To think that a Star Wars resort following the illustrated architecture could have been (actually could still be) built rather than the waste of money Star Cruiser. WDW has lake shore BUT ugly, eyesore, urban housing project looking structures for DVC exploitation are preferred. What happened to Disney creativity and imagination?
Totally agree.
If I was an advisor for Iger, I would’ve told him to do this and to not timelock the land, and to build a coaster and the restaurant.
I can tell you as a fact, I know people who were expecting a rollercoaster just in the general public. They never ever should’ve built a ride trying to control the Falcon. It was always a stupid idea, I could’ve told you that after I rode Mission: Spacd that clicking buttons to shoot things and launch a harpoon is less interesting than actually watching the ride through.
Could’ve just built Naboo and you could’ve had Falcon parked there with a walkthrough, podracing coaster, a Rise attraction except you’re not a Rebel, you’re part of an escort with Padme, only for General Grievous to capture you, facing him face to face. You could still even plop a cantina and a dinner show too, actually doing them right this time. Place wouldn’t be battle scarred, it would be peaceful and prosperous.
Could contrast that with an Endor land at Disneyland, would fit there with Frontierland well. You do a Rise clone except modify the story to be that Darth Vader is capturing you and Leia, and you meet him face to face with Han Solo firing blasters in the big AT-AT room, and Luke Skywalker over intercom. Swap the rollercoaster from a podracing (wouldn’t clone different layout) coaster to a speeder bike one.
If the new movies are successful you can have them walking around the land of perhaps during a sort of Star Wars celebration show.
Galaxy’s Edge not only locks itself in place, but it also has like this bounty hunter angle, which to me, that’s not what I personally like about Star Wars. I wanted to walk into a Jedi Temple.
I wanted to feel the force.
Disney seems to be under the impression that Star Wars must be appropriate for toddlers now.
It’s like, Galaxy’s Edge should feel more mature. It just feels very childish outside of Rise.
One issue with Galaxy’s Edge is it tries so hard to not be a theme park. It’s like, no, it’s still one.
After Pandora they got this weird idea where that aspect is placed under the “unified theme” which I don’t really think made sense for Star Wars given it takes place over generations.
Or instead of doing specific locales (which unlike Reddit says would’ve actually been perfect as you create the land layout and just borrow the art style) you could create a land more like the original Galaxy’s Edge concept with lush trees, Leia, the Jawas, blunter hunters.
Not going to lie, the original concept genuinely did look ridiculously impressive.
I don’t think there’s ever been a bigger concept art downgrade ever.
Epic Universe is exactly as expected. Pandora lost the interactive elements outside that would’ve been a game changer, but I don’t think we’ve ever been promised and shown so much art for them to just budget cut it into oblivion.
I really hope they don’t view Star Wars as a lost cause if Mando underperforms.
Their takeaway needs to be this if it does: “Hi fans, we understand you are frustrated with the Sequels and too many shows too quick instead of taking our time, we hear you and understand you, and intend to deliver a new trilogy that respects and follows in the spirit of the original trilogy, and shifting to one live action season released a year, and one animated.
No more brand fatigue, quality control, and reassuring a frustrated audience instead of pulling a Star Trek which is basically what Disney has done for the last decade
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