Latest construction photos from Wizarding World
However, progress is progress and we look forward to showing you more exciting pictures in the coming months. We'd also like to point out this article from Jim Hill Media, which comments on the rollercoaster war going on between competing theme parks in Orlando. This includes Univeral's Dueling Dragons ride, which is set to be turned into a TriWizard Tournament-themed coaster.
Thanks so much to Jillian for the pics!
Posted by Andrew on Mar 11th |
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so exciting!
awesome! I can't wait. Cheesecakian roadtrip!!!! :D
WOO! i cant wait to go there! so excited =]
thats sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, im def. gonna go! 3rd?!
Triwizard coaster... :| I wonder what that'll be like. XD
lame.
i cant wait 2 go 2 this thing!!!!...but the pictures arent that exciting at the moment! i dont even bother looking....
Awesome!
i don't remember earth movers in the canon.
ooh, triwizard roller coaster! this is our first news about what rides they'll have right?
cool!
I dunno if I'd want to go, it doesn't seem like it would be very canon, more like all movie stuff. ?
Glad to see that perhaps we've *finally* stopped referring to this project as the "Harry Potter theme park". I've been afraid folks are going to show up at Islands of Adventure (as opposed to USF) expecting an entire Potter-themed park, when it will be just one (fairly large) section of an existing park. Still, the idea of eating a meal in the Great Hall has intrigued me for a long time, with all those great descriptions of the food in the books. I know it won't be the same, but eventually I'm sure we'll visit the park. I love IoA already.
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O H M Y G O S H ! A freaking rollercoaster like the Triwizard Tournament? Can I say SDJFKJASDJF! How awesomeeeeeee! Omg! There's probably going to be like all the four dragons and the maze and omg. I'm so excited! Heck yes! :)))))) I cannot WAIT to go. Arwenbella, what's your problem? You "don't know if you're gonna go"? Why would you even say that? That's really ridiculous how people say those things. It's the same with the movies. "If blah blah directs this, I'm not going to go watch it." Deal with it! We can't change anything. & you can't expect the movie / theme park to come out exactly how YOU like(d) it. Gosh.
For people who don't know anything about Dueling Dragos - http://rcdb.com/ig558.htm I think it'll just be rethemed to the First Challange, not the whole Tournament.
most definitely going opening day.
the one good thing about living in Florida.
LUCKY!!! omg i wish canada got some glory once in a while... :((
omg exicting!!
Ooh brilliant! I loved Dueling Dragons! (:
Whoop whoop! : )
Don't trust ANYTHING Jim Hill says. He's notorious for reporting supposed "true" developments at both Disney Parks and Universal parks that more than 90% of the time never come true.
CHEESECAKE ROAD TRIP!! And we can all stay at my grandmas house in florida!! Oh YEAH EXCITEMENT!! My grandma said she was gonna take picsand email them to me!!
I have to go once it is open! My friend was just down there and I asked her to take pictures for me but I think she forgot =)
WOOOO!!!! I'm SO pumped up about them re-doing Space Mountain!!!!!!!! I'm excited!!!!!!! =]]] lol and of course I'm excited about the HP park too. But I love Disney - and Space Mountain rocks. And yeah BigThunderMatt, Jim Hill may just post rumors a lot, but I love reading his articles about what might have been at WDW.
i think it will be the only time i ride a roller coaster!... hahahahahaa!!
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Whoo-hoo! That's awesome! I love rollar coasters! *Squeeee!* Now, I'm even more excited!!! =D Yeayeah, roadtrip, cheesecakes!
not much.. but hey! its comin along
O.O...what the...they're remodeling the dueling dragons ride?! That's one of the best rides at Islands of Adventure! Are they also gunna take out the Great Oaks cafe as well? D :< Gosh....*is totally not happy about this* But still...I am happy about the Harry Potter theme park being built....-_-
thats gonna be awesome
It's unlikely that the ride itself will be changed significantly at Dueling Dragons. What we're much more likely to see is theming changes in the queue area, maybe some changes to the way the trains themselves are decorated, and maybe some changes in the exterior decorations. (Although if you've been on DD, you know that the ride is so crazy you're never looking much at what's around you.) As for the Enchanted Oak - given its location, it's also more likely to be kept mostly intact with a few theming changes. After all, it already includes the Alchemy Bar, and we all know that HP is an alchemical tale. Personally, I hope that the major attraction ("Project Strongarm") is something other than a flying car ride. That bit of story was not much beyond a brief bit of comic relief. I'd prefer to see something that was more central to the story line.
YAYY! I CANNOT WAIT TO GO! i love rollercoaster rides!! [:
Oh ... my ... gosh! That's so cool! I had no idea it was in Orlando! That's pretty awesome ... is it in Universal, then? I guess I'm ignorant on this particular Harry Potter subtopic, but ... that's awesome!
That's pretty cool.
Can't wait till it opens! ;)
Dueling Dragons has one of the best (okay, longest) queue lines I've ever been through, and it kills me that some day in the future I'll have to walk through it when it's all Potter crap. It's one thing to add Potter to the park, sure, that's great! Good news for Universal, maybe they'll actually turn a profit after it opens. But why would you mess with the one of the best theme park rides in the world? Dragons are already a part of the Potter world, and so is Merlin (referring to the Oak Tavern). Just re-do the first room when you enter the castle, make it some two mythical dragons from Potter world, and then carry on! Cheap, and it'll make current fans very cheerful. Sorry to seem so down on the whole thing, but I've had an annual pass for almost 7 years. I know both parks very well, and I hate what they've done to the Studios, like Kong being long gone, Earthquake, Hanna Barbera, and Back to the Future not quite "gone," since they've been essentially revamped into new but the same rides and changed pretty thoroughly. It makes me kind of territorial when it comes to rides I like.
bleh
really sportdickenson? CUZ I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVEEEE THIS!!!!!!! omg i cant waiiit to go and i willlll go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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