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

[Ismael Flores]

we also have to factor in the amount of needed space now a days required for ADA compatible evacuations. Buildings have to be bigger now even though the attraction does not need the space

One of my compaints with the recent additions of darkrides which include the very short Winnie the pooh adventure, RSR and monster inc is the lack of intimacy of guest with show scenes. The older dark rides in Fantasyland had tight tracks with show scenes as close as possible to guests as they could get them. Now attractions have the show scenes pushed back to allow extra room for ADA evac as well as to avoid having stupid people damage them. Not only that guests are more careless and are more easily hurt and that is why even older rides are being modified. A couple years ago the matterhorn had to have many of its rockwork re-done to give a bigger clearance from guests. this is an attraction that had been in operation for decades.

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

we also have to factor in the amount of needed space now a days required for ADA compatible evacuations. Buildings have to be bigger now even though the attraction does not need the space

One of my compaints with the recent additions of darkrides which include the very short Winnie the pooh adventure, RSR and monster inc is the lack of intimacy of guest with show scenes. The older dark rides in Fantasyland had tight tracks with show scenes as close as possible to guests as they could get them. Now attractions have the show scenes pushed back to allow extra room for ADA evac as well as to avoid having stupid people damage them. Not only that guests are more careless and are more easily hurt and that is why even older rides are being modified. A couple years ago the matterhorn had to have many of its rockwork re-done to give a bigger clearance from guests. this is an attraction that had been in operation for decades.

There will be plenty to get intimate with on Battle Escape with its 75+ AA's and near-life size AT-AT's. But, there will also be screens...so its a trade-off.

 

[Stevek]

GOTG 6 minutes??? Is that including the pre show and the time I spend cussing out Chapek in my mind as I walk up Hollywood Blvd towards the attraction?

6 minutes is how long it takes to move a foot in the queue of GOTG:MB

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

we also have to factor in the amount of needed space now a days required for ADA compatible evacuations. Buildings have to be bigger now even though the attraction does not need the space

One of my compaints with the recent additions of darkrides which include the very short Winnie the pooh adventure, RSR and monster inc is the lack of intimacy of guest with show scenes. The older dark rides in Fantasyland had tight tracks with show scenes as close as possible to guests as they could get them. Now attractions have the show scenes pushed back to allow extra room for ADA evac as well as to avoid having stupid people damage them. Not only that guests are more careless and are more easily hurt and that is why even older rides are being modified. A couple years ago the matterhorn had to have many of its rockwork re-done to give a bigger clearance from guests. this is an attraction that had been in operation for decades.

The crampedness (word? Meaning?) of the FL dark rides is unbelievably charming and makes for some real scares on the Snow White ride, where large objects in the forest (AKA the trees and swamp beasts) are right up alongside the ride vehicle "attacking" you.

 

[The Mur]

The Shanghai Pirates building is larger in total but the ride does not go on two levels. I think that actual attraction/ride space will thus be larger.

 

[Ismael Flores]

The crampedness (word? Meaning?) of the FL dark rides is unbelievably charming and makes for some real scares on the Snow White ride, where large objects in the forest (AKA the trees and swamp beasts) are right up alongside the ride vehicle "attacking" you.

Yes that is what I miss in the newer darkrdes they have built. Because of all the new restrictions to make the rides ADA compatible and also guest proof the new rides have too much space between the ride paths and show sets.

I think that is one thing of the many issues with the Winnie the Pooh ride along with the oversized vehicles

 

[Travel Junkie]

I haven't been paying too much attention to construction. Is this section on the right new?

@LaughingPlace on twitter

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

I haven't been paying too much attention to construction. Is this section on the right new?

@LaughingPlace on twitter

"new" as of about a week.

 

[sedati]

"new" as of about a week.

I've been curious about this section as it wasn't clear if they were building around the border just so they could continue to use the space for staging, but now it really seems like this whole area will be one open space making a truly huge and tall room.

 

[TP2000]

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Rivers of America on Friday...

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Here are my photos of Titanic. I mean, Star Wars. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger, doesn't it?

 

[Ismael Flores]

Found this on YouTube and thought it was pretty cool.
It's a video of a sketch being done of Star Wars land as if it was drawn for a park map.

 

[MisterPenguin]

And the finished piece...

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

And the finished piece...

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Why does it appear to have an AT-AT in the upper right corner in time out facing the wall?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Why does it appear to have an AT-AT in the upper right corner in time out facing the wall?

The AT-AT knows what it did!

 

[DisneyRoy]

Why does it appear to have an AT-AT in the upper right corner in time out facing the wall?

That's not an AT-AT. If you zoom in there is an Imperial Shuttle. The rest looks like what maybe some sort of covered stage or something. Maybe Jedi Training?

 

[Phroobar]

So has Florida finally put in their AT-ATs?

 

[BrianLo]

So has Florida finally put in their AT-ATs?

Not yet...

Source: Myself, at shell of the studios.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Not yet...

Source: Myself, at shell of the studios.

There is a video on YouTube, can't remember from who that showed the pieces for the At-At on the ground one day and then another video showing the legs already in position inside the structure

 

[TP2000]

Our favorite lady blogger put up with an early summer heatwave and got some more nice footage from the parking structure on Tuesday afternoon. The progress speaks for itself, but the view is getting more obscured as the buildings get bigger.

Enjoy the view while we can.