Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

bhg469

bhg469

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DoubleJ21 said:
I think both these may be correct, as I think the 2 AT-ATs have been designed to move differently. One moves it's head up and down, the other turns to the right (it's left) and looks at you.
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In this image it certainly looks like there's some extra engineering going on inside the head. Also, the joint where the head attaches to the body looks to be made out of a rubber material or something, likely for articulation.
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Im thinking something like the flexible section of an airport jetway. That would cover any actuators, that may fit in there.
 
Stripes

Stripes

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bhg469 said:
Im thinking something like the flexible section of an airport jetway. That would cover any actuators, that may fit in there.
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Oh I think there's plenty of room. Take a look at this screen grab from the video featuring John Williams' piece for the land. Notice something in the head?
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rescue_ranger

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danlb_2000 said:
Spiderman never leaves the ground, the drop is done entirely with a video effect. Transformers uses elevators along with a video effect, but it goes down slowly do you really don't feel. it.
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At the end of the day, this is only a two story building we're talking about so the drop, whether fast or slow, will in no way be as intense as ToT. They may add some motion to the descent to make it seem more intense but you definitely will not get the G forces you're getting when the elevators drop
 
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rescue_ranger said:
At the end of the day, this is only a two story building we're talking about so the drop, whether fast or slow, will in no way be as intense as ToT. They may add some motion to the descent to make it seem more intense but you definitely will not get the G forces you're getting when the elevators drop
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It sounds like it’s just meant to give you a quick sensation of being jettisoned from the ship.
 
PaulusUK

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Hi all. A few months I posted on DSNY channel on YouTube making a few quick calculations on people wanting to get on to the Falcon. Let me know your thoughts...

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A little boring Maths for you here, but, if you think that on average there are currently approx' 29,000 visitors to Hollywood Studios a day (googliez), and with the opening of Galaxy's Edge maybe taking it up to approx' 35-40,000 per day, this would put one hell of a strain on the new area. Assuming 80% will visit Galaxy's Edge (28-32,000) and opening hours averaging 12 hours each day (720 minutes) , that would mean that would need to push through 39-44 people each minute. To get a decent experience I would have thought a space the size of the Millennium Falcon could take possibly 50 people at each go (at a push), but to get a decent experience they would need a minimum of 3 minutes inside - This would only be able to take 12,000 people per day (38-42% of the people visiting Galaxy's Edge!) I'm struggling to see how they're going to handle these numbers. The only things I can think of would to a) only have the opportunity to book limited amount of spaces to cope with demand, or b) pay a premium for being able to board. Neither are going to go down particularly well... Wow, sorry if I've stolen time from your day today - you'll never get that back lol :) Paulus
 
bhg469

bhg469

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PaulusUK said:
Hi all. A few months I posted on DSNY channel on YouTube making a few quick calculations on people wanting to get on to the Falcon. Let me know your thoughts...

Original post:
A little boring Maths for you here, but, if you think that on average there are currently approx' 29,000 visitors to Hollywood Studios a day (googliez), and with the opening of Galaxy's Edge maybe taking it up to approx' 35-40,000 per day, this would put one hell of a strain on the new area. Assuming 80% will visit Galaxy's Edge (28-32,000) and opening hours averaging 12 hours each day (720 minutes) , that would mean that would need to push through 39-44 people each minute. To get a decent experience I would have thought a space the size of the Millennium Falcon could take possibly 50 people at each go (at a push), but to get a decent experience they would need a minimum of 3 minutes inside - This would only be able to take 12,000 people per day (38-42% of the people visiting Galaxy's Edge!) I'm struggling to see how they're going to handle these numbers. The only things I can think of would to a) only have the opportunity to book limited amount of spaces to cope with demand, or b) pay a premium for being able to board. Neither are going to go down particularly well... Wow, sorry if I've stolen time from your day today - you'll never get that back lol :) Paulus
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You're spot on.. Maybe their numbers are a little off but this is going to be potter x 1,000. They probably have a plan in place, ie. timing the guests allowed to enter, as many preview days as possible, offers to use fastpasses to other attractions... No matter what they do, they will have a lot of negative press regardless of how good the land is.
 
Marc Davis Fan

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One of the factors we might often be overlooking is that, because SWGE will have TWO e-tickets, it's possible that most people will only choose one of them (due to the lines; plus, the better attraction [RotR] will appeal more to Disney / theme park fans, while the more iconic "Star Wars" experience will appeal more to Star Wars fans). As a result, we might be looking at the equivalent of ONE must-see attraction with an approximately 30,000 THRC (just below PotC). Put another way, it would be as though FoP (the ONE "must-see" of Pandora) had approximately double its current capacity. (Obviously the demand will be much higher than for Pandora, though.)

Also, the "Disneyland first" strategy is brilliant. It creates these stages:

1: Disneyland has annual passholder previews (and perhaps paid previews, DVC previews, etc). Note that annual passholders account for much of Disneyland's attendance, very different from WDW.

2: Disneyland blocks out most annual passholders - which removes a huge percentage of the people who normally visit the park - and opens SWGE to the public. Super Star Wars fans and super Disney / theme park fans descend on Disneyland... but a lot of "vacationers" wait for the WDW version (since WDW is the vacation/tourist destination).

3. Walt Disney World holds previews, perhaps annual pass previews, paid previews, DVC previews, etc.

4. Walt Disney World opens SWGE to the public. Super Star Wars fans and super Disney / theme park fans have already visited it at Disneyland (which is also a park with much higher capacity).

Obviously, it's still going to be insanely crowded. And obviously, DHS should have a lot more capacity. But, considering the current circumstances, the plan for opening the lands is really clever, and probably the best way to mitigate the crowds as much as possible.
 
britain

britain

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Marc Davis Fan said:
One of the factors we might often be overlooking is that, because SWGE will have TWO e-tickets, it's possible that most people will only choose one of them (due to the lines; plus, the better attraction [RotR] will appeal more to Disney / theme park fans, while the more iconic "Star Wars" experience will appeal more to Star Wars fans). As a result, we might be looking at the equivalent of ONE must-see attraction with an approximately 30,000 THRC (just below PotC). Put another way, it would be as though FoP (the ONE "must-see" of Pandora) had approximately double its current capacity. (Obviously the demand will be much higher than for Pandora, though.)

Also, the "Disneyland first" strategy is brilliant. It creates these stages:

1: Disneyland has annual passholder previews (and perhaps paid previews, DVC previews, etc). Note that annual passholders account for much of Disneyland's attendance, very different from WDW.

2: Disneyland blocks out most annual passholders - which removes a huge percentage of the people who normally visit the park - and opens SWGE to the public. Super Star Wars fans and super Disney / theme park fans descend on Disneyland... but a lot of "vacationers" wait for the WDW version (since WDW is the vacation/tourist destination).

3. Walt Disney World holds previews, perhaps annual pass previews, paid previews, DVC previews, etc.

4. Walt Disney World opens SWGE to the public. Super Star Wars fans and super Disney / theme park fans have already visited it at Disneyland (which is also a park with much higher capacity).

Obviously, it's still going to be insanely crowded. And obviously, DHS should have a lot more capacity. But, considering the current circumstances, the plan for opening the lands is really clever, and probably the best way to mitigate the crowds as much as possible.
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Many good points, but really both Star Wars fans and Disney fans will want to see both attractions. I don't deny that the general public has been focusing on the Falcon simply because it's an easier concept to quickly pitch (and Disney wants to keep RotR under more secrecy). But it won't take long for every guest to say "Okay, what is there to do here, because I want to do it all."

Having said that, I do think it was very smart to build two E's. This way, if you only get on one during your visit, you'll still feel like you experienced something great.
 
MickeyMinnieMom

MickeyMinnieMom

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Hawkeye_2018 said:
Perhaps Disney will do a bunch of additional after hour events as well for DHS to help with demand/crowds.
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I'd be shocked if they didn't. Longer hours like with Pandora -- except keep the WHOLE PARK open, not just the land (that was beyond stupid IMO). Plus extra pay "opportunities" to get in early or stay late and/or a VIP evening tour like in AK. There is no chance they don't rake it in via many $$ avenues here. And any economist would tell you they SHOULD... supply, demand, price and stuff... ;)
 

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