It's just not a Star Wars fantasy I want to live out, being shot at by stormtroopers in hallways. We don't even get to shoot back. At least the Millennium Falcon ride lets you sort of pilot the ship and do things. Maybe I'm too hard on both rides, but y'all know me. I'd rather just ride the old crap.
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@George Lucas on a Bench . Disney doesn’t understand that the Star Wars environments mostly stink. What makes Star Wars successful is the characters. Stormtroopers don’t make a good story. Great characters interacting with Stormtroopers make great stories. Thus, the ride became us getting shot at by Stormtroopers in corridors.
It’s not that the ride isn’t fun, I’m just not super impressed by it. I think it’s okay. I honestly don’t care if I never ride it again, and I’m definitely not going through that hassle to experience a ride I find to be just okay.
I’m really hoping Disney will do much better with the upcoming Avengers ride. I would actually like to be blown away.
Thanks for the clarification and sorry about putting words in your mouth! I was alluding to the part where you mentioned Goofy Sky School was more fun.
This thread hasn’t disappointed. It seemed a few pages ago everyone was agreeing that the ride was the best thing Disney has ever done. The only complaints were minor technical nitpicks and the always funny “it should’ve been Darth Vader”. Now it’s suddenly “ugly”, “dreary” and no fun. Good job, guys.
But do you disagree with my analysis? Do you feel that the interior spaces of the attraction are beautiful, alive, and fascinating? I would imagine the answer has got to be a definite no. Now, you could contend that this really doesn’t matter. That’s an argument. But I would then ask if said attraction belongs in Disneyland. That’s the question!
That's a really weird way to put it. It's not like Indy is all that joyful either. Tower of Terror is pretty dreary. I don't think being a bright, colorful cartoon is really a necessary qualification for being a great attraction.
Are the interior spaces of the attraction varied and alive? No, it’s a series of long bleak hallways while being shot at. Thus, it is a dull environment. Compare to Splash Mountain, Big Thunder, Pirates, Radiator Springs, etc. Is the environment bright? No, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. See, as you pointed out, Tower of Terror. When combined with the dullness though, the dark corridors become uninteresting. I never asked for cartoons.
If someone is willing to come on here and argue that Rise of the Resistance is beautiful, I would be madly impressed. You can argue that doesn’t matter, but I would point to the success of every other E-Ticket last decade. FoP, RSRs, PotC:BftST, and Mystic Manor are all beautiful. Even Tron is visually captivating.
Yup... too cool for school...
Isn’t there a place to critique the substance of the product? I liked a lot about it, but I (and other posters) have legitimate criticism. This is the “Criticism, Reviews, and Deep Thoughts” thread. Seems logical right?
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