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

[TP2000]

Hmm Idk i think there is a bit more space in front of Falcon, not to mention the berm and area behind it leaves room to expand. Either way, both should be fun.

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That's the Stormtrooper ride, the Falcon ride is on the other side.

And that berm won't be used for some mythical future "expansion". That's Floridian fanboi wishful thinking, after they realized the Disneyland version has much more elbow room. It's a berm. Nothing but a berm.

 

[Little Green Men]

Because it's bigger and more impressive at Disneyland. And much further away from MuppetVision.

Or whatever they have playing in that spot at DCA now

 

[TP2000]

Or whatever they have playing in that spot at DCA now

I think it was last used for Thor. It's a rotating movie preview theater with special effects now, a 3D special effects version of the 2D effects-less version they have at One Man's Dream at DHS. The Muppets are long gone from Disneyland Resort, and will likely never return. No matter how many times Disney half-heartedly "relaunches" the Muppets to a silent thud in the marketplace.

 

[Little Green Men]

That's the Stormtrooper ride, the Falcon ride is on the other side.

And that berm won't be used for some mythical future "expansion". That's Floridian fanboi wishful thinking, after they realized the Disneyland version has much more elbow room. It's a berm. Nothing but a berm.

Oops my mistake, thanks. The point is there's room to expand at DHS. You never know, lots of areas are getting additions that were unthinkable. World showcase actually getting another ride instead of a restaurant for example.

 

[TP2000]

Oops my mistake, thanks. The point is there's room to expand at DHS. You never know, lots of areas are getting additions that were unthinkable. World showcase actually getting another ride instead of a restaurant for example.

There is much more of a chance they will expand DHS Star Wars Land by bulldozing MuppetVision, or the backstage buildings on the opposite side of the land, than they will by removing the berm. I'm fascinated and surprised they doubled down on the Muppets at DHS by giving that area a mild refurbishment and adding them to Liberty Square. I assume those plans were approved two or three years ago, when someone assumed the latest TV relaunch would survive for at least two or three seasons, instead of being cancelled after one season without anyone caring.

I loved the old Muppet Show variety show format when it was on network TV in the late 70's. But it's not 1978 anymore and they just can't get that franchise off the ground again. No matter how many times they try via movies or TV.

 

[Little Green Men]

I zoomed in a bit on the photo trying to get a better sense of scale. Probably not much difference but I thought I'd try.

 

[Mike S]

I don’t get it. The main part of the land looks the freaking same. You guys just have longer walkways going into it out of necessity because of the river.

 

[The_Mesh_Hatter]

I can't believe all that is for two rides with mediocre capacity and (presumably) a height limit.

 

[180º]

And that berm won't be used for some mythical future "expansion". That's Floridian fanboi wishful thinking, after they realized the Disneyland version has much more elbow room. It's a berm. Nothing but a berm.

All of Disneyland’s extra space amounts to nothing but berm as well, so I just don’t get the continued excitement here. Each coast has some extra berm in different places, Disneyland probably has a bit more and it does have longer transition areas which will be really neat, but none of it is expansion-worthy.

 

[Stevek]

Just came out of seeing it. It has some small elements of TESB and ROTJ but for most of it went in a completely different multiple directions. Lots of twists and turns. If your expecting it be a rehash of those two movies especially in the third act you are very wrong. I don't think us older fans really know what to do with it. Everyone else will love it. All of the spoilers on the internet were wrong.

Yep, my wife and daughters who are far less invested in the franchise thought it was the best SW film ever. I, on the other hand, am still trying to process it after 2 viewings.

 

[Stevek]

I dont think you just need a second viewing to better understand, although it will help. I think we need episode 9 and the final closure to truly understand where this one will fit into the grand scheme of things. Once the saga is complete and we see how everything ties together, we can then properly understand and rank the movies accordingly.

I loved it by the way. But I might be biased....

Johnson went all in, undoing the past...I'm concerned that Abrams will not continue down this path and will deliver a fan service movie, playing it safe ala TFA.

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

“That’s what’s been really cool about the storytelling process. There is definitely the idea that we know it is a three-movie arc. We know the first film is an introduction, then the middle act is training, meaning challenging the characters. The third is where they all come together and you have to resolve everything.

But I was truly able to write this script without bases to tag, and without a big outline on the wall. That meant I could react to what I felt from The Force Awakens, and what I wanted to see. I could make this movie personal. I could also just take these characters where it felt right and most interesting to take them.

I think part of the reason [The Last Jedi] feels like it goes to some unexpected places with the characters is that we had that freedom. If it had all just been planned out and written down beforehand, it might have felt a little more calculated, I suppose.”
- Rian Johnson.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

In case you missed it here are THE LAST JEDI threads:

Film Discussion
Spoiler Discussion

 

[MisterPenguin]

What that image shows, because it's out of scale and much larger (closer) in the DHS version, is that there is a lot more room in front of the Falcon ride at Disneyland compared to DHS.

I had thought this exact thing based on previous DHS images, but the comparison of more space was much easier to make at Disneyland around the Stormtrooper ride. But these new aerial images of Disneyland, and the out of scale comparison you provided, now shows what I had assumed a few months ago. Disneyland's version has much more space on both sides of the land compared to the more cramped DHS version.

And again I say, no wonder WDI showed off the Disneyland version of this land at D23 Expo last summer. Because it's bigger and more impressive at Disneyland. And much further away from MuppetVision.

So. I took this new picture and overlaid it with a straight-down shot of SWL in DL (from Google Earth) into Photoshop and distorted it to account for the angled view so that its dimensions matched the straight-down view. IOW, I corrected it's slanted view to an orthogonal one.

I then overlaid the corrected photo into Google Earth to match up with the landmarks (buildings and roads). It looks like this...

I then drew a polygon of the area and let Google Earth tell me how many acres it is. It's 14 acres...

Which is exactly what I got from my previous estimate (see quoted post below).

Both Star Wars Lands are 14 acres. As advertised. They are slightly different shapes. But, they are both the same size area-wise.

If anyone wants to say one is bigger than the other from eyeballing views of the lands from different angles and elevations, you're welcome to do so. But, you'd be wrong. And I'll ask for your proof that's more accurate than eyeballing it. And you won't have any.

I don't care if one SWL is bigger than the other, but as far as I can tell, they're both exactly 14 acres each....

DL's SWGEB...

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DHS's SWGEB...

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[Deleted member 107043]

So. I took this new picture and overlaid it with a straight-down shot of SWL in DL (from Google Earth) into Photoshop and distorted it to account for the angled view so that its dimensions matched the straight-down view. IOW, I corrected it's slanted view to an orthogonal one.

Brilliant! Thank you.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Sadly the image isn't larger, but this photo by Dusty Sage posted on MiceChat today gives a very good preview of what's to come along the north end of the ROA.

This one from Disneygeek was taken from The Hungry Bear.

 

[Ismael Flores]

I'm curious to see how the missing mesh for rockwork will hide that upper left corner of the roof in the second picture. It might be something that might be visible from the second floor of the hungry bear sitting area once done.

that whole rockwork is going to look great once it is done. it will make the northern part of the rivers of America look much bigger. Imagine if they had added a huge waterfall from
the top of one of the rock pieces

 

[Little Green Men]

So. I took this new picture and overlaid it with a straight-down shot of SWL in DL (from Google Earth) into Photoshop and distorted it to account for the angled view so that its dimensions matched the straight-down view. IOW, I corrected it's slanted view to an orthogonal one.

I then overlaid the corrected photo into Google Earth to match up with the landmarks (buildings and roads). It looks like this...

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I then drew a polygon of the area and let Google Earth tell me how many acres it is. It's 14 acres...

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Which is exactly what I got from my previous estimate (see quoted post below).

Both Star Wars Lands are 14 acres. As advertised. They are slightly different shapes. But, they are both the same size area-wise.

If anyone wants to say one is bigger than the other from eyeballing views of the lands from different angles and elevations, you're welcome to do so. But, you'd be wrong. And I'll ask for your proof that's more accurate than eyeballing it. And you won't have any.

Boom!

 

[dweezil78]

I'm curious to see how the missing mesh for rockwork will hide that upper left corner of the roof in the second picture. It might be something that might be visible from the second floor of the hungry bear sitting area once done.

Hopefully there's either more rockwork to come or landscaping that hasn't yet been planted. Still a while before we'll know for sure!

 

[Mike S]

Johnson went all in, undoing the past...I'm concerned that Abrams will not continue down this path and will deliver a fan service movie, playing it safe ala TFA.

Good. TLJ stinks. We got no answers for anything.