Incomudro
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People who have a lot of money can do both.
In my situation, yes - I'd have to weigh a value assessment.
But many people who can swing 6k for two nights of this, can easily take the family to Mexico as well.
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In my situation, yes - I'd have to weigh a value assessment.
But many people who can swing 6k for two nights of this, can easily take the family to Mexico as well.
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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That is actually a transportation system too smart one, because it rotates and takes you the star destroyer.
durangojim
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And the dis is a travel agency as well
Sirwalterraleigh
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They would have to be receptive to Star Wars…so not that many would bother. It will work if it’s fantastic…nothing short of that.
themerebear6453
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I'm surprisingly impressed with what they've done, and I'm likely going to book this next year. It looks like something my family would enjoy.
Sirwalterraleigh
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It’s a travel agency first
mergatroid
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Ok, this actually addresses your points. It's a comped visit but is very fair in it's assessment. Forget her opinions on whether she enjoyed it or not, just concentrate on her answers to your questions. The only ones she doesn't answer is the travel to GE. It's worth a watch just for the answers you seek rather than her judgements
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ToTBellHop
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This looks cool…perhaps if they cut the price in half, we will do it in a few years.
uncloaking
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I fear what we're watching is nothing more than a proof-of-concept / test-and-adjust for what will really be Disneyland Forward!
A boutique-sized exclusive mini-theme park where you can stay and roam at will 24/7.
What was the code name for all this again.....?
TP2000
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Forgive me if this has already been discussed as this thread has become overwhelmingly long, but... Space Bingo?
WARNING: I will be critiquing the CM's training and management, not the actual perky undergrad at Valencia Junior College working part-time at WDW.
And yet again, the tone from these CM's is just... off. It's too casual, too chirpy and contemporary, too 2020's Carnival Cruise lounge activity on a rainy day. Was there any training whatsoever given to these CM's about playing a role that involved a luxury cruise ship in a Star Wars galaxy? Any training involving vocabulary and tone and phrasing? And are the managers supervising this thinking "Space Bingo! Yup, we really nailed it on this immersive adventure!"
WARNING: I will be critiquing the CM's training and management, not the actual perky undergrad at Valencia Junior College working part-time at WDW.
And yet again, the tone from these CM's is just... off. It's too casual, too chirpy and contemporary, too 2020's Carnival Cruise lounge activity on a rainy day. Was there any training whatsoever given to these CM's about playing a role that involved a luxury cruise ship in a Star Wars galaxy? Any training involving vocabulary and tone and phrasing? And are the managers supervising this thinking "Space Bingo! Yup, we really nailed it on this immersive adventure!"
FerretAfros
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Disneyland also put in a little extra effort to help make the backside of the buildings a little more palatable. There are colored metal panels to break up the large expanses of building wall, and all the rock work extends to the building to help preserve the illusion somewhat. The addition rockwork is not nearly as detailed as the park-facing stuff, but it does a reasonably good job at concealing a backstage view. It’s not perfect by any means, but given how they had to squeeze the land into the park (which, this is one of the many arguments that it’s a poor fit for its location), it seems like a reasonable compromise. Here’s a look at it from during construction, before all the additional rockwork was completed, but the spires on the left show what’s possible with minimal effort:
Now compare that to the blank expanses of warehouses and floating rocks-on-sticks that greet guests on their way to the Starcruiser. Disneyland usually gets a little more leeway for these sorts of things, due to the limited physical space of the resort and the age of the existing infrastructure. WDW, on the other hand, has “the blessing of size,” and this is a new build for a premium experience, yet it still fares worse than the experience for the masses on the other coast.
The outfits are definitely interesting to me, especially considering that the costumes for the Galaxy’s Edge cast members have far more style, texture, and options than anything else they’ve created in decades. Similar to the DL backside views, if the experience for average park-goers sets one standard, why doesn’t this premium experience at least meet that same standard, let alone raise the bar?
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For me, this has to be the most discouraging part. I was hopeful that Disney would develop new techniques and technologies for the Starcruiser that would make their way to the parks. Based on what we’ve seen today, they’ve seem to done the exact opposite.
UNCgolf
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That's the thing, though. The number of people in that group who are interested in partying at a pool is significantly higher than the number of people who are interested in something like this (or even in theme parks in general).
It's much easier to sell poolside cabanas than an experience like this.
That doesn't mean I'm saying it's going to fail (from what I've seen, it likely won't), just that it has a relatively small potential customer base.
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After seeing a bunch of videos it looks great. It looks exactly like a MMLARP looks like. The integration of tech takes a huge burden off of the "gamemasters" (i.e., the CMs) to be giving out missions and checking if they've been done. There are a few things that could be polished up a bit.
If anyone was truly scared away by "poor and cringey" marketing, the videos posted here should allay any fears.
The big fault, tho, and the one keeping me away: the price.
If anyone was truly scared away by "poor and cringey" marketing, the videos posted here should allay any fears.
The big fault, tho, and the one keeping me away: the price.
Not if the cabanas were $3K/day.
UNCgolf
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I disagree. For the general public, sure, but we're only talking about the wealthiest of the wealthiest here. It's much easier to sell a regular experience like that than tell them they're going to stay in this immersive environment for 2 nights if it's an environment they don't care about.
Anyways, my overall point is that it's faulty to take a set of the population and say, "See, there are this many people and they only need a tiny percentage of them!". That's true, but it's also meaningless because there are too many other factors involved. Only needing 1% of a population can still be impossible depending on what you're asking/expecting that 1% to do.
I have no idea what the actual potential customer base is for this, but there are multiple limiting factors. Price is by far the biggest, of course -- which is why I still think we will see the price drop relatively quickly (as in within a couple of years; not within a few months).
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WDW Pro
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Correct. And no actor can be there all time time. Right now is as good as it is going to get until a future refurbishment and rewrite.
And here is the proof positive that people have vastly different opinions. When I watch that Kylo Ren and Rey "fight", I find it so lackluster as to be embarrassing. You think it looks great. Different strokes for different folks. Disney just has to wonder how many folks will pay attention to the first round of "reviews" and plop down a huge chunk of change.
Centauri Space Station
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It rotates, it doesn’t drive around a road
There was a crowd cheering them on... so... it wasn't like it landed like a dud with the guests. I think the folks there knew that it was merely stage fighting and they know what they were getting.
None of the videos or reviews posted in this thread have thus far panned the battle.
The more-realistic light-saber reveal was cool tech (despite the switch-off being clunky). And the conveyor belt for a Force pull were great uses of tech. And the crowd appreciated it.