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Woodbury did seem a little off during the presentation but he comes across much more sincere than anyone from WDI. I really enjoy listening to him speak about the parks because you can see that he cares about the quality of the project. Coup is another one who seems really genuine. You can tell he was really excited for the HE.
On a shot in the dark, I googled something I saw on a TV show (Anthony Bourdain, I think) a long time ago, and BINGO!
The small structures in front of the London facades are Cabmen's Shelters.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabmen's_Shelter_Fund
Perhaps they'll serve sandwiches and snacks for guests passing through and not entering Diagon Alley.
EDIT: I found the episode I remembered. The cab shelter part starts at about the 40 minute mark.
[video=dailymotion;xo2mr7]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xo2mr7_the-layover-s01e09-london_travel[/video]
Goodness, I value so many of you here for your offerings of potential solutions and ideas. I also admire that you watch Anthony Bourdain. :wave:
Looks like a keepah!
Whoah! Amazing sleuthing skills! I'd never heard of Cabmen's Shelters before. They sound like the earliest form of fast food drive through establishments
Don't doubt this was a thing, but curious to learn more. Do you have a link to a post or anything?
Not sure if you all already noticed, but if you click the newspaper at the bottom of the Diagon side of the interactive website, there are three pages of the Daily Prophet with six different videos about the new attractions featuring cast members (including Warwick Davis in full Griphook makeup), UC members, and members of the film creative team. There's at least one new piece of concept art in there, too, looking up Diagon Alley with Florean Fortescue's on the right.
The videos cover different features as follows:
1. The expansion overall
2. Diagon Alley
3. Gringotts
4. The Hogwarts Express
5. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
6. Knockturn Alley
Have we discussed what the staircase next to Gringotts leads to?
When standing in front of Blotts... if you turn around... what is the object in the hole in the wall?
The two statues in Floreans window, were they in the movies. Would we all imagine the cones will be going up in a spiral animation?
Has anyone mentioned that the columned building to the left of the Menagerie appears a dead ringer for bathrooms. (Felipe was half correct!)
That asian budda thingy behind glass at Zonko's, was that at Zonko's or WWW in the films. And what is that statue supposed to be selling? Should we assume that is going to WWW too?
It's a bust of a backwards goblin. It's always in pictures of the front of Diagon Alley.
What? Was it mentioned in the books or shown in the movies? I don't recall it at all.
This was probably mentioned before, but how intense will Escape from Gringotts be? Will it drop? It is described as being less intense and more family friendly than Forbidden Journey and that does not drop.
That would be a nightmare to keep blocked off.I feel confident it will be roped off and not accessible to anyone... it is merely a curious decoration meant to help hide the train station.