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I think we're dancing around each other without intending to. Have you ridden Hyperspace Mountain? It's exactly what you describe with a "large vessel" of the SM train. You're correct that it's highly impractical to put an entire X-wing (or any other fighter) on the track. However, once you're...

Well THAT'S an inconvenient place for a breakdown.

The fans? 🤷‍♂️

Joking aside, perhaps it is safe to assume, since things seem to have simmered down, that no news is good news? Let us be hopeful things remain on track for the announced opening to happen relatively smoothly.

Ok, I agree with you for the true simulation experience. The problem there is we already have MF:SR, and ROTR is going to be partially simulator-based as well. Part of my contention is we don't need another variant of simulator. You're correct that it won't be a true "flight" experience in any...

You don't need the train to look like the fighter...it just needs to look sorta like a cockpit, build the stations around it to look like the rest of the fighter is there. They could even call it a special 2 or 4 pilot "trainer." Look, I just stumbled onto the plot line...you're wanting to...

Agreed. As a perfect counter-point to the poster you replied to, they mention the new hitchhiking ghosts effect, whereas some people call that a "plus" the original effect was more convincing and fun, not to mention is pretty much always worked...the new effect has the fun, convincing level can...

Ditto. I've also heard the term "E+" being thrown about for the envelope-pushing stuff like ROTR. @yensidtlaw1969 beat me!

I see your concern. I'd like to think it's still addressable. On solution could be smaller but more numerous trains, i.e. the Matterhorn or MK's SM, with smaller blocks to allow more frequent dispatches. Of course that would require a more robust load/unload, which in turn would increase...

You build it indoors, and hide it behind a facade of rocks/spires just like ROTR.

Good gracious, the logic...the common sense...the reasoning...I'M MELTING!!! (It's like I'm riding the Skyliner.) Seriously, thanks, Steve, for injecting some fact into this discussion. Also, thanks for the videos, I've really enjoyed showing them to my family the last couple of days.

A really good indoor, excellently executed x-, y-, or a-wing coaster is exactly what they need. Think Hyperspace Mountain, but purpose-built rather than an overlay. You don't need any real inversions, but the "jump to hyperspace" is an actual launch to make you feel the acceleration. Use a...

I understand that they way the company is going these days, we can't put anything past them. However, these dire predictions about the monorail are moving into the realm of hyperbole. First off, the Mark VI trains are transit-grade, they are designed to be refurbished, refitted, and refreshed...

When you try it, your reaction sounds like it will match what mine was...it's edible. And that's it. And after about half a cup though, you won't want any more and feel pretty cheated that you paid $8 a piece. Fool me once shame on you...

It would be interesting to see how they tie the ride's various different time periods together to explain the evolution of storytelling without a unifying narration. (I'm making a jump here that no narrator = no narration, and not just not a single narrator.) It seems like you would still need a...

Taking intangibles out of the question, I think once you calculate the actual costs of demolishing the monorail system and investing in a gondola (or any other) replacement, it becomes significantly less attractive then simply continuing to maintain and upgrade the monorail system. Ergo, I think...

When I visited at DLR I felt like the land was intended almost like a sort of prequel to RoS; kind of like, "we're going to make you feel like how the average citizen in a galaxy far, far away feels during the opening crawl for Ep9." I'm not saying I'm correct, I have nothing to base it on, I...

Oh, absolutely. They will all be equipped with Mr. Fusion units, and since that can generate 1.21 gigawatts, they will also add a flux capacitor so once the monorail hits 88 mph...

There's reported to be a bus - interior decorated to make it feel like a small space shuttle instead of a bus - that will take you for your "excursion" into Batuu. But that's it. No other transport service as you indicated, because the rest of the time you will be "on board" the space liner.