JoeCamel
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It would be strange if Battu were empty. They would have to go with "it was abandoned" storyline? Just being empty unless they fill it will walk around characters.......
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News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021
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SWGalaxys_Edge
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do you get off of a cruise ship to go back to your car when it is at sea?
SWGalaxys_Edge
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Docking at the Halcyon? - Just an educated guess from the latest picture from @bioreconstruct
I am guessing the shuttle (themed bus) will pull up (red rectangle) and they will have a retractable gangway (Orange arrow) connecting the white door to the shuttle.
I am guessing the shuttle (themed bus) will pull up (red rectangle) and they will have a retractable gangway (Orange arrow) connecting the white door to the shuttle.
Incomudro
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I'm still hoping that the bus ride from the hotel to GE is supposed to be ground transportation on Batuu.
I'm hoping the hotel brings guests down to the planet, and the themed bus shuttles them to Black Spire.
If that's the case, no flying form of transport on the Black Spire side would be needed.
I'm hoping the hotel brings guests down to the planet, and the themed bus shuttles them to Black Spire.
If that's the case, no flying form of transport on the Black Spire side would be needed.
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flynnibus
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Sure - but the dividing point is still interesting to 'protect' and keep the show going. You wouldn't go through all this effort to put on this show to have the whole segment ruined by the last 10%. So if you bother with show boarding the transport, and show in the transport, you'd protect the show getting out of the transport too.
Of course Disney could cheap out here and ruin all our fancy dreams and we could be on a mears operated bus...
I'm still trying to be optimistic 
danlb_2000
Premium Member
No, because you physically can't. I still fully believe they will let people leave the Starcruiser if they want to.
danlb_2000
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Wonder what the purpose of that snaking ramp on the right is. Maybe some sort of emergency load/unload area?
Incomudro
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The want to portion of guests is going to be so negligible.
Incomudro
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Skateboarding.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Looks like cart ramp to reach the dumpster... since they have no loading dock
Archie123
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It was a silly analogy. I am with you thinking that if someone wants to go to their car they will be able to.
UNCgolf
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Oh I wasn't suggesting Batuu should be empty. I'm just pointing out that as soon as you're there with a bunch of regular Disney guests wandering around wearing Mickey ears etc. you're going to lose the fully in character aspect from the Starcruiser anyways.
Although I suppose even that is dependent on the other people on the Starcruiser with you. They could already ruin it.
sedati
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I don't think it's being themed to look like a spaceship, just a more finished version of the building that's already there. The form matches the front treatment. All I'm saying is it will be guest viewable- from where and why I don't know.
The only other thing I can think of is if the shuttle has a window on the top that would open up in atmosphere. Looking up we would see the natural Florida sky and as our craft enters the structure we would see the building which is why they would need to theme that section. The artwork for the shuttle that takes us up to the Halcyon from earth actually shows such a window, but I don't believe the one that takes us to Batuu includes this (they are very different craft actually.)
danlb_2000
Premium Member
There is a pretty big gap between the end of the ramp and the dumpster.
flynnibus
Premium Member
The spot is also oversized for the dumpster there... I think it's just some unloading platform.. it's funky, but can't be anything but backstage use.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Maybe it's for the driver CM to get on the shuttle?
flynnibus
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JohnD
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This appears that you're boarding a Disney bus which is themed as a transport on the inside but probably looks like your average bus to everyone else while on the road. Then when you reach backstage of SWGE you exit the transport and into a ST ship then exit from that into SWGE?
sedati
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The winding structure looks to be over twelve feet in height. Why? It is tall enough that if you stood to the right of it the view of the artificial berm would be blocked, only the trees above would be visible. Cast have done fine walking outside- you don't need this giant zig-zagging tunnel to take out the trash.
sedati
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Forgive the crudity of my mock-up. Think of the illusion on RotR. You're in box that aligns with a shell of a ship. The bus could do something similar. All we'd do is exit through a door that from the other side looks like the shuttle craft from the Halcyon-not whatever the actual bus ends up looking like.
I put the Starspeeder there to show how another shell could cover the backstage equipment quite easily. All these elements could create a small courtyard space that would make this backstage area an onstage one- if that's in fact what they're doing.