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The longest I queued was for Crush's Coaster at Disneyland Paris. I think it was around an hour? Guess I've been pretty lucky in my park trips so far, wait time wise.

I wonder what they'll do for the Big Dipper logo...

Looney Tunes was something special. The pre show was pretty much an attraction in itself! Reminds me of a "lite" version of the Rise of the Resistance preshow at Disney in retrospect. The Batman preshow being very atmospheric. I always think of it when queuing for Justice League due to the similar layout (is the JL boarding section where the Batman animatronic was?) I unfortunately never got to ride Gremlins. Watching videos it looked like a great experience. I always get a kick out of the Superman Escape preshow video with the fancily dressed people getting into the Train! Anyone remember the Wild Wild West preshow? "You're looking at a place that could be any place. East or west of the mighty Mississippi" has been permanently ingrained into my head after riding it so many times. I've been looking for the whole video for ages but to no avail.

Was the Ride originally being designed for a Chinese Park ever confirmed or is it just speculation?

Noticed some new(?) in park promotion yesterday! steel taipan board.mp4

Maybe they've renamed it to "entry"? 🤔

Pretty much. Steel Coasters usually go up pretty quick when they go vertical. I doubt it. Still a lot to get done besides getting the layout finished - landscaping, theming, safety checks, testing, employee training, etc. As it has a different audience they probably aren't worried about competing with Leviathan.

Glad it worked out and you had a great day!

If I couldn't go on any rides due to massive queues I doubt I'd go shopping for merch instead. For most guests the shopping happens at the end of the day before leaving the park. I'm going to assume a lot of guests wouldn't have enjoyed their day enough to warrant buying a souvenir, let alone plan to return at all.

I can understand on quieter days, but not running two trains on the coasters is pretty inexcusable during the holidays and weekends. At one of the recent night events they had Superman running with two trains. The queuing experience was soooo much better, and the operations were significantly faster than normal (definitely not 5 mins). It was a rare taste of what could be if VRTP got their act together. I'm not looking forward to the (presumably) one train ops they'll have on Leviathan!

I think it looks great, though my expectations were pretty low as I'm not a fan of the film. Weird seeing a modern Universal ride with more animatronics then screens! The queue reminds me of a scare maze in its design. Might be one of the best queues out there in terms of theming, at least in recent years. Wouldn't be fun if you're claustrophobic though!

Yup, there's a sign prohibiting Drones in the car park.

Think they'll remove the "Tower of Terror" wording from the Tower?

Interesting! I'll have to try that. I'm surprised you could see it from that height. I don't think theming consistency would stop them from putting him there

Visted the AA area today and spotted a familiar face! Looks like he's still on some of the tower facade.

Seems more of the ToT track is getting removed

I guess we know MW's new attraction this year!

Superman was testing frequently this afternoon, so hopefully looking good for its reopening date!

I don't think they'd have to do much. Legoland parks often have a lot of non-Lego themed architecture and attractions - see the Woodie at Legoland Florida for example.

Could anyone see Merlin swooping in and turning DW into a Legoland? Not sure if they have anything to do with the Lego store, but I've been wondering if the store was their attempt at testing the waters for the Lego brand.

Did you visit during Winter Wonderland? The sign was covered by a Christmas one during the event. Might explain it!

Ah, the Jamboree. I loved that as a kid. I remember being confused why the show somehow turned into Tomb Raider on my next visit!

Animatronic? Can you give a link?

Thought it might be something like that, especially with SE going into maintenance.

Saw these yesterday at MW on the right of Superman's pathway. Any ideas?