Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 2

[JungleSkip]

Apparently the box (without the label) for Gringotts height requirement has already been placed on the checker at the front of the park, and the ride will have a 42" height requirement

 

[DragonSlayer]

^ From Orlando Informer on twitter yesterday:

 

[IzzyB]

Hmmm... I was hoping for 40" as it would include more people, but 42" is better than what Mummy is.

 

[Teebin]

If somebody could leak a parts list or shop drawings of one of those, I'll love them forever.

I don't have it totally locked down yet, but I did have this tossed at me as a good possibility: http://www.lifeformations.com/
Don't book your flight to Cincinnati just yet. :wave:

 

[JungleSkip]

Hmmm... I was hoping for 40" as it would include more people, but 42" is better than what Mummy is.

It's a whole 1/2 a foot shorter than Mummy/FJ! lol

Anyway, Loews Hotels' chairman said in an interview today that Cabana Bay Phase II and Diagon will open at the same time "in the middle of June"

 

[IzzyB]

It's a whole 1/2 a foot shorter than Mummy/FJ! lol

Anyway, Loews Hotels' chairman said in an interview today that Cabana Bay Phase II and Diagon will open at the same time "in the middle of June"

Oh I agree, as I said it is better than Mummy, so more people will be able to ride this than some other rides. But still was hoping for 40 But by the time you are 5 you can ride this, which should be good. I was hoping for more of a 3/4 year old type height limit is all.

 

[ReelJustice]

I don't have it totally locked down yet, but I did have this tossed at me as a good possibility: http://www.lifeformations.com/
Don't book your flight to Cincinnati just yet. :wave:

Thoughts on your pal Alan Gilmore being in town?

 

[jtsalien]

I don't have it totally locked down yet, but I did have this tossed at me as a good possibility: http://www.lifeformations.com/
Don't book your flight to Cincinnati just yet. :wave:

You rock! Great detective work

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Anything is possible. It's a crap shoot. But no one here will know when to expect it... The construction wall coming down will hark a soft at any given moment but even then it won't be a guarantee.

This. But if I was a betting man I would not put money down on before June 1st. That's just my gut feeling.

 

[GGGhost]

In the Goblin video, there is an odd blue-ish glint in the eyes at the 0:05 mark that I suspect that is an artifact of the camera. Could this be an indication of cameras/sensors in the eyes, possibly with facial recognition/tracking?

I wouldn't be surprised if the Goblins are able to track you as you walk by and glare suspiciously directly at you! :died:

EDIT:

 

[Aaron]

Anyone have any good ideas what music might be playing in the great hall? They have to have something to cover up the sounds of the servos and actuators making those critters move?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l1J4507De0

 

[ChrisFL]

Seiously though,They made a great job on these AAs. They look a little creepy at times and on the whole I like them just that something looks a little off but cant quite put my finger on it.

Uncanny Valley?

 

[Magistra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l1J4507De0

Or this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwC6IFi6RuU

 

[Jymmymack]

Or this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwC6IFi6RuU

I can't watch Philosopher's Stone anymore. The VFX are just so shoddy for such a highly budgeted film. The shot of Gringott's in this clip looks like it was from a lower-budget Doctor Who ep.

 

[DragonSlayer]

^ VFX are fine, it's the acting I can't get past

 

[Teebin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l1J4507De0

ooh, I like that. Sounds like demon dulcimer.

 

[Jymmymack]

^ VFX are fine, it's the acting I can't get past

Really? Watch the scene with the CGI Neville on the broom or the CGI Harry on top of the troll and tell me those VFX look fine. The Gringotts facade in that film makes me wince. The walkthrough on the website is just as good, if not better.

 

[TheLastAshen]

Sooooo according to Orlando Informer Diagon is getting its certificate of occupancy today...wouldn't that mean Mr. Dragon would be now perched? If so you should be able to see him if you stand next to the merch cart in Battery Park on the right hand side of the roofed seating area when facing Diagon... JUST. SAYING.

 

[Magistra]

They made a great job on these AAs. They look a little creepy at times and on the whole I like them just that something looks a little off but cant quite put my finger on it.

Their noses aren't pointy enough. Why shorten their noses for no good reason...unless longer noses might interfere with some aspect of the technology?

 

[Teebin]

Sooooo according to Orlando Informer Diagon is getting its certificate of occupancy today...wouldn't that mean Mr. Dragon would be now perched? If so you should be able to see him if you stand next to the merch cart in Battery Park on the right hand side of the roofed seating area when facing Diagon... JUST. SAYING.

Zoom Lens, Battery Park. Be there, Aloha