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

[bshah365]

That’s interesting - if riders don’t activate their console, can they just sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight?

I don't think you can do that. The CM makes sure your console is activated as they check your seatbelt. If you don't, they'll ask you what option you want (auto/manual) and just click the buttons for you.

 

[Figments Friend]

It’s all happening

I remember when everyone was at D23, and they had little hints of something Star Wars coming but nothing had been announced or really rumoured yet.

Yep.
And I was sitting in that big room during the panel announcement at that D23 Expo when it was officially announced back in August of 2015.

I was not overly thrilled with it being located in Disneyland Park, but was happy for DHS in Florida.
Perfect 'fit' there.

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[TROR]

I don't think you can do that. The CM makes sure your console is activated as they check your seatbelt. If you don't, they'll ask you what option you want (auto/manual) and just click the buttons for you.

That's rubbish, but thanks for the reply.

 

[wityblack]

Is it still looking like only one Smuggler's Run mission for opening day? I specifically remember hearing of three separate missions. If there's only one now, could they be only doing one during cast previews and unlock it for the grand opening? If it's not gonna be there the 31st, are we expecting it to stay as one mission forever/for the forseeable future, or are they just not done programming the other two?

 

[Sharon&Susan]

SW:GE sounds good, but does it make you feel like Spider-Man?

 

[Mac Tonight]

Since its just CM previews, I doubt they've started implementing this yet, but if you totally F up the Falcon on your flight, what happens to you? Wasn't there supposed to be some "bounty" on your head?

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Boarding the falcon was not believable at all for me. Execution was poor.. a toddler could figure out that we didn't board the actual falcon.. Where they went wrong? The Hondo preshow. The preshow fails to properly show the falcon leave its position outside, park inside the building, and allign with the gangway hallway we enter next.. Hondo doesn't even explain the falcon being moved.. Instead, Hondo explains the story of the attraction while you see the falcon randomly show up behind him on what is clear to be a screen, not a window. What I would've done? Shown surveillance footage of the attractions facade with guests walking around.. clearly see the falcon move from that position, then appear on the screen behind him and park and align itself with the gangway.. Star Tours does a great job with this in its pre boarding queue video.

^^^^^SEE?! This is exactly what I was talking about all these months that people said "it's a theme park ride you have to go with it" and I was trying to explain it has to be set up to be believeable. again, we should be able to board the falcon out front or you get a half hearted attempt to have it make sense in the queue.

 

[DLR>WDW]

^^^^^SEE?! This is exactly what I was talking about all these months that people said "it's a theme park ride you have to go with it" and I was trying to explain it has to be set up to be believeable. again, we should be able to board the falcon out front or you get a half hearted attempt to have it make sense in the queue.

Yep, and it seems like Disney dropped the ball on this one. A little disappointed as it could’ve been conveyed in so many different ways. :/

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

It won't feel real to me until I get to become Slave Leia in a bikini attached to an animatronic Jaba who is oozing on me. And no, I will not shave my legs.

that's my fantasy too

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Great. Maybe @THE 1HAPPY HAUNT will get the point. I don’t know though..

oh I get it. excuse me for just wanting the ride to look as believable as the original star tours and not look like video game graphics.

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

i'm with you. lucA$$$$$$film and DIS$$$$$$$NEY and BOB EIGER$$$$$$$NER and KA$$$$$$$$$$HLEEN KE$$$$$NNEDY need to realize that us star wars fans won't stand for some "theme park"! us star wars fans want only the highest quality! us star wars fans need a REAL STAR WAR

gentlemen... i propse to you. a war in space. we take the fight to the aliens and make a real star war.

WHO'S WITH ME??????

I am with you. Someone should make there own star wars land and not with disney.

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

I think you need a spell checker first.

This person is excited. I don't think this person needs a spell check.

 

[tonymu]

Since its just CM previews, I doubt they've started implementing this yet, but if you totally F up the Falcon on your flight, what happens to you? Wasn't there supposed to be some "bounty" on your head?

Since the Anaheim land is the test land for Florida's bigger, better and improved land I would guess that those interactions would probably only be possible with the Magic Bands.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

I am with you. Someone should make there own star wars land and not with disney.

Just send me the money and I’ll build it for you. You will then receive through email this “Star Trek” land in 3-5 shipping days.

 

[lifeisgoodboy]

Just send me the money and I’ll build it for you. You will then receive through email this “Star Trek” land in 3-5 shipping days.

If I am rich then maybe if the blueprints look good.

 

[Hawg G]

Got to visit Galaxy's Edge yesterday.

I experienced every single offering except for the Cantina (it was a 3 hour wait)
Below is my in depth review and OPINIONS of the land. Keep in mind that I have seen some Star Wars films but am not a not a Star Wars fanatic.. but a huge theme park/imagineering fan.. So take that for what it's worth.

SPOILERS BELOW

THE LAND: 10/10
-The transitions from frontier/fantasy are seamless, buildings are tall, the trees are beautiful. There's a ton of shaded areas, places to sit down, and just areas to relax and kick back. Lots of exploring to do! Each store location has Star Wars-y doors.. big sets of double doors that aggressively slide open and close (I don't have a better way to describe them but it was a cool sight to see). Little nooks to venture off into and a ton of things to see. Resistance area was nice but not a lot to do without Rise open.. If you walk up to the Rise entrance you can hear/see a large waterfall straight ahead in the queue.. It was beautiful..

THE BATHROOMS: 10/10
-There are two sets of bathrooms in the land, both have identical interiors and have themed insides similar to the wizarding world. Inside the restrooms, they play a recorded loop of "Black Spire Radio" music with a host even greeting listeners and introducing the next song.
-The drinking fountain outside of one of the bathrooms is INCREDIBLE. There is a large clear pipe connected to the fountain with an animatronic sea creature that emerges out of the water. This happens when you press the button on the fountain. There are also new fountains for refilling water bottles I've never seen before in a Disney park.

THE SHOPS: 7/10
-You guys, when I tell you these shops are small... I mean they're SMALL... I'm not knocking them for their size, but for their efficiency in crowds.
-The market stalls were a MESS. Each stall is so shallow, the guest flow/operation just doesn't work. (mind you this was a cast preview with very little people walking around in the land.. good luck on opening day/any day after June 24). It was actual hell trying to buy anything from these stores. There wasn't enough room for people trying to pay out at the registers, let alone have anyone walk in and try to look at the products. People were cutting each other and there was just hoards of people swarming registers to purchase things.
-Only Kat Saka's has an actual queue and is somewhat organized, the toy/pet shop and the other trinket shop were... not fun. (Although beautifully themed)
-Droid Depot/Dok-Ondar's are a bit larger than the others and have neat things to look at.
-Dok-Ondar animatronic literally does not interact with guests whatsoever... He is just in a cage above the check out registers and just does his own thing.. We were in the store for 10-15 min and he didn't even say one word.. Looking at the figure, it didn't even seem like his mouth could fully open.. He just blinks and rotates around in his cage.. He is still cool, but with imagineering hyping everyone up saying we could bargain with him.. I was just left a little disappointed..
-First Order Cargo is just way too small... It is in such a prime location and is no bigger than that little shop inside Fantasy Faire.. Didn't even need to enter to see all the merchandise..
-Resistance supply is cute! It looks just like the concept art!

THE FOOD: 9/10
-Blue/Green milk stand is COOL!! Lots of glass spheres filled with liquid while you wait in organized switchbacks.. The main glass sphere filled with blue milk in the front bubbles and is animated. The drinks themselves are small, expensive, and tasteless. $7.99 for a small cup before tax.. I bought 1 blue, 1 green and my total was $17+... Cool to get your pic with one but this won't be a reoccurring drink purchase for me, unlike Butterbeer at Universal.
-Docking Bay 7: Didn't eat here but the restaurant is very large! It was super neat inside and there was a indoor and outdoor seating.. Loved it.
-Ronto Roasters made me so happy.. It is so friggin cool... The idea and execution is PERFECTION. You can smell it from far away and the engine is animated and shakes while spewing smoke and red flaring lights.. There is a droid churning a crank which is rotating the meat. The food is BOMB.. expensive but really good. The Ronto Wrap is absolutely delish and super different from anything Disney has offered in the past. Its $13+ and its roughly the size of a chalupa from Taco Bell.. The drinks are delish but need help with presentation.. Its literally just juice in a cup with ice.. No garnish, no popping boba, no cool colors.. seems a little basic for a galactic land.
-Kat Saka's Kettle is so good.. and I really wasn't excited for this offering.. The popcorn machine looks really cool and the stall is themed nicely. The popcorn is really different and I loved it. I would best describe the taste as a spicy/salty trix cereal flavored popcorn.

SAVI'S WORKSHOP: 5/10
It's a no from me... Joined a friend who built a lightsaber and got to experience the show with him.. There is no way in hell I would pay $200+ for this experience.. There were nice lighting effects and the show presentation was cute.. but no physical show elements.. Ollivanders is completely free and has more physical effect offerings. Sure its cool if you're a die hard fan.. but when I sat and calculated how much money this venue makes ($2,800+ every 30 min, $89,600+ in one 8am-Midnight operating day), I couldn't ignore the fact that this was just an empty room with color changing LEDs and fake candles... Yoda makes an appearance.. and he's not a really cool hologram effect.. Just a cheap voice over.. They just could have done way more with this area for the money they make on the hour.

FALCON: 9/10
We all know so much about this ride so I'll only explain the new things I noticed.
-Queue is so cool and very large
-Multi leveled queue with windows looking out at the falcon were genius.
-Boarding the falcon was not believable at all for me. Execution was poor.. a toddler could figure out that we didn't board the actual falcon.. Where they went wrong? The Hondo preshow. The preshow fails to properly show the falcon leave its position outside, park inside the building, and allign with the gangway hallway we enter next.. Hondo doesn't even explain the falcon being moved.. Instead, Hondo explains the story of the attraction while you see the falcon randomly show up behind him on what is clear to be a screen, not a window. What I would've done? Shown surveillance footage of the attractions facade with guests walking around.. clearly see the falcon move from that position, then appear on the screen behind him and park and align itself with the gangway.. Star Tours does a great job with this in its pre boarding queue video.
-Falcon ride has Day/Night mode in the attraction!! THANK GOD! This happens in the beginning when you leave Black Spire Outpost and see the land.
-The Hondo that appears on the screen is an actor with prosthetics! He looks so cool!! Looks just like the animatronic!
-Gunner has Autopilot/Manual options you can choose. The difference? Manual has a series of 3 buttons that must be pressed simultaneously to shoot while auto just has one.
-Everyone has to activate their consoles as soon as they sit down. This is how the ride knows what positions are filled.
-I was gunner and pilot and had a blast. Such a good ride.

CHARACTERS: 10/10
-You are immediately greeted by tons of troopers coming in from the Fantasy/Frontier entrances and they have a lot more to say in Batuu! Kylo also walks with them and orders guests to interact with him.. The troopers are also found on top of structures/buildings which I thought was super neat.
-Rey and Chewie walk around the resistance forest happy to shake hands and meet with guests. I was shopping at Resistance Supply and Rey actually approached me. She asked for my name and thanked me for visiting Batuu. She has a specific spiel rehearsed that has her storytelling and thanking guests for coming. It was truly magical.

SOUNDS: 10/10
-The surround sound is crazy.. you can feel the vibration of ships taking off and landing.. and they're LOUD. The sound travels throughout the land and was super immersive.
-Only certain areas have musical scores playing.. Mostly when you first enter.
-The forest has nice forest-y sounds with birds and trees and such.


This land is truly magical. I'm very excited for everyone to experience it. I'm not a huge Star Wars fanatic and was genuinely impressed.. I can only imagine how much the die hards will love it.

Let me know if anybody has any questions. I'm happy to help!

So, you do NOT walk up the ramp in to the Falcon? Really?

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Since the Anaheim land is the test land for Florida's bigger, better and improved land I would guess that those interactions would probably only be possible with the Magic Bands.

By all internal accounts, Anaheim and Florida's lands are meant to be equal-if-slightly-different. Anaheim's Galaxy's Edge isn't regarded as a test for Florida's any more than any attraction clones with near-simultaneous construction timelines. The reasons WDW's opens later than DL's have nothing to do with DL being a guinea pig for some bigger, better version in Florida. To the untrained eye they will be almost completely the same.

 

[Hawg G]

Is it still looking like only one Smuggler's Run mission for opening day? I specifically remember hearing of three separate missions. If there's only one now, could they be only doing one during cast previews and unlock it for the grand opening? If it's not gonna be there the 31st, are we expecting it to stay as one mission forever/for the forseeable future, or are they just not done programming the other two?

There was so much absolute BS being floated by those "in the know", who knows what else was wrong

 

[wityblack]

There was so much absolute BS being floated by those "in the know", who knows what else was wrong

I remember this piece of concept art for Smuggler's Run, so if this isn't in the mission then at least another mission was planned, or this was cut from the main mission. I haven't ridden it, so I don't know.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So, you do NOT walk up the ramp in to the Falcon? Really?

Already been discussed. Can't happen because: ADA.

There was so much absolute BS being floated by those "in the know", who knows what else was wrong

We have no idea if there will be only one mission. Previews with just one mission mean nothing.