Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Islands of Adventure - Dudley's refurb continues


Good Morning, everybody! Today, we've got a nice update, which gives you a good look at the refurbishment of the Dudley Do Right's Ripsaw Falls attraction while it's under an extensive refurbishment, as well as a look around the park in general, in search for new additions!

Let's see what's worth noting this week, at Islands Of Adventure...

First of all, the wait times:

It was Saturday, therefore the park was a bit crowded:



Spring is already here, in Florida! By the way, did we have a winter??:


The Sneetches are back in the lagoon, after having been removed to make way for the temporary "Kiteman" show:



Mythos has been cleaned once again. Great job, Universal! This denotes that they're willing to clean the Hulk too, but it's much more complicated to do that...

BEFORE:


NOW:

Of course, let's not complain too much!! The fountain on Mythos' side had been closed for years, so...
better moldy than completely shut down!!:


The "temporary" bridge was open:



We were the first to report the re-branding of the "Watering Hole", with the addition of a heavy Coca Cola sponsorship (take a look HERE for more pictures):


Adjusting the signs:



Many Team Members were around the park with surveys (they didn't accept me... since I'm a Floridian!):


I miss Triceratops Discovery trail, but i'm happy that at least I got to see it:


Also, it will reopen for Spring Break:


It looks like they're still working on part of the original queue:



Work on Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls:




The big, red hat on top of the tower has finally been repainted!
During last year's refurbishment, it was neglected. The rest of the ride got repainted, while the hat was fairly dirty... Take a look now:


It has a bright-red color:



A lot of walls:



Are they going to repaint these lights too?:


Work on the track of the ride:












New flowers around the park:


Very nice environment:


The Hulk:


Since I noticed the good disposition of Universal toward other rides, I will not repeat any further that the hulk is not very clean. I am sure they will soon do something about it:










Notice the difference in this segment of the track:


This is reeeeally bad:


Thanks a lot for viewing, and have a great day!