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

TROR

TROR

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Mike S said:
I really think it’s just art. Say what you want about little things like entrances or whatever but I highly doubt Disney would cut one of the rides. People WILL notice that.
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Yeah but have you seen their Cars Land? Sure, it doesn't have Radiator Springs Racers but it's nearly identical.
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dweezil78

dweezil78

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Mike S said:
I really think it’s just art. Say what you want about little things like entrances or whatever but I highly doubt Disney would cut one of the rides. People WILL notice that.
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This is a pretty huge expansion -- I would totally not be surprised to see a ride cut in the midst of all this other stuff that comes along with it. Leaving it out this round sets them up for a future expansion down the line and also allows them to learn of any missteps/improve upon the other SWL's out there.
 
britain

britain

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Story-wise, the Batuu village doesn't fit with the Battle Escape attraction. I suspect this art was basically copying and pasting the art from the US Galaxy Edges, but with a few things mixed up to essentially communicate "NEWLY TAILORED FOR PARIS". It's probably going to be the last phase built anyway. So they have a long time to decide what attractions will go in there.
 
Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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Mike S said:
I really think it’s just art. Say what you want about little things like entrances or whatever but I highly doubt Disney would cut one of the rides. People WILL notice that.
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When the entire land it's being cloned from only has two rides, how can you cut from that? You're going to build an ENTIRE land with ONE ride?
 
dweezil78

dweezil78

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Curious Constance said:
When the entire land it's being cloned from only has two rides, how can you cut from that? You're going to build an ENTIRE land with ONE ride?
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It's a new breed of 'land' these days... The land itself is as much of an attraction as the rides within them. When you look at new lands like Pandora, Cars, and the Harry Potter lands at Universal, the line between attraction and land/environment really starts to blur. There is so much to see and experience, such amazing detail and scale put into these things.

In some ways, depending on the ride, walking around the land is maybe even superior when you figure that with an attraction you're looking at something fabricated inside of a show building, but on the outside you're seeing something that feels far more real. The difference is, you're not sitting in a ride vehicle and didn't have to wait a few hours to experience it!

That is kind of how I felt at Pandora. Both rides were great, but only when I walked around the land itself did i look up with my jaw wide open.
 
nevol

nevol

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That's how I felt about Potter. The land, amazing, the ride, awful.

I think they'll start with Millennium Falcon as it is a better show building wienie and cheaper likely than the battle escape props and ride system. They just smudged the falcon itself despite showing its show building to not make any concrete announcements. If they have to phase the project, then battle escape would align perfectly with the back of marvel land. I would much prefer a phased opening to a cliff's notes for paris, where either attraction or land is worse than their US counterparts.
 
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dweezil78 said:
It's a new breed of 'land' these days... The land itself is as much of an attraction as the rides within them.
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We are witnessing a revolutionary turning point in theme park entertainment. Dining, merchandise locations, character interactions, and even scents, are going to play as much of a role as attractions do in theme lands in the future. The lines separating experiences is starting to disappear. The Star Wars Hotel is a good example of how the line between themed lands, attractions and even overnight accommodations are starting to blur.
 
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The Mur

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dweezil78 said:
It's a new breed of 'land' these days... The land itself is as much of an attraction as the rides within them. When you look at new lands like Pandora, Cars, and the Harry Potter lands at Universal, the line between attraction and land/environment really starts to blur. There is so much to see and experience, such amazing detail and scale put into these things.
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Don't forget to add New Orleans Square.
 
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The Mur

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britain said:
Since this got buried under a lot of Paris news, I'm bringing this up again. It's a great video!
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While some of the other v-loggers are reducing their coverage now one of the best is doubling their coverage!!! I like how it is a giant puzzle for him and that he acknowledges that many of his statements will just not be true and that he will get to look back on the videos for a good laugh!
 
dweezil78

dweezil78

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The Mur said:
Don't forget to add New Orleans Square.
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This is no knock on NOS, but I liken NOS more to an EPCOT World Showcase pavilion. It really set the mold for what those would become. It's beautiful, rich in detail, and is a great place to stroll through -- but unlike Cars, Pandora, Potter, etc, there's nothing about it that evokes an emotional 'holy crap that's amazing!' moment nor would I ever consider waiting in line just to see the land itself.
 

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