Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Speaking of...Star Wars...I watched Solo last night and can say with certainty that it is the complete definition of "meh".
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News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Historical Construction/Impressions
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Sirwalterraleigh
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...you ain’t kiddin’, Sister
TP2000
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6 seats per ride, and two seats are stuck being "engineers" pushing buttons in the back? Oh, heck no. If I'm paying $125 to get in and then waiting in line for three hours for this thing, I'm flying the darn ship. I don't care how precious that little moppet from Utah is, I'll wait for the next pod to rotate into position and take the controls on that one, if you please.
Not an option for me, you say? There's honor in being a flight engineer, you say? 200 buttons to play with, you say? After paying $125 to get in and waiting in line for three hours? Fine, I'll wait here at the holo-chess table until your manager in droopy-butt Dockers and a tacky pin lanyard can come speak to me and put me in the next pod to fly the ship.
And yet again, this Falcon ride concept has me convinced no one of any importance on the Star Wars Land project has ever worked in a theme park. They are laughably out of touch and nearly clueless on how Disneyland actually works.
Thankfully the other ride is normal, and has vehicles that go on a prescribed path and don't dead end into a wall and miss all the action when the precious moppet from Utah in the front seat gets scared.
Not an option for me, you say? There's honor in being a flight engineer, you say? 200 buttons to play with, you say? After paying $125 to get in and waiting in line for three hours? Fine, I'll wait here at the holo-chess table until your manager in droopy-butt Dockers and a tacky pin lanyard can come speak to me and put me in the next pod to fly the ship.
And yet again, this Falcon ride concept has me convinced no one of any importance on the Star Wars Land project has ever worked in a theme park. They are laughably out of touch and nearly clueless on how Disneyland actually works.
Thankfully the other ride is normal, and has vehicles that go on a prescribed path and don't dead end into a wall and miss all the action when the precious moppet from Utah in the front seat gets scared.
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mickEblu
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6 seats per ride, and two seats are stuck being "engineers" pushing buttons in the back? Oh, heck no. If I'm paying $125 to get in and then waiting in line for three hours for this thing, I'm flying the darn ship. I don't care how precious that little moppet from Utah is, I'll wait for the next pod to rotate into position and take the controls on that one, if you please.
Not an option for me, you say? There's honor in being a flight engineer, you say? 200 buttons to play with, you say? After paying $125 to get in and waiting in line for three hours? Fine, I'll wait here at the holo-chess table until your manager in droopy-butt Dockers and a tacky pin lanyard can come speak to me and put me in the next pod to fly the ship.
And yet again, this Falcon ride concept has me convinced no one of any importance on the Star Wars Land project has ever worked in a theme park. They are laughably out of touch and nearly clueless on how Disneyland actually works.
Thankfully the other ride is normal, and has vehicles that go on a prescribed path and don't dead end into a wall and miss all the action when the precious moppet from Utah in the front seat gets scared.
All makes sense and yet I have to imagine they have anticipated this right? They have to make all of the positions equally entertaining or at least close.
LOL what the heck is a moppet?
EDIT: or maybe they will have some designated line to fly the ship or be the gunner deeper into the queue? Then maybe lines will balance themselves out when you can wait 45 minutes to be an engineer instead of 2 hours to fly.
SuddenStorm
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A young child who makes lots of noise.
Definitely a word I need to work into my vocabulary.
Phroobar
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Phroobar
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Well, it’s not quite a mop, it’s not quite a puppet, but man… (laughs hysterically) So to answer your question, I don’t know.
Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Your post is meh.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
R1 and Solo are frankly the only ones that come close to replicating classic trilogy moments...
No corny jokes and “obvious intrigue”
The rumor is that the big curve is that Hux is a secret double agent???
Wow... won’t that go down in the history of cinemas as exciting!!???
...ok...as you were...I’m gonna get that APB out on Kathy Kennedy...it’s been months
No corny jokes and “obvious intrigue”
The rumor is that the big curve is that Hux is a secret double agent???
Wow... won’t that go down in the history of cinemas as exciting!!???
...ok...as you were...I’m gonna get that APB out on Kathy Kennedy...it’s been months
Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Bless you and every second you spend in the parks with SEVEN KIDS!
That's what they want to do and they're getting there. As mentioned, Back Lot Tour and the sets of Streets of America are gone. The movie-making aspects of the Muppet's fountain were removed.
The Studio park is moving from 'making movies' to 'being in and interacting with the movie'. As much as GMR was beloved, it put on display the old theme of making movies. And other than the plot in which your car is hijacked, you only passively watched the tableaus you were in and didn't interact with them. That's now gone. With MMRR, you're literally entering the movie and interacting with it.
So, it's still "Hollywood" in the public spaces -- Muppet Courtyard was changed to Grand Ave, a homage to a downtown L.A. that never was and always will be. And it's 'Studios' in that you are in and interact with a movie from one of Disney's movie studios.
The movie set of Star Tours doesn't have long for this world. Tatooine Traders already is being refurbished to remove Hollywood set trappings. I'm quite surprised that the back stage aspect of RnRC still exists and hasn't been overlaid... yet.
Hey, @TP2000, those precious moppets from Utah happen to be MY KIDS!
One of them has been the Rebel Spy ...TWICE! She's probably going to end up in the falcon pod steering your ride.
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britain
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Did you adopt a Norwegian family?
Nah, I too was blond at that age. All dark and scruffy now though!
nevol
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Flying will be the most sought after position for a lot of guests, true. But Shooting will be just as popular, and that'll take 2 or 3 chairs. The last 2 are engineers. While we keep raising the point that everyone will want to fly and the other 5 seats are trash, let's keep in mind that there will be guests who would prefer to shoot, and then some who don't want to drive or shoot/don't play video games, and don't want that burden of consequence on other guests who will gladly take the more passive experience in the back row.6 seats per ride, and two seats are stuck being "engineers" pushing buttons in the back? Oh, heck no. If I'm paying $125 to get in and then waiting in line for three hours for this thing, I'm flying the darn ship. I don't care how precious that little moppet from Utah is, I'll wait for the next pod to rotate into position and take the controls on that one, if you please.
Not an option for me, you say? There's honor in being a flight engineer, you say? 200 buttons to play with, you say? After paying $125 to get in and waiting in line for three hours? Fine, I'll wait here at the holo-chess table until your manager in droopy-butt Dockers and a tacky pin lanyard can come speak to me and put me in the next pod to fly the ship.
And yet again, this Falcon ride concept has me convinced no one of any importance on the Star Wars Land project has ever worked in a theme park. They are laughably out of touch and nearly clueless on how Disneyland actually works.
Thankfully the other ride is normal, and has vehicles that go on a prescribed path and don't dead end into a wall and miss all the action when the precious moppet from Utah in the front seat gets scared.
The issue becomes that the worst seats on this ride are still as good as star tours, and the best seats may be so desirable that there is an extra wait for them. But I can imagine now that driving/flying is only so important to some guests, while shooting and being a soldier essentially is exciting for a different audience, etc. While being a back row engineer might not be exciting in this same line of thinking, there will be guests in many parties willing to let others perform the more exciting duties for no reason other than nerves/to not mess it all up for everybody.
The most sought after seat on space mountain is the front row, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the vehicle is empty.
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eddie104
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SuddenStorm
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The difference, especially on Space Mountain where you can't see anything, is that on most rides you're still getting essentially the same experience regardless of your seat. Having a completely different ride experience- whether that be flying, shooting, or flipping swit- ahem - I mean engineering will lead to people who only want to do one of the three options. Especially if they've ridden before and want to try something new, or have a preference.
There will definitely be some people who don't want to fly or shoot, but is that gonna be 2 out of every 7 people?
SuddenStorm
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I recently picked up a 1988 Storyboard Magazine featuring an in depth interview on Splash Mountain. Lots of talk about Bruce Gordon, Tony Baxter and crew and how their creative decisions will impact the ride, park, and surrounding area. You can tell that they knew what they were doing, and how to make the ride work within Disneyland. And most importantly- you can tell that they have a love for Disneyland and wanted their project to improve the overall product.
None of the promo material I've seen for Galaxy's Edge gives me the same vibe.
SuddenStorm
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I wonder why they didn't develop an X Wing style attraction. It's the easiest solution- everyone gets their own pod, and everyone gets to both fly AND shoot. Not to mention being able to interact with an R2 style droid.
In the film, it's made abundantly clear that the X wing has auto lock tech, something they could integrate into the ride and allow riders the choice to flip on and off.
In the film, it's made abundantly clear that the X wing has auto lock tech, something they could integrate into the ride and allow riders the choice to flip on and off.