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

Darkbeer1

Darkbeer1

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Rich Brownn said:
I see DL losing 6 months of AP renewals as they wait for January
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Well, for SoCal AP's, if you don't renew, you can't get a new one 6 months from now.... But you could get a Flex Pass.

I don't think you will see too much impact on AP renewals.

Now, as for new AP's, those folks might wait.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Darkbeer1 said:
I should add, between MLK Jr. weekend and NAMM, there will be very good attendance at Disneyland that weekend, regardless if RotR opens. Pretty much a great way to start the official opening....
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Oh my God, you're right. That's both Reverend King's holiday weekend and NAMM from January 16th to 19th.

Last year the NAMM convention attracted 115,000 attendees to the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the West Coast.

So they'll try and open the Resistance ride that weekend too? What could go wrong with that?!
 
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captveg

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TP2000 said:
Oh my God, you're right. That's both Reverend King's holiday weekend and NAMM from January 16th to 19th.

Last year the NAMM convention attracted 115,000 attendees to the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the West Coast.

So they'll try and open the Resistance ride that weekend too? What could go wrong with that?!
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I think they'll gladly take some "It was a 9-hour line!" type headlines to counter the "It's so dead at DL!" headlines right now. They WANT it to be a crowd control nightmare to be perceived as a smash hit.

What Disney learned this summer is to never again plan too well for large crowds.
 
drod1985

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TP2000 said:
Oh my God, you're right. That's both Reverend King's holiday weekend and NAMM from January 16th to 19th.

Last year the NAMM convention attracted 115,000 attendees to the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the West Coast.

So they'll try and open the Resistance ride that weekend too? What could go wrong with that?!
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I attended NAMM this year. I’m a WDW semi-local and I was on a tight budget, so I had no intention of going to DL. But then I got a ticket for 50% off, so I caved.

Waits were between 15 and 45 minutes, with only Matterhorn, Space Mountain and Indy reaching that peak. Overall I was surprised how empty the park felt even though it also felt so much smaller.

Anecdotal evidence, sure...but maybe NAMM won’t make as big an impact?
 
Darkbeer1

Darkbeer1

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drod1985 said:
I attended NAMM this year. I’m a WDW semi-local and I was on a tight budget, so I had no intention of going to DL. But then I got a ticket for 50% off, so I caved.

Waits were between 15 and 45 minutes, with only Matterhorn, Space Mountain and Indy reaching that peak. Overall I was surprised how empty the park felt even though it also felt so much smaller.

Anecdotal evidence, sure...but maybe NAMM won’t make as big an impact?
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I can tell you the majority of NAMM Attendees don't go to the DLR during the actual event. BUT many do before or after. Plus since their family/friends don't get to attend NAMM in many cases, those folks do opt to visit the tourist orientated locations, such As Disneyland, Knott's, the Beach, etc.
 
BrianLo

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I subscribe to the theory that ‘something’ happened to the DL attraction.

Following construction progress: Rise was actually one of the elements that looked MORE behind at DHS (4-6 months), despite much of the rest of the land running 3.5 months behind and the village occasionally looking ahead.


I agree that it was smart they announced this before D23. There was definitely false hope it would be soft opened during D23, especially when the attraction is overtly finished on the exterior.
 
Darkbeer1

Darkbeer1

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BrianLo said:
I agree that it was smart they announced this before D23. There was definitely false hope it would be soft opened during D23, especially when the attraction is overtly finished on the exterior.
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I remember seeing that rumor and laughed, and I think I mentioned something but don't expect it to happen.....
 
Spike-in-Berlin

Spike-in-Berlin

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BrianLo said:
You are right until the very end. They messed up the advertising and their projections and generally the hearsay was to stay away and avoid the opening frame.

However, choosing to base the land on the newest trilogy did NOT make Disneyland as a whole suddenly less popular than it was before. All of Disneyland is down, not just an issue of crowds not increasing as much as projected for this project.

People aren't avoiding Disneyland now because you can't see a CM dressed as Luke Skywalker and ride a speeder bike coaster.
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Excuse me but are you a Star Wars fan yourself? And I don’t mean do you like the movies, I mean do you consider yourself a part of the SW fandom? If the answer is NO you obviously don‘t know what you are talking about and if the answer is yes you must be a fan of the sequels and this means you are a part of a small minority in the fandom because the majority hates the sequels. In both cases however you definitely don‘t unterstand the difference between EMPIRE and First Order and between REBEL ALLIANCE and Resistance for the guests who are meant to visit GE. It is a HUGE difference.
 
BrianLo

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Spike-in-Berlin said:
Excuse me but are you a Star Wars fan yourself? And I don’t mean do you like the movies, I mean do you consider yourself a part of the SW fandom? If the answer is NO you obviously don‘t know what you are talking about and if the answer is yes you must be a fan of the sequels and this means you are a part of a small minority in the fandom because the majority hates the sequels. In both cases however you definitely don‘t unterstand the difference between EMPIRE and First Order and between REBEL ALLIANCE and Resistance for the guests who are meant to visit GE. It is a HUGE difference.
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I actually have never seen one of those Space Wars movies. You got me :oops:

Fandom ruined Star Wars. I’m glad to know I don’t know what I talk about unless I agree with your opinion.
 
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MisterPenguin

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Spike-in-Berlin said:
Excuse me but are you a Star Wars fan yourself? And I don’t mean do you like the movies, I mean do you consider yourself a part of the SW fandom? If the answer is NO you obviously don‘t know what you are talking about and if the answer is yes you must be a fan of the sequels and this means you are a part of a small minority in the fandom because the majority hates the sequels. In both cases however you definitely don‘t unterstand the difference between EMPIRE and First Order and between REBEL ALLIANCE and Resistance for the guests who are meant to visit GE. It is a HUGE difference.
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No true Scotsman.
 

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