Saturday, January 22, 2011

Islands of Adventure - A look around the park


We've got a pretty nice update today, with some pictures around the park in general, including some up-close photos of the burned part of Dudley's facade! Read more:

It was rainy (but we needed rain a lot, so no complaints on this) and a bit cool (but not bad), so the park was not busy at all. You will have a pretty big proof of this later on, during the update. It looked very strange without sunlight, as in Florida there are more than 360 days of sun (with occasional, short rains):

Some pictures of Port of Entry:




The wait times for the day:


See? Not bad at all:


Rainy:


Which image looks better?

WHAT SHOULD BE:


WHAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE:


One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue Fish was back open after a short refurbishment:


Here I would love to see a great, new ride:


Mythos is once again very moldy:




The stroller area (near "Dragon Challenge") has been closed and is now a storage area:



The most famous ride at IOA (at the moment) had a 10-minute wait:


The Watering Hole has a brand-new sign:



It is now sponsored by "Coca Cola":


For comparison:

THE OLD SIGN:


THE NEW SIGN:


How sad. The Triceratops Discovery Trail:


The positive thing is that at least the older sign (with the name "triceratops" and the description) is not back, so the attraction will reopen at the next busy holidays:


The wait time sign is still there too:


Work on Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls:


Both sides are now boarded up:









CONSTRUCTION PICTURES (CLICK ON THEM TO SEE THEM IN A BIGGER SIZE):





END OF CONSTRUCTION PICTURES




EXCLUSIVE! Here's where the fire broke out!:



You can clearly see the black spot caused by the fire on the left:


This new "dryer" was not working:



Some TOON LAGOON pictures:






A new Universal Studios updates is coming on Monday!

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