The Xtortionist
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You'll like it even better when it's Frozen! /disneyexec
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You'll like it even better when it's Frozen! /disneyexec
They should just theme it to Trollhunter. Now that would be amazing.
Much better idea. At least that movie's actually set in Norway.
The Xtortionist
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It rains almost every day for about 60-90 minutes. Don't let it discourage you. I mean, as long as it isn't a tropical storm of anything.
aparisi2274
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Went on Orange this time, did Green a few weeks ago. DIdn't notice much of a difference though apparently I should have moved my head to notice a difference.
The Xtortionist
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If by "notice a difference" you mean "throw up all over the place", then yes, move your head.
If by "notice a difference" you mean "throw up all over the place", then yes, move your head.
Lol, yeah my roommate told to do that if I wanted to see the difference. I knew things would go wrong if I did that during the launch, that was like yeah now I now why they say not to do that.
Buckethead
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Is Wizarding World of Harry Potter cool?
I tried to check it out but their website is flash and homie don't play that.
I tried to check it out but their website is flash and homie don't play that.
It's amazing. As Xtortionist will attest to, I nearly dropped to my knees when I first went to Diagon Alley just due to how amazing it was. Speaking of which I'll be back at Universal today.
The Xtortionist
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Diagon Alley is by far the best themed land in any park not named Tokyo DisneySEA and Hogsmeade is no slouch either. Also both of the lands' flagship rides are easily top 5 material.
Going for water rides this time?
Well going at opening and definitely riding Jurassic Park. Not sure about the rest of the water rides.
The Xtortionist
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If you're up for it, I would hit Dudley, Popeye, and JP in that order. You'd be going from highest waits to lowest, though they're all gonna be walk-ons if you get there early. Oh and be sure to check out the Kong construction between Dudley and Jurassic Park
aparisi2274
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Speaking of DisneySEA, I'll be there in a couple of weeks. Been about 10yrs since I was there.
Throw on a poncho and get your ass out there. As a local, I prefer going when it rains. Less people, shorter lines, and everything just looks cooler in the rain.
Trust me, the rain is better than heat. It was still pretty hot out there yesterday, made me appreciate that sweet air conditioning in Knockturn, lol.
Macho Madness
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Lagoon Park in Utah today announced their record breaking coaster, Cannibal. This coaster will have the steepest drop in America when it is built at a 116 degree angle.
Sounds like it'll be a hell of a ride. Lagoon needed something big, and this is big and unique because it's the largest project being designed and built by an independent park.
Sounds like it'll be a hell of a ride. Lagoon needed something big, and this is big and unique because it's the largest project being designed and built by an independent park.
Jailer of Hope
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Lagoon Park in Utah today announced their record breaking coaster, Cannibal. This coaster will have the steepest drop in America when it is built at a 116 degree angle.
Sounds like it'll be a hell of a ride. Lagoon needed something big, and this is big and unique because it's the largest project being designed and built by an independent park.
Wow, sounds interesting! Lagoon hasn't done anything substantial in a long while.
Lee Chaolan
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Yep, that's the rumor at least. It'd be a shame for it to totally go, but yeah standing on a coaster does kinda suck.
Leeroy3101
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SoCal has the best Standup, ever. Riddler's Revenge totally makes me understand standup coasters. Probably one of my favorites of all the loopers I've been on across the states.
Not when you get tricked into jumping/standing on your toes when the seats lock.
aparisi2274
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How does anyone get tricked into that? lol
People who have never ridden it before. I'm usually pretty cautious about my friends' advice so I didn't listen, but some other people did. Probably ruined that rollercoaster forever for them.
aparisi2274
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Universal Orlando has just announced their 5th on site Hotel, the Loews Sapphire Falls. This new property is set to open in the summer of 2016, and have a Caribbean flair to it.
Here is some info and pics I got from insidethemagic.com
Here is some info and pics I got from insidethemagic.com
aparisi2274
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I didn't mean to say this. What I meant was, instead of building new attractions on fresh land. I love that they're revamping the parks, but part of me would like them to create whole new areas to explore in addition to the continued facelifts.
The Xtortionist
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A water park is in the pipeline. Not sure exactly where it's going but I'm pretty sure permits have already been filed.
Don't Universal own Wet n' Wild? Its only a short distance away.
Looking decent! It's good to see Universal stepping it up against Disney.Universal Orlando has just announced their 5th on site Hotel, the Loews Sapphire Falls. This new property is set to open in the summer of 2016, and have a Caribbean flair to it.
Here is some info and pics I got from insidethemagic.com
Knowing how well their Orlando parks are now doing I fully expect them to buy even more land up.No idea what other property they own around the area, but this is the map of the Universal Orlando Resort.
There wouldn't be another park built onto the property, but it's kind of disappointing that they keep building new hotels instead of other attractions.
It seems inevitable at this point.
Here's an update from today.
Nothing substantial though.
The Xtortionist
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I think they just own the land it's on. Not sure if they own the park itself.
They bought the park about 15 years ago and bought the land recently.
The Xtortionist
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Freyjadour
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They could easily build more across I-4.
Imagine a Hogwarts Express that goes across / is visible from I-4.
Imagine a Hogwarts Express that goes across / is visible from I-4.
Jag
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The drawings show it on the waterway, so it needs to have water access to main dock.
Freyjadour
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It's going in the land mass directly to the right of Cabana Bay and left of Royal Pacific. It's the only place that really makes sense and it lines up with the road and intersection you can see in the concepts.
They'll need to extend the water way from Royal Pacific down to the new Hotel, but not very much. There's a road separating the two, so I guess they'll need to some kind of World Drive like underpass for it? The Plane at Royal Pacific also sits exactly where a water way would need to go.
Goldrusher
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They could easily build more across I-4.
Imagine a Hogwarts Express that goes across / is visible from I-4.
Freyjadour
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Works for me if they keep knocking it out of the park.
Not a bad thing!
It's been longly speculated, and last year a trustworthy source online stated it was going to happen.
It certainly seems impossible as of now though.
aparisi2274
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If they were going to look to purchase more land for a 3rd gate, and they looked into buying up the residential areas, that's gonna cost them MILLIONS!!!!! And then they have to worry about if people take the buyout and leave...
I have a feeling they are not going to go that route...
I have a feeling they are not going to go that route...
Freyjadour
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Across I-4 around Wet n Wild is a fair bit of commercial property. There's also a lot of parking (employee?) / storage? between and behind the two parks that could be converted into a third gate as Disneyland did.
aparisi2274
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If they build across I4, then they need to build a light rail system to shuffle park guests over to the 3rd gate entrance, so that is another cost to factor in...
If they could somehow clear out A LOT Of the backlot offices and employee parking, maybe they could get a 3rd gate on the same plot of land as the other two parks...
KidA Seven
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Colossus caught fire at Magic Mountain yesterday.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fire-damaged-colossus-welders-20140908-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fire-damaged-colossus-welders-20140908-story.html
Macho Madness
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Wow. Funtime is now offering a 262 foot tall portable drop tower. Meaning it can be put on a trailer and travel with a carnival and doesn't require a crane to build. That's nuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXfdVQ-Gm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXfdVQ-Gm0
Spent the day at Universal Studios Hollywood. They're setting up for Halloween. I feel bad for some of those little kids. I saw a mom and her kid walking behind me in the unfinished Dark Christmas scarezone and the kid started crying because there's a bunch of dead kid mannequins and props in that scarezone.
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