DHS Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

[SWGalaxysEdge]

Press seating and screens installed overnight for SWGEFL - credit: Kimberly Nichols in my group.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Has it been confirmed that the "sparks" from the blaster shots were just effects for the video? Or will they be seen in the ride?

 

[Rob562]

True.

One must also consider the rest of what a ride brings; in this case, extreme expansion of the France pavilion. New crêperie shop, bathrooms, extended streets. Just a shame we lost ten plus trees in the original pavilion to accommodate the expected crowd flow. It really hurt the experience, IMO. But let's see how it all pans out.

Not to keep this off topic tangent going, but in the Rat thread it's been said by multiple people that the trees will return. It's a combination of construction and the trees outgrowing their location requiring replacement.

-Rob

 

[RSoxNo1]

It stinks. I would rather ride Flight of Passage any day over Falcon.
There isn't much re-ride value for Falcon.

Flight of Passage is a better ride. E-ticket vs. a D ticket.

Having said that, my expectations for Falcon were that it would be on par with Flight of Passage. By that respect, I was disappointed in it.

 

[RSoxNo1]

As has been explained multiple times, the ride issue cropped up two weeks before opening.. until then the ride testing was going fine. They weren't aggressive - just something unforeseen happened.

So don't open the ride?

 

[SWGalaxysEdge]

Has it been confirmed that the "sparks" from the blaster shots were just effects for the video? Or will they be seen in the ride?

..projection mapping. That's what we were seeing in an earlier image. Mapping was on the legs.
No real sparks.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Actually X wing is what they should have done.
Instead of the motorcycle/banshee you are on an X wing with an R2 unit behind you going to fight tie fighters, star destroyers and the Death Star.

Or a biker scout racing through Endor.

You could have had 4 domes, each with a different scenario and very little money wasted on R&D for stinky Falcon version.

This is about your tenth post in a day about how you want a FoP-style version of the ride, or it should have been that, or four domes or whatever. If anyone's off topic, it's you. We have an imagineering section of the forums.

What have you to say about this thread's topic: Rise of the Resistance.

 

[Stripes]

..projection mapping. That's what we were seeing in an earlier image. Mapping was on the legs.
No real sparks.

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It has been confirmed though that there will be blaster fire effects in the air though, correct? Disney filed a patent and I believe an Imagineer said they'd figured it out.

 

[marni1971]

No, it's not just my opinion. It's based on measured guest feedback.

Ish.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

Ish.

-Deleted my post as it was only about Smuggler's Run- Didn't realize I was in the RotR thread from the direction it's been heading. My bad! Only thing I'm very interested to be hearing from insiders is some numbers regarding uptime. As long as it's better than Hagrid's opening day I'll be okay. An hour here and there of downtime is always okay/expected.

 

[tirian]

Sounds similar to GOG at Epcot?

Wrong ride IP in the wrong park.

 

[marni1971]

I am trying to avoid any spoilers on Rise because I want to be "AMAZED".

I fully expect this ride to be the new number one ride in the world eclipsing FOP.

Do you consider FoP to be the current number one?

 

[tirian]

No, it's not just my opinion. It's based on measured guest feedback.

I’m truly not trying to start an argument, but do you have those numbers?

I ask because I don’t have them either, but I do know all my friends there have told me SWGE is considered a letdown internally, confirmed by how Iger and Chapek used Powell as a scapegoat even before ROTR opened. The company itself didn’t wait for the second ride to open before passing judgement and firing someone. CYA at its corporate finest.

 

[marni1971]

Yes. For Disney at least.

Thank you.

 

[tirian]

It has been confirmed though that there will be blaster fire effects in the air though, correct? Disney filed a patent and I believe an Imagineer said they'd figured it out.

I suspect if they’d figured out actual blaster lighting FX as opposed to pulsating lights, we’d be reading about it in science journals.

WDI did say they developed an effect. Since they aren’t even replicating the fiber-optic sparks that have been in the WWII scene in The American Adventure since 1982, I’m curious how successful this will be.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’m truly not trying to start an argument, but do you have those numbers?

I ask because I don’t have them either, but I do know all my friends there have told me SWGE is considered a letdown internally, confirmed by how Iger and Chapek used Powell as a scapegoat even before ROTR opened. The company itself didn’t wait for the second ride to open before passing judgement and firing someone. CYA at its corporate finest.

Indeed. The land has not yet met their inflated expectations. Their hubris in expecting it to do so without its headliner is staggering. They must have a low view of the sophistication of their guests. We are not all buffoons.

If RotR is a winner, I think WDW’s land will rebound. Just 3 months without RotR given WDW guest patterns will mean little long-term brand damage. Disneyland, on the other hand, will go 8 months without. I suspect the guest response combined with dramatic AP cost hikes will result in significant AP atrophy. And they need AP holders. In Florida, we are the cherry. In California, they are the bowl, the ice cream, and half the whipped cream.

 

[Rich Brownn]

So don't open the ride?

Little hard to have a massive grand opening and not open the ride. And no, one cannot reschedule media, stars and advertising on a whim, no matter how much ops would like it. That has also been discussed many times as well.

 

[SWGalaxysEdge]

Disney Play app update for Rise...

 

[RSoxNo1]

Little hard to have a massive grand opening and not open the ride. And no, one cannot reschedule media, stars and advertising on a whim, no matter how much ops would like it. That has also been discussed many times as well.

Opening Ceremony of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train media event was 5/1/2014 and it officially opened 5/28/2014.

Universal botched the opening of Hagrid's. It's a great coaster which generated a ton of positive press, but they weren't ready for the attraction to be open.

Given the choice of Hagrid's botched opening based on ops vs Galaxy's Edge botched opening based on the split opening, I'd absolutely say that Hagrid's was less damaging to the company. That doesn't mean it's a good thing, mistakes were made by both companies this summer.

 

[RobWDW1971]

Opening Ceremony of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train media event was 5/1/2014 and it officially opened 5/28/2014.

Universal botched the opening of Hagrid's. It's a great coaster which generated a ton of positive press, but they weren't ready for the attraction to be open.

Given the choice of Hagrid's botched opening based on ops vs Galaxy's Edge botched opening based on the split opening, I'd absolutely say that Hagrid's was less damaging to the company. That doesn't mean it's a good thing, mistakes were made by both companies this summer.

Absolutely, you spend the money, time, and energy on grand openings, press events, etc. for publicity. You don’t do it to entertain those who attend, it’s to generate publicity and create targeted headlines.

Simple question, what is better for a national headline?

“Universal’s Hagrid’s ride opens to 10 hour waits!!!”

Or

“Disney opens half of a land to tepid, but well managed crowds!!!”