Disneyfan1981
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Personally I'm excited about this rehab but from what I've been reading The only thing to expect is an upgrade on the current system to all digital and maybe a new "destination" for REX to go to....
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Possible plans for the new Star Tours!
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SirGoofy
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LoisMustDie said:
Ummmmm, I still want to know why it isn't possible to have the Death Star Trench run in a dark ride. It's completely possible. Besides every true Star Wars fan knows there is more to Star Wars than space battles. If you ask anybody what they like about Star Wars, and they'll tell you they love those space battles AND lightsaber battles. You can't just leave the Jedi out of something Star Wars.
Oh yea, and everybody loves Yoda...
I thought of a great marketing ploy: "THE DARK RIDE FROM THE DARK SIDE!" :lol: I am such a geek :lol:
And you see, that's why I would want Mustafar as a new planet for Star Tours. YOu could see Obi Wan and Anakin dueling amongst the extremely hot climate and dodge lava flows and explosions and stuff
Disneyfan1981
Active Member
Hey, they have this kind of technology in Soarin'. If they go to Mustafar then the cabin could get warm, If we go to Hoth the cabin could get cold and if we ever make it to Endor then they could spray Pine into the cabin.:lol:
KevinPage
Well-Known Member
SirGoofy said:
I don't care about space battles in a amusement park ride, they are good on film, but I prefer the character interaction and personal battles. I always wanted a Star WArs ride with AA's all over the place, however they would implement that.
Heck it would probably be weird if they brought you though unconnected scenes, so a space battle on film tends to work better in that sense, as you can confine the whole thing to space where everything looks the same.
There's no real way to go from Mos Eisley, to Mustafar, to Endor, to Corusant and have AA's with a dark ride, or at least I can't think of a way. So they would have to pick a theme and stick with it.
They could implement a Death Star trench run on a dark ride by stopping the vehicle at the end and having a video screen bring you that part. The first part of the ride could be your escape from the death star or something. Kinda like a combo of a spiderman and motion simulator ride.
M:SpilotISTC12
Well-Known Member
I hope they do it soon. They should put the Darth Vader suit in the Gift Shop again.
LoisMustDie
New Member
Oh no! Now I feel really bad! (Slap) Bad llama!KevinPage said:
I didn't realize one speaking his mind was so frowned upon.
I was saying it wasn't possible because it's already in the existing ST. Why should Disney completely overhaul an attraction just to include some of the same material? Waste of money if you ask me.SirGoofy said:
And Star Tours is not made for "true SW fans," but for the general public, most of whom couldn't tell the difference between a Bantha and a Gungan. Which do you think they would prefer, participating in an epic space battle (also easily recognized from one of the top grossing movies of all time), or alternating between passively watching two guys fight with lightsabers sailing by at 3 mph, along with (hold on to your hats!) a scenic cruise through Mos Eisley? And seeing that ST1 did not have Jedi and was instantly popular, it seems that, yes, they CAN leave Jedi out of something Star Wars.
KevinPage
Well-Known Member
LoisMustDie said:Oh no! Now I feel really bad! (Slap) Bad llama!
I didn't realize one speaking his mind was so frowned upon.
It has nothing to do with speaking your mind, it called having manners and not an elitist attitude. As I've seen your posts with other people, you come across horribley, so you should realize just because a thought comes in your mind doesn't necesarrily mean you should say it "as is".
It doesn't appear you are able to have a discussion with someone who disagrees with you in a civil manner. It's one thing to be saracastic and another to frown your nose at them.
pilka214
Active Member
the only problems i see with redoing this ride is
1. there isnt a good way to make star wars into a dark ride. the graphics and fighting scenes are far to difficult to recreate. (within budget)
2. the star wars films now span such a wide span, using episode 1-3 would be a prequel to the last 3. sooooo yah the ride would end knowing that the jedi lose if they use 1-3. and they are already using episode 4 for the ride now.
so honestly i dont kno wut more they could do with it, not that i am saying that they dont need a major rehab but there are not many ways to depict star wars in a ride, but as we all kno if it is meant to happen the disney imagineers will find a way.
1. there isnt a good way to make star wars into a dark ride. the graphics and fighting scenes are far to difficult to recreate. (within budget)
2. the star wars films now span such a wide span, using episode 1-3 would be a prequel to the last 3. sooooo yah the ride would end knowing that the jedi lose if they use 1-3. and they are already using episode 4 for the ride now.
so honestly i dont kno wut more they could do with it, not that i am saying that they dont need a major rehab but there are not many ways to depict star wars in a ride, but as we all kno if it is meant to happen the disney imagineers will find a way.
Number_6
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tomm4004 said:
Most likely, if Lucas said "This is how I want things done for the new Star Tours" and Disney agreed, then OLC would easily jump onboard with it. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they asked if a couple of things could be added to the themeing around Star Tours that would just blow everyone away. I mean, if there's one thing that can be said for OLC, they really know how to spend money on their parks.(Though, since they really only have to spend money on the properties they own, and not television networks, animation departments, movie studios, etc. they do have a bit more that can be shifted for the parks in the first place).
CRO-Magnum
Active Member
All I can say is...
I live in hope.
I live in hope.
mousermerf
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The Mouseplanet fantasy is just that - a complete fantasy. It is some fan-fiction with a complete misunderstanding of how the actual ride system works.
It would be flat out impossible to have the exit area look like a crash area - the exit and entrance platforms are like drawbridges. The vehicle is sitting in the air above its hydrolics at a holding position for loading/unloading with the bridges lowered into place. At WDW, they fold up against the wall (blocking the doors), at DL they raise into the air and up against the ceiling.
The initial rise in the ride is all imagined in the mind by a mild hydrolic dip and vibration, you are not raised into place to start the ride like many people assume. Its obvious some fan assumed this is how the ride operated and wrote this piece of trite.
It would be flat out impossible to have the exit area look like a crash area - the exit and entrance platforms are like drawbridges. The vehicle is sitting in the air above its hydrolics at a holding position for loading/unloading with the bridges lowered into place. At WDW, they fold up against the wall (blocking the doors), at DL they raise into the air and up against the ceiling.
The initial rise in the ride is all imagined in the mind by a mild hydrolic dip and vibration, you are not raised into place to start the ride like many people assume. Its obvious some fan assumed this is how the ride operated and wrote this piece of trite.
PurpleDragon
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This ride is definately in need of an overhaul. Even if they simply updated the technology and kept the same movie format, it would still be a massive improvement from its current delapidated state. But if Lucas says he wants to redo the ride, I can almost garuntee that WDC will do whatever he wants, cause they know that having licensing to use his characters in the parks is a definate money maker and they would be foolish to let that go. This is just my opinion though.
But I think that's what happened five years ago. Lucas wanted changes and Eisner said no. And that was the perfect time, with two movies still to come. The question is whether Iger will be more receptive. Obviously some progress was made originally because the MGM store was changed to reflect the new theme before the plug was pulled.PurpleDragon said:
I certainly wouldn't label writer David Koenig in this regard. I'd be willing to bet he knows exactly how the ride operates. He's written several books about Disney.mousermerf said:
Also, he writes: We exit our beat-up StarSpeeder onto the old rampway, which has been redecorated with debris and smashed-up bleachers. END QUOTE.
He knows they are rampways. Even though these ramps do rise up or fold, I'm not sure why they couldn't be decorated in the manner in which he describes.
imagineer boy
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I really don't like the mouse planet ideas. That was to be the worst idea I've ever seen for a star tours redo. I mean, come on, some one mistakes your space craft for a pod race entry?!! That's just plain insulting.
KevinPage
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imagineer boy said:
I agree, it's almost as stupid as the current vehicle entering a dogfight with Tie Fighters.
I like when they focus on 1 theme and carry it out. Not when they mash together different scenes/concepts, which comes across too 'hokey' and pulls me out of the fantasy.
DarkMeasures
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pilka214 said:
You forgot one thing. George Lucas is freakin rich and if he wants something done the way he wants it done, he will pay for it himself.
And, the chronological point of the attraction has no real point. Lucas can do what he wants when he wants.