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Good job solving this. Now solve the mysterious yellow B&M track.

Based on the concept art, I'd say the lift is probably about 98% done at this point: (Obviously including the unfinished second side of the tower, which was put up after the above photo was taken.)

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That's just the same part of the lift tower that's been up since December. There hasn't been any track/support work in the past week.

They're giving away free tickets all day, basically. The Superbowl ad first aired around 12pm, and will continue to air in intervals throughout the rest of the day. There are 100,000 free tickets available in the 'entry window' between each airing of the commercial.

Yes, there will be a moving floor. Universal has contracted Magic Carpet to do the loading system. They're the same company doing the load system for the Harry Potter attraction. It'll work just like any other attraction with continuously loading vehicles. Cars and floor moving at the same speed.

This thread just keeps repeating itself every 5 pages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Works ?

Relax, a simple look at the EXIF data from the images shows they were taken with an iPhone on 1/22/2009 around 4:30pm, so they are, indeed, legit. And another cool thing is the latitude and longitude of where the pictures were taken is also recorded in the EXIF data, so if there was any doubt if these pictures were taken in Ohio or not (and I don't think there was), the EXIF data proves they were, indeed, taken in Ohio.

^ And there are still taller pieces to be put up in that Citywalk section too.

I guess the only way to know for sure is to follow the trucks when they start shipping the track. Any takers?