Also, Universal posted multiple photos on their Facebook page today, showing off the animatronics in the main hall which will be the second room in the queue line, as well as the dramatic dragon entrance scene from on the ride:
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Alastair
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USA Today got some decent footage of Diagon Alley and some of Gringotts. Looking good! Also:
Let's hope Universal have improved their fake elevator technology since Men In Black! Certainly it'll put Sub-Terra to shame.
Let's hope Universal have improved their fake elevator technology since Men In Black! Certainly it'll put Sub-Terra to shame.
Universal reportedly had several problems with this final installation, hence why it's been added so late. However, the animatronic dragon that will sit atop Gringotts is now being set into place and being assembled. Photos from Insidethemagic:
CoasterCrazyChris
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Bloody hell. That is awesome.
Dave
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TheMan said:
No it's Harry Potter and as a long time reader of Harry Potter a dragon appeared in Diogon Alley for about a minute. To me the outside sets should look like they do for the majority if the series, let the fire breathing dragon be inside the ride.
Got nothing to do with any other theme park.... Dude
Tim
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Yes well the films and thus the attractions have always taken liberty with the books. I think I mentioned this before but whenever they visit Hogsmeade in the films it's snowing, even in the middle of summer. Heck in the last film they go from Hogsmeade in winter to Hogwarts in spring despite the two being next to each other... because, you know, magic...
Back on topic while I do agree with you Dave the Dragon looks too good for me to complain :-[
Back on topic while I do agree with you Dave the Dragon looks too good for me to complain :-[
IanB
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I am on the fence here, the dragon looks fantastic, and I am sure its going to breath fire, so will be an eye catcher, but at the same time, just having the dragon sat there all day is going to look a little silly.
I am sure the head and wings are going to move, like its guarding the bank, but it would of been cooler, if it moved from inside, to appear outside, breathed fire, and then a cloud of smoke appears to hide it moving back inside while some fancy projection stuff made it appear it was flying away
Ian
I am sure the head and wings are going to move, like its guarding the bank, but it would of been cooler, if it moved from inside, to appear outside, breathed fire, and then a cloud of smoke appears to hide it moving back inside while some fancy projection stuff made it appear it was flying away
Ian
IanB said:I am sure the head and wings are going to move, like its guarding the bank, but it would of been cooler, if it moved from inside, to appear outside, breathed fire, and then a cloud of smoke appears to hide it moving back inside while some fancy projection stuff made it appear it was flying away
Ian
Universal already had enough problems with the dragon in its current incarnation as it is. I think the executives would have been slamming their heads into walls by attempting to overcome every issue your [admittedly superior] proposal would have caused
Dave
TS Founding Member
It's a fantastic name for a dragon
Obviously the dragon been there doesn't affect the astounding quality of the attraction in any way, it's just my personal preference as I don't see wizards calmly shopping whilst a fire breathing dragon is around. But that's me being my usual literal self.
Obviously the dragon been there doesn't affect the astounding quality of the attraction in any way, it's just my personal preference as I don't see wizards calmly shopping whilst a fire breathing dragon is around. But that's me being my usual literal self.