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February 22nd, 2019, 16:44 Posted By: wraggster
One of our readers sent in a graphic they created using Google Maps and scaling out the size of the Super Nintendo World project area under construction in Japan, they overlaid it at the same scale over the current site clearing on the lower lot at Universal Studios Hollywood and determined that it seems to be a near perfect match in term of size.
While we don’t know for sure that the new construction site next to Transformers is for Super Nintendo World or not, it looks like this project will be kicking into high gear very soon as a tower crane has now been assembled on site which seems to indicate that the new structure going in here will be quite large.
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February 22nd, 2019, 16:43 Posted By: wraggster
After a lengthy period of leaks that latest information to leak out regarding the mega coaster planned for Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2020 paints an impressive picture. Since 2017 the coaster has been referred to on internal documents as “Project Madrid” and BGWFans have been on the forefront of digging up all the latest and greatest information on this project.
From what they are reporting the plan is now simply for a new coaster, and will not include include a new land theme to “Spain” or anything. (Or at least not right now, you never know, they could add stuff around the ride in a future project…) If you scroll down on their project update you’ll see their best guess as to the coaster’s layout, based on the location of the various footers marked on a project map. Based on this guess-work, the coaster appears to have an initial launch section near the start of the ride, and then an interesting second launch zone in mid ride that appears to use a rapid track switch system that will activiate after the train passes into the launch area to ‘switch’ so that the train will hit some kind of hill without enough speed to make it over, roll-back through the launch zone again, over the switch and backwards up a large spike track for a brief freefall moment before plunging down again into the launch zone a third time where it will get the full boost needed to make up over and over that large hill or top-hat element. From there will come the biggest drop of the entire ride, as the train will plunge from it’s highest point down the cliff edge of the Rhine River for a near-brush with the water’s edge before before climbing back up the cliff to complete the rest of the ride’s high-speed layout.
Intamin is making almost the exact same style mid-ride shuttle-launch zone for a project announced for Parc Asterix in 2021, and actually starts off the Soaring With Dragon coaster in China with this same style launch system concept too. With that in mind, I’m guessing this also adds more credit the rumor from last fall that indicated that Intamin was behind this new coaster as well.
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February 22nd, 2019, 16:42 Posted By: wraggster
A quick update on the Mad Mouse that is being removed from Joyland Amusement Park this week. According to the local news, the park did confirm that the Mad Mouse was sold to a new owner and instead of being scrapped, it “will go on to live at another amusement park.” No hints were given as to the new home of the Mad Mouse at this time but before it ran at Joyland in Texas from 1976 to 2018, it was also the Mad Mouse for the former Bell’s Amusment Park where it opened in 1959, so it will be nice to see this classic Allan Herschell Mad Mouse alive and kicking in a new home somewhere.
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February 21st, 2019, 16:31 Posted By: wraggster
In the background of these pictures on Twitter shot from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter area, you can see a massive attraction building rising up over the trees that is part of the new Super Nintendo World land under construction at Universal Studios Japan. While it is quite visible right now, I would think that they’ll add some kind of themeing to the exterior on this side to make it blend in better with the Wizarding World.
https://twitter.com/LCASTUDIOS_USJ
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February 21st, 2019, 16:30 Posted By: wraggster
While I don’t know the timeline, guests at SeaWorld Orlando report that Infinity Falls has closed for a winter rehab. Even though the ride has only been open a few months, all the water rides in the area typically close for some maintenance work in the cold winter months to maintain their uptime in the hotter months of the year.
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February 21st, 2019, 16:29 Posted By: wraggster
How many days until Star Wars: Galalxy’s Edge opens? How long? When? Tell us when already!
This is the question on everyone’s mind, including the competition as it seems no one want sto announced anything or to try and hold their own grand-opening event anywhere near the date when Disney is going to open Star Wars. Case in point… this is likely still the major reason why Universal has yet to release any details or even the name of the new Wizarding World coaster opening in Islands of Adventure this year.
The whining of the fans is almost deafening at this point… as people want to make vacation plans (or call in sick) in order to descend in mass upon the Disneyland Resort, all to jump in an epic line that could very well set length records for all time. Clearly this is going to be a nightmare scenario for the Operations crew at Disneyland and they know it… but what if there was a way around all this opening day fuss?
What if… Disney did the unthinkable?
What if Disney defied all modern theme park marketing strategies and went old school on this one? By this I mean, what if one day guests entered Disneyland and without any hoopla or celebration, without any pomp and circumstance… what if the gates to Galaxy’s Edge were just suddenly OPEN?!
In this day of social media it wouldn’t take long for the word to get out to the public that the portal to Galaxy’s Edge was now open, but it sure would solve the operational and security headache caused by the announcement of an official grand opening date. And invitational media previews could be done in private ahead of time, possibly with a strict publication embargo if need be.
This may just be a wild idea… but it could also be something that Bob Iger may have hinted about during a shareholder meeting when he confirmed that Disney doesn’t have any big promotional plans in the works, because the new Star Wars lands are already the talk of the world. He even joked that, “I’m thinking that maybe I should just tweet, ‘It’s opening,’ and that will be enough.” followed by the comment that since the attractions themselves will do all the marketing for them, “That’s a signal I just sent to our parks and resorts people to keep that budget really low.”
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February 21st, 2019, 16:28 Posted By: wraggster
Legoland Windsor will open their new Haunted House Monster Party attraction on April 13th, 2019.
Legoland Windsor has confirmed that they will open the new “The Haunted House Monster Party" attraction in Spring 2019. You’ll join “Lord Vampyre” for a housewarming party at his new home where you can encounter talking gargoyles, statues, banners, [COLOR=#1B8EDE !important]balloons[/COLOR] and more. Then it is time for the banquet and you’ll be seated at a long table in time for Lord Vampyre to reveal his “magical party trick” that will bring the dining hall to life, flipping the room upside down before your very eyes.
This all seems to [COLOR=#1B8EDE !important]confirm[/COLOR] our rumor from May, which claimed that the new Haunted House attraction on the way to the park in 2019 would be a Vekoma MadHouse style ride.
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February 21st, 2019, 16:27 Posted By: wraggster
Some new incredible looking footage of Hyperion at Energylandia was shot and posted by Coaster Touring that you simply must see. Check it out below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQiouhaUX8
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February 21st, 2019, 16:26 Posted By: wraggster
Bobbejaanland announced that their new triple-launch coaster from Gerstlauer coming in 2019 will be named Fury, and part of a new themed section of the park to be called Land of Legends that will incorporate three other park attractions. Each the attractions serves as an iconic monument to the four elements of nature, set behind protected gateways to their respective realms within the Land of Legends. Fury represents fire, with the the existing Sledge Hammer to represent Earth, Naiads Waters for water and Typhoon for air.
Fury itself will be build themed represent the destructive force of a fire breathing dragon, complete with a battlefield around a castle structure and battling ‘Fire Knights’ along the way.
According to the official website the story behind the Land of Legends starts with the creation of the Guardian of Elements. “Millions of years ago, on a star in the furthest and most distant corner of our galaxy, a spring emerged from which the purest water bubbled. The water mixed drop by drop with the silver substance with which the star was covered. This created a river that deposited a sticky clay. The clay took many forms. One form seemed a bit more like a person every day. Until finally a man sat beside the river staring lifeless in the distance.
When the star raged past the sun, the hot wind brought everything into turmoil. The shapes on the planet were filled with heat, and in the man's body even blood began to flow. He opened his eyes and looked around. No other form had come to life. The man wandered around lonely. He did not understand why he had been brought to life if that life had no purpose.
Until another miracle happened. A blast on a small planet in the neighborhood caused a bright flash of light that struck the man in the middle of the heart. Instead of dying, the man became bigger and stronger. His interior filled with infinite knowledge and a burning desire. He now knew the purpose of his existence. In him he carried the four elements: earth, water, fire and wind. It was his job to guard them. He was the Guardian of Elements.”
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February 20th, 2019, 21:18 Posted By: wraggster
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