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Harry Potter - Ok... it is late 2007. Any broken ground?
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jorgetheviking
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I was there last weekend and there was a few orange flags in the ground around The Flying Unicorn.
crazydaveh
Active Member
They are still in the pre-construction phase. I'd put my money on "actual" construction starting in the first part of 2008. Construction crews can get a lot done between Jan and May here in Orlando, otherwise known as the dry season.
TowerOfTerror
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I'm not sure if it is related to Potter but they are doing work in backstage near the Hess station on Turkey Lake RD and Production Plaza. :shrug:
coasterphil
Well-Known Member
They are supposed to be breaking ground shortly.
Great... Call me whacko, but I love to watch these things being built. I really enjoyed watching everest and have enjoyed seeing the work on the yak & yeti. I actually learned a concrete sculpting technique as they have been working on yak/yeti. Would never have thought of it.
meryll83
Member
Darnit, our next projected trip is October 2009!
FloridaPhill
New Member
JROK
Member
http://www.screamscape.com/html/islands_of_adventure.htm
Scroll down a bit for the latest construction photos/information.
Scroll down a bit for the latest construction photos/information.
It has to do with the way that they sculpt the deteriorating brick and stucco buildings. I assumed that they would just cover the entire wall with cement/stucco and then carve the mud bricks out of that.
Instead, they draw out only the area the bricks will be showing through and sculpt only the bricks. Then after the bricks are hardened they come back and lay on the 'outter' stucco walls around the bricks to a depth one inch higher than the bricks. It makes a great deal of sense why it is done this way, however I would not have thought of it.
Thanks!
Michael72688
New Member
They have indeed started, I saw a picture from Unicorn and you can see over the wall straight to JPRA, think in just about a 2 years that will Hogwarts!
Dragonrider1227
Well-Known Member
Is Harry Potter going to be in Universal Studios, or Islands of Adventure?
lilclerk
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meryll83
Member
Are they getting rid of JPRA? On screamscape the plans I have seen for the projected area of Harry Potter land seem to go over part of the river?
darthjohnny
Active Member
If JPRA stands for Jurassic Park River Adventure, then no. That's a popular ride and I doubt they would ever get rid of it.
I think that picture on Screamscape was just pointing out general areas.
It's mostly going to restrict itself to the unused land in the back and some of the Lost Continent Area.
Dragonrider1227
Well-Known Member
IoA
That's good. That's the park I want to visit anyway but we want to hold out until this place gets built. Thanks :wave: