The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

[WWEDUDE]

From what I read somewhere, there is NO PLANS to remove the bridge that got installed from JP to Lost Continent..to much traffic, and they want to allow ppl who want to skip the bottleneck in HP the chance to do so

I think that will be great during the opening weeks if they didn't remove the bridge.

But that raises more questions, like will they put another Jurassic Park Arch? Will they make it more permanent feeling, because right now you are going through a backstage gate, and going over paths in Jurassic Park (or am I imagining this? If I remember correctly, the minor ones from Skipper Boat Tours). Also it seems to me like this would be much more profitable to Universal to remove it, considering you aren't going through all the games of Lost Continent, and all the shops in Hogsmeade that they just spent a fortune putting in.

 

[Lou Holtz]

Only a fool who wants to risk:
1)losing their camera/phone/whatever
2)meeting security at the end of the ride who will make them delete the video
3)having their ride/video interrupted by spiels saying "viedotaping is PROHIBITED" at several points in the ride
4)having their video pulled from youtube and their account/IP banned from youtube
5)any combination of the above or any other possibility that may not have been mentioned

Well done towing the company line, but he's right. It is going to show up on YouTube very quickly.

 

[Metro West]

going over paths in Jurassic Park (or am I imagining this? If I remember correctly, the minor ones from Skipper Boat Tours).

You are correct...you can still see the loading area below the bridge.

 

[ADP]

Only a fool who wants to risk:
1)losing their camera/phone/whatever
2)meeting security at the end of the ride who will make them delete the video
3)having their ride/video interrupted by spiels saying "viedotaping is PROHIBITED" at several points in the ride
4)having their video pulled from youtube and their account/IP banned from youtube
5)any combination of the above or any other possibility that may not have been mentioned

I used to think this about other new attractions, but somehow they ended up on youtube. I'm amzaed at how some people can garner video on certain rides.

 

[yaytezIOA]

I think Universal will be guarding whatever is in this baby as long as they can. They will have plenty of people's vids taken off of youtube for the first couple of months. Then there will be someone who flies under the radar somehow that gets a million hits and the thinking will be "oh well it's free advertising". It took about two months for Disaster vids to stick.

 

[ChrisFL]

Only a fool who wants to risk:
1)losing their camera/phone/whatever
2)meeting security at the end of the ride who will make them delete the video
3)having their ride/video interrupted by spiels saying "viedotaping is PROHIBITED" at several points in the ride
4)having their video pulled from youtube and their account/IP banned from youtube
5)any combination of the above or any other possibility that may not have been mentioned

so...a few hundred people then

 

[Don Pacho]

Courtesy of hairyleo, kitfisto92, Orlando United
http://www.orlandounited.com

Also, has anyway sen the Flight of the Hippogriph train yet, and if so would you please tell me where I could find a pic? Again, I probably just missed the memo. Sorry if all of my questions were already answered.

I'm pretty sure this is it.

 

[Sun Lover]

Has anyone heard about an exclusive preview of WWOHP on May 29 for package holders and onsite hotel guests? If a preview was held on that date, does that mean that soft openings would definitely not be before the
29th?

 

[damo]

Has anyone heard about an exclusive preview of WWOHP on May 29 for package holders and onsite hotel guests? If a preview was held on that date, does that mean that soft openings would definitely not be before the
29th?

No softs have been announced. Don't try to second guess when they will or will not be because no one knows and you'll drive yourself CRAZY!!!

 

[saree]

 

[damo]

wrong thread. please ignore this.

 

[Don Pacho]

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http://www.orlandounited.com

Ok just got back from the parks, and man was it dead. A couple of things I noticed, while I was there.

-The final spire is painted
-There is a new sign inside DD where you select your dragon, sorry no pics I was being herded through like cattle.
-Inside the castle there is a soundtrack playing (Forget the name of it toil in trouble or something) and once you get to the area where you pick your row there are sound effects of someone saying slay your dragon, and there are dragon roaring noises as well it sounded really good.
-As seen in one of the pics below, there looks to be a second entrance into Dervish and Banges coming from the dueling dragons exit. This might be old news but I never knew it.
-Oh were so close I can feel it!!!

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Part two up in a few minutes.

 

[Don Pacho]

Courtesy of hatetofly, Orlando United
http://www.orlandounited.com

Part Two:

I will finish with my favorite of the day, thanks for reading!

 

[Don Pacho]

Courtesy of hatetofly, Orlando United
http://www.orlanitscomingrightatmedounited.com

I just finished my vacation at Universal and sadly wwohp was not open yet. But I did get a good picture to brighten up my day.

 

[Colleendoll]

Loving the pictures! I am really getting excited about our trip!

 

[Colleendoll]

WWEDUDE you are my new Hero! This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

 

[damo]

Sure hope that picture means that softs are in the near future!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like actual real people in there!

 

[whitek1275]

I say wait to enjoy the ride...youtube never does any ride justice anyway

 

[heidi8]

Wow, thanks for sharing the photos! I haven't been to IoA since the end of March, which is my longest stretch not going in about a year, which is slightly scary and amazing (as I am on the team behind Infinitus I've been back-and-forth-ing a lot over the last few years) and it's just fantastic to look at how amazing everything is going to be! And I'll be there in just about five weeks! It's mind boggling and made of SQUEE.

 

[Nicole786]

Has anyone confirmed if Resort guests are able to get into WWoHP an hour before opening? When calling to make my reservation, I was told this but just looking to confirm