lazyboy97o
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It is a water park, so I am not sure what other type of attractions you would be expecting. Not all water slides end in a pool of water, so there would be experiences that don't require actual swimming.
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Volcano Bay
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Tom Morrow
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Looking at recent aerial photos, I realized that I kind of question the choice to build the two Cabana Bay towers so close to the park. They aren't there to block the view of anything else, they aren't really in theme with the park, and they will throw off the scale of the volcano structure. Then again, it isn't all that surprising, since Universal rarely considers how new things will affect the aesthetics and sightlines of existing things. (with the exception of Diagon Alley, of course).
My gut seriously tells me though that it's more along the lines of Aquatica + volcano structure + themed awnings over slide loading platforms.
It will absolutely have to rival DAK in lushness of the vegetation and landscaping for it to feel immersive on a world-class level.
My gut seriously tells me though that it's more along the lines of Aquatica + volcano structure + themed awnings over slide loading platforms.
JoeCamel
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I think once they build the glass tower across the street the CBBR towers will look more natural
Why do you keep applying various theme park standards to a water park? Why does Volcano Bay have to reach a level that Disney's own water parks fall well short of in order for it to be justified? First it was the Diagon Alley of water parks, now it has to be the DAK of water parks.Those things don't exist, and we both know Volcano Bay won't change that.
If Disney were the ones building a new water park, I feel like it could be the Chester & Hester's Dino-rama of water parks and we still wouldn't hear a peep out of a certain crowd.
mergatroid
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lazyboy97o
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21stamps
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This is the entire Uni vs WDW debate imo.
2 very different experiences, not completely comparable. I love them both, for different reasons.
AndrewsJ
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I'm not a swimmer either but I do water slides. I've never encountered a pool at the end of a slide that was too deep. I just stand up and walk out of them. Of course always check the depth before going down the slide because there could be some that require swimming I just haven't seen them.
DDLand
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How come?
JoeCamel
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It will look very similar to those so it will be a set
Tom Morrow
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A quick measurement using the ruler tool on Google Earth shows that the Eiffel Tower structure is 0.5 miles from Spaceship Earth, while the Cabana Bay Towers are ~0.1 miles from the volcano structure. The Eiffel Tower structure is also less than half the height of Spaceship Earth, while the Cabana Bay towers are almost as tall as the volcano. Spaceship Earth does not have any scale to be thrown off since it is a complete structure and not using any forced perspectives to represent something bigger, such as how the dimensions of Tower of Terror do not make it a complete full scale skyscraper but it is intended to appear as one. Or how everything about Expedition Everest's design, including its placement in the park, is intended to make it appear as big as possible.
When you have no other tall structures adjacent to your giant icon, they appear bigger, taller, and more grand than they really are, again like Expedition Everest and Tower of Terror, Cinderella Castle, Tree of Life, etc. It seems odd to me to invest in and place so much emphasis on this massive volcano and then have it's presence be downsized by not one, but two glass towers in close proximity that are almost the same height.
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rushtest4echo
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The towers will have a fantastic view of the volcano.
The view of the volcano with the towers behind, not so much. That's why the focal point/entry is located on the other side of the volcano. Most of the photo ops will occur on the side between the volcano and the towers, so it shouldn't be a big issue. Still though, the placement of the park is ridicubad. I understand the land constraints and all, but it still is a lousy spot to put a park. The Cabana towers aren't going to detract from the view nearly as much as freeway overpasses next door- which will also throw off any perspective that they were going for.
The view of the volcano with the towers behind, not so much. That's why the focal point/entry is located on the other side of the volcano. Most of the photo ops will occur on the side between the volcano and the towers, so it shouldn't be a big issue. Still though, the placement of the park is ridicubad. I understand the land constraints and all, but it still is a lousy spot to put a park. The Cabana towers aren't going to detract from the view nearly as much as freeway overpasses next door- which will also throw off any perspective that they were going for.
Tom Morrow
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I can't help but think that they should have swapped the locations for Volcano Bay and Sapphire Falls. Anyone have an explanation as to why they didn't do this instead? It just seems to make so much more sense.
JoeCamel
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Don't know but my guess is the convention space and water taxi
BubbaQuest
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That's my understanding too. Larger combined convention space for both Sapphire Falls and Royal Pacific. I think that explains Adventura too.
HauntedMansionFLA
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Is there a park map that's shows where everything is located ? Including Volcano Bay?
JoeCamel
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Google Earth is your friend, park maps tend to be conceptions rather than actual representations of location
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4673716,-81.4714961,1740m/data=!3m1!1e3
danpam1024
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Seeing it on google Earth makes you realize how much they actually fit into such a relatively small plot of land!