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

Professortango1

Professortango1

Well-Known Member
Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
You thought so? I was glued to the screen from the start. I rank Rogue One as one of the best SW films ever.
Click to expand...
I rank it ahead of Return of the Jedi and the prequels, but the opening is a mess and the characters aren't as memorable or fleshed out as our usual heroes. Heck, our hero was a less charismatic Rey. I wanted more of what the trailers hinted at. Instead we got a more middle of the road flick. Enjoyable but forgettable.
 
TP2000

TP2000

Well-Known Member
mandstaft said:
Perhaps the attractions through Rivers of America, although shortened, will actually be a better experience after this transition is complete.
Click to expand...

Which is exactly what I've been saying for over a year. The backside of the Rivers of America was a boring cruise past a dirt berm and a massive wall of overgrown trees and shrubs, with a few fiberglass elk and jiggling Indians placed about to add drama and suspense. Boring!

This new version they are building looks like real Imagineering with a real budget, adding eye candy and interesting visuals all along the way. A huge improvement for Disneyland, setting up the Rivers of America for decades of future entertainment that won't bore kids to death.
 
SSG

SSG

Well-Known Member
TP2000 said:
Which is exactly what I've been saying for over a year. The backside of the Rivers of America was a boring cruise past a dirt berm and a massive wall of overgrown trees and shrubs, with a few fiberglass elk and jiggling Indians placed about to add drama and suspense. Boring!

This new version they are building looks like real Imagineering with a real budget, adding eye candy and interesting visuals all along the way. A huge improvement for Disneyland, setting up the Rivers of America for decades of future entertainment that won't bore kids to death.
Click to expand...

Sacrilege! Saint Walt designed that boring back stretch so families could be bored together. ;)
 
TP2000

TP2000

Well-Known Member
britain said:
Click to expand...


I'm just getting to all this news now after having a house full of family for Christmas, but this is a great video!

The scale is truly huge compared to what had been back there since Big Thunder opened in 1979. What a giant, purposely Imagineered and purposely built improvement for the northern half of Frontierland!

But I think my favorite part was the half dozen glum-faced CM's in funeral-black polyester uniforms stationed along the path, either talking to each other or just staring into the middle distance ignoring everyone walking by. Why are they even there? Maybe Disney could give them some Xanax before their shift to help them fight their depression? :rolleyes:

But this concept of construction walk-thrus during busy holiday weeks isn't new. Disneyland did this during the Christmas season of 1982 as they were busy getting New Fantasyland ready for opening in the summer of '83.
tumblr_nlt8huAdwE1qbaamvo1_1280.jpg


Ah, 1982, when we all thought we were so cool because the entire country suddenly switched from the bell-bottomed Britannia jeans we bought in 1979 to straight-legged Levi 501's that became mandatory just three years later. I remember it like it was yesterday. :cool:
 
Last edited:
truecoat

truecoat

Well-Known Member
Stevek said:
For all the people saying they were doing the re-shoots to make it more family friendly...if this is where they landed, I'd love to see what they cut that was even darker.
Click to expand...

Except for the Vader part, it looks like it was more family friendly to begin with. Heroes surviving and such. In the trailers you can see Jyn running on the beach with the other guy and the robot, hard drive in tow.
rogue one.jpg
 
Professortango1

Professortango1

Well-Known Member
truecoat said:
Except for the Vader part, it looks like it was more family friendly to begin with. Heroes surviving and such. In the trailers you can see Jyn running on the beach with the other guy and the robot, hard drive in tow.
View attachment 181818
Click to expand...

That's because the signal tower was originally separate from the main building and both our heroes and villain had to go across the sands. The original script had Jyn as much more troubled and dark and it is about her redemption.
 
Curious Constance

Curious Constance

Well-Known Member
My only criticism of Rogue One is that I didn't think there were enough good moments between the characters. They went from not trusting and generally disliking each other to suddenly being willing to die for each other with not much in between. Other than that, I thought it was very good. My husband thought it was boring as heck though.
 
D

Deleted member 107043

Curious Constance said:
They went from not trusting and generally disliking each other to suddenly being willing to die for each other with not much in between. Other than that,
Click to expand...

The Death Star firing is what brought them together and explains how the rebellion grew against the Empire. Sure it's convenient plot point, but it's not like the characters didn't have a motive to join forces.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

Well-Known Member
TP2000 said:
I'm just getting to all this news now after having a house full of family for Christmas, but this is a great video!

The scale is truly huge compared to what had been back there since Big Thunder opened in 1979. What a giant, purposely Imagineered and purposely built improvement for the northern half of Frontierland!

But I think my favorite part was the half dozen glum-faced CM's in funeral-black polyester uniforms stationed along the path, either talking to each other or just staring into the middle distance ignoring everyone walking by. Why are they even there? Maybe Disney could give them some Xanax before their shift to help them fight their depression? :rolleyes:

But this concept of construction walk-thrus during busy holiday weeks isn't new. Disneyland did this during the Christmas season of 1982 as they were busy getting New Fantasyland ready for opening in the summer of '83.
tumblr_nlt8huAdwE1qbaamvo1_1280.jpg


Ah, 1982, when we all thought we were so cool because the entire country suddenly switched from the bell-bottomed Britannia jeans we bought in 1979 to straight-legged Levi 501's that became mandatory just three years later. I remember it like it was yesterday. :cool:
Click to expand...

82. Has a ring to it doesn't it?

I was also born that year. I like to think that I brought the end of the ticket books, helped the Lakers win the championship and helped MJ release the Thriller album.

Oh ya and for those that care about soccer. Helped Italy win the World Cup.
 
BrianLo

BrianLo

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
TP2000 said:
Which is exactly what I've been saying for over a year. The backside of the Rivers of America was a boring cruise past a dirt berm and a massive wall of overgrown trees and shrubs, with a few fiberglass elk and jiggling Indians placed about to add drama and suspense. Boring!

This new version they are building looks like real Imagineering with a real budget, adding eye candy and interesting visuals all along the way. A huge improvement for Disneyland, setting up the Rivers of America for decades of future entertainment that won't bore kids to death.
Click to expand...

There are two lingering problems that people get hung up on. Inability to separate distaste of SWE from the RoA project and secondly a lack of understanding of what is being done.

Apart from my harping on it, if you asked most members of this board how much the RoA is being shortened by they'd produce a number 2-4x reality.

Even some insiders have spread misinformation because they are so against the project they haven't bothered to seek the facts.
 
Mike S

Mike S

Well-Known Member
TP2000 said:
Which is exactly what I've been saying for over a year. The backside of the Rivers of America was a boring cruise past a dirt berm and a massive wall of overgrown trees and shrubs, with a few fiberglass elk and jiggling Indians placed about to add drama and suspense. Boring!

This new version they are building looks like real Imagineering with a real budget, adding eye candy and interesting visuals all along the way. A huge improvement for Disneyland, setting up the Rivers of America for decades of future entertainment that won't bore kids to death.
Click to expand...
I'd be all for this in Magic Kingdom but instead of SWL or some other IP land we finally get Western River Expedition. A new one based on what Disney did with Pirates in Shanghai.
 
Last edited:
Stevek

Stevek

Well-Known Member
Curious Constance said:
My only criticism of Rogue One is that I didn't think there were enough good moments between the characters. They went from not trusting and generally disliking each other to suddenly being willing to die for each other with not much in between. Other than that, I thought it was very good. My husband thought it was boring as heck though.
Click to expand...
I've heard others say it was quite boring as well. Oddly enough, my wife who is not much of a SW fan thoroughly enjoyed it.
 
Stevek

Stevek

Well-Known Member
truecoat said:
Except for the Vader part, it looks like it was more family friendly to begin with. Heroes surviving and such. In the trailers you can see Jyn running on the beach with the other guy and the robot, hard drive in tow.
View attachment 181818
Click to expand...
I think the end would have still been the same, just some different action with regards to the Death Star plans being delivered.
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom