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Hogwarts Express Soft Opened
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StageFrenzy
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That should get rid of some people in the walkways for a couple days.
roodlesnouter
Active Member
And upset a few package guests.
GLaDOS
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Why? they were never promised anything other than access to the land.
As has been shown in other threads...
roodlesnouter
Active Member
Oh I agree with you. But they will be disgruntled none the less, you can bet your bottom $ on that.
SJN1279
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Access to the land, but not the actual ride=lame package.
Disneyhead'71
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They had access to the rides.
I did a round trip on the Hogwarts Express tonight. Everything about it is amazing.
71jason
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Rode it 3 times, 2x from London, once from Hogsmeade.
Level of detail in the station is amazing, down the the busker playing violin in the hallway. Just one example: the snack bar in Kings Cross sells only British "potato crisps" and candy--and also British beer. The brick wall illusion is fun. Line moves steadily, and would have moved even faster but for the fact everyone is taking multiple pictures.
A home run, no question. Hoping the rest of Diagon lives up to this standard.
Level of detail in the station is amazing, down the the busker playing violin in the hallway. Just one example: the snack bar in Kings Cross sells only British "potato crisps" and candy--and also British beer. The brick wall illusion is fun. Line moves steadily, and would have moved even faster but for the fact everyone is taking multiple pictures.
The theming of the train is perfect--you could film another movie on there. The "window" side was just alright for me--the 3D without glasses effect works perfectly, but frankly some of the CGI characters--the owl, Hagrid's motorcycle--look a little too computer-generated to be realistic (think hang glider in Soarin', tho not nearly that bad). At least the centaurs look better than in the movie.
But the "aisle" side--amazing. The effects work perfectly to convey the idea that Harry and friends are on the other side of the glass. At one point on the trip back to London, Ron leans his face up and you briefly see it--I'd have sworn he was really there. It's a testament to how good it is that I found myself ignoring the window hoping someone else would walk by the other side.
But the "aisle" side--amazing. The effects work perfectly to convey the idea that Harry and friends are on the other side of the glass. At one point on the trip back to London, Ron leans his face up and you briefly see it--I'd have sworn he was really there. It's a testament to how good it is that I found myself ignoring the window hoping someone else would walk by the other side.
A home run, no question. Hoping the rest of Diagon lives up to this standard.
Magenta Panther
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I saw a video of the train ride, and I remember that effect with Ron trying to look into your compartment. I'm glad to read that it's even more effective in person.
Boy do I envy you! Thanks for the report!
TalkingHead
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The effect you mention in the spoiler tag also impressed me. I thought it was a little harder to fully grasp the "aisle" when you're sitting on that side.
Bottom line: Universal just opened a huge game changer that's not even the marquee attraction. Some Uni execs have to be feeling pretty good right now.
lazyboy97o
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Sounds like the "rip off" ride is so engaging that people will want to experience it multiple times to see everything.
Tony Perkis
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You like the new version of Imagination. Just stop.
Thank god you didn't buy one then. If you had we would never hear the end of it...
SJN1279
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Sounds like a nice D ticket that unfortunately I will have to spend more money to experience if I choose to go to Universal in December.
So if you bought the package, you have access to Gringotts?
You're in the tiny minority who only buy a non hopper?
71jason
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Might not have been a tiny minority before, judging by the line of people buying upgrades in IoA. Buying upgrades without Diagon even being open, btw.