News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[mmascari]

Open air landing pads would be consistent with the Star Wars universe, this is how we see ships land all the time in the movies, but obviously has practical problems in real life.

They could fake it.

It's like a movie or a theme park where what you see and what it really is aren't the same thing.

Clearly, in reality, we're going to have an enclosed boarding tunnel type thing. But, that reality and what we see don't have to agree.

They could have a ship exterior that we see, through a window from the Star Cruiser, enter using a boarding tunnel, move towards the interior of the ship, and a door closes between the interior compartment and the boarding tunnel. The "ship" we're boarding could look much larger than a bus.

Then, when landed on the ground, you exit the interior of the ship through the same boarding tunnel and come out the side into open air. Turn around and you see the ship.

In reality, the boarding tunnel and everything outside of the door to the interior compartment isn't really part of the transport. One at each side that look the same. Exterior of the ship at each side that look the same. False fronts, just like all the other buildings. So, if you chalk a mark in the loading tunnel outside the interior door, it's not going to still be there when you land and exit through the "same" tunnel. Breaking the illusion for everyone.

Or, they could do a boarding tunnel that's like an airport jetway, never outside.

Eh, whichever they do, I'm sure you'll never see the outside of the bus.

 

[nickys]

ramp

Uh oh.

Please, for the love of Disney, no one start that up again, I’m begging you!

 

[larryz]

Uh oh.

Please, for the love of Disney, no one start that up again, I’m begging you!

Exactly. We don't want that ramp idea to leek out.

 

[mmascari]

Uh oh.

Please, for the love of Disney, no one start that up again, I’m begging you!

Fixed it.

 

[sedati]

They could fake it.

It's like a movie or a theme park where what you see and what it really is aren't the same thing.

Clearly, in reality, we're going to have an enclosed boarding tunnel type thing. But, that reality and what we see don't have to agree.

They could have a ship exterior that we see, through a window from the Star Cruiser, enter using a boarding tunnel, move towards the interior of the ship, and a door closes between the interior compartment and the boarding tunnel. The "ship" we're boarding could look much larger than a bus.

Then, when landed on the ground, you exit the interior of the ship through the same boarding tunnel and come out the side into open air. Turn around and you see the ship.

In reality, the boarding tunnel and everything outside of the door to the interior compartment isn't really part of the transport. One at each side that look the same. Exterior of the ship at each side that look the same. False fronts, just like all the other buildings. So, if you chalk a mark in the loading tunnel outside the interior door, it's not going to still be there when you land and exit through the "same" tunnel. Breaking the illusion for everyone.

Or, they could do a boarding tunnel that's like an airport jetway, never outside.

Eh, whichever they do, I'm sure you'll never see the outside of the bus.

This is what I described pages back- having the bus align with a facade that looks like the shuttle. The very same thing that is done on Rise.
Just have to patiently wait for Bioreconstruct to bless us with more aerials, and I think this will become clear soon.

 

[sedati]

Blue- Shuttle facade
Green- Bus
Red- Doors

 

[SWGalaxys_Edge]

Video - Here is the dining room of the new EPCOT "Space 200" restaurant. I am showing this to you because these windows are the same technology that will be in the Galactic Starcruiser windows.

 

[keyframe]

My understanding is there are two very different designs depending on where you're going. The pods:
Take you from Earth to the Halcyon. This one is definite as they appear on the updated maps that show the hotel.

This may be what the "bus" shuttle looks like, or may simply be an unused concept for what will take us from the Halcyon to Batuu.

That first image also appears in the book exactly as pictured shown docking to the Halcyon. Right below it in the book is the another view of that same shuttle with the thrust fins in the landing position. The thrust fins are also visible in the docking concept, but they are in the horizontal flight position.

The second image of the hexagonal shaped craft doesn’t appear in the book for the Halcyon. I wonder if it’s an earlier iteration of the docking shuttle concept. The other transport that appears in the book is a new design that definitely looks more like a landspeeder. I haven’t seen it released in any of the official art outside of the book yet. Either way, it does appear like they are planning for two distinct modes of transportation.

 

[sedati]

That first image also appears in the book exactly as pictured shown docking to the Halcyon. Right below it in the book is the another view of that same shuttle with the thrust fins in the landing position. The thrust fins are also visible in the docking concept, but they are in the horizontal flight position.

The second image of the hexagonal shaped craft doesn’t appear in the book for the Halcyon. I wonder if it’s an earlier iteration of the docking shuttle concept. The other transport that appears in the book is a new design that definitely looks more like a landspeeder. I haven’t seen it released in any of the official art outside of the book yet. Either way, it does appear like they are planning for two distinct modes of transportation.

We speculated here about those engines rotating, but I don't recall any pics released. But that is most definitely the craft that takes us from Earth. My understanding is that this craft is part of the Chandrila Star Line, whereas our transport to Batuu is actually a Batuu craft. It is that craft that will have a female R3X pilot.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[Ayla]

I haven't read every post in this thread, so I apologize if this was already discussed, but instead of using buses for transport, why couldn't they have constructed something similar to the Skyliner with larger pods to fit more people, like a tram system? It wouldn't have to be as high as the Skyliner, but would still give that feeling of flying vs being driven in a vehicle.

 

[JoeCamel]

I haven't read every post in this thread, so I apologize if this was already discussed, but instead of using buses for transport, why couldn't they have constructed something similar to the Skyliner with larger pods to fit more people, like a tram system? It wouldn't have to be as high as the Skyliner, but would still give that feeling of flying vs being driven in a vehicle.

Just put Kuka bots on a wire track. They could make you feel lots of things and if you had screens inside it would be an attraction to it's own.

The answer to this is as with most things it costs bucks, bus is cheap

 

[SWGalaxys_Edge]

Once again - the concept of the themed busses...

 

[corran horn]

My assumption is the level of power+tech needed to provide immersion would've precluded something like a skyway/skyliner. It's also not enough of a distance to make those viable I'd say.

 

[flynnibus]

Man if they just go with the box in a bus with sound effects and virtual windows... that is gonna be such a missed opportunity and let down. I'm not gonna spend $6k for the Space2020 level experience.

 

[SteveAZee]

My assumption is the level of power+tech needed to provide immersion would've precluded something like a skyway/skyliner. It's also not enough of a distance to make those viable I'd say.

Also, a skyliner is best suited to a constant flow of traffic of decent volume. Given the size of the hotel (excuse me, the starcruiser) there's not going to be a whole lot of traffic, or they scale a skyliner down so much that the wait time would be pretty long. A themed shell of a 'craft' inside a bus/RV/whatever makes the most sense.

 

[aliceismad]

Man if they just go with the box in a bus with sound effects and virtual windows... that is gonna be such a missed opportunity and let down. I'm not gonna spend $6k for the Space2020 level experience.

But what if, and I'm not making any promises, but let's just say hypothetically...there's a wookie driver?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Man if they just go with the box in a bus with sound effects and virtual windows... that is gonna be such a missed opportunity and let down. I'm not gonna spend $6k for the Space2020 level experience.

I would have preferred if the experience didn't include Galaxy's Edge at all, to be honest. It's going to break the immersion pretty quick when you can walk 50 feet North and run into Slinky Dog Dash.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

And the great news is that Disney already has experience doing this sort of thing, since the "decisions we make in Batuu impact how residents there interact with you". Right? I mean, I read that was happening so I assume it all is occurring as planned.

As far as I know, that technology is in place. It's just too damn crowded for them to switch it on.

 

[flynnibus]

I would have preferred if the experience didn't include Galaxy's Edge at all, to be honest. It's going to break the immersion pretty quick when you can walk 50 feet North and run into Slinky Dog Dash.

The way it was presented, GE wasn't even part of the lead in.. leading you to believe they could have done this anywhere in the country. Then they covered the GE portion and it was like... 'oh, I guess it is WDW then...'.

I see it as a crutch that allows them to avoid putting more content in the star cruiser itself... which is another let down (and hurts repeatability IMO).

Between this and earlier hints like all the kid centric stuff... I'm losing faith quickly.