News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Gets Darth Vader in Major Timeline Expansion

[HMF]

I couldn’t comprehend how they make a mistake after the prequels…the minefield was already marked

I didn’t Do any spoilers prior….so i went in blind. And while I was relieved it didn’t look like attack of the clones first in…it went odd the raids fast.

So probably 5 minutes after…it was clear they did a reboot and everything was on the second movie.

…the rest is history…a Greek tragedy.

But I appreciate the management trying to shame/shout down the old guard in defense…cause it was “our” fault. And many here towed the line…and now have slowly defected and acted like they admitted the truth with the “haters” back then…

…the north remembers

I didn't do much spoiler reading either. I knew they would be bad because I know how Disney runs things.

The Dark Side of the Force

How the object of my affections became the core of my disillusionment.

vocal.media

 

[HMF]

Valid points.

Launch Bay in particular really needs a refresh.

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Are we referring to the Launch Bay that just closed in DHS after nearly ten years or the former Carousel theater in Disneyland?

 

[Agent H]

There isn’t a story…by design…they built ambiguity land to not do what they are now admitting they will have to do. A retrofit that embarrasses the Abrams crap…watch it play

If you think they built “ambiguity land” shouldn’t you be praising it because it would make it easier to do exactly what they’re doing?

 

[HMF]

If you think they built “ambiguity land” shouldn’t you be praising it because it would make it easier to do exactly what they’re doing?

Fixing ROTR will take an extensive refurbishment. Falcon will be easier though maybe it should be a Han animatronic and not the Hondo Ohnaka character that only those who have seen the animated shows would know who he is anyway. The exterior of the land itself will be very easy to re-theme, however. I do expect the sequel references will be severely toned down within the parks and Lucasfilm once Filoni takes control.

 

[IMDREW]

Really hope they at least put the music in DHS. It's been missing that from the start.

 

[LindseyDisney]

I am just shocked this is happening. Has anyone speculated about Kathleen Kennedy? Was she part of this decision? Or did this happen after she left?

 

[Tha Realest]

I am just shocked this is happening. Has anyone speculated about Kathleen Kennedy? Was she part of this decision? Or did this happen after she left?

I think KK was a big part of the focus, to be sure, but she wouldn’t have necessarily have had veto power (that would be Iger and/or Chapek).

By some accounts one of the strongest voices for the locked timeline was Scott Trowbridge. I’m really curious how they got him to go along with this.

 

[mattpeto]

I look forward to seeing how “alive” the land feels at Disneyland with these changes.

They have to do the slight land timeline retcon at DHS for the Mando changes coming to MFSR regardless.

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Hey, gotta say, completely fair to now have a mix of timelines. Mix of everything for everyone, as it should be. Of course it should’ve been that way to begin with, ‘but’ it’s better late than never. Now to see what happens once it’s fully implemented and what happens going forward.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Yet still no Jar-Jar....

It's like Disney just wants to leave money on the table.

Jar-Jar dunking booth!

 

[jubstice]

The fact that they put it in the sequel timeline especially considering the Sequels had not even finished yet was one of the dumbest marketing moves in Disney history.

Agreed

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If you think they built “ambiguity land” shouldn’t you be praising it because it would make it easier to do exactly what they’re doing?

That’s the upside…

Thank god they did…because it can be saved instead of sitting in irrelevance forever

I also think it’s a Cheap way to “invest” in studios without major actual cost…reskinning the Star Wars land.

…but they shoulda built better stuff in the last place

 

[easyrowrdw]

Everyone said this pre opening that locking into a timeline and not having music was stupid.

Disney took immersion too far.

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Now we just need the walk around droids, aliens, and the role-playing/interactive elements of the land that never happened (and no the app scanner thing doesn't count).

edit: found an article about budget cuts by the late great Al Lutz, likely one of the last updates he wrote.

MiceAge Disneyland Rumor Update - Promising the Moon

This wasn't how the summer of 2019 was supposed to go for Disneyland. The TDA suits had been planning for years for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, fighting over budgets and parkwide projects

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I'd say they didn't take it far enough, as they never offered the immersion they promised. Instead we got an in-between, budget-cut product. Maybe it wouldn’t have worked even fully fleshed out but I’m skeptical of that.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

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On second thought maybe just stick to Vader and Greedo.

I would take out a Jedi nursery for head of hair like that.

 

[Tori]

Are they getting rid of the Vi Moradi character in the land? I saw no mention of her.

 

[el_super]

I think Rey is pretty popular but that's really the only one

Wasn't there just a big to-do about a cancelled Ben Solo movie and the desire to see it make a comeback?

I swear the sequel movies are following the same exact trajectory the prequels did.

 

[el_super]

I'd say they didn't take it far enough, as they never offered the immersion they promised.

They offered the same kind of immersion that lands like Main Street or New Orleans Square did. It was the wrong kind of immersion though.

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

That doesn’t mean they won’t eventually change things, especially if these alterations prove popular. There’s also the fact that Star Tours may end up on the chopping block down the road, which would eliminate all other locations for the Darth M&G.

How much would it cost them to move Star Tours into GE? It’s way too iconic to lose imo and it’s one of the last remnants of the original MGM park.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

They should set the Millennium Falcon ride during Shadows of the Empire, because Han would NEVER let random people fly the Falcon. Lando piloting it during RotJ was a special circumstance. Then we could have a Lando animatronic instead of Hondo.

 

[James Alucobond]

How much would it cost them to move Star Tours into GE? It’s way too iconic to lose imo and it’s one of the last remnants of the original MGM park.

I mean, I assume it would basically be similar to the cost to fully rebuild it. They'd probably have to re-theme the queue to a Batuu starport or something, but I can't imagine they'd be super keen to do it. I definitely prefer Star Tours to Smugglers Run, but they're ultimately both simulators with swappable media. If I'm being realistic, I have to imagine they'd want to use Galaxy's Edge expansion space for a more differentiated offering.