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Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

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Sorry it is taking me so long to post my video. I am in the process of moving and when I got around to working on it last night I realized I don't have the proper cable to connect my camera to my laptop that I have my HD editing software on. I can only hook it up to my desk top. The video needs some editing and I would really like to slow mo the good parts since it is fairly shaky.

I may just throw it up on YouTube as is and call it good since moving continues today.
 
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Excellent coverage. Thanks!
 
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Some amazing shots. This is going to be huge!

Would someone in the know mind annotating one or two of the pics to give us a better idea of what everything will be? It would be very much appreciated.
 
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The great photos just keep coming - what a treasure trove of information! Thank you seems inadequate. I particularly loved that close up of the cable guides on the curve exiting the Platform 9 3/4 station. I also saw the HE trains lined up just behind that curve in the back lot. Any chance there's a close up of the detailed side of the locomotives?
 
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Thank you so much! These have certainly brighten a dreary day here in NJ. Can't wait till next Nov, already planning the trip.
 
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How is Sinbad going to be allowed to stay with the train station facing that way?
 
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Yeah, the Hogsmeade station is right on top of the Sindbad buildings. I wonder what they're going to do with that...
 
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bobwadd said:
A few more from our buddy . . .
Click to expand...

Amazing Shots guys! Now I just have one question. In last picture in the second batch from "Our Buddy", the train track looks like it's banking. Am I seeing this right or no?
 
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Dan_raven said:
Great work Bob, surprised they came out so clear from a chopper. How low did he go for you?
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Just over 20 minutes total. About 12 minutes of it was spent over OUR,

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RCT3kid75 said:
Amazing Shots guys! Now I just have one question. In last picture in the second batch from "Our Buddy", the train track looks like it's banking. Am I seeing this right or no?
Click to expand...

No, I believe the track is flat. It's just an illusion.
 
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The cable guides are offset towards the inside of the curves to help pull the train through the curve. I don't think the track is banked, although the cable guides might be. Remember that the train probably isn't moving very fast.
 
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WOW! I am very pleased. Very.

I have sooo many questions and statements now.

And it could not be any more fitting that it is BobWadd peeking up their skirt.
 
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Video in first post has been fixed.

GoPro UOR Heli Photo Charter
 
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Okay,

Yesterday we started with the beginning . . .

TheBeginning.jpg


Today we move on to the middle . . .

TheMiddle.jpg


Later we will have shots of both the Cabana Bay Beach Resort and I-Drive Live.
 
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Ok, as ever, Teebin first had to figure out what kind of Helicopter you were all flying in. Appears to be a Robinson R44 Series. :smiley:
 
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^ Correct.

Specifically it is a: Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter

I would like to throw a big thank you out to the heli charter company at this. They met and exceeded all our requirements and expectations. :thumbs:
 
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A few more from our buddy across the pond . . .


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I have posted a small ground update of the I-Drive Live project. Please visit the thread when you have time. I will also have an aerial update of the project later today.

The Orlando Eye and Madame Tussauds

Thanks
 
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Dan_raven said:
Great work Bob, surprised they came out so clear from a chopper. How low did he go for you?
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Sorry, I read the question wrong. The answer I can give you is . . . Well within legal limits.


Almost done with another batch of shots!
 
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Another batch . . .

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First thing I must write about here is the custom concrete retaining walls of the south station. If it was executed in the same way that I have seen Disney do it (once), then the forms were all custom made of bent plywood with custom cut wooden ribs holding the shape. While the big perfect half circle is something, note the nuanced curves further along. Boggles my mind.

Next, the custom bent steel work of the north station and Diagon's roofs astounds me. It makes me wonder, was it bent on site or prefabbed at another location? How engineers and/or builders got their heads around such wacky shapes and angles leaves me with a headache.

All these photos are absolutely incredible. A 1200% return on my investment!
 
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