The alley itself it way too thin to fit an attraction inside it, though theoretically there is a plot of land at the back of it that they could use for attraction (even though it’s been designated as a SWGE expansion pad).
This.
I don’t see it as lazy. It is exactly what it should be. Why spend a ton of time or money on something temporary? I don’t see why they wouldn’t keep this open into the fall when SW:GE opens.
I suppose I used lazy in the wrong way. I guess I should've said simple instead. Regardless, it's plenty good enough for what it is.
When they shut it down it will probably go back to being backstage so they don’t really need to take anything down.
The problem is it’s not much of a people eater. Meet and greets don’t have high guests per hour numbers and the dance party has limited appeal, mostly for little kids. It does provide something extra to do in a park that is half under construction. I don’t think this area does a whole lot to help eat the massive overflow crowds from SW:GE, then again neither will Toy Story Land or Grand Avenue on either end. It could provide an additional temporary exit from the land, but even that’s problematic since it’s narrow and if they open the gate at the end of the alley that connects to the backstage road which leads to the SW/Toy Story entrance/exit then you eliminate the area where the dance party is. They could still keep the meet and greet building and small gift shop but if they use it as an exit way for SW Land they can’t have things in the street blocking the flow of traffic. Basically if you keep the entertainment options you can’t use it as an exit so they will need to decide which is more important, additional entertainment or another way out of SW:GE that won’t flood Toy Story Land. I don’t think it works as both and there’s no open space in the buildings to expand into. It is what it is.
