Volcano Bay

mergatroid

mergatroid

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TheDad said:
I think I saw a video about a week back where the cave effects were on with the lights.
It's doesn't compare to the effects on the marketing video though. I also read on youtube that the effects were more impressive at night.
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Thanks, in fairness that could be true.
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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TheDad said:
SCREAMSCAPE "Volcano Bay / New Waterpark - (6/22/17) Some interesting new gossip has been sent our way about the evolution and improvement of operations at Volcano Bay. According to our source the sale of the upcharge "Express" passes for Volcano Bay has been suspended as it was causing the lines at the attractions to become longer than necessary. Also we've heard rumors that the park may have taken two slides off the TapuTapu system (possibly as a temporary test) to allow them to simply be used by anyone who wants to wait in line for them. I don't know which slides are involved in this, I'm just told it was done to one of the family raft slides and to one of the smaller tube slides. As a result of these and other tweaks made to the system, I'm hearing that the wait times at the slides "have dropped considerably" compared to what was reported from the opening week. Much like most other queue management systems, you can still expect about a 15 minute wait at the attraction once your TapuTapu sends you to go ride.
There is also talk about how once they get a handle on things, Universal would like to expand the use of the TapuTapu system to allow for guests to reserve 2 attractions at once again, and even expand it to try 3 and 4 reservations at once in the future if the system will allow for it.
As always, this is a new concept being tested in real-time, so additional changes, tweaks and experiments are still to be expected while they determine what system will eventually give the best experience to the park guests."


Thought this could be some welcomed news for VB.
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Has any of this been confirmed yet or not?
 
captainkidd

captainkidd

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Interesting that Universal has stopped replying to all the complaints on TripAdvisor. Can't say I blame them. The canned responses were kind of pointless.

We're just 2 weeks away from our trip. Really disappointed. We were so looking forward to going to the park. I'm truly shocked that Universal hasn't fixed the major issues yet. I've had nothing but great experiences at Universal. Really is a bummer.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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captainkidd said:
Interesting that Universal has stopped replying to all the complaints on TripAdvisor. Can't say I blame them. The canned responses were kind of pointless.

We're just 2 weeks away from our trip. Really disappointed. We were so looking forward to going to the park. I'm truly shocked that Universal hasn't fixed the major issues yet. I've had nothing but great experiences at Universal. Really is a bummer.
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Low expectations result in low results. Just do it and dont over think it. It will be better than six flags and not the worst experience of your life.

Many have found a way to have a very positive experience, just focus on the best.
 
captainkidd

captainkidd

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JoeCamel said:
Low expectations result in low results. Just do it and dont over think it. It will be better than six flags and not the worst experience of your life.

Many have found a way to have a very positive experience, just focus on the best.
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Eh, vacation time is too precious. And I'm the 1st to admit, I don't have a lot of patience.

Off topic but one thing I was thinking of as an option, Universal should go the Discovery Cove route. If they did that, it would solve the wait issue. Granted, DC works well because there isn't much that can break down. I would do it. We spent a day at DC last year and it was the best part of our vacation. Well worth the cost of admission.
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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captainkidd said:
Eh, vacation time is too precious. And I'm the 1st to admit, I don't have a lot of patience.

Off topic but one thing I was thinking of as an option, Universal should go the Discovery Cove route. If they did that, it would solve the wait issue. Granted, DC works well because there isn't much that can break down. I would do it. We spent a day at DC last year and it was the best part of our vacation. Well worth the cost of admission.
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Are you talking doubling the price and halving the capacity?
 
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EpcotEric01

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captainkidd said:
Interesting that Universal has stopped replying to all the complaints on TripAdvisor. Can't say I blame them. The canned responses were kind of pointless.

We're just 2 weeks away from our trip. Really disappointed. We were so looking forward to going to the park. I'm truly shocked that Universal hasn't fixed the major issues yet. I've had nothing but great experiences at Universal. Really is a bummer.
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You're disappointed before even going? What major issues still need fixing? I truly am curious because based on twitter wait times have gone down a lot among other things.
 
captainkidd

captainkidd

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EpcotEric01 said:
You're disappointed before even going? What major issues still need fixing? I truly am curious because based on twitter wait times have gone down a lot among other things.
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I'm disappointed that we won't be going. According to Trip Advisor, wait times are still terrible. I'm also reading more about how the park isn't finished. I won't give any review obviously since I haven't been, but I also won't spend $300 for admission alone based on the overwhelming majority of reviews.
 
captainkidd

captainkidd

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21stamps said:
New park. Large wait times. Totally expected. Someone please post a review here after your visit!
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Large wait times at any new park is to be expected, yes. Not being able to enjoy other rides while you "wait" to ride another, that's a problem. That's what the main issue at VB is.
 

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