Now that every piece of track has been replaced for The Incredible Hulk Coaster at Island’s of Adventure, all attention has shifted to redecorating the queue, launch tunnel, and surrounding area. The launch tunnel is almost entirely repainted now and more black accents are being added. Soon there won’t be any purple left around the attraction. Scaffolding has been put up all around the queue building as work continues there. I assume work is being done inside the queue as well as in the launch tunnel as they upgrade the launch system. Hopefully the newly refreshed ride will roar back to life soon. The park just isn’t the same without the sound of the Hulk trains in the background. Rumors have the Hulk Coaster re-opening by June 10th. Fingers crossed that it opens before the summer busy season kicks into high gear. Check out the video and photo update below!
Photo Update
View of the Hulk Coaster from Spiderman
Construction walls up while work continues on launch tunnel and queue
Black stripes being added on green trim around launch tunnel
You can see green bands without black stripes on left side still
The green poles under launch tunnel being painted black as well
Painting over the purple
The other side of the launch tunnel is almost done being painted black now
Some of the last of the purple at the attraction, about to be covered up with black
Wires hanging from launch tunnel
Launch tunnel view from below
Indoor queue building completely covered in scaffolding for exterior makeover
Closer look at queue building being redecorated
Worker painting queue building
All old decoration and color has been stripped in preparation for new theming
Tractor digging in the dirt around the queue
All the concrete has been tore up around the queue
Pipes being cut in front of queue building
Queue and launch tunnel being rethemed
Lockers still missing from area and behind walls
Some minor work still being done around footers in lagoon
Loop and launch track as seen from Port of Entry
A beautiful thing to behold
That’s all for today!
That’s all for this update. Check out our last Kongstruction update, with video!
Alicia Stella has been covering new attractions since 2015, with her work cited by The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, and more. She specializes in reporting on new attraction development, and always looks forward to upcoming changes to the Orlando theme parks. She is also co-author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando.
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