DHS: Working studio fiction vs. movie-themed fun

[mharrington]

Here's another comparison between the Studios and the castle parks, one that might be a little more complicated: Star Tours. In Florida, it is located at the Studios, whereas in all other resorts worldwide, it is located in a castle park. Of course, in those days, only Florida had multiple parks to choose from, whereas California, Japan and France each had only one park. But anyway, what of Star Tours?

There was this one response to an article on the state of the Studios today at a website called Studios Central: http://www.studioscentral.com/column/studios-weekly/defending-studios. This response brings up Star Tours. It says:

[In regards of the working studio fiction, s]etting Star Tours on a soundstage, for instance, is an enormous cop-out. [...] I didn't know what they were going for, with C-3PO's coffee break area and bulletin board off to the side. Are we going to Endor, or are we watching people make a movie about people going to Endor? Introducing the "working set" idea creates a whole extra layer of stuff to get between the guest and the experience.

So again, it seems easier to accept a ride like this in Disneyland, which, being a castle park, is primarily based on fantasy. Any thoughts on that?

 

[Californian Elitist]

Here's another comparison between the Studios and the castle parks, one that might be a little more complicated: Star Tours. In Florida, it is located at the Studios, whereas in all other resorts worldwide, it is located in a castle park. Of course, in those days, only Florida had multiple parks to choose from, whereas California, Japan and France each had only one park. But anyway, what of Star Tours?

There was this one response to an article on the state of the Studios today at a website called Studios Central: http://www.studioscentral.com/column/studios-weekly/defending-studios. This response brings up Star Tours. It says:

[In regards of the working studio fiction, s]etting Star Tours on a soundstage, for instance, is an enormous cop-out. [...] I didn't know what they were going for, with C-3PO's coffee break area and bulletin board off to the side. Are we going to Endor, or are we watching people make a movie about people going to Endor? Introducing the "working set" idea creates a whole extra layer of stuff to get between the guest and the experience.

So again, it seems easier to accept a ride like this in Disneyland, which, being a castle park, is primarily based on fantasy. Any thoughts on that?

I don't think it's a cop-out, but then again I do. The fact that Disney paired the ride with a working studio makes it a cop-out. I do think Star Tours fits better in Tomorrowland, though. Going back to Star Tours at DHS, I find it annoying Disney tried to tie in the whole working set type thing with the ride, just because it's in a "studios" park. Disney didn't even make Star Tours, and the concept of a working set and the concept for Star Tours don't match, IMO.

 

[articos]

Should be an Unemployed Movie Studio! They filmed Earnest Saves Christmas and Newsies there right before it opened... But I can't recall anything else being filmed there.

New Mickey Mouse Club
Star Search
Marvin's Room
Oscar
Splash Too
Thunder in Paradise
From Earth to the Moon
Step by Step
WCW Wrestling
Big Business
Bear in the Big Blue House
Passenger 57
The Lottery
Animal Jam
Mortal Kombat tv series
Tower of Terror
Let's Make a Deal
Superboy
Teen Win, Lose or Draw
Adventures in Wonderland
Talk Soup
various music videos
(not a complete list)

plus the work at Feature Animation FL and Radio Disney.