Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: From what my sisters and I were told when we were there, much of the Lost Continent is actually going to remain in tact. It's just the Dueling Dragons and the Enchanted Oak Tree that have been given over to that cocky little warlock. ORWEN: There was a time when they were saying The 8th Voyage of Sinbad was going away to make room for Harry. But, then, they decided to hold onto Sinbad. But they also said they're going to have to be updating that show because it's getting old. Anybody ready for the 9th Voyage of Sinbad?
Originally Posted By barboy ----very glad to read that Skellington, as the artwork/drawings look simply delicious! I fully plan to fly back there once it opens up(as well as tap that WDW---but you probably knew that anyway LOL).
Originally Posted By barboy ///It's just the Dueling Dragons and the Enchanted Oak Tree that have been given over to that cocky little warlock./// hmmmm??? My last visit in Dec. '07 the Dueling Dragons castle was all tarped up like I have never seen before; it looked as if more than just a paint job was going on but I couldn't really tell too much---- could it be Universal was prepping it for Potter?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I honesty hope Disney doesn't try to "compete" with Universal on this one. We've already got the pendulum swung too far in favor of attractions that are based on film franchises. All of Universal's parks are essentially a jumbled mess of attractions based on licensed characters from films that have absolutely nothing to do with any coherent theme. Please don't encourage Disney to to any more of this stuff than they already are (Toy Story, Monster's Inc, Nemo, etc.)
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Yes, barboy, duckling they had just done some sort of refurbishment on the Dueling Dragon's Castle at Islands of Adventure--only to turn around and make a totally different decision about it. We have heard that this castle--which was mostly a ruined structure that merely suggested what had once been there before the dragons destroyed it--may be going away completely, since it would make no sense to have TWO castles located so closely together. The rumors we have heard is that the rollercoaster portion on this attraction will remain but that it will, somehow, be re-themed to tie into that Harry Potter mythology. The old, ruined castle may be torn down so as to not clash with Hogwart's Hall, which is supposed to be massive in scale. At least this is what we've been told. But time will tell the real story.
