"What to Expect From the Wild New Harry Potter Ride,.." Topic
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Tango01 | 21 Jun 2014 1:08 p.m. PST |
‘Escape From Gringotts'. "Escape From Gringotts is one hell of a ride, a technologically awesome thrill that puts you in the middle of Harry Potter's dramatic break in and escape from the wizarding world's Fort Knox. The centerpiece of the new Diagon Alley expansion to the fantastic Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park sends you on a daring dash through the bank's underground vaults. You spin and whirl down the track, riding past massive 3-D projection screens (yes, you wear glasses) on which the heroes and villains of J.K. Rowling's epic series act out the story. But it is much more than a roller coaster, or even a motion-simulation-in-front-of-a-big-screen ride experience. Since you're actually riding a kinetic, fast-moving cart that dips and makes hairpin turns, it feels more like you're actually part of the action projected on the screen. The combination of real and special FX is powerful
" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
martin goddard | 21 Jun 2014 1:20 p.m. PST |
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JimDuncanUK | 21 Jun 2014 2:40 p.m. PST |
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Mardaddy | 21 Jun 2014 2:42 p.m. PST |
Reviews like this just plain smell funny. It's awesome. When it works. (?) And when they sampled the ride it had many glitches (not just "a" glitch?), including STRANDING them for ten minutes? But, "it's awesome?" Smells like payola or quid-pro-quo for nerdgasm bragging rights on, "first to ride." |
saltflats1929 | 21 Jun 2014 7:22 p.m. PST |
What to expect? A 90 minute waiting line. |
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