GLaDOS
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Well, when you're closest to it you're also going backwards, so there's that
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New Harry Potter Coaster Confirmed for 2019 (Dragon's Challenge Closing Sept 4th)
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Well, when you're closest to it you're also going backwards, so there's that
Tom Morrow
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Tough call honestly. In terms of physical fully realized environment around the ride track, it's hard to top something like BTMRR or Big Grizzly Mountain.
Tom Morrow
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It's a guaranteed way to set people's expectations too high, causing a greater chance for letdown, so maybe they shouldn't do that.
"This is OUR most highly themed, immersive coaster ever." Boom, done. It's not a lie and it gets people hyped without setting the bar too high.
lazyboy97o
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The helix will place it and Hogsmeade Station forward of one’s view.
GLaDOS
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Literally no one will get off this ride and go "Wow that was really great but Universal lied when they said ____!"
ToTBellHop
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Yes, but everyone has experienced that pit in the stomach that you feel when something is great but you still hoped for more. I kinda felt like that after riding the last Harry Potter addition in Florida, so it’s hardly unprecedented.
Tom Morrow
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Volcano Bay got slammed in initial reactions for up to its first year after being touted as the most relaxing and immersive water park ever prior to opening.
JoeCamel
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They showed the maquette in the press release
GLaDOS
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Yea for you, but the vast majority of guests don’t feel that way.
Yea because it’s a nightmare when it comes to guest enjoyment due to Tapu Tapu, not because the actual rides are bad.
No one is getting off a good ride complaining “But Universal overinflated my expectations!”
Well, no one except theme park nerds who continually believer parks’ marketing
ToTBellHop
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Gringotts did not get raving reviews and internally, Universal did not feel the overall Diagon Alley project brought in the numbers they were hoping for. Even the average stupid guest finds F&F to be rubbish.
Disneyhead'71
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Dragon Alley's soft numbers were thought to be soft because they announced it's opening date 3 weeks before it opened. They announced when it would open on June 18th for a July 8th opening. Most people had not only already planned their Summer vacations, many had already taken them. They fumbled the launch, not the land.
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GLaDOS
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LOL good one.
Where is the centaur?
JoeCamel
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Mmmmm, still to be seen, maybe at the first, maybe at the exit from the drop??? Nice to not know all the details before the debut
Magenta Panther
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I felt that way when I saw a video of the new Kong ride. I had such high expectations. sigh
WDWFREAK53
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I felt the same way about Gringotts. I was so excited...and the queue is fantastic....but the ride really was kind of boring IMO.
ToTBellHop
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I think it’s a good ride—better than true rubbish like F&F. But I wanted a ride that was better than its HP predecessor, Forbidden Journey. No such luck.
Will Hagrid’s 2019 ride be better than the 2010 Forbidden Journey? We will see.
JoeCamel
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That is a pretty high bar. FJ is one of the best rides ever made.
OG Runner
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It really is. The combination of a unique ride system, as well as, various media to immerse
you in the "journey", is exceptional.
Bairstow
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I think the most appropriate question at this point will be, "Is it a worthy replacement for the Dragons?"