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News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021
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Sirwalterraleigh
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Those kinda promos are cut by the owner…in this case: the Walt Disney companyYes. To be fair, this was from a CBS Radio affiliate, and the entire news segment was filed by "CBS News". I imagine the entire segment, from the Ukraine news to this "fun news" story, was created out of New York and then sent nationwide to affiliate stations to air.
If it was from ABC News, then I would be really worried.
But they only mentioned 1977 characters, and even had the original John Williams score playing in the background under the news reporters segment. They made such a dramatic point to mention that the Halcyon was the ship "where Han Solo and Princess Leia spent their honeymoon!". It could have been something Disney World was opening in 1979 for all we know. The news story was quite notable for the things/characters it never mentioned.
Why would cbs spend 10 seconds bothering to produce that? Or even write the read?
I assume there will be clips on GMA this week?…I’ll tune in
TP2000
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Is "hassled" a Californian word? I hadn't noticed that. Maybe the news report was filed out of CBS offices in LA then, and not New York?
Although the lead-in was extremely Californian; "it's a mess in west LA as the Hollywood Freeway is jammed due to a sigalert in the left two lanes at Sunset Blvd. You can try and take Mulholland over the hills to get around it but that's loading up now too, or take the 405 and come in on Sunset or on Santa Monica from the west. The Golden State Freeway is also a mess out of Burbank all the way to the 10, as everyone is heading into town on a Saturday night. And now the news from CBS..."
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TP2000
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Oh, I didn't know that. Now that you mention it, the leading Ukraine news was read by a man, and then the Star Wars hotel news was read by a lady. So maybe Disney did cut it themselves and release it to news organizations? Yikes!
JoeCamel
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It's old hippie speak - I use it often
Very apropos for California culture, other places it is very rare and may get you an annoyed look.
I would guess that spot was created in Glendale rather than Orlando
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Centauri Space Station
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Some of the food
LovePop
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I just noticed that the atrium is missing the original atrium that I liked from the concept art:
Look at how many giant windows there are all around, looking out into space. I thought they would play videos in the windows so that the stars fly past, looking like the space ship is going places. And they can show all kinds of stuff: alien planets, nebulas, black holes, whatever. You will never feel claustrophobic. It seems like the actual window is only in one corner:
And I don't think the view changes, ever. That's a real shame. I know the bridge also has big screens, but that's the bridge, not the atrium.
Look at how many giant windows there are all around, looking out into space. I thought they would play videos in the windows so that the stars fly past, looking like the space ship is going places. And they can show all kinds of stuff: alien planets, nebulas, black holes, whatever. You will never feel claustrophobic. It seems like the actual window is only in one corner:
And I don't think the view changes, ever. That's a real shame. I know the bridge also has big screens, but that's the bridge, not the atrium.
GimpYancIent
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Excellent presentation by the Chef. The various dishes look interesting.
What are the chances that a union got involved, and since other resorts offer a "dance" or kids party, somehow this "hotels" staff had to be allowed to offer the same (Cheesy) thing... (two claps y'all, hands on knees... get funky with it.....)
What's the reason every "character" is miked, with some kinda headset mic and radio?
Is it the production team (AI based) behind them reminding of the story line?
Is it a producer, triggering the sound FX and cue points??
How flexable is this if someone doesn't want to "play along?"
What's the reason every "character" is miked, with some kinda headset mic and radio?
Is it the production team (AI based) behind them reminding of the story line?
Is it a producer, triggering the sound FX and cue points??
How flexable is this if someone doesn't want to "play along?"
GimpYancIent
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ChrisFL
Premium Member
The view does change, at least I think it does because I saw the screens there change when they went into hyperdrive...plaid, whatever they call it
Vegas Disney Fan
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This reminds me a lot of dinner theater, just on a larger, extended, scale. If you want you can just watch the show but it’s much more fun if you actively participate.
Which also mirrors dinner theater, some of us love the interaction and how silly it is, others find the whole concept juvenile. This won’t appeal to everyone but for those that enjoy this type of thing it looks like a blast.
This was actually mentioned in the 3 hour Dis video, they said they hadn’t had a chance to sit down the entire trip because they were constantly doing something. They also said one of them was left out of a mission because of something they didn’t do while at Batuu, this makes it sounds like your choices will affect the storylines you are invited to participate in.
_caleb
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It's pretty clear to me from the videos I've seen that a guest can, at an time, sit down, visit the bar, or return to their room. Nobody is required to participate. Watch how many people just want to record the whole thing. The actors don't call them out or embarrass them, they just keep the story going and interact with guests who respond.
_caleb
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Do you know if the DIS get the 4-hour vlogger experience, or the full 2-day press experience?
_caleb
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You definitely should look elsewhere. This clearly isn't for you!
Morkey Moose
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While I did (and still do) make fun of the scheduled funtivities, reviews have shown that "missions" start popping up on your schedule once you interact with certain CMs. So yes, bingo exists for little kids without a phone and the wherewithal to dig into the "story," but those older will already be too busy, I don't know, apparently helping Gaya find a pan flute for her acoustic set.
Vegas Disney Fan
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They did the full experience.
_caleb
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Reason I ask is I've yet to see anyone clarify how much (if any) downtime there is in the full 2-day experience. It seems like the answer is "not much." Which, to me (and for this price!) is the right answer.
They were actually grousing (a little bit) in a followup video that they were disappointed they couldn't possibly have done everything even if they tried. They felt they should have been able to it all.
Which is very, very true. In another video, two guests were sharing their bridge experience event and found out that they had different scenarios for each group. So, you can't possibly experience it all.
Besides making the Halcyon a 'repeatable' experience, it prevents those who went through the first bridge scene from being able to spoil the plot with the next group.
One online blogger said it was impossible to get up close to Rey. But watching a certain video, we could see that for a certain group of guests following a certain path... that was not their experience!