Casper Gutman
Well-Known Member
This is true, but I’d suggest a few things need to be taken into account:
- RoR NEEDS to be better then any of the HP rides, and it looks like it will be. The HP rides raised the bar for Uni, which is one reason they are so impressive. WDWs bar starts much higher, even if they haven’t reached it in decades.
- As I said above, the HP lands are a lot less impressive when they are packed. You need to be able to dawdle, to notice subtle details, to wander. The crowds at GEs opening will likely prevent that kind of engagement.
- in many ways, HP lends itself to a land better then SW. Much of the story in HP is centered around consumption - the purchasing of robes, broomsticks, wands, etc. This can be reproduced fairly precisely in a theme park. SW lacks this element - I cant think of a single moment in the movies where the characters go shopping. Furthermore, the one mass produced element in SW that guests could buy fairly exact replicas of - the blasters - will not be sold in SW. Looking at the GE merchandise, it looks more like souvenirs (albeit a wide range that references obscure corners of the lore) then elements of an overall immersion within the story.
- The HP lands are based directly on areas from the books and film, GE is not. This provides the HP areas with a much wider opportunity to pepper the land with subtle, familiar details that guests can seek out. GE will invoke more of a “sense” of SW, rather then these types of specifics.
