robbalvey Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Erik - That was the IOA that I loved! This Potter stuff doesn't appeal to me. I know I'm in the minority, but still... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Erik - That was the IOA that I loved! This Potter stuff doesn't appeal to me. I know I'm in the minority, but still... *sigh* Lost Continent as a whole was amazing during the younger years of IOA. Seeing the old entrance photo compared to the "Dragon Challenge" entrance is just depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great pictures, Erik. Fire Dragon was quite possibly the best invert I've ever been on behind Montu, and Ice is just unique and awesome in every way (that cobra roll is legendary, I swear). May they both rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It's sad to see a near perfect attraction getting treated like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yeah those pictures are kinda of sad to see, that attractions was the total package and just on a different level that we might not ever see again (state side at least, I see you Phantasialand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wow, those pictures really bring to light a lot of the fun that Universal as a whole has killed off in recent years. Comcast really has sucked the life out of the place in favor of cash cow fan service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Very cool photos. I never got to ride Dueling Dragons, but I had friends who went to IoA back when these were new, probably 2000 or 2001, and they were so excited about them. Thanks for allowing me a glimpse of what used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Wow. I never visited IoA pre-Potter, so it's pretty incredible seeing pictures to realize how much that ride was bastardized to shoehorn them into Hogsmeade. Shame they're being removed; both sides are kick-ass inverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Considering Universal has recently gained the rights to Dreamworks, you would think they would've kept the ride and given it a How to train your dragon theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 No, I wouldn't think that. Harry Potter is infinitely more marketable a brand than How to Train Your Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 If Dragons are far away from Potter then it would be very possible to get a re-theme. Sadly Dragons take up a huge plot of land right next to Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooey Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I am so glad i got my final ride on these two coasters this year, but it hasn't been the same since the duelling stopped, but they are still both awesome individual coasters. Should have moved them to the Studios and themed them to Kodos and Kang the aliens in The Simpsons area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Should have moved them to the Studios and themed them to Kodos and Kang the aliens in The Simpsons area. I would approve of this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Should have moved them to the Studios and themed them to Kodos and Kang the aliens in The Simpsons area. I would approve of this idea. Or literally anywhere that does not have "Garbage," "Trash," "Recycling," "Reclamation," or "Dump" in its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiselphane Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have to admit, a lot of Universal's recent decisions have me worried about how the Nintendo area is going to turn out. I'm sure it will be great on a visual level but the actual attractions are a toss-up, I think. Hopefully N's attention to quality will help. I suppose worst case there will at least be some great merch, which I have an apparent genetic weakness for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) The final weekend looms upon us. Edited September 2, 2017 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Subtle. But effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJ Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 This year of closures has been hard for me, but this one will be the most painful. I'm so lucky I got to go January, when the park was empty and this ride had a walk on. My friends and I rode twice on each side, and I even summed it up as the best ride experience on the entire Orlando trip last time. Not sure why it was the best ride this time around, but it was. Been on this ride many times but just wish I could give it one final goodbye. I'm hoping that it's not destroyed and turned into scrap. Is there not any theme park interested in a dueling B&M invert? I know it takes up a large amount of property but installing this to a new theme park can give it new life. It can duel again and be a major draw for any park it opens at. I can only hope to see it again somewhere else.... Wishful thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 What's the over/under on the new Potter attraction having some crappy tribute to the Dragons? Like they spare one of the skulls from the queue that you see for .0001 second during the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Like they spare one of the skulls from the queue that you see for .0001 second during the ride. The skulls were all thrown away in 2010 when they re-themed the queue to Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Like they spare one of the skulls from the queue that you see for .0001 second during the ride. The skulls were all thrown away in 2010 when they re-themed the queue to Potter. Yes I remember reading that Rowling wanted anything non Potter removed from the ride if they were to retheme it to the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themonerd Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 ^^ Damn that makes me hate rowling even more. Where were the skulls in the ride again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Where were the skulls in the ride again? It was part of the original queue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Like they spare one of the skulls from the queue that you see for .0001 second during the ride. The skulls were all thrown away in 2010 when they re-themed the queue to Potter. Wait, really? I've been on them since the retheme and I could have sworn some were still there. I definitely remember the skeletons and frozen knights being removed in favor of crappy tents and what not but the winding catacombs section remained. Guess my memory is screwing with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) Wait, really? I've been on them since the retheme and I could have sworn some were still there. Nope. Just some bare walls now. Edited September 2, 2017 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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