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The track plus those hills kinda remind me of the jetski coasters. I have a feeling this might turn into a coaster where you're actually flying on a broom. :3
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Track has now gone up the spire:



Interesting note: At the beginning of this video in particular, some markings have been discovered in the Jurassic Park area of the park for a potential now ride coming in the next few years. It could be a roller coaster.

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I spy fins so I am assuming the launch system will be LSM

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Closer view of the recently installed LSM's:

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...and here's a general over well of the area:

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Family Taron?


Certainly looks that way.

Anyways, here is a ground level view of the recently installed track pieces:

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There's also lots more large track pieces sitting in a separate storage lot:

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Looks like it will be a pretty big coaster. I'm bummed that Dueling Dragons is gone but I think this will be a good replacement.

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This is shaping up to be one hell of a motorbike.
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Yeah - really interested in how this will come together in the end. Good to see the dragon's being replaced with something equally interesting!
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Time for a massive update.

First, some new aerial images of the ride. Looks like the trackwork is pretty much done for the most part:

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Now for some ground level shots. First of the helix leading into the drop track building:

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There's also a new steel structure rising around the brake run:

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That concludes this update.

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New aerial images of the new Harry Potter coaster:

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It also appears the drop tracks have now been installed:

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I just hope that this ride will have pacing, seeing as how frequent the launches are I think this will be even slower than Slinky Dog (Less than 33mph top speed)
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New aerial images of the newly installed window as well as the rest of the coaster:

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I'm still surprised on what looks like a double drop track. Certainly going to be something interesting. Perhaps it's there for extra capacity?
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Probably^ Maybe a long show scene before the drop so two are needed?

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Yeah, the actual reset mechanics on Thirteen are incredibly quick - however the showtime is also fairly short - so this would allow the show to start whilst the other track is preparing to drop I would think.
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Do we know if the drop is the same distance as Thirteens or it is bigger/smaller?

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