Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Construction Discussion

[Alicia]

One last POV animation from Amusement Insider before the real thing:

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Wow, even just watching that animation shows you just how much is going on during your ride. Im sooooo tempted to break my bank and go ride this this fall!

 

[MartyMcFly]

One last POV animation from Amusement Insider before the real thing:

Geeees it’s gonna be soo good.

Also if we can see it, that view of Hogwarts when you’re coming back into the station at night should be incredible.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

There are 7 launches, but 1 is doubled (reverse). That's 6 blocks right there. Two drop shafts adds another two blocks. Two trains in load. One in unload. Two in final brake run.

13 blocks. Leave a block clear and you've got 12 trains.

Launches <> Blocks also I don't know of any roller coaster running more that 7 or 8 trains. Space mountain has short trains with low capacity so they run 7 trains. Incredicoaster can run only 5 trains and that track is 1000 ft longer than this. Universal is probably too cheap to pay for 12 trains. Is there storage for this many trains? Maintain on 12 trains etc etc. Theory is nice until you have to pay for it. I stick by my 4 to 5 trains max.

 

[Alicia]

Launches <> Blocks also I don't know of any roller coaster running more that 7 or 8 trains. Space mountain has short trains with low capacity so they run 7 trains. Incredicoaster can run only 5 trains and that track is 1000 ft longer than this. Universal is probably too cheap to pay for 12 trains. Is there storage for this many trains? Maintain on 12 trains etc etc. Theory is nice until you have to pay for it. I stick by my 4 to 5 trains max.

There's more than enough storage at maintenance. Plus, there's room for a couple trains at load, a train at unload, and two in between unload and load. That's 5 right inside the station alone. I think 12 is most certainly possible on the circuit at once.

 

[gabe3235]

Very rough drawing and probably has some mistakes, but 12 trains is most certainly possible. And considering how much money they spent on a second drop track to boost capacity, I have no doubt that they would be willing to buy up to 13/14 trains.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Launches <> Blocks also I don't know of any roller coaster running more that 7 or 8 trains. Space mountain has short trains with low capacity so they run 7 trains. Incredicoaster can run only 5 trains and that track is 1000 ft longer than this. Universal is probably too cheap to pay for 12 trains. Is there storage for this many trains? Maintain on 12 trains etc etc. Theory is nice until you have to pay for it. I stick by my 4 to 5 trains max.

There are at least 13 trains there. I think 10 is more likely to optimize the capacity but it is more than 5.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Universal actually cares about ride capacity. Operating 5 trains only gives them a total ride capacity of 1050 riders per hour, no way Universal settles with that number.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

There's more than enough storage at maintenance. Plus, there's room for a couple trains at load, a train at unload, and two in between unload and load. That's 5 right inside the station alone. I think 12 is most certainly possible on the circuit at once.

12 trains at a ride time of 3 min would mean a dispatch of every 15 seconds. That seems highly unlikely. but hey time will tell.

 

[NotPennysBoat]

Yeah, 15 seconds seems pretty tight. I think 20 seconds seems doable, and that would translate to 9 trains. It will be fun to find out, but 10 trains would seem to be about max on the track at the same time. They probably for sure have a few other trains to swap out if any problems occur. So yeah, they probably have ~13 trains, but just seems like it would really be pushing it to have all of them on the track at the same time.

 

[TommyJK]

I've read the ride length is 3 minutes, 25 seconds. So say at 20 second intervals that would translate to possibly 10 trains at once.

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

Mmm this is probably going to be the best ride in Florida here shortly. Game changer.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

3:25 for a coaster is great if true!

 

[KbTurtle]

So what’s the best guess for what the button does on the motorbike?

 

[Bozobrain24]

So what’s the best guess for what the button does on the motorbike?

mosquito spray

 

[Parkscope Joe]

So what’s the best guess for what the button does on the motorbike?

Taking a guess, it'll be an interactive element to get out of the devil's snare before the drop.

 

[TommyJK]

So what’s the best guess for what the button does on the motorbike?

Sprays water on you of course. Wouldn't be a universal ride without water spray

 

[Alicia]

Sprays water on you of course. Wouldn't be a universal ride without water spray

According to Attractions, emphasis mine:

Guests continue through the indoor queue while Hagrid narrates about the Wizarding World, the Care of Magical Creatures class and his own creatures. Eventually guests enter the first pre-show room. It features the same projection style effects that are in the Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts pre-show room with Blordak and Bill Weasley. Word of warning, you will get misted with water.​

 

[Kmac]

Video from Fox 35 saying "You will not be able to use express passes on opening day"

If they really have 12 trains on the track at once, this line will move quickly!

 

[rhino4evr]

getting excited...