TwilightZone
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This ride sounds really, really cool. I want this to come to the hollywood park so bad now, but it will probably never happen.
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New Harry Potter Coaster Confirmed for 2019 (Dragon's Challenge Closing Sept 4th)
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Tom Morrow
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If that video is accurate, this ride sounds extremely promising.
Professortango1
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Yeah, Hollywood can't have an outdoor coaster due to noise and it being a working studio. If we did get it, it would be a scaled back version all enclosed.
SuperStretccch
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This sounds amazing! I was a bit salty about the loss of Dragon Challenge at first, because it was a great coaster despite having terrible theming. I didn't think whatever they built would live up to it, but this sounds extremely fun and immersive. I only hope they don't cut back the plans too severely.
Musicman20
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I presume they will go to town on this ride, with it being Potter, and with it having such stiff competition coming up from Star Wars at Disney.
If it is anything close to FJ and EFG I will be VERY happy. I was never a fan of Dragon Challenge.
If it is anything close to FJ and EFG I will be VERY happy. I was never a fan of Dragon Challenge.
martymcflyy85
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Any word of Express pass being available for this once it opens? They recently made the rest of Harry Potter available for express pass.
Timothy_Q
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Hopefully it's nothing like EFG
Disneyhead'71
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Disneyhead'71
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- In the Parks
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I feel like this ride will really be at it's prime in 5-10 years when the landscaping has really had a chance to grow in (not saying it won't be good from the start, just that it will get better over time). Plus, seems like night rides on this should be really incredible!
Bairstow
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So, more or less confirmed as an Intamin Blitz at this point, with many tricks up its sleeve and MAYBE bike seating.
One of the newest details I've read is that the track seems to fork for one of the effects houses and what is likely a freefall drop section. Interesting design decision, because this can either increase cycle time, maximize the time a train spends in an effects area, or both. Hopefully Intamin isn't engineering themselves into an overly complicated and unreliable ride.
One of the newest details I've read is that the track seems to fork for one of the effects houses and what is likely a freefall drop section. Interesting design decision, because this can either increase cycle time, maximize the time a train spends in an effects area, or both. Hopefully Intamin isn't engineering themselves into an overly complicated and unreliable ride.
maxairmike
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This is Intamin, so of course that's what they're doing. Its what they do best. Hopefully it ends up working well enough in time and actually accomplishes the increase in capacity that it should.
raven
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It indeed fork inside the backward-to-forward show building. Not sure if that’s for capacity related needs or if this feature will be 2 separate show elements of the story which riders will not know which one they will get.
lebeau
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That's a silly rumor. Why would Universal time anything to the opening of Toy Story Land? It's not like it would have any impact on Disney. If anything, I imagine Universal wants lots of people planning WDW vacations this summer so some of Disney's guests will hop over to their park.
Fans really overestimate the rivalry between the two resorts.
Bairstow
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4 years ago you would be totally right, but the period of mutualism between the two park systems is drawing to a close.
Universal's resort hotel and waterpark expansion have all been geared at changing the paradigm from their parks being an "add-on" stop to a Disney vacation to being an all-inclusive destination of their own.
Nevertheless, Universal is too far from opening the PotterBlitz to have any effect on people's possible plans to visit Orlando to do Toy Story, but expect some eyebrow-raising timing as both they and Disney get closer to announcing this and Star Wars/Runaway Railroad.
Bairstow
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Maybe, but the dual drop house looks really cramped, to the point where there's not a whole lot of room for any themeing beyond projectors.
If it were up to me, ALL screen-based ride elements would display multiple effects sequences. They should at least account for time of day.