Absolutely, but there's more to the park than just Star Wars. It would be shortchanging Pixar, and doing a disservice to the park, if the icon for the entire park is something from Star Wars.
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DHS Makeover - What we know so far.....
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Absolutely, but there's more to the park than just Star Wars. It would be shortchanging Pixar, and doing a disservice to the park, if the icon for the entire park is something from Star Wars.
That's exactly my point. If it's the full CarsLand, then it's a great upgrade; if it's a mini version, and doesn't include much of Radiator Springs, then it will be a subtraction IMO.
Mawg
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true, the same can be said with tower of terror. Let's bring back the BUH!
Next Big Thing
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No, it wouldn't. Even if it was just RSR (or an indoor verion with similar capacity) this is what it would look like:
RSR - 1500/hour capacity.
On the average 9-10 day at DHS, that equate to 19,500, which is 9,500 MORE than if LMA completely packs both shows (which it never does). That's assuming there would only be one ride too. Say they add whatever the new Luigi's ride is. I wanted to use Dumbo as an example since it's a carnival ride with pretty crap capacity. If they went the route of Dumbo at MK and doubled, it may come close to 1200, if not then around 600. So...
RSR - 1500/hour = 19,500
Potential Luigi ride with hypothetical 600/hour = 7,800
Potential Luigi ride (doubled) with hypothetical 1200/hour = 15,600
So I don't see how it's a subtraction. Before you even add in the capacity of walking space, shops and restaurants, we're at anywhere from
27,300-35,100 per day as opposed to 10,000 on a great day.
dizneycrazy09
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Can't argue with the numbers. Bye LMA.
I understand completely and I think we're on the same page, but the point I'm trying to make is that if it's just RSR then it's a kind of an even swap because you have to factor in the enormous amount of additional guests RSR would bring; if it's the entire RS then it's a huge bonus .
Having 4000-5000 people disappear from the park for an entire hour twice a day is much different than a ride taking 500 people at any given time. You would have to have Radiator Springs to help disperse those crowds.
dgp602
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Oh man! Picture this: The cars are rethemed into Luke's Landspeeder and some into the Starfighter's!! The whole restaurant is rethemed into a Star Wars cantina! The wait staff is dressed in appropriate themed costumes and Star Wars movies or highlights are looped onto the old Drive-in screen!!!!
I forgot my sarcasm font
HA! Sorry. I completely missed that, too.
I swear, there need to be a universal emoji for sarcasm...
All good..... No idea what the new icon would be..... All depends on what the rebranding is.
Right now, it should stay as ToT.
Pod racing would be perfect.
They did that at Sci-fi for the character meals during SWW. It was a blast. They showed a lot of the original trailers from 1977. It was much better than the old sic-fi stuff they usually show (which has become incredibly stale IMO).
I have no idea what's becoming of ABC Commissary or Sci-Fi. If you look at the concept art, it looks as though those buildings are there and part of SW, but nothing was said about them. It would certainly make sense to have them be part of the SW land, but I have no info on that.
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
An "Adventure".
5 years....5 years 6 months....
Eloquently put... there are a few things "testing" the patience of imagineers right now.
Yes and Yes....
Imagine shoes hovering in the air that haven't yet dropped. Even with what's been announced and what is still "hovering" there will still be a small deficit in this park. Also, as a paraphrased REO Speedwagon sang "there (was) is something missing".
That is what can be said safely.
*1023*
No, its not. ToT is the current media icon. Earful tower is the Park Icon. I don't think any of that is indicative of anything regarding GMR - which isnt on anyone's radar as anything happening to.
I wish they'd use it though. While, honestly, it's never been my favorite, it perfectly encompasses the entertainment aspect of the park.
NowInc
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Don't expect any information leaks for a while. I'm sure at least one other person here can confirm what I have heard that a subtle but firmly stated "reminder" has been sent to a lot of those anywhere close to any projects. Without being given too many details, it was mentioned that the word "litigation" was used.
There is a lot more notices ready to go but are unrelated to DHS and more towards social media "famous" employees and such...maybe I'll make a new thread about that.
There is a lot more notices ready to go but are unrelated to DHS and more towards social media "famous" employees and such...maybe I'll make a new thread about that.
Mickey_777
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As mentioned by others, RSR would be a nice people-eater for the park but, fantastic AA's aside, it leaves much to be desired as an attraction IMO. If it makes it's way over to DHS, they need to plus it with more speed. I do however (assuming all of Carsland doesn't come over) think it would benefit from not having that "more of the same" feel that you get at DCA. I always found it strange that you would leave Radiator Springs to get on a ride through what you essentially already toured/walked thru...Cars 3 is on it's way too so an environment from that movie could work also depending of when/if this all gets built.
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MKeeler
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I've been thinking a lot yesterday and this morning over the changes coming to the park and have come to a realization about the changes to the park layout that to me informs what will likely be closing/staying etc. I want to state for the record that I have no inside knowledge nor do I have any sources with any level of knowledge on this topic, but I wanted to throw out this line of thinking for confirmation/predictions sake.
With both new lands striving for immersive themed environments in opposition to the studio theme and the prevailing though that the Toy Story Land is going behind Toy Story Mania, it seems clear that Disney is looking to remove the "inner loop/path" around the Great Movie Ride and focus on an "outer loop." After all, you wouldn't want guests walking by the un-themed back or side of a soundstage or theater if you are trying to immerse them in the land you are creating.
This is the main reason I think the Streets of America will be removed and why I believe the ABC Commissary and Sci-Fi Dine-In (potentially) are on the outs too. Why would you want guests walking around and seeing the backs of the new Jedi Training Academy buildings to get to a couple of restaurants. (You could expand Sci-Fi and rework the entrance to save this popular spot, though).
If this is the plan, I do hope they find a way to eventually connect this loop to Sunset Blvd. to complete the circle and provide another way out of the current dead-end.
With both new lands striving for immersive themed environments in opposition to the studio theme and the prevailing though that the Toy Story Land is going behind Toy Story Mania, it seems clear that Disney is looking to remove the "inner loop/path" around the Great Movie Ride and focus on an "outer loop." After all, you wouldn't want guests walking by the un-themed back or side of a soundstage or theater if you are trying to immerse them in the land you are creating.
This is the main reason I think the Streets of America will be removed and why I believe the ABC Commissary and Sci-Fi Dine-In (potentially) are on the outs too. Why would you want guests walking around and seeing the backs of the new Jedi Training Academy buildings to get to a couple of restaurants. (You could expand Sci-Fi and rework the entrance to save this popular spot, though).
If this is the plan, I do hope they find a way to eventually connect this loop to Sunset Blvd. to complete the circle and provide another way out of the current dead-end.