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Star Tours II
- Thread starter jt04
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Depends on what budget and direction they are given. They developed 3 generations of the EMV - then Spiderman came along and took the title from them. They developed the AGV - then Eisner scrapped it in favour of a straight VVC. They proposed a twin inverted coaster through a castle with a huge AA dragon. Universal opened Duelling Dragons. They built a mountain where the key figure in all the publicity has been AWOL for 18 months. Etc. etc, etc....
Lee
Adventurer
Best thing out of WDI R&D lately, in my opinion, is the interactive 3-D at Mania. Very nice tech.
Star Tours 2, should be pretty cool, too.
Slowjack
Well-Known Member
That's true. It's not possible to have 3D that works like current 3D films without the glasses, but that's not the same as saying that you couldn't have 3D at all without the glasses. One solution would be to have physically separate projection layers. If you imagine the old multiplane camera rig, for example, if you were to put your head where the camera was, you would have a 3D view of the scene. The problem is that you have to build a physical space as deep as the maximum depth you want to project. Perhaps something could be done with lenses to multiply the apparent depth. Hard to imagine you could put something this elaborate on a Star Tours pod, though.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
I feel like I'm the only one NOT looking forward to Star Tours 2.
It'll be based on crummy NEW Star Wars stuff, and it'll all be CGI.
No more classic Star Wars storyline, theming, or vintage handmade ILM wonderfulness.
It'll be based on crummy NEW Star Wars stuff, and it'll all be CGI.
No more classic Star Wars storyline, theming, or vintage handmade ILM wonderfulness.
SirGoofy
Member
I feel like I'm the only one NOT looking forward to Star Tours 2.
It'll be based on crummy NEW Star Wars stuff, and it'll all be CGI.
No more classic Star Wars storyline, theming, or vintage handmade ILM wonderfulness.
If it's based off of the new trilogy, I highly doubt it'll be as well liked.
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
I feel like I'm the only one NOT looking forward to Star Tours 2.
It'll be based on crummy NEW Star Wars stuff, and it'll all be CGI.
No more classic Star Wars storyline, theming, or vintage handmade ILM wonderfulness.
No, you're not the only one. If 2.0 is based on the prequels, my interest in the project will drop significantly.
Maybe they'll have Jake Lloyd do the safety video. It'd be nice of Lucas to throw a little work his way.
SirGoofy
Member
Can't really see how they're gonna pull that off. But hey, as long as it doesn't center on the prequels I'm happy.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Well, Star Tours is currently placed post-Episode VI in the SW timeline. I guess they could conceivably place a new version somewhere between Episodes III and IV and still have it work...
-Rob
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
It'll probably have elements from both trilogies like mentioning characters and locations from the prequals (like having advertisements for vacations in Naboo, Corescant, etc.) while taking place after the old trilogy and having plenty of elements from those as well.
Dayma
Well-Known Member
Who cares what episode the ride is based on. Star Tours itself is based in the Star Wars universe at a specific time. If they place it in Episode II or III it's not like it's going to have a non-Star Wars feel or anything. Jar Jar isn't going to be piloting the ride ........ :hammer:
SirGoofy
Member
I don't know, have you seen the prequals? THEY kinda had a non-Star Wars feel.
DisneyBoi1215
New Member
I beg to differ. I thought they definitely had the Star Wars feel, especially in Revenge of the Sith.
Dayma
Well-Known Member
I beg to differ. I thought they definitely had the Star Wars feel, especially in Revenge of the Sith.
That's kinda my point. It's the Star Wars universe which plays heavily into the ride not some of the characters or overall story line. Star Destroyers had a Star Wars feel to me in EP III.
SirGoofy
Member
I beg to differ. I thought they definitely had the Star Wars feel, especially in Revenge of the Sith.
Sorry, the prequels took themselves way to seriously, and tried to be Lord of the Rings in space. They were full of a whiny protagonist, who was supposed to be "the most powerful jedi ever," who instead acted like a spoiled brat. There was no sense of the great adventure that the first three captured so well.
The only good in them was the lightsaber battles.
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
Exactly. Just have it take place in the Star Wars universe rather than itegrate it in the movie story lines and such.
And I like the prequals... :lookaroun
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
The feel of the prequels is MUCH different to the feel of the original three.
Even worse would be if they based it on this "Clone Wars" TV Sham.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
I agree...It will loose the classic charm to it. Hopefully, they just *plus* it a bit.I feel like I'm the only one NOT looking forward to Star Tours 2.
It'll be based on crummy NEW Star Wars stuff, and it'll all be CGI.
No more classic Star Wars storyline, theming, or vintage handmade ILM wonderfulness.
Add new sequences, new effects and such.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
Or the Clone Wars animated feature, that was a hit right? :hammer:*looks up Box Office Mojo* $35 million domestic and $33 foreign 'aint bad!
(and people wonder why I lost interest in Star Wars)