USF | Harry Potter: Escape from Gringotts | Unknown
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johhnyD1498
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These Universal people are really good at confusing us
These Universal people are really good at confusing us
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I've no idea how official this is:
http://orlandounited.com/word-of-hateto ... -the-king/
I've no idea how official this is:
http://orlandounited.com/word-of-hateto ... -the-king/
ATTACKHAMMER
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Wow I hope that's true!
Wow I hope that's true!
oriolat2
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Last week I was at Universal Studios Florida and I could have a look at the buildings. The area and the buildings are just massive. It is really going to be something worth visiting. If the Gringotts coaster is as good as the Mummy, I would be more than happy, although I suspect it is going to be much more elaborate, according to the last rumours posted above.
BTW, from HRRR you can easily spot a sort of monorail-esque track that connects IOA and USF for the Hogwarts Express train. As of now, it looks rather bare, but I guess they will do something to actually simulate that you are travelling from/to Hogwarts/Hogsmeade/London.
Last week I was at Universal Studios Florida and I could have a look at the buildings. The area and the buildings are just massive. It is really going to be something worth visiting. If the Gringotts coaster is as good as the Mummy, I would be more than happy, although I suspect it is going to be much more elaborate, according to the last rumours posted above.
BTW, from HRRR you can easily spot a sort of monorail-esque track that connects IOA and USF for the Hogwarts Express train. As of now, it looks rather bare, but I guess they will do something to actually simulate that you are travelling from/to Hogwarts/Hogsmeade/London.
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^The Hogwarts Express is rumoured to have no real windows. It'll be a bunch of screens and it'll simulate scenes from the films, so the train will be 'attacked' by Dementors etc.
I'm looking forward to this expansion and the new coaster excites me. I really hope some of these rumours are true, sounds very exciting.
^The Hogwarts Express is rumoured to have no real windows. It'll be a bunch of screens and it'll simulate scenes from the films, so the train will be 'attacked' by Dementors etc.
I'm looking forward to this expansion and the new coaster excites me. I really hope some of these rumours are true, sounds very exciting.
rtotheizzo17
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My guess is they would use something similar to the Kong 360 technology.
To the poster on page 3 of this thread, thank you for cracking the riddle and suggesting Gringotts coaster. You literally had the same thoughts that EVERYONE who knows Harry Potter did.
P.S: Vekoma +Intamin = downtime!
peep said:
My guess is they would use something similar to the Kong 360 technology.
To the poster on page 3 of this thread, thank you for cracking the riddle and suggesting Gringotts coaster. You literally had the same thoughts that EVERYONE who knows Harry Potter did.
P.S: Vekoma +Intamin = downtime!
Mike T
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Gerstlauer isn't involved. We're talking about taking Intamin, Premier Rides, the developers of spider man/transformers, the developers of forbidden journey, among several other MAJOR players and collaborating under one roof. This ride is going to change everything you know about theme park attractions and their applied technology. Trust me... the budget on this one sound stage makes what Disney spent on Cars land seem like a total joke. This one attraction has a similar price tag to what Disney paid for the entire Animal Kingdom.
marc said:We were told about them working together
Gerstlauer isn't involved. We're talking about taking Intamin, Premier Rides, the developers of spider man/transformers, the developers of forbidden journey, among several other MAJOR players and collaborating under one roof. This ride is going to change everything you know about theme park attractions and their applied technology. Trust me... the budget on this one sound stage makes what Disney spent on Cars land seem like a total joke. This one attraction has a similar price tag to what Disney paid for the entire Animal Kingdom.
Casio
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$1 billion? Seriously? I really want to believe that but that seems ridiculous. The entire Universal theme park revenue is $1.9 billion. Is this just hearsay or have they released figures? And I can understand Oceaneering and Dynamic Structures (and maybe even Kuka) coming together, but what exactly can Premier and Vekoma do that Intamin can't? Obviously they're both more reliable, but multiple coaster manufacturers, who can all do the same things (reverse sections, LIMs, tilting/dropping tracks) seems pointless.
Mike T said:
$1 billion? Seriously? I really want to believe that but that seems ridiculous. The entire Universal theme park revenue is $1.9 billion. Is this just hearsay or have they released figures? And I can understand Oceaneering and Dynamic Structures (and maybe even Kuka) coming together, but what exactly can Premier and Vekoma do that Intamin can't? Obviously they're both more reliable, but multiple coaster manufacturers, who can all do the same things (reverse sections, LIMs, tilting/dropping tracks) seems pointless.
coasterboy
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Anyone remember this?
http://www.cantileveredcoaster.com/
I wouldn't be surprised to see something like this - using a 12 person car mounted to the end of a Kuka robot arm. It could involve 2 tracks - a flat track for the Kuka arm to travel on, and then a "false track" above (using the arm's ability to pitch and roll to follow the curves of the false track).
It's an elaborate idea, but it fits with some of the rumours going around (multiple manufacturers, a motion-base car, etc)
Anyone remember this?
http://www.cantileveredcoaster.com/
I wouldn't be surprised to see something like this - using a 12 person car mounted to the end of a Kuka robot arm. It could involve 2 tracks - a flat track for the Kuka arm to travel on, and then a "false track" above (using the arm's ability to pitch and roll to follow the curves of the false track).
It's an elaborate idea, but it fits with some of the rumours going around (multiple manufacturers, a motion-base car, etc)
Jarrett
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Based on the track we've seen, though, I think that this thing will be nothing more than a more extreme version of Seven Dwarfs mine train in that the car is stationary (possibly swinging a bit) with the track being able to invert or go under the rider. Kind of like an S&S free fly but with the car on the track instead of next to it.
The Legoland thing I know is more like the RCT3 robotic arm FLAT RIDE. I could be wrong, but I really don't think that Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a robocoaster. I always saw it as a Spiderman-esque dark ride but with an inverted ride system. Could be wrong, though.Intricks said:
Based on the track we've seen, though, I think that this thing will be nothing more than a more extreme version of Seven Dwarfs mine train in that the car is stationary (possibly swinging a bit) with the track being able to invert or go under the rider. Kind of like an S&S free fly but with the car on the track instead of next to it.