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Old 11-08-2016, 05:07 PM
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Post Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Dragon Challenge roller coaster rumored to shutdown

Rumors are abound that the Dragon Challenge roller coaster located in Universal Orlando Resort's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade may be shutting down forever.

This may be partly do to lessening interest over the years, coupled with incidents on the ride that resulted in passenger injuries. Another suggestion is that the ride will completely be torn down and replaced with a future attraction in the Wizarding World, and one tied to the new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film series.




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Remember back when we first learned that Hulk was going to be torn down and rebuilt, we learned soon after that once Hulk was done there was a good chance that the two Dueling Dragons / Dragon Challenge inverted coasters would likely be next. Welll..... about that... according to the latest rumors... that may no longer be the case.

Like Hulk, it seems Universal has determined that the world famous dueling inverted coasters will soon reach the end of their projected lifespan. Unlike Hulk however, it seems that they may have changed their mind about just what to do about it. Several courses of action were apparently considered beyond just rebuilding exact copies of the Fire and Ice dragon layouts... including the idea of altering the new layout to be merged into one seriously extended length coaster, as well as scrapping the entire ride concept in order to reuse the large footprint it sits on to build other new concept attractions going forward.

While I am hoping to god that my sources are wrong on this one, the story being leaked says that before too long Universal Orlando may simply opt for the later option, and retire the Dragons forever and build another unknown new Harry Potter themed attraction instead.
Please note that nothing regarding the Dragon Challenge has been confirmed by Universal Parks & Resorts. However, Warner Bros. did announce years ago that there would be theme park additions for Fantastic Beasts in the coming years, though no word yet on what, when, or where those adjustments will be made to Universal's parks in Orlando, Hollywood, and/or Japan.
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Oh man, I truly hope they aren't going to shut the down permanently. I finally got up the courage to ride them last year, and I have to say, I think they are my favorite rides between the two parks. The Horn tail I'd my favorite roller-coaster ever, and honestly I like them a lot more than the forbidden journey (even though the castle is amazing)
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I'm going to visit Wizarding World for the first time later this month. This news (if true) makes me a little sad but of course safety comes first. It would be better though if they could find a way to perfect the ride to make it safe like other roller coasters. On the other hand, maybe they really are only taking it down to make room for Fantastical Beasts and Where To Find Them.
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My friends and fellow wizards were just talking about this the other day at work. There is no arguing that some things is going to happen to the Dragon Challenge; but knowing Universal and Warner Brothers, it will probably be hush hush for a while and then it will happen with little notice to the public.

There are always rumours flying around the village and this Dragons one has been buzzing around a lot lately. But let's be honest, Dragons isn't even being run the way it was meant and designed for. The original ride concept was for the coasters to duel head to head and that hasn't happened in years! Even with the re-theming of the attraction back when the village opened, the ride itself has been riddled with complaints. (Believe me, I've probably heard them all, if not most of them!) It's one of my favourite rides and being that I see and hear it four days a week, I'll be sad to see it go.

But seriously, Dragons isn't going to go away over night.
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dang! and i have yet to ride this or get to WWoHP

but yeah this is as much a question of the earning value of a piece of real estate, and theme parks will always go with more bang for the buck. also space is at a premium there and the Potter franchise is expanding, they will almost always try to make new stuff fit the current lot first before thinking of expanding (or taking over) neighboring lots.
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