Avengers Campus: E-Watch! (Waiting on the new ride)

[mickEblu]

I still could see them putting a 3rd attraction there for GE. But a whole new locale, I'm doubtful. But that I can leave open as a possibility. But to retheme the entire land that is only 5 years old to multiple new locales just seems like a huge no.

If this idea is for real and comes to light, then I'd really come over to your side and say that WDI has lost it.

5 areas sounds crazy but if they use Pooh for Endor, keep ROTR as Batuu or any other locale that makes sense (Kashyyk?) and the village as Tatooine it’s doable.

LOL ok in that case I’m praying it happens!

 

[mickEblu]

5 areas sounds crazy but if they use Pooh for Endor, keep ROTR as Batuu or any other locale that makes sense (Kashyyk?) and the village as Tatooine it’s doable.

LOL ok in that case I’m praying it happens!

@Disney Irish and that’s not considering if they dip into the expansion pad to northeast. Maybe that becomes more of the Tatooine area and the village is the area that stays put as Batuu.

 

[Disney Irish]

5 areas sounds crazy but if they use Pooh for Endor, keep ROTR as Batuu or any other locale that makes sense (Kashyyk?) and the village as Tatooine it’s doable.

LOL ok in that case I’m praying it happens!

Lol, seriously though, if this poster did really hear something and isn’t just trolling I think they misheard it. It makes more sense for 5 new locations for missions on Smugglers Run than it does for the entire land.

 

[Disney Irish]

@Disney Irish and that’s not considering if they dip into the expansion pad to northeast. Maybe that becomes more of the Tatooine area and the village is the area that stays put as Batuu.

That area was suppose to be used for that future restaurant that was originally slated for the land. So what they just theme it to Tatooine instead, makes even less sense.

The more and more this idea is kicked around in just these couple posts tells me this isn’t a real idea. It’s either trolling or someone heard it from a YouTuber rambling on their ideas and decided to post it.

 

[Mediatetv1]

Lol, seriously though, if this poster did really hear something and isn’t just trolling I think they misheard it. It makes more sense for 5 new locations for missions on Smugglers Run than it does for the entire land.

I didn't mishear. That's all I can offer is just something I know. This land has become a marketing mess as it was completely conceived and themed around the biggest grossing movie in America. Then four years later the bottom fell out and now there is 75% apathy towards the locals and characters the land was built around. The folks that can affect change are aware of this and that it is the last of the big brands that has not found its turnaround yet.

 

[Disney Irish]

I didn't mishear. That's all I can offer is just something I know. This land has become a marketing mess as it was completely conceived and themed around the biggest grossing movie in America. Then four years later the bottom fell out and now there is 75% apathy towards the locals and characters the land was built around. The folks that can affect change are aware of this and that it is the last of the big brands that has not found its turnaround yet.

Well, if this is true, and the land changes as you’ve outlined, then it will become an even a bigger marketing mess with the disjointed sections of the land that have nothing to do with each other. It will confuse guests even more than anything with Batuu. Better to just fix what is there.

WDI would be better off spending whatever money they would think to allocate towards this to fix Tomorrowland that they’ve ignored for decades.

Me thinks this isn’t even a fully realized idea. It’s something someone just threw out in a brainstorming session.

And no offense you just opened your account and started posted for the first time today, so forgive me for not believing someone who has no track record established.

 

[captveg]

It's not even the land that's the problem as much as it is the overall atmosphere. Bring in SW music, get rid of the era restriction with characters, maybe do a little spit and polish here and there to have more Easter Eggs from the OT and PT and that should take care of the land part. Make the cantina more customer friendly if at all possible. Build the sitdown restaurant and have all food named normally. Continue to sell even more branded Star Wars toys alongside the "real world" stuff. It's okay to sell a Lego speeder set in Galaxy's Edge. No one is gonna cry about the lack of immersion.

Of course the main thing is the rides. More Falcon missions is a great start. Something planned to take over WtP would be great. Probably should make it OT themed. Can they push further back into the buildings space behind the hub for another one?

A little sectional upgrade to the land to more obvious SW content is fine, but don't sink all the money into it thinking it will solve all the issues., please.

 

[mickEblu]

I didn't mishear. That's all I can offer is just something I know. This land has become a marketing mess as it was completely conceived and themed around the biggest grossing movie in America. Then four years later the bottom fell out and now there is 75% apathy towards the locals and characters the land was built around. The folks that can affect change are aware of this and that it is the last of the big brands that has not found its turnaround yet.

I believe you Mediaetv1. Do you know if they will be using the expansion pad and/or Poohs show building to accomplish this?

 

[captveg]

Giving Mediatv1 the benefit of the doubt, such changes would hopefully be the result of some actual soul searching after the hotel failure. But we should probably move any further discussion of this to its proper thread.

 

[chadwpalm]

I say theme the whole land to The Acolyte and be done with it.

Or better yet, move this discussion to a new misinformation thread or at the least an existing GE thread because this is the Avengers Campus thread.

 

[mickEblu]

It's not even the land that's the problem as much as it is the overall atmosphere. Bring in SW music, get rid of the era restriction with characters, maybe do a little spit and polish here and there to have more Easter Eggs from the OT and PT and that should take care of the land part. Make the cantina more customer friendly if at all possible. Build the sitdown restaurant and have all food named normally. Continue to sell even more branded Star Wars toys alongside the "real world" stuff. It's okay to sell a Lego speeder set in Galaxy's Edge. No one is gonna cry about the lack of immersion.

Of course the main thing is the rides. More Falcon missions is a great start. Something planned to take over WtP would be great. Probably should make it OT themed. Can they push further back into the buildings space behind the hub for another one?

A little sectional upgrade to the land to more obvious SW content is fine, but don't sink all the money into it thinking it will solve all the issues., please.

Yeah I agree with pretty much all of this and like you said I think the biggest thing is getting rid of the timeline crap and getting the OT in there somehow. I don’t mind the idea of Star Wars Galaxy and I think getting a few recognizable locations in there can’t hurt but 5 is overkill. Just pick 2-3 and do it right. Endor and Tatooine and call it a day. Not sure if there is enough room for the Speederbike coaster on the Pooh side but that would be great. Then bring in the dinner theatre show and the new missions for Smugglers Run and that sounds like a pretty solid GE 2.0. With that said, the fact that they re talking about 5 locations is a Non Starter for me. I don’t see anyway that can work.

 

[Disney Irish]

It's not even the land that's the problem as much as it is the overall atmosphere. Bring in SW music, get rid of the era restriction with characters, maybe do a little spit and polish here and there to have more Easter Eggs from the OT and PT and that should take care of the land part. Make the cantina more customer friendly if at all possible. Build the sitdown restaurant and have all food named normally. Continue to sell even more branded Star Wars toys alongside the "real world" stuff. It's okay to sell a Lego speeder set in Galaxy's Edge. No one is gonna cry about the lack of immersion.

Of course the main thing is the rides. More Falcon missions is a great start. Something planned to take over WtP would be great. Probably should make it OT themed. Can they push further back into the buildings space behind the hub for another one?

A little sectional upgrade to the land to more obvious SW content is fine, but don't sink all the money into it thinking it will solve all the issues., please.

Exactly, the issue is not the land itself. If this poster is really from WDI or has contacts within WDI, please please go back to them and tell them the issue is not the land but the overall experience within the land. It just needs more to it, not a complete overhaul. Add the restaurant, add more missions to Smugglers, remove the era restrictions, add more OT, PT, and even more ST if you want. Don't get bogged down in needing to have it be a living land but rather just a themed land.

 

[Mediatetv1]

I believe you Mediaetv1. Do you know if they will be using the expansion pad and/or Poohs show building to accomplish this?

Yes. WTP is moving out.

 

[mickEblu]

Yes. WTP is moving out.

“Bayou Country” makes a lot more sense now.

Btw totally good with getting rid of Pooh for Ewoks. Would hope they keep the Critter Country side of the building themed the same way. They can still keep Pooh corner and the Meet N Greet.

 

[Disney Irish]

“Bayou Country” makes a lot more sense now.

That's all it took for it to make sense to you, lol.

 

[mickEblu]

That's all it took for it to make sense to you, lol.

Lol. Yes IF Pooh is on borrowed time I can understand the name change. Still don’t find it necessary but the new name still kind of works with Hungry Bear BBQ Jamboree unlike Pooh.

 

[Disney Irish]

Lol. Yes IF Pooh is on borrowed time I can understand the name change. Still don’t find it necessary but the new name still kind of works with Hungry Bear BBQ Jamboree unlike Pooh.

I just find it funny that all it took was to hear from a random poster that Pooh is going away for it to make sense to you. Even though Pooh never made much sense in the area before and makes the same sense now.

But hey as long as you've come around....

 

[mickEblu]

That's all it took for it to make sense to you, lol.

In fact putting all the pieces together… the GE plans might be why they pivoted from Critter Country to Bayou Country. The plans to keep the Critter County name probably predate these new GE plans. This whole Critter Country name change saga actually kind of gives credence to these GE rumors.

In other words I’m Disneyland Columbo.

 

[mickEblu]

I just find it funny that all it took was to hear from a random poster that Pooh is going away for it to make sense to you. Even though Pooh never made much sense in the area before and makes the same sense now.

But hey as long as you've come around....

Not sure what’s so funny or confusing. It makes perfect sense.

 

[Disney Irish]

In fact putting all the pieces together… the GE plans might be why they pivoted from Critter Country to Bayou Country. The plans to keep the Critter County name probably predate these new GE plans. This whole Critter Country name change saga actually kind of gives credence to these GE rumors.

In other words I’m Disneyland Columbo.

Did you say Colombo as in the bread. Now that I believe. Kidding.

Alright Columbo, I'm still not buying the piece you put together but as long as it make sense in your mind that is all that matters.