Star Tours To Get a Lengthy Rehab Soon! :)

Victor

Victor

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TowerOfTerror said:
The next update this ride will see is a wrecking ball. (Early 07)
After that the wrecking ball will make its way down I-4 to universal to rip down Back To The Future :sohappy: :lol:
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While both Star Tours and Back to the Future have become a bit outdated, I still think they're fun. If only they would give them a rehab and smoothen the ride! But I do realize it's a great possibility that these two might be going away soon, and that really makes me sad. These two attractions are based on my favorite movies and the rides are childhood favorites, the thought of them not being there gets me depressed in a way that only Horizons could.
 
daguru

daguru

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SirGoofy said:
Hmm, got a little bit of Horizons in there with the picking of destinations :lol: . You can't get rid of the boarding video! It's a classic! My dad and I crack up every time we see it :lol: , we actually look forward to it :hammer: . AA ewoks would be interesting, and when was there a wookie out side?
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I think it was several years ago and maybe low key. My wife remembers standing in line (between the trees) and was scared to death when this giant wookie walked up beside her. This was before they were doing the Star Wars weekends. She also thinks that there were also some costumed ewoks. Maybe it was during the rides opening celebration or something...
 
Lynx04

Lynx04

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johnvree said:
Cent 1: The time to update Star Tours was 6 years ago. Star Wars' popularity was revived by Episode I. I know Star Wars was still popular with a lot of people before that. But they tended to be in their 20s and 30s. Episode I bridged my generation with that of my kids'. So right after Episode I would have been a great time to overhaul the ride since it would have benefitted from the popularity of the new film and that popularity would have been sustained by the anticipation and hype of the upcoming Episodes II and III. It seems kind of late in the game to redo the attraction now. Even if they started today, at Disney's tectonic pace, Episode III would probably already be out on DVD before the rehab would be done. Think about it, if Lucas and/or Disney didn't want to rehab the attraction when Lucas had two new films in the works, why would they do it after Lucas made his last Star Wars movie?
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I agree!!! While I love SW, it seems as if Disney missed the boat when it comes to doing a new SW attraction. Although, a new attraction may appeal to a younger audience. To me it just seems like the epic saga will have closer after eposide III.

I don't feel a strong attraction to a Star Wars attraction. That is just me though. But if Disney did decide to do a new attraction I wouldn't mind, and would look forward to see it.
 
AEfx

AEfx

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Victor said:
If only they would give them a rehab and smoothen the ride!
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That's my only real beef with Star Tours. Unless I sit in the front row, I get sick to my stomach. It's the only ride besides a Tilt-A-Whirl that does it to me (M:S doesn't even bother me in that regard). Digital projection would be nice, however - because the caveat to sitting in the front is that the screen is much more obvious and much less immersive.

AEfx
 
RogueHabit

RogueHabit

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Keep clutching at those straws people cos I don't see it happening any time soon.

Posts like this tick me off actually because it's a win-win situation for the poster.

If it doesn't happen in the next three years tthen this thread will have been long forgotten and if it does they can refer back to it and say 'I told you do!'

Personally I'll believe it when I see it, but I don't really think we ever will, unless Disney have some extended link to the announced Star wars TV series due in 2007/2008ish
 
Gucci65

Gucci65

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jedimaster1227 said:
5. The AT-AT seems to be going through a rehab, along with the hinting of new travel destinations on the message board inside the entry queue.
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Sorry to be so blonde, but what is AT-AT?
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Dayma

Dayma

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A good Digital HD screen would be a nice upgrade. Also if they did windows on the side that had video it would add to the exerience.
 
chancellor

chancellor

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Catch 22 said:
Keep clutching at those straws people cos I don't see it happening any time soon.

Posts like this tick me off actually because it's a win-win situation for the poster.

If it doesn't happen in the next three years tthen this thread will have been long forgotten and if it does they can refer back to it and say 'I told you do!'

Personally I'll believe it when I see it, but I don't really think we ever will, unless Disney have some extended link to the announced Star wars TV series due in 2007/2008ish
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Agreed. The title of this post should be "reasons why Star Tours might get a rehab in the next three years." Plus, "soon" and "three years" are not the same thing, IMHO.

Keep in mind that Lucas' feud is with Eisner, not Disney. If Eisner truly leaves in 2006 (I personally think he will stay on the board for the rest of his life), then maybe Lucas will come back to the table to talk about updating the ride. Unless and until that happens, Star Tours will stay exactly the same. Otherwise, all we will get is an Ewok meet-n-greet once they close the ride down after it's fully depreciated.
 
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tomm4004

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Thanks. It's not really a transport in that it doesn't transport anything. It's a tank. I guess it transports the terror and destruction of Vader and the Emperor! Now if they could take people on rides around the park in that thing - I'd pay extra for that! Or maybe they can have it come in at the end of the Motors stunt show and blow up all the cars!
 
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tomm4004

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Thanks. It seems it does carry troops in the back, but we saw it mainly used as a tank. That explains how the Imperial troops got to the base. I thought they beamed in. Oops, wrong franchise.
 
barnum42

barnum42

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Gucci65 said:
Thanks to all of you nice fellas for letting me know what an AT-AT was/is :wave:
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These are AT-ATs - All Terrain Armoured Transport :wave:

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There is one outside Star Tours.
 

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