Oh I agree about losing FP altogether. But those days are long gone.
I'll take no FP and 80s/90s crowds over what we have today any day of the week.
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I'll take no FP and 80s/90s crowds over what we have today any day of the week.
Messofanego
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Oh didn't know there was a thread for this.
Winter Wonderland (UK) rides were scarier than most of Alton Towers. So much time spent upside down, felt I was going to die. But man, that awful commentary over them is terrible, although since it's German you get some techno.
Power Tower (get a good look at the rest of London)
Ski Jump
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I love rollercoasters so much, I really need to graduate to skydiving or something more "once in a life time" adrenaline levels.
Winter Wonderland (UK) rides were scarier than most of Alton Towers. So much time spent upside down, felt I was going to die. But man, that awful commentary over them is terrible, although since it's German you get some techno.
Power Tower (get a good look at the rest of London)
Ski Jump
Air
I love rollercoasters so much, I really need to graduate to skydiving or something more "once in a life time" adrenaline levels.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Oh didn't know there was a thread for this.
Winter Wonderland (UK) rides were scarier than most of Alton Towers. So much time spent upside down, felt I was going to die. But man, that awful commentary over them is terrible, although since it's German you get some techno.
Power Tower (get a good look at the rest of London)
Ski Jump
Air
I love rollercoasters so much, I really need to graduate to skydiving or something more "once in a life time" adrenaline levels.
Hohoho, it reminds me so much when the did the good big christmas fairs were I live. Powerfull rides but in a state of decay because of the gypsies that had them, and full of crazy wacky rides that made you go upside down half of the time.
They still do them know, but they are much smaller and only two or thee good rides.
Best ride they put now is the one called in RCT3 spin doctor:
aparisi2274
Member
Scaffolding has come down over at the Potter London expansion, and I have to say, it looks amazing...
There are many more photos over at Uni Orlando Buzz:
http://www.uorbuzz.com/studios/diagon-alley/
There are many more photos over at Uni Orlando Buzz:
http://www.uorbuzz.com/studios/diagon-alley/
Jailer of Hope
Member
So how does the train work with admission? Do you have to have two-park admission to use it or is London considered part of IoA?
The Xtortionist
Member
99% sure you'll need a two park ticket to ride.
aparisi2274
Member
You're going to need a 2 park ticket and will have to scan it once inside kings cross station and vice versa.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
So, Zonko's is closing at Wizarding World? =(
The Xtortionist
Member
Yep. Rumors are that the building is going to turn into a Photo Connect opportunity. Probably something like the Simpsons couch photos.
Messofanego
Banned
They still do them know, but they are much smaller and only two or thee good rides.
Best ride they put now is the one called in RCT3 spin doctor:
There was that kind of ride there, but we didn't have enough time and everyone seemed scared. But it looks way safer, it's all a capsule! Bunch of wusses.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Woowww what the fuck.
Hm. If we weren't getting a new batch of stuff at Diagon this would kinda suck.
The Xtortionist
Member
A personalized Daily Prophet newspaper (with moving photo) could be neat.
Weasley's Wizard Wheezes should cover everything from Zonko's, right?
Yeah, now that I think about it, Weasley's would probably improve on it. Especially in theming.
aparisi2274
Member
It is? Where did you hear that?
If it its a Daily Prophet with a moving image of you thrown on the cover, that would be cool...
I know from the quick teaser videos that Uni has released, there will be a Weasley shop in Diagon-alley, so it may be smart for them to get rid of Zonkos, but then again, if you are visiting just one park, and it happens to be IOA... not being able to go to Zonko's would stink...
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Its all a capsule the one you saw? The one that they bring here have all the seats to the exterior. And is fun but scary as hell (would not be so scary if it was at a theme park, but gypsies and fair rides are not a good combination here for good conditions of a ride lol).
The Xtortionist
Member
Universal is doing a webcast for Diagon Alley on Thursday morning. The only way to watch it is to signup at http://www.universalorlando.com/webcast. Instructions will be emailed tomorrow.
Also, Hatetofly and the Orlando United Radio podcast (great podcast - listen regardless!) are going to be doing a Diagon Alley spoiler blowout after the webcast, so look out for that. It's going to be a really exciting week; hoping we get really deep into Gringotts by the end of it.
Also, Hatetofly and the Orlando United Radio podcast (great podcast - listen regardless!) are going to be doing a Diagon Alley spoiler blowout after the webcast, so look out for that. It's going to be a really exciting week; hoping we get really deep into Gringotts by the end of it.
But... what about the whales!
The Xtortionist
Member
See, that's the kind of captivity I'm talking about! When I was last there was gutted that it was being built
aparisi2274
Member
Manta was pretty cool, but I still like Kraken...
Manta's load times are ungodly slow and that makes for longer lines, which suck!
Manta's load times are ungodly slow and that makes for longer lines, which suck!
Lee Chaolan
Member
Manta is amazing. We got stuck on it at the end right before you go back into the loading/unloading bay.
Was hanging for like 15 minutes. haha.
Was hanging for like 15 minutes. haha.
Jag
Member
It's a Harry Potter weekend at Universal. Heading out there on Friday, not for the HP stuff, just had a quick weekend planned.
Yeah, Kraken is so, uhm, smooth. Its pretty amazing. The first fall + two inversions is one of the best starts of a coaster. Only rivaled by Hulk's one. Also after riding Kraken 8 times I noticed that doing so barefoot adds a lot to the experience. Seriously.
aparisi2274
Member
You know, I have yet to ride an inverted coaster barefoot... I dont know why... Probably because I am afraid someone is going to steal my flip-flops while I am on the ride. LOL!!
Haha, there is an easy solution for that!
Lee Chaolan
Member
Said this after I rode it for the first time!
Smoothest coaster of its kind. Way better than Mantis or Raptor at Cedar Point.
So, to those who registered in time to watch (which seems like a bizarre requirement), what time is the webcast supposed to be? I want to know when new info is going to start pouring out.
aparisi2274
Member
Yeah I just jumped on, but it hasn't started yet... thought I was gonna miss something.
genericsuperhero
Member
Nothing exciting yet, just recapping existing attractions, some citywalk updates.
aparisi2274
Member
yeah, I'm watching... lets get to the good stuff already...
Lee Chaolan
Member
Cool Thanks!
aparisi2274
Member
wow, crazy detail on the inside of hogwarts express
genericsuperhero
Member
I dont know if its just me, but those renders look very cramped for the amount of people I would expect. Authentic, but a little too compact.
genericsuperhero
Member
Aas I understand it they are making another one, with multiple show rooms for higher guest capacity.
aparisi2274
Member
If they can get a bigger space for Olivanders in Diagon-Alley, then they should move it.
That's for the best. The one at Hogsmeade was cramped as hell.
You're right about the renders looking cramped as well.. but if they made these locations larger it might ruin the illusion, unfortunately.
Stormwatch
Member
Yeah, that kinda sucked. It was just a bunch of concept art of things we pretty much already knew about and saw in other concept art.
Yeah, I was hoping for some hard dates and more on Gringotts too. Oh well.
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