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

[mickEblu]

I'll be surprised if they don't at least fill the gap with some kind of barrier like a painted tarp. All they need to do is block the light from coming through. I'm sure their calculation was something on the order of, "well, we can fill in 99% and remain on budget or spend another $xx."

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Some sort of tarp.

 

[MisterPenguin]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Some sort of tarp.

tarp​

 

[mickEblu]

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tarp​

LOL

 

[Disney Irish]

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tarp​

As long as its a Blue Tarp!

 

[BrianLo]

When you go on the Canoes, you can't see a thing of Star Wars Land; no rocks, no spires, no buildings, no nothing.

Because you are down at ground level on the Canoes, not 30 feet above ground like the top deck of the Mark Twain. Even though you are mere feet from the place, you can't see a bit of Batuu. Because they aren't going to let you climb 30 feet up onto the rooftops.

Using that as a guide, you probably won't be able to see a thing of Frontierland or Fantasyland when you are in Star Wars Land.

Heck, even now when you are standing a few dozen feet away from the entry tunnels into Star Wars Land, you can't even see anything peeking over the top, so I would expect it to be the exact same experience in reverse when you are standing on the other side of this berm...

Any Star Wars Land from this middle entrance area? Nope.

How about the far eastern entrance looking northwest into the land? Walking in from Fantasyland and going right up to the eastern entrance that's still walled shut? Nope.

Okay, maybe if I move way south to the Big Thunder exit and look directly north at Star Wars Land. Here's what this view looked like in 2016 as they cleared land, rerouted the River, and realigned the Railroad. Surely you will see Star Wars from here....

Fast forward to 2018 with Batuu mountains finished and massive ride buildings all built. Here's the same view...

There's just gotta be a place in Frontierland or Critter Country I could see Star Wars from. Yes! The top of the second lift hill of Big Thunder Mountain! Look fast!

Angles and math blah blah... I'm completely guessing but I still side with you'll catch the peak of Big Thunder (the peak not the train). Somewhere. Obviously without us taking a photo from the actual peak its hard to say...

Big Thunder kind of looks like it belongs anyways.

 

[TROR]

Love that shot of the spires in the distance on Big Thunder.

 

[BrianLo]

It's funny how everyone thinks Give Me the Music is a she.

@GiveMeTheMusic

 

[SWGalaxysEdge]

What will they do about the Mark Twain and the train exchanging air horns? Will they keep it?

 

[MisterPenguin]

What will they do about the Mark Twain and the train exchanging air horns? Will they keep it?View attachment 337994

That's just sounds of Batuu's indigenous species calling out to each other.

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

No offense, but an Imagineer just walking through DL isn’t going to give a random guest inside information. That is a good way for them to lose their job. So anything they tell you is likely going to be the normal PR/Marketing response that is already public knowledge. Again not worth posting here.

What suddenstorm was referring to was if you had a personal relationship, such as neighbors or friends, with an Imagineer and they give you inside info then post it.

No I don't know any. I won't ask them.

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

I know there is already a post for the permits, but I was looking at the Anaheim permits and saw this:

http://permits.anaheim.net/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=statusviewcaseBLD&shl_caseno=BLD2018-04326

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

I have a question I have a book called smuggler's guide. In it says Batuu is a shadowport. What are shadowports?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I have a question I have a book called smuggler's guide. In it says Batuu is a shadowport. What are shadowports?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Shadowport

 

[Disney Irish]

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Shadowport

The internet has all answers, if you're willing to look....

 

[Phroobar]

What will they do about the Mark Twain and the train exchanging air horns? Will they keep it?View attachment 337994

It's amazing how much the Mark Twain and the train sound like a Krayt Dragon.

 

[SWGalaxysEdge]

I know there is already a post for the permits, but I was looking at the Anaheim permits and saw this:

http://permits.anaheim.net/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=statusviewcaseBLD&shl_caseno=BLD2018-04326

..nice.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

..nice.View attachment 338134

Specifically, here's the text from the permit site:

Disneyland - SW - DL Frontierland Expansion - Tenant Improvement: (2) Exterior prefabricated show sets built offsite X-Wing Fighter anchored to existing foundation, adjacent to Bldg #10040 and Bldg #10050. REF:BLD2017-02850 for foundation

 

[Disneycorn]

Mike Quinn is going to be doing some sequence for rise of resistance attraction for Star Wars galaxy’s edge

 

[SWGalaxysEdge]

Mike Quinn is going to be doing some sequence for rise of resistance attraction for Star Wars galaxy’s edge

..yep. He joined my SWGE facebook group today and was telling me about that. Obviously he could not say what it was about (NDA) but he also said Disney went back to Kenya to have Kipsang record more stuff too. He was the original voice of Nien Nunb, FYI (image attached of Mike's post about this on my group's page

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

..yep. He joined my SWGE facebook group today and was telling me about that. Obviously he could not say what it was about (NDA) but he also said Disney went back to Kenya to have Kipsang record more stuff too. He was the original voice of Nien Nunb, FYI (image attached of Mike's post about this on my group's pageView attachment 338298

Did you get this info about Nein Nunb in Star Wars Galatic Phase Book and Travel Guide book on pg 155.