DHS Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[iowamomof4]

Oh my word, when the video camera rounded that corner and walked into that courtyard with the fabric draped across the top... wow. I just can't wait to see it in a couple weeks!

 

[Dunston]

Is there any way for normal people to get in during this preview time

 

[drod1985]

The small difference in colors are really helping DHS compared to DL. Looks really good. And, only judging by video of course, the layout in the Resistance forest seems to work better.

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

Is there any way for normal people to get in during this preview time

Have to know someone who works there and will let you be their guest. I'm going on Sunday with my friend who's a cast member and I'm his guest.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Interesting changes. The rounded Bench in the market area is not in this version.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Mappy...

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/maps/overview-details/

 

[MisterPenguin]

Peek-a-boo!

 

[T.Will]

Peek-a-boo!

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Are you serious?

 

[Stripes]

Peek-a-boo!

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That's just a little creepy TBH...

 

[Stripes]

Interesting changes. The rounded Bench in the market area is not in this version.

Are you talking about the circular bench in the atrium? It's there, just a different design.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are you serious?

They've been in the park maps for a long time. The ones in TSL and SWL are new.

 

[IMDREW]

I still don’t understand why they aren’t just blasting that Star Wars music through the land. They want you to be immersed like in the movies, but it’s a little hard to imagine a great big movie-like adventure without a glorious score backing it up for you. You feel the magic in that first tunnel, with the sounds, and then it all dies.. so weird

 

[Incomudro]

I still don’t understand why they aren’t just blasting that Star Wars music through the land. They want you to be immersed like in the movies, but it’s a little hard to imagine a great big movie-like adventure without a glorious score backing it up for you. You feel the magic in that first tunnel, with the sounds, and then it all dies.. so weird

Because a real place would have real sounds, and not it's own them song.

 

[Andrew C]

I still don’t understand why they aren’t just blasting that Star Wars music through the land. They want you to be immersed like in the movies, but it’s a little hard to imagine a great big movie-like adventure without a glorious score backing it up for you. You feel the magic in that first tunnel, with the sounds, and then it all dies.. so weird

I get your point and maybe they will change that later. But you are not supposed to be on a movie set or on a generic star wars adventure. You are supposed to be on Batuu, a "real" place. Do they blast star wars music on Batuu?

 

[tissandtully]

Because a real place would have real sounds, and not it's own them song.

To be fair, John Williams did make a soundtrack just for the land, though, I do not hear it.

 

[Incomudro]

To be fair, John Williams did make a soundtrack just for the land, though, I do not hear it.

Yes, I don't know how effective it is not having any music - especially given that the level of this land being a living real place hasn't played up too well yet - at least in California.
In any event, music is probably one of the easiest things for them to tweak.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Are you talking about the circular bench in the atrium? It's there, just a different design.
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Interesting, much smaller.

 

[RobWDW1971]

Because a real place would have real sounds, and not it's own them song.

OK, if that is their guiding principle:

- Would there be music when Kylo Ren enters the land timed to his arrival and exit?

- Would Star Wars music magically play when you build your light saber?

- Would music play in a cockpit on a smugglers run timed to the action?

- Would music play in a prison transport car going through a Star Destroyer?

Or are you saying WDI used it as a fundamental design choice until it was no longer convenient?

 

[IMDREW]

It isn’t quite working imo. Though I understand where they’re coming from. I don’t think it’s the right choice. Imagine Frontierland or Adventureland without music because the real wild west and jungle also don’t have music playing..

 

[JenniferS]

I still don’t understand why they aren’t just blasting that Star Wars music through the land. They want you to be immersed like in the movies, but it’s a little hard to imagine a great big movie-like adventure without a glorious score backing it up for you. You feel the magic in that first tunnel, with the sounds, and then it all dies.. so weird

I m with you. I want a soaring John Williams score playing throughout the land.