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Tim_4

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Somehow I think @lazyboy97o might be able to help me with this.

When you're "in story" at Star Tours, are you ACTUALLY taking a trip to planets in the Star Wars universe or are you in a world that's broken the fourth wall, acknowledges that Star Wars is a film, and are entering that film? Is the ride a spaceport or a studio set themed as a spaceport? I'm thinking the difference between Space Mountain, which purports to be a space station, and Mission Space, which puts you in a simulator for space training rather than saying you're actually flying to Mars. I'm trying to reconcile some inconsistencies in DHS's continuity.
 
WED99

WED99

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I want to say you just step into the Star Wars universe, but the set facade outside makes me think differently.

I guess it's perfectly possible that we're on set for a film about our journey though the Star Wars universe, but the only thing to support this is the back of the facade.
 
Marco226

Marco226

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I would ask these same questions as a kid whenever I rode the original Star Tours ride. It was explained to me that the facade outside was purposely made to look like a movie set and that we the guests were getting ready to take part in making a movie.

These are just my thoughts... but... Over time that feeling of making a movie kind of faded away, and now we're just entering the universe of Star Wars and flying around to the various planets from the spaceport. Story-wise, nothing tells us that we're taking part in making a movie. The outside facade is just sitting there, trying to loosely tie in the Star Tours attraction to the overall park theme of Hollywood magic.

I guess someone could still see this as entering a movie set, but for me, the queue inside the building and ride makes me feel like I'm entering the universe of Star Wars. I hope this answers some of your questions because now I'm starting to get confused...
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Tim_4 said:
Somehow I think @lazyboy97o might be able to help me with this.

When you're "in story" at Star Tours, are you ACTUALLY taking a trip to planets in the Star Wars universe or are you in a world that's broken the fourth wall, acknowledges that Star Wars is a film, and are entering that film? Is the ride a spaceport or a studio set themed as a spaceport? I'm thinking the difference between Space Mountain, which purports to be a space station, and Mission Space, which puts you in a simulator for space training rather than saying you're actually flying to Mars. I'm trying to reconcile some inconsistencies in DHS's continuity.
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For Star Tours, I would have said that your are in the Star Wars universe. The story avoided the concern Eddie Sotto had with Mission: SPACE (how do you tell people you landed on Mars and then dump then into a gift shop?) by never completing your journey, taking you back to where you started. The attraction also was developed first for a disneyland where there is no notion of being on set, throughout the park you have entered distinct worlds.

Star Tours: The Adventures Continue complicates this matter. It is a prequel attraction that, in its title is aware of its own place regarding another attraction. You also supposedly end up somewhere despite always physically walking through the same exit corridor and ending up on Tatooine (in Florida). I think the new attraction is just fun Star Wars scenes in a simulator. My best evidence for this is the glee with which Imagineers tell the story of getting Lucas' approval to do the out-of-canon Battle of Hoth.
 
Ariel Savage

Ariel Savage

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I'm not a huge star wars fan, but I actually think they did an amazing job with the theming and always assumed we were entering a spaceport to travel to other planets. from the silhouettes of alien travelers bustling through the space port to the robotic luggage scans and even the safety video, it seems a little odd to me that we'd go through all of that just to be extras in a movie.
 
englanddg

englanddg

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bethymouse said:
I like the part of the Jedi Spy on the screen. My boys got a kick out of it when it was me( Their Mommy).:D
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I think it's cool they sell t-shirts in the gift shop. If me or the kid is ever picked to be the spy, I'm gonna pick one up.

Now, if only they'd sell 'That Guy' shirts for Monster's Inc!
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Thrill Seeker said:
Once you enter the building, you are imersed in the Star Wars Universe. The set theme, aside from the exterior queue has been removed.
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Ariel Savage said:
I'm not a huge star wars fan, but I actually think they did an amazing job with the theming and always assumed we were entering a spaceport to travel to other planets. from the silhouettes of alien travelers bustling through the space port to the robotic luggage scans and even the safety video, it seems a little odd to me that we'd go through all of that just to be extras in a movie.
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Star Tours opened at Disneyland two years beforehand and even the new version was supposedly spearheaded by Disneyland with Walt Disney World being pressured into joining the project. It just doesn't seem like a lot of thought was given to adjusting for the studio concept. Star Tours was about flying to Endor (and I think most people assume this means the Forrest Moon of Endor seen in Return of the Jedi) and yet the entrance and original exit to the Florida attraction are both set up to be the Forrest Moon.
 
DizFiz

DizFiz

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I have seen my share of star wars films, etc... but I'm no where as crazy over it as others

The old version was more themed to being apart of filming if i'm correct whereas the adventure continues actual gives you a more imerse feeling of being in the star wars universe. The enterance to the old attraction actual had a sign that said Hot Set Filming In Progress whereas the upgrade sets you automatical in the star wars universe as you enter. The ride experience itself if I compare both actual felt like I was in the star wars universe.

I felt that George Lucas and Disney did a fantastic with the star wars themeing... as I'm walking through the que line I really feel that I have entered the star wars universe or another dimension. All the detail that is in the que lin extrodinary even the ride experience itself is a fabulous.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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DizFiz said:
The old version was more themed to being apart of filming if i'm correct whereas the adventure continues actual gives you a more imerse feeling of being in the star wars universe. The enterance to the old attraction actual had a sign that said Hot Set Filming In Progress whereas the upgrade sets you automatical in the star wars universe as you enter. The ride experience itself if I compare both actual felt like I was in the star wars universe.
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I am pretty sure that sign is still there, along with the fake backside of the Endor set and the first hallway that is also supposed to be behind a set. The cut to being somewhere else has always been when you round the corner into the room with the large monitor.
 
Thrill Seeker

Thrill Seeker

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lazyboy97o said:
Star Tours opened at Disneyland two years beforehand and even the new version was supposedly spearheaded by Disneyland with Walt Disney World being pressured into joining the project. It just doesn't seem like a lot of thought was given to adjusting for the studio concept. Star Tours was about flying to Endor (and I think most people assume this means the Forrest Moon of Endor seen in Return of the Jedi) and yet the entrance and original exit to the Florida attraction are both set up to be the Forrest Moon.
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I agree our exterior doesn't make sense. The set theme is supposedly to go with the rest of the park and the interior is the begining of the ride's story.
 

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