News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Historical Construction/Impressions

[nevol]

New Fresh Baked. Antennas up on the manmade structure on the northeast corner of battle escape facade, overlooking the village. The landing pad/watch tower. I speculate that, given that they built it in full-scale and put a railing around it, they plan to have character actors up here, as the main point of protection for the resistance hideout from the first order which has invaded the main village of batuu. We don't know the scope of the gamification in star wars land yet, but it is possible even that guests would be able to access this area. Even if not, they wouldn't build an onstage area in full scale like that unless it was meant to be used by cast. Cast wouldn't be intentionally placed on stage unless it was part of the story world and we were meant to see them.

 

[Rich T]

Hedge wall > circus tents. We ll see though. I’m cautiously pessimistic.

If they actually use this as an opportunity to visually connect Dumbo to Casey Jr. in a mini circus-land, then I'll let go of the hedge.

 

[britain]

New Fresh Baked. Antennas up on the manmade structure on the northeast corner of battle escape facade, overlooking the village. The landing pad/watch tower. I speculate that, given that they built it in full-scale and put a railing around it, they plan to have character actors up here, as the main point of protection for the resistance hideout from the first order which has invaded the main village of batuu. We don't know the scope of the gamification in star wars land yet, but it is possible even that guests would be able to access this area. Even if not, they wouldn't build an onstage area in full scale like that unless it was meant to be used by cast. Cast wouldn't be intentionally placed on stage unless it was part of the story world and we were meant to see them.

I like your ideas, but I'm pretty sure that railing is only knee high (for forced perspective):

 

[nevol]

I like your ideas, but I'm pretty sure that railing is only knee high (for forced perspective):

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Grrrrrr speculation based on a conclusion based on a hallucination. Somewhere in that video I could have sworn I saw somebody up on that platform. It being full-scale and not forced perspective led me down this rabbit hole but now I can't find the moment in which I came to that conclusion. Keep you posted. Stay sober kids!

 

[britain]

Grrrrrr speculation based on a conclusion based on a hallucination. Somewhere in that video I could have sworn I saw somebody up on that platform. It being full-scale and not forced perspective led me down this rabbit hole but now I can't find the moment in which I came to that conclusion. Keep you posted. Stay sober kids!

When you find it, it may very well have construction workers with a proper waist-high railing, but that's probably just a temporary safety railing.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

When you find it, it may very well have construction workers with a proper waist-high railing, but that's probably just a temporary safety railing.

No such thing anymore. All railings have to be 42" or else workers have to be tethered to work on the platform/balcony/whatever. Look at the upper levels of Buena Vista Street at DCA--the railings are out of scale with that level of the building. This is the new reality.

 

[britain]

No such thing anymore. All railings have to be 42" or else workers have to be tethered to work on the platform/balcony/whatever. Look at the upper levels of Buena Vista Street at DCA--the railings are out of scale with that level of the building. This is the new reality.

Well I'm referring to the very temporary railing that's just made of wires strung from scaffold pole to scaffold pole.

 

[mickEblu]

If they actually use this as an opportunity to visually connect Dumbo to Casey Jr. in a mini circus-land, then I'll let go of the hedge.

TBH I don’t think seeing a spinner from the storybookland canal boats or Casey Jr Does anything for those attractions.

 

[Rich T]

TBH I don’t think seeing a spinner from the storybookland canal boats or Casey Jr Does anything for those attractions.

I mean from the front, looking at them from off-ride. Most guests don't really get the connection that Casey and Dumbo are from the same film. This is a chance to form a little Dumbo mini-land there.

 

[mickEblu]

I mean from the front, looking at them from off-ride. Most guests don't really get the connection that Casey and Dumbo are from the same film. This is a chance to form a little Dumbo mini-land there.

I see what you mean. From the front it’s not as bothersome except for the hedge wall being gone.

 

[CHOX]

Imagine: Western River Expedition intertwined with Nature's Wonderland

Only problem with that would be it wouldn't be pressed up against ROA

Throw in the Country Bears and you’ve got yourself a Star Wars killer.

 

[Phroobar]

Throw in the Country Bears and you’ve got yourself a Star Wars killer.

Sounds like a yawn fest to me. WRE and CB time has come and gone.

 

[TROR]

Sounds like a yawn fest to me. WRE and CB time has come and gone.

How dare you

 

[Phroobar]

How dare you

 

[Rich T]

Sounds like a yawn fest to me. WRE and CB time has come and gone.

In their original forms/concepts, yes. (No one wants to see that proposed WRE "Rain Dance" scene or "Ha-ha, everyone's drunk" scene, these days.) But a really creative, insanely fun update full of thrills, great characters, music and masterful illusions? Heck, yeah!

 

[TROR]

In their original forms/concepts, yes. (No one wants to see that proposed WRE "Rain Dance" scene or "Ha-ha, everyone's drunk" scene, these days.)

I do.

 

[Rich T]

I do.

But Pirates already has a "Ha-ha, everyone's drunk" scene. Several of them. (And I love each one dearly).

 

[Rich T]

Marc Davis, as did a lot of artists, perfomers and film makers of the period, really seemed to love those H-H-E-D scenes. Even America Sings had one.

 

[The Mur]

Imagine if they had built WRE in WDW and then added the Lone Ranger to it after that movie........

 

[shortstop]

Imagine if they had built WRE in WDW and then added the Lone Ranger to it after that movie........

“How many attractions can we add Johnny Depp to?”