SLUSHIE Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I hope that box looks mainly like a mountain or something from the Jurassic park area and not a castle. IoA doesn't seem to mind the themes bleeding though so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilolee Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Great updates guys. Can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcalicoaster Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Keep it on topic, guys. Thank you. I have enjoyed this thread all along till now. How did the focus change to a crappy, now defunct coaster? Now that I got that out, I have to say I am so entertained by seeing the progress of this masterpiece. I enjoy all the photo reports. Keep them coming you guys, you are the ones that make this thread so enjoyable:) I think Universal has a winner on their hands. Lets hope the ride is as smooth and it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I like the logo, but the sign on the lift feels strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcrew2002 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I am still very interested to see if this ride somehow has some kind of sleeper hit to it. “Hope so” It looks boring, and very low capacity with way to many blocks. I hate blah straight track, any good parts of the ride will be absorbed into the straight line of death trims. But saying that hey anything new to the parks is always a plus either way. Just hard for me to get excited about it, for me anyways. Hope to be proven wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedB Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Just got mine in the mail today! Special rates for winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benvenuto Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I got mine in the mail as well. It's a foldout peice of cardboard like paper, very nice. Just need to find some way to use it now and some way to get down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'll keep my eyes out now. I'm counting on the Philadelphia EAGLES & Florida Gators' schedule in October. I'm shooting for that month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I got mine a few days ago. Now if I can just find someone that can get the time and money to go with me! Makes me wish that I was dishonest so that I could have cheated and registered one of my friends, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterfan99 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Got my ticket today as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I hope I can find the right time to go down. I'd love to be there during HHN though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewRnR Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I know someone who entered and never heard that they one but they did get a survey via email about Universal. We could never quite figure out how he didn't win (when it seemed everyone else who entered around the same time won). Then today he got an email with the free ticket. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I got a cardboard package today but it was only a Nissan Cube cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I got mine a few days ago.Now if I can just find someone that can get the time and money to go with me! Makes me wish that I was dishonest so that I could have cheated and registered one of my friends, too. excuse me...how is it dishonest to register a friend or family member? I mean, I feel it didnt matter who registered who as long as they dont live in the same household like the rules stated. Universal studios doesnt care who registered who ...ohh I guess you took the whole one registeration per person to heart... but that meant one person can register themselves... Jarvis "bitter much or just being witty?" Morant Oh yeah I havent gotten my ticket yet nor my mom...who I registered...FROM MY BLACKBERRY, before the game started...while hacking into uni's site....all while stealing wifi from the ronald mcdonald house. guess im dishonest to the umph teenth power lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterEricHP Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Aww man!! They changed the lift decor?! It looked like a giant video screen before with that cool looking chunk taken out of it. Now its just a giant.. poster.. sigh.. Well since the economy is bad and Universal is most likely hurting a little bit this year. If that's the only cost saving measure made on this coaster.. that's more than ok with me! It already REALLY exceeds my expectations! It's shaping up to be a great looking ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewRnR Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Update... the first drop is about 75% complete. I would suspect they will be topping it off later today or first thing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldredd Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Does anyone know when IOA / USF typically publicise when rides are going to be closed for a while. Planning a trip to Orlando for last week September / 1st Week October, but if Duelling Dragons will be closed, I'll leave it to the spring, but if they're not going to close until November, might push back to mid October (I like quite parks!). I read the post stating it's likely to be September - December time, but that's a fairly broad time scale! thank you (and hope this post is Ok in this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammersfan357 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm out there in June, and I cannot wait to ride this! We don't have much like this in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 It looks boring, and very low capacity with way to many blocks. I hate blah straight track, any good parts of the ride will be absorbed into the straight line of death trims. But saying that hey anything new to the parks is always a plus either way. What? Straight Track? Too many brakes? Boring? That's ridiculous since the ride looks completely insane! The only straight track I actually see is the series of brakes that the ride will have. Plus, block brakes are used to actually INCREASE capacity because they allow more trains to run on the circuit IIRC. That's why rides like Great American Revolution and LNM have so many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Still waiting on mine. A bunch of friends and I registered at one time and all got confirmation e-mails, so we'll see if it pans out. I guess I won't end up getting down there until the summer, so I guess it's a good time to visit Sea World again, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberskara Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 ...FROM MY BLACKBERRY, before the game started...while hacking into uni's site....all while stealing wifi from the ronald mcdonald house. guess im dishonest to the umph teenth power lol. Ha! Hopefully you won't be struck dead the minute you walk into the gates with your unholy comp tickets . Still waiting on mine also, although I haven't checked my mail in a few days. Maybe I'll do a Photo TR of checking my mail everyday until they get here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I got mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 AndrewRnR- Can you snap a couple of pictures of the first drop? Also, has any track been installed on the lift tower? Thanks for letting us know though! ^I agree with you, this ride looks anything but boring! A non inverting loop, an actual headchopper, the crowd surfer and all those sudden direction changes. I find it hard to believe anyone can call this ride boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewRnR Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 AndrewRnR- Can you snap a couple of pictures of the first drop? Also, has any track been installed on the lift tower? Thanks for letting us know though! I didn't get a chance to drive by today (drove by Sea World and saw Manta cycling though). Here are some photos from yesterday. I'm hoping to take my SLR camera out there in the next few days and get some quality pictures instead of my usual iPhone photos. So stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I never received the e-mail saying I won. I did, however, get the survey. Today I received my 7 day pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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