SWGalaxysEdge
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..lol nope not BS. From a video capture of the landing. But you are allowed to believe what you choose - just remember where you saw it first after you ride it. ;-)
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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
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..lol nope not BS. From a video capture of the landing. But you are allowed to believe what you choose - just remember where you saw it first after you ride it. ;-)
SWGalaxysEdge
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RotR ride footage for @THE 1HAPPY HAUNT - Lemme get it off my phone to my PC - will post it later here.
Maybe this image will hold you - part of the caves of RotR
Maybe this image will hold you - part of the caves of RotR
BoarderPhreak
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ifuhadreams
Member
I just have one question: how much CG enhancement are we seeing with the latest preview video of the ride? Are the laser blasts and light saber effects as realistic as they appear in the preview?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
That is a question of much debate.
ifuhadreams
Member
What has been frustrating is that with all the interviews that were conducted with WDI regarding this ride, nobody asked that question.
ifuhadreams
Member
I remember this quote from Gizmado, “Lasers will fly through the air, somehow: One of Star Wars’ most distinctive visual cues is seeing laser beams fly across the air which, of course, isn’t actually possible. Or is it? “We wanted to bring that to the real world,” said Paul Bailey, show systems manager for Walt Disney Imagineers. “The question becomes ‘How do you do that?’ Well, without giving away how we did that...I can tell you we did do that.”
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Off the top of my head there are three things that are being questioned in the video...
1. The AT-AT's head movement. We have seen that these were installed with a head frame connected to the body frame, so I think a little movement is possible, but not as much as in the video.
2. The lasers. I think this is possible, but I also think the video is enhanced to make them look better then they actually will.
3. Kylo's lightsaber cutting through the ceiling. I think they will have some version of this effect, but again I think the video is enhanced.
hauntology
Active Member
At least the fans I KNOW...who are pretty dedicated.
I prefer the Star Wars Christmas special with all of Chewbacca’s family
bclane
Well-Known Member
I think it will move but also wonder if it could be enhanced via projection to make it look like it’s moving more than it really is. Either way, only three more months before we find out!
Is there going to be a Kylo Ren animatronic? I also heard rumors of a General Hux animatronic as well.
rsm
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There are two ways blaster bolts could be visible “in the air”. One is to haze the room with a light fog and then the beam of light emanating from a gun actually becomes visible in the air. This could not achieve a bolt that “moves” along its trajectory from the source to the target though - the beam would be visible along the entire run (think phaser in TNG Star Trek).
The other way would allow the beam to travel along its trajectory but is much fussier - there can be a wire with fiber optic or led dots all the way along it, strung from the gun to its target and the lights along the string light up marquee style showing a bolt travel. This string would always be there and difficult to fully disguise
The other way would allow the beam to travel along its trajectory but is much fussier - there can be a wire with fiber optic or led dots all the way along it, strung from the gun to its target and the lights along the string light up marquee style showing a bolt travel. This string would always be there and difficult to fully disguise
danlb_2000
Premium Member
There is also this patent...
Disney Files A Patent For Star Wars Blaster Technology | Chip and Company
Disney is definitely gearing up for the new Star Wars Land called Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge as well as the new Star Wars Resort. They have filed numerous patents over the last few months. The most recent is a patent named "Special Effects System For Generating A Midair Laser Blast Illusion."
chipandco.com
sedati
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We've seen proof of at least one. At the very beginning of the D23 footage, we see the backside of Kylo looking down at us in what is likely a holding cell/interrogation chamber before boarding the main ride vehicle.
Thanks! I just watched the footage and never noticed that before
trainplane3
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The "cartoony" style was definitely a turn off to me but once you get to the end of Season 2 onward, it was heavy hitting show. Shocking amount of violence when you compare it to Rebels.
Finally, we get the "Bad Batch" arc in full quality too. The pre-rendered stuff they released of it was still great.
I absolutely love the clone wars and rebels! Its what helped make me a massive star wars fan.
It’s interesting this video shows only the AT-AT bodies' with no heads attached. My guess is they were planned on moving, but it was cut for budget or technical reasons. But all the CGI we’re seeing was already in the pipe. Again, I find it HIGHLY unlikely they would being in equipment to cut off the heads and add some serious motors to move those heads. If they move, they won’t for long.
As for the lasers, the patent is cool. But again, those spinning parts, which will spin VERY fast, would have to be isolated from guests, or one will fail fly off at 100 mph, and kill a little girl some day. It’s a cool patent, but I can’t see it used in a location that projection mapping wouldn’t be easier, and probably better.
The ride is clearly going to land between Spidey, with all screens and very detailed sets, and Ratatouille with all action on screens, and pretty basic, not fully immersive sets. And of course then there I’ll be some AAs added, and the ending fast elevator ride in a 360 degree screen around you.
I do hope it hits the screen/practical ratio just right. It sounds like it will. But it also seems like there are VERY few scenes in the ride, I’m pretty confident the 7-8 minute ride length is pure BS. It’ll be 4 minutes, have 3 or 4 AAs, likely 1 top notch one, a screen and/or projection mapping in pretty much every scene, and hopefully a couple of neat new effects, but likely the neatest “surprise” was already spoiled out of desperation in the D23 video.