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King_K , great pictures man. I myself frequent the park to keep this thread active and up to date and have posted a few pictures but I got to say some of the angles you get are great, nothing like knowing where those cracks in the walls are and how to stand on certain tables in certain locations huh.

Just a few pics from today April 8, 2009

Today crews were continuing on the station, the loop, the base of the lift and were installing some drainage pipes out by citywalk after the second brake run. The site was pretty slow so not many pics..sorry.

Snow flurries will come to Hogsmeade!!! Universal Orlando hires snowmaker

I currently have, -WDW seasonal-4 years -Universal Orlando preferred-8 years(Still have the OLD PASSES!) -Busch Platinum Pass (BGT,BGW,SWO,SWT,SWSD,Sesame place, all the water parks including Aquatica.)-5 years And I will be adding a six flags pass for the first time in years within a month.

A couple of pictures from today April 1, 2009

Update...well sort of ! Today crews were continuing to work on the station, the first brake run, and the base of the lift hill. For those who have lost hope there is some good news a new piece of track has been put into the station.

^^^Mickey Mouses head! J/K

^^^OMG thats awesome!!!!!!

Great pics I love Busch Gardens Tampa. Glad to see you had a great time. I will agree that operation wise Williamsburg rules the two but I disagree about the coasters. I love sheikra as you do to, but I think that Kumba and Montu create the best 1,2,3 combo in any themepark line up. I agree that Kumba has gotten a little rough, it is going into its 16th year in operation. But despite that I have to say Busch Gardens has 3 of the 10 best B&M's ever built. Again just an opinion

Thanks for the compliment, when I said beat up I meant a wide variety of scratches in the paint on the coaster. There is dirt caked up on the tracks, supports, and footers. I mean its all little things besides the scratches but I have been living in Florida for years and have seen coasters be built and have not seen a track's paint dinged up like this before. I just feel that this contractor "sucks."

^^^Thank You I'm glad some people appreciate the photos.

Update from today March 25, 2009.

Alright Update from today March 25, 2009. The big blue crane is no where to be seen. Work is focused on the station, the second and third brake run evac towers, and the base of the lift. The station itself has a lot of concrete going up and they have begun working on the queue which is the base level of the station. And what I mean by working on the queue, I mean pouring concrete and electrical work. I also want to point out that they were working on the joint of a track section on the loop all morning long. It seems they have been having problems with the joints on that loop. Now on a side note I wanted to voice a concern about the project itself. Now I am a pretty positive person and am being very optimistic about progress and how the ride is going to turn out and I might be completely over reacting. But I have to wonder just what the hell is going on. There are several problems I have with what I saw today. One is the big crane is no where on the property, and two they still have not worked on the fire house facade. Now I dont believe there is an engineering flaw with the coaster like some are saying on the web, I truly feel as if it is the contractor who is to blame. I think either the crane broke down or is overbooked, the track itself is banged up pretty bad and the job site itself just seems like there has been some sloppy work done. I'm sure most of this will never be known or seen by guests in the future but I have to wonder if Universal and Mauer are happy with PCL construction. AHHHH. Rant over on to the pics Just thought this was funny, now get to work And to end this completely off topic this is my MIB score for the day. I know a lot of people have done it but I never had so Yeah I'm BRAGGING.

A short video of universal creative in talks with J.K. Rowling. Sounds like their will be some very unique concepts.

These photos are from the leaky cauldron website. These are not mine, I know they are small but something we haven't seen is better than nothing. Pub Elevation ? Castle Exterior The wizard shop

1.Sheikra 2.Millennium Force 3.Kumba 4.Montu 5.Nitro 6.Apollo's Chariot 7.SROS (SFA) 8.Fire Dragon 9.Kingda Ka 10. Revenge of the Mummy ( USF ) Honorable Mention *Raptor *Kraken *Magnum XL-200 *Batman SFOG *Incredible Hulk

Back on topic, here is a couple of pictures from today March 18 2009

Oh its big enough But the real question is, how large will the kuka attraction be, I could see it and a food court and show all be in the building with room to spare. I think the castle shell will be just for looks but the box itself is still large enough to hold two attractions, food, bathrooms, maintenance, etc...If you haven't seen it in person you just wont understand the sheer size of that box...

The entry to WWOHP has gone vertical. The construction walls have all been altered and moved up narrowing the walkway. Construction is starting to pick up on the Hogsmeade area and crews were working on the roof of the box as well this morning.

Universal files a new permit, stating what we were all pretty sure of the castle itself will be on top of the building already built. Looks like construction of the castles set structure is coming soon!!

I know its kind of hard to tell from the picture but the reach envelope DOES NOT CLEAR THE BUILDING. I have seen it first hand several times and am surprised that they have not started to alter the building yet.

Small Update from today

UPDATE, pics are from today March 11, or I mean 3-11 day EPIC FAIL I just cant wait to ride this thing!!!!

Here are some pics from today. I would imagine the loop will be complete by the end of the week. Somebody get me a pressure washer and some touch up paint.