digging & moving large tracts of dirt.

The terrain at BGW is the natural terrain, the only modifications they made were to the bottom of the valley where they dammed the stream to create the lake that make the Rhine River. The hills were all there and they took advantage of them to create the park.

 

[Scott W.]

I have just watching an updates of the Lightning Rod in Dollywood !
I have to admit, i'm jealous about the relief of Dollywood ! i really expect universal was trying to elaborate a most complex landscape, than a flat one !

They can shape the Volcano Bay property a little bit, in my opinion, theme parks like disney or universal are too flat (disney a little less), i know they have to build laaaaaarge area accessible to everyone, but i'm sure they can do an effort in that middle !

What do you think about that point ?

I don't think any of the flat land in Orlando is intentional. Orlando is mostly swamp land so the land is naturally flat.

 

[Dan B]

Not the latest pictures but I missed these, this guy gets some great aerial shots which I presume are from a quadcopter. Worth keeping an eye on his twitter as the volcano goes vertical.



Edit 1: I believe this is possibly the latest picture, the day after the other one was posted with the water slide being installed. Does not show much though.



Edit 2: More recent pictures (not the best quality though)

 

[Scott W.]

I wonder if they'll build anything inside the Volcano like the Matterhorn.

 

[NJBrandon]

New project number. Project 467 for the tram road from the garage to Volcano Bay.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

I wish I could grab photos for you all but riding by everyday, Volcano Bay is just took far from the road to clearly get anything valuable right now. But please believe all of us when we say its a beauty to see from the ground as it erects. This will be an awesome finished product.

 

[Cheezbat]

I wish I could grab photos for you all but riding by everyday, Volcano Bay is just took far from the road to clearly get anything valuable right now. But please believe all of us when we say its a beauty to see from the ground as it erects. This will be an awesome finished product.

I didn't realize just how tall the steel structure is already until last week when I saw workers up there. Wow...it's got to be around 40-50 feet tall already! Also excited to see inner slide pieces being erected! Hoping for more concept art soon...

 

[Disneyhead]

We have rock work!

 

[Mike S]

We have rock work!

The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles

 

[Jon84]

The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles

They had fork lifts back then!?!

 

[twebber55]

We have rock work!

this site is amazing
you guys do a great job following these projects
where is this area?

 

[JungleSkip]

where is this area?

Looks like Nassal's staging site. They're the ones who do Uni's facades

 

[Mad Dog]

We have rock work!

Universal might want to post extra guards around the rock work. With all the cost cutting Disney is doing, Disney might try to sneak a flatbed with a crane on it next to the pile, and load up some of that for Avatar.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

this site is amazing
you guys do a great job following these projects
where is this area?

This is downtown South. Literally the edge of it near Michigan street by the Sunrail Tacks. About 7-12 miles away from Universal depending on the route one takes.

 

[captainmoch]

We have rock work!

That rocks!

(Sorry! )

 

[WAJAS]

The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles

Love this reference.

 

[WAJAS]

This is downtown South. Literally the edge of it near Michigan street by the Sunrail Tacks. About 7-12 miles away from Universal depending on the route one takes.

And curiously close to Nassal.

 

[Disneyhead]