Volcano Bay Construction & Preview Discussion

[Scott W.]

Please know that I appreciate the photo Scott... I was just yapping out loud.

Every photo no matter how crappy is another piece to the puzzle although you have the complete picture and we don't. :tongue:

 

[Joel]

Some cranes been moved into position beside the volcano.

Goodness, I want to put that photo through Photoshop Auto Levels.

since @scott_walker is on vacation, thought i'd fill in for him. ask and I shall deliver:

 

[twebber55]

best park icon in orlando

 

[Teebin]

since @scott_walker is on vacation, thought i'd fill in for him. ask and I shall deliver:

Danke!

 

[Scott W.]

since @scott_walker is on vacation, thought i'd fill in for him. ask and I shall deliver:

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Cheers mate, much better!

I've just been in the Walgreens at the corner of I Drive and Universal Blvd. The horror.

 

[darkridelover]

Can we take bets yet on which point in this thread everyone starts freaking out that the volcano will look like its blown out and open in the back? How many pages is that conversation going to last? lol

While I know you won't be able to see steel work and they'll cover it with rock work I don't see any indication that the back third of the volcano will be covered at all. I don't have a problem with it but such a detail will certainly cause controversy on here.

 

[Teebin]

Looking at Scott's comprehensive photo and CF's visual clarification... that is an ungodly height to fall from! And look at all those ancillary buildings on the edges.

For the foreseeable future, this is the final attraction that I am exited about... design and landscaping wise. The rest are out of my ilk and curiosity. But I do feel confident many of you will love Nintendo even if I don't understand the IP.

 

[Joel]

Can we take bets yet on which point in this thread everyone starts freaking out that the volcano will look like its blown out and open in the back? How many pages is that conversation going to last? lol

While I know you won't be able to see steel work and they'll cover it with rock work I don't see any indication that the back third of the volcano will be covered at all. I don't have a problem with it but such a detail will certainly cause controversy on here.

A short freak out already happened, but it's never too late so here we go..

I think the blown-out effect will actually be really cool and contribute more to the immersion than a fully finished volcano.. especially with the lava/magma-flow slides that come out from there, it's sorta like there's two sides to this park:

1. The front, wave-pool side is for tropical relaxation & serenity
2. The back which is the extreme/adventure side where the volcano is erupting with the back blown out, you have to slide down the lava slides fast enough to escape in time, plus the water coaster that launches you into the volcano from that side.

I'm more than ok with having the back side blown out (TWSS)

 

[pl6pilgrim]

Pretty sure from Scott's picture, more of the water coaster seems to have been installed as it now looks to fully loop out and back into the Volcano. Also much more of the volcano on the pool facing side seems t have been rendered.

 

[Blaw923]

It blows my mind the amount of structural steel being used at the top of this volcano..

 

[twebber55]

im still a bit confused about the back side of the volcano
will it be inclosed

 

[Parkscope Joe]

im still a bit confused about the back side of the volcano
will it be inclosed

No, it will be like a cove for a lack of a better description.

 

[Scott W.]

You can thank my wife for these:

 

[Joel]

You can thank my wife for these:

Thanks Mrs. Walker!

 

[JoeCamel]

im still a bit confused about the back side of the volcano
will it be inclosed

Think of it as a giant sign "cool water slides here". Great bit of advertising for drivers on I-4

 

[Frogki]

I saw that opening in the back yesterday and kicked myself for not getting a decent photo but suffice it to say, it's a badass way to show off the slides!

 

[Teebin]

You can thank my wife for these:

It hits me funny that you are driving in the left lane in all of those shots. Was that because it feels more comfortable for you?

Too, it has come to mind that the three lane turn off for Wallace Road might disappear and be handed to Universal for landscaping. Universal will have to plant some really big trees to calm the honky tonk look that it has right now.

 

[Scott W.]

It hits me funny that you are driving in the left lane in all of those shots. Was that because it feels more comfortable for you?

Too, it has come to mind that the three lane turn off for Wallace Road might disappear and be handed to Universal for landscaping. Universal will have to plant some really big trees to calm the honky tonk look that it has right now.

It was purely to get better photos or that I was driving a Mercedes and felt the compulsion to drive in the fast lane

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[Teebin]

Goodness, I never knew they made Genie style lifts so high! :stun:

 

[Frank Drackman]

not a whole lot to see from the area I was hanging in this weekend, but it is something: