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THE 1HAPPY HAUNT

THE 1HAPPY HAUNT

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You know what I AM gonna do, since Batuu is in the past and I HAVE SEEN RISE OF SKYWALKER, I wana walk up to the characters in galaxy's edge as they are walking around and spoil the movie err their futures for them to see how they will react. Go up to Rey and go "did you know you are really a Palpatine and the emperor is alive and is your grandfather." and go up to chewie to tell him Leia dies but he gets his medal and tell Kylo he becomes a good guy again. Since they are forever stuck in time between films this should be fun to do. Thx Disney!!!
 
TROR

TROR

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THE 1HAPPY HAUNT said:
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You know what else you should do? You should disregard the barriers and just walk up the Falcon ramp. What's the worst that could happen? You get kicked out, so what. You'll have the story and a dream fulfilled.
 
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT

THE 1HAPPY HAUNT

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TROR said:
You know what else you should do? You should disregard the barriers and just walk up the Falcon ramp. What's the worst that could happen? You get kicked out, so what. You'll have the story and a dream fulfilled.
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I refuse to do that on principal alone. Clearly, Disney is of the mind that people don't need to walk up the ramp to board the falcon but instead board it like it is an airplane. Its an insult. so i refuse to ride that Dave and Buster's video game simulator until they change their minds. They can't kick me out for telling the characters their future. all i am doing is talking to the REAL Rey and Kylo afterall and we are in a real alien land. If Disney didn't want this loop hole then they should not have had their land be forever in between movies.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Travel Junkie said:
If kinetic energy is the or one of the most important things to you then yes you will be disappointed in GE. When I look at what I would consider the best themed lands on the planet, many of them have a small degree of kinetics. For whatever reason, Disney has slowly moved away from putting a lot of kinetics into their lands/parks. The overseas parks in particular have some but not nearly as much as Disney of the 60's. However I would consider many of these lands to be superior to those in the U.S. overall.

GE was designed to rely on live entertainment to deliver the kinetics. We can see why that was a mistake and something WDI should have considered knowing full well that all projects have cuts and one of the easiest and efficient ways a company can cut is people.
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Lack of kinetic energy is probably the biggest issue with the land and the one most of us agree on.

I’m not exactly sure why the industry has moved away from kinetics but I have a few guesses....that I don’t feel like typing out at the moment haha. Anyway, In hindsight i think another one of their mistakes was putting this modern designed land in DL. Aside from how out of scale it is, Disneyland is a happy park full of kinetic energy. In one of your earlier posts you mentioned still feeing that you re in a theme park when you re in NOS. Which I don’t mind at all. Key word being theme and not amusement. I’d rather feel like I’m in a theme park and feel good if the alternative is the current state of Batuu. With that said I can’t quite understand how you feel like you re in a theme park, at least in the context you meant. You are literally staring at an island and a river between boats and a train all while in one of the best designed lands ever. How can Batuu not feel dead after passing through Main Street, NOS and Frontierland? Especially after they cut all of their streetmosphere and entertainment? Maybe the imagineers should have known better or maybe they thought these things would be spared for the golden child That is Star Wars.

I went back and forth during the build phase from not supporting to then supporting SWL at DL. My concerns were never regarding the scale or that SWL was going to break DL. I just felt that a single IP Land didn’t fit in DL and that 14 acres was a lot of space to devote to one IP. I also questioned the rationale behind a “original” land based on IP but that’s another argument. Now that I’ve experienced the land the reason I’m not crazy about it is that it just doesn’t feel like DL. It’s a land that screams second gate. It’s huge and impressive but drab and depressing with none of that DL charm or kinetic energy to be found. With that said, had the land looked more like the concept art with all the green, had all of the roaming droids and aliens, a water feature or two and some more music I could at least enjoy it even if I still felt that it wasn’t a good fit for DL.
 
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Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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mickEblu said:
Lack of kinetic energy is probably the biggest issue with the land and the one most of us agree on.

I’m not exactly sure why the industry has moved away from kinetics but I have a few guesses....that I don’t feel like typing out at the moment haha. Anyway, In hindsight i think another one of their mistakes was putting this modern designed land in DL. Aside from how out of scale it is, Disneyland is a happy park full of kinetic energy. In one of your earlier posts you mentioned still feeing that you re in a theme park when you re in NOS. Which I don’t mind at all. Key word being theme and not amusement. I’d rather feel like I’m in a theme park and feel good if the alternative is the current state of Batuu. With that said I can’t quite understand how you feel like you re in a theme park, at least in the context you meant. You are literally staring at an island and a river between boats and a train all while in one of the best designed lands ever. How can Batuu not feel dead after passing through Main Street, NOS and Frontierland? Especially after they cut all of their streetmosphere and entertainment? Maybe the imagineers should have known better or maybe they thought these things would be spared for the golden child That is Star Wars.

I went back and forth during the build phase from not supporting to then supporting SWL at DL. My concerns were never regarding the scale or that SWL was going to break DL. I just felt that a single IP Land didn’t fit in DL and that 14 acres was a lot of space to devote to one IP. I also questioned the rationale behind a “original” land based on IP but that’s another argument. Now that I’ve experienced the land the reason I’m not crazy about it is that it just doesn’t feel like DL. It’s a land that screams second gate. It’s huge and impressive but drab and depressing with none of that DL charm or kinetic energy to be found. With that said, had the land looked more like the concept art with all the green, had all of the roaming droids and aliens, a water feature or two and some more music I could at least enjoy it even if I still felt that it wasn’t a good fit for DL.
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I think the industry, Disney specifically, seems to be of the mindset that simply slapping a franchise name on the side is enough to bring the people in droves. I think social media has a tendency to make it seem like all anyone cares about is Baby Yoda, or rose gold colored anything, or whether or not the Mandelorian is hotter with or without his helmet on (okay, maybe that last one is just me).
 
Mickeyboof

Mickeyboof

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It truly is sad that Disneyland happily fits more entertainment and attractions in it’s measly footprint than any other castle park in the world... and our last big slice of property only brings with it two attractions. Maybe three in the next decade.

Two. In such a massive piece of land. Two attractions.

I wonder how many attractions a Discovery Bay would have by now. I believe we might have had a Nautilus Simulator, Lost World Rapids, Spark Gap Coaster (?), Island at the Top of the World, Firework Factory Shooter Attraction along with deliciously imaginative restaurants to rival New Orleans Square and a hot air balloon attraction transport to Fantasyland and back.

We might have paid a visit or two to Professor Marvel, to witness his collected wonders.

Instead, we got a land with massive empty pathways designed for Flordia crowds and a droid roasting meat to the mind numbing noise of hissing steam.

We aren’t getting that land back. We’re officially land locked on the Western side. This is it. This is our Disneyland. This is what we’ve got.

What a shame.
 
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TP2000

TP2000

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Mickeyboof said:
It truly is sad that Disneyland happily fits more entertainment and attractions in it’s measly footprint than any other castle park in the world... and our last big slice of property only brings with it two attractions. Maybe three in the next decade.

Two. In such a massive piece of land. Two attractions.

I wonder how many attractions a Discovery Bay would have by now. I believe we might have had a Nautilus Simulator, Lost World Rapids, Spark Gap Coaster (?), Island at the Top of the World, Firework Factory Shooter Attraction along with deliciously imaginative restaurants to rival New Orleans Square and a hot air balloon attraction transport to Fantasyland and back.

We might have paid a visit or two to Professor Marvel, to witness his collected wonders.

Instead, we got a land with massive empty pathways designed for Flordia crowds and a droid roasting meat to the mind numbing noise of hissing steam.

We aren’t getting that land back. We’re officially land locked on the Western side. This is it. This is our Disneyland. This is what we’ve got.

What a shame.
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While I completely understand what you're saying and agree with it, believe me I do.

This reminds me of this dumb-yet-fascinating thing I posted on the WDW board earlier during my afternoon, um, teatime. The kids over there were talking about acreage of various parks, and I had to remind them that acreage almost never equals fun. I'll just cut and paste that post I made here...

I'm on Maui for Christmas and there's a Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant in my hotel (Retro Disney World reference!) with a very good bartender whom I've become friends with over the past week. As I sit here late afternoon Hawaii Standard Time at the Spago bar I just have to throw this out there after staring out at the beach and scribbling some math on a few cocktail napkins, in case anyone forgets that acreage doesn't always equal activity, much less quality. 🧐

Ride counts per park as of the year 2020, to include the Star Wars Land stuff, Runaway Railway, Tokyo expansion opening this spring, Marvel Land in DCA this summer, etc.
  1. Disney's Animal Kingdom - 580 acres = 8 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  2. Epcot - 300 acres = 9 Rides, 4 are E Tickets
  3. Tokyo DisneySea - 176 acres = 21 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  4. Disney's Hollywood Studios - 135 acres = 9 Rides, 5 are E Tickets (assuming Runaway Railway is an E)
  5. Disneyland Paris - 126 acres = 22 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  6. Tokyo Disneyland - 115 acres = 27 Rides, 8 are E Tickets
  7. Magic Kingdom - 105 acres = 25 Rides, 7 are E Tickets
  8. Disneyland - 85 acres = 37 Rides, 13 are E Tickets
  9. Disney California Adventure - 72 acres = 19 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  10. Hong Kong Disneyland - 68 acres = 17 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  11. Walt Disney Studios, Paris - 62 acres = 9 Rides, 3 are E Tickets
Disneyland USA is one of the smaller parks by acreage but has the most rides by a long shot, with an additional E Ticket now under construction for 2022 (Runaway Railway). Animal Kingdom is the biggest park by acreage, likely never to be exceeded, and yet it has the lowest ride count in the entire Disney empire even after its huge Pandora expansion recently.

As seen above, acreage is generally a poor way to determine how good and/or entertaining a theme park will be.
 
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Mickeyboof

Mickeyboof

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TP2000 said:
While I completely understand what you're saying and agree with it, believe me I do.

This reminds me of this dumb-yet-fascinating thing I posted on the WDW board earlier during my afternoon, um, teatime. The kids over there were talking about acreage of various parks, and I had to remind them that acreage almost never equals fun. I'll just cut and paste that post I made here...

I'm on Maui for Christmas and there's a Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant in my hotel (Retro Disney World reference!) with a very good bartender whom I've become friends with over the past week. As I sit here late afternoon Hawaii Standard Time at the Spago bar I just have to throw this out there after staring out at the beach and scribbling some math on a few cocktail napkins, in case anyone forgets that acreage doesn't always equal activity, much less quality. 🧐

Ride counts per park as of the year 2020, to include the Star Wars Land stuff, Runaway Railway, Tokyo expansion opening this spring, Marvel Land in DCA this summer, etc.
  1. Disney's Animal Kingdom - 580 acres = 8 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  2. Epcot - 300 acres = 9 Rides, 4 are E Tickets
  3. Tokyo DisneySea - 176 acres = 21 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  4. Disney's Hollywood Studios - 135 acres = 9 Rides, 5 are E Tickets (assuming Runaway Railway is an E)
  5. Disneyland Paris - 126 acres = 22 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  6. Tokyo Disneyland - 115 acres = 27 Rides, 8 are E Tickets
  7. Magic Kingdom - 105 acres = 25 Rides, 7 are E Tickets
  8. Disneyland - 85 acres = 37 Rides, 13 are E Tickets
  9. Disney California Adventure - 72 acres = 19 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  10. Hong Kong Disneyland - 68 acres = 17 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  11. Walt Disney Studios, Paris - 62 acres = 9 Rides, 3 are E Tickets
Disneyland USA is one of the smaller parks by acreage but has the most rides by a long shot, with an additional E Ticket now under construction for 2022 (Runaway Railway). Animal Kingdom is the biggest park by acreage, likely never to be exceeded, and yet it has the lowest ride count in the entire Disney empire even after its huge Pandora expansion recently.

As seen above, acreage is generally a poor way to determine how good and/or entertaining a theme park will be.
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Well that’s exactly why I was overwhelmingly disappointed with WDW. You walk seemingly miles between attractions.

Athrough acreage is not the best way to look at things, my point is that landlocked Disneyland has always been bursting with rides. It’s a shame that a 14 acre land was built, but ultimately it is wasting space, space that Disneyland historically would fill to the brim with attractions.

Disneyland has about .4 rides per acres... which means a perfect harmony would result in a new 14 acre land bringing 5 to 6 rides to the park.

We got two. Maybe the land will shove in a third ride someday. But 14 acres at Disneyland should have awarded us a sea of options.

It’s unfortunate Disneyland fell victim to the Walt Disney World way of thinking, where way less is placed in a large footprint. This mindset alone makes Galaxy’s Edge stand out against the Backdrop of Disneyland. There is a decent amount of walking at Galaxy’s Edge past seemingly empty vistas.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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TP2000 said:
While I completely understand what you're saying and agree with it, believe me I do.

This reminds me of this dumb-yet-fascinating thing I posted on the WDW board earlier during my afternoon, um, teatime. The kids over there were talking about acreage of various parks, and I had to remind them that acreage almost never equals fun. I'll just cut and paste that post I made here...

I'm on Maui for Christmas and there's a Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant in my hotel (Retro Disney World reference!) with a very good bartender whom I've become friends with over the past week. As I sit here late afternoon Hawaii Standard Time at the Spago bar I just have to throw this out there after staring out at the beach and scribbling some math on a few cocktail napkins, in case anyone forgets that acreage doesn't always equal activity, much less quality. 🧐

Ride counts per park as of the year 2020, to include the Star Wars Land stuff, Runaway Railway, Tokyo expansion opening this spring, Marvel Land in DCA this summer, etc.
  1. Disney's Animal Kingdom - 580 acres = 8 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  2. Epcot - 300 acres = 9 Rides, 4 are E Tickets
  3. Tokyo DisneySea - 176 acres = 21 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  4. Disney's Hollywood Studios - 135 acres = 9 Rides, 5 are E Tickets (assuming Runaway Railway is an E)
  5. Disneyland Paris - 126 acres = 22 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  6. Tokyo Disneyland - 115 acres = 27 Rides, 8 are E Tickets
  7. Magic Kingdom - 105 acres = 25 Rides, 7 are E Tickets
  8. Disneyland - 85 acres = 37 Rides, 13 are E Tickets
  9. Disney California Adventure - 72 acres = 19 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  10. Hong Kong Disneyland - 68 acres = 17 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  11. Walt Disney Studios, Paris - 62 acres = 9 Rides, 3 are E Tickets
Disneyland USA is one of the smaller parks by acreage but has the most rides by a long shot, with an additional E Ticket now under construction for 2022 (Runaway Railway). Animal Kingdom is the biggest park by acreage, likely never to be exceeded, and yet it has the lowest ride count in the entire Disney empire even after its huge Pandora expansion recently.

As seen above, acreage is generally a poor way to determine how good and/or entertaining a theme park will be.
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These numbers are comical.
 
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Sailor310

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TP2000 said:
While I completely understand what you're saying and agree with it, believe me I do.

This reminds me of this dumb-yet-fascinating thing I posted on the WDW board earlier during my afternoon, um, teatime. The kids over there were talking about acreage of various parks, and I had to remind them that acreage almost never equals fun. I'll just cut and paste that post I made here...

I'm on Maui for Christmas and there's a Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant in my hotel (Retro Disney World reference!) with a very good bartender whom I've become friends with over the past week. As I sit here late afternoon Hawaii Standard Time at the Spago bar I just have to throw this out there after staring out at the beach and scribbling some math on a few cocktail napkins, in case anyone forgets that acreage doesn't always equal activity, much less quality. 🧐

Ride counts per park as of the year 2020, to include the Star Wars Land stuff, Runaway Railway, Tokyo expansion opening this spring, Marvel Land in DCA this summer, etc.
  1. Disney's Animal Kingdom - 580 acres = 8 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  2. Epcot - 300 acres = 9 Rides, 4 are E Tickets
  3. Tokyo DisneySea - 176 acres = 21 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  4. Disney's Hollywood Studios - 135 acres = 9 Rides, 5 are E Tickets (assuming Runaway Railway is an E)
  5. Disneyland Paris - 126 acres = 22 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  6. Tokyo Disneyland - 115 acres = 27 Rides, 8 are E Tickets
  7. Magic Kingdom - 105 acres = 25 Rides, 7 are E Tickets
  8. Disneyland - 85 acres = 37 Rides, 13 are E Tickets
  9. Disney California Adventure - 72 acres = 19 Rides, 5 are E Tickets
  10. Hong Kong Disneyland - 68 acres = 17 Rides, 6 are E Tickets
  11. Walt Disney Studios, Paris - 62 acres = 9 Rides, 3 are E Tickets
Disneyland USA is one of the smaller parks by acreage but has the most rides by a long shot, with an additional E Ticket now under construction for 2022 (Runaway Railway). Animal Kingdom is the biggest park by acreage, likely never to be exceeded, and yet it has the lowest ride count in the entire Disney empire even after its huge Pandora expansion recently.

As seen above, acreage is generally a poor way to determine how good and/or entertaining a theme park will be.
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Are you Tommy Bahama? Or the guy from the Dos Equis commercial?
 
smooch

smooch

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nesboy43 said:
It worked in the same way Pandora works. You hear creatures and animals and wildlife without the need for them the physically be there. The sounds added a whole other dimension to the experience IMO. I hope they bring back the volume level it used to be. It was super convincing, ships would fly from one location to the next and youd hear gunshots in the far distance and explosions.
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With Pandora you are hearing animals that make sense you aren't seeing them. If you're in the wild in real life you can hear animals in a forest and not see them, that makes sense. It doesn't make sense to me to hear a war and space ships and not see it in Batuu.
 
Ismael Flores

Ismael Flores

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I find it amusing that they are worried about breaking timeline by not having some of the characters people want to see but they are ok with this...............

-A bright blue and yellow security uniform inside the queue of the attraction. You would think they could come up with a uniform for them that at least fits the theme or are they not allowed?
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waltography

waltography

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Ismael Flores said:
I find it amusing that they are worried about breaking timeline by not having some of the characters people want to see but they are ok with this...............

-A bright blue and yellow security uniform inside the queue of the attraction. You would think they could come up with a uniform for them that at least fits the theme or are they not allowed? View attachment 437570
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This is my personal preference, but I’d like to readily identify security, theme be damned.
 

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