JasonTheRide Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Tired of drinking games at Florida State, I decided to take a short weekend trip to Orlando to check out some of the new stuff going in to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Hollywood Rockit is looking pretty awesome, and Harry Potter is looking, well, building-ish (although the area around Potter it is changed considerably). Have a look-a-see PS - This is my first trip report, so please excuse the invevitable screwups! and to finish, a look at the Hollywood Rockit from across the lake this almost-loop reminds me of that former piece of crap at Santa's Village in IL, but I am sure this one will be smooth some kind of lord of the rings float was sitting outside the universal main entrance. anyone know what this is all about? hollywood rockit, as seen from blue man group entrance such a big coaster for such a little man the coaster is instantly noticeable from the main entrance the brake run stretches right over the abandoned nick area (we see you hulk) this grass is so doomed the new amphitheatre looks great rockit peeks over building to check out the new theatre follow instructions and more rockit by twister this looks kind of sexy, if you're into steel and again hollywood rockit soars over the tribune building silly birds waka waka the birds do not appear to approve of wasserman's contributions to the universal franchise the birds decided to decorate the statue this plaque speaks of much has changed a harry potter themed construction wall, spared no expense even the fine print is themed magical legal jargon the temporary(?) bridge around the potter construction area who bombed the enchanted oak? poor flying unicorn is going to need therapy after all of these changes this building is huge brick theming harry poter is in there and again hollywood rockit, as seen from popeye's ship at ioa i know it's been taken 1,000 times, but there is something about hulk from this angle that begs to be photographed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Nice pics of Rocket! I can't wait to ride it in June! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Looking good and congrats on the first TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 some kind of lord of the rings float was sitting outside the universal main entrance. anyone know what this is all about? It's a Mardi Gras float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Really liked the pics and you made some nice observations. Rockit looks impressive, it could be a sleeper on this years coaster polls. Not a Potter fan, but that's a rather spiffy looking box of a buidling. I wish they had some cutting edge coasters in there rather than Harry Pothead stuff. Hopefully I'll get to IOA one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Not a Potter fan, but that's a rather spiffy looking box of a buidling. I wish they had some cutting edge coasters in there rather than Harry Pothead stuff. There's two coasters right next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Not a Potter fan, but that's a rather spiffy looking box of a buidling. I wish they had some cutting edge coasters in there rather than Harry Pothead stuff. There's two coasters right next door. I know, but I want more coasters - I'm greedy, and especially the kind of coasters IOA would be capable of coming up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I wish they had some cutting edge coasters in there rather than Harry Pothead stuff. I couldn't agree more! And from what I'm seeing, I'm taking back the thougts I first had with Rockit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Cat Ent Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Does anyone know whats in store for the Harry Potter stuff? It is a ride, or a live action show? Anyone have the inside scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Does anyone know whats in store for the Harry Potter stuff? It is a ride, or a live action show? Anyone have the inside scoop? I believe it's a whole new section of the park with several rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 You can read all about the soon to be Harry Potter land over at screamscape. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you can see a pretty good description of what it will be like. Though it does not shed details on what the rides will be, what happens with unicorn and the dragons, it does give a pretty good feel of what it will be like! http://www.screamscape.com/html/islands_of_adventure.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonTheRide Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 You can read all about the soon to be Harry Potter land over at screamscape. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you can see a pretty good description of what it will be like. Though it does not shed details on what the rides will be, what happens with unicorn and the dragons, it does give a pretty good feel of what it will be like! http://www.screamscape.com/html/islands_of_adventure.htm Seems pretty cool, although Aquatica taught me not to trust concept art so much! Here's hoping they accomplish at least half of what they set out to. With the economy as it is, I worry that they might be cutting back on a lot of what they had originally planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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