Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[Coasted]

FYI I could see (top of) VB Krakatau from Blizzard Beach Mount Gushmore.

I was impressed by someone's earlier post showing VB from Disney Contemporary Resort (DVC tower?) - even more impressed by seeing from as far as BB! Krakatau is such a landmark!

 

[epcyclopedia]

Note for those who worry about the mountain hole...

Find the pink umbrella. Note the workers diligently assembling large mostly-flat panels of unfinished stone (aka: not the sort of rocks thats stick out of the ground nearby and in other area.)

 

[Scott W.]

Note for those who worry about the mountain hole...

Find the pink umbrella. Note the workers diligently assembling large mostly-flat panels of unfinished stone (aka: not the sort of rocks thats stick out of the ground nearby and in other area.)

I don't think that's the hole people are worried about.

 

[Scott W.]

A few things sticking out to me:

Are they building a berm (So hot right now) to hide the expansion pad?

I love the mural getting painted in the kids area. I think the kid's area with all the slides looks fantastic. I think this is going to be a huge sleeper hit for the park. If families are going and that's where kids are having the most fun, you better believe that's where the families are heading.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Well, yesterday was the first full Volcano Bay commercial I''ve seen on TV here as a local.
Even though I know well enough about the park, the commercial really made me want to book a vacation to Volcano Bay haha.

Also, on top of the South Garage, Volcano Bay looks far away from the other parks than it actually is. I thought the perspective up there was pretty neat.
Got a photo yesterday.

 

[universalfan1057]

Are the ap colors for the 3 park ap same colors as the 2 park ap

 

[12th Man]

Are the ap colors for the 3 park ap same colors as the 2 park ap

 

[adjjb]

Note for those who worry about the mountain hole...

Find the pink umbrella. Note the workers diligently assembling large mostly-flat panels of unfinished stone (aka: not the sort of rocks thats stick out of the ground nearby and in other area.)

Mountain hole issue is on the other side, this is the problem.

 

[universalfan1057]

Do you think eventually they will discontinue selling the 2 park pass and just only sell the 3 park pass only

 

[universalfan1057]

Do you think they sell a volcano bay only annual pass

 

[Trumen882]

The new aerials show so much wonderful progress. What do we think the odds are that they cover up the volcano with more rock work like shown in the concept art? It's starting to get really close to the opening:look:

 

[tidecat]

Maku and Puihi translate as "Wet" and "Wild" in Maori, so there actually is a slide complex named "Wet 'n Wild", just not in English.

I'd be curious to see if Universal recycles anything for Volcano Bay's expansion pad, but it would be rather curious for those slides not to have come down in January if that had been the plan all along.

 

[Brian G.]

Do you think they sell a volcano bay only annual pass

I appreciate your enthusiasm for Volcano Bay, but you need to be selective on your questions. You've been bombarding the forums with questions, some that can't be possibly answered; and sometimes duplicate. Please be considerate on your postings.

 

[Manx27]

Does anyone know what the hours of operation for the first few day will be?

 

[fryoj]

I'd be curious to see if Universal recycles anything for Volcano Bay's expansion pad, but it would be rather curious for those slides not to have come down in January if that had been the plan all along.

From Wet N Wild? Doubtful since the pics seems to show they are just ripping the slides out.

 

[Kungaloosh1937]

Do you think they sell a volcano bay only annual pass

Stop. It.

 

[12th Man]

Anyways... We got a new Volcano Bay drone update!:whoo:

 

[mcusi]

A few things sticking out to me:

Are they building a berm (So hot right now) to hide the expansion pad?

I love the mural getting painted in the kids area. I think the kid's area with all the slides looks fantastic. I think this is going to be a huge sleeper hit for the park. If families are going and that's where kids are having the most fun, you better believe that's where the families are heading.

Someone please explain the yellow slide to me. I remember the slide having a geyser feature to it, but without it, what's the point?

 

[12th Man]

Someone please explain the yellow slide to me. I remember the slide having a geyser feature to it, but without it, what's the point?

Yeah, we don't understand it either! When the slide first got installed, it actually had the holes in it for the geysers, but that's no longer there. So I don't know what to say... lol:shrug:

Photo from Bioconstruct WITH the holes for the geysers, taken on December 11, 2016.

 

[epcyclopedia]

Le sigh. Read a whole post before saying someone is dead wrong.

As I said - near the pink umbrella they're building Volcano wall panels. It doesn't matter where they're doing the fabrication. Those panels are bigger than the holes in the mountain on that side of the same photo so they have to be for the other side.