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

[DanielBB8]

by the way... if you have to pretend it ISN'T Star Wars, then that means by definition, it IS.
Congratulations, you just played yourself.

I can’t call it anything else can I? Playing word games is fine with you.

 

[DanielBB8]

Tons of people only know the new Star Wars films. As time goes on, that will be even more the case. I love classic cinema, but most people my age haven't seen movies made before the early 80's. In 20 years, the average park guest won't really know movies prior to 2000's. Disney built this for the long haul, and the newer Star Wars films will resonate with the average park guest much longer than the original trilogy will.

I’m pretty sure most people will continue to enjoy the original trilogy for years to come. It’s not like put them in a vault. It will be offered on Disney Plus.

Did you know the original Ghostbusters is featured at Universal’s haunt attraction? It just keeps ticking.

 

[Mac Tonight]

I can’t call it anything else can I? Playing word games is fine with you.

It's not a word game. You're running around screaming, "IT'S NOT STAR WARS!"
But what you're really saying is, "it's not the Star Wars I prefer and am familiar with."

Big difference.

 

[RobWDW1971]

Would still be way better than the AntMan attraction in Hong Kong!

Not to derail the thread even further, but for anybody who still lives in the fantasy world that today's WDI is a quality, creative organization like in the past, that attraction is Exhibit A of their current state. The script is horrible, the colorless/depressing sets, etc. NONE of that is money related, that is just terrible design choices. There was no reason the ride couldn't be going through colorful, imaginative, fun sets. This is a bad omen for the Spider Man ride in DCA.

 

[mickEblu]

Not to derail the thread even further, but for anybody who still lives in the fantasy world that today's WDI is a quality, creative organization like in the past, that attraction is Exhibit A of their current state. The script is horrible, the colorless/depressing sets, etc. NONE of that is money related, that is just terrible design choices. There was no reason the ride couldn't be going through colorful, imaginative, fun sets. This is a bad omen for the Spider Man ride in DCA.

In regards to Spider-Man how much more could it possibly cost to build a modified Shanghai Peter Pan ride system with some slight swaying?

 

[DanielBB8]

Hey, here’s a fun idea... why not just pretend it IS Tatooine??? The mind is a powerful tool.

Oh, so Batuu is fake Tatooine. How clever!!!

 

[Mac Tonight]

 

[Snow Queen]

The Sequel Trilogy is great. They're the best Star Wars films that weren't made in the 70's or 80's.

That is an incredibly low bar.

 

[Phroobar]

It's not a word game. You're running around screaming, "IT'S NOT STAR WARS!"
But what you're really saying is, "it's not the Star Wars I prefer and am familiar with."

Big difference.

That's how the internet works.

 

[TROR]

That is an incredibly low bar.

That’s because Star Wars really isn’t that good.

 

[Mac Tonight]

That's how the internet works.

Don't forget the, "your opinion is wrong and invalid if it doesn't agree with mine" way of thinking.

 

[Phroobar]

Don't forget the, "your opinion is wrong and invalid if it doesn't agree with mine" way of thinking.

Hence the reason for the rapid use of "ignore" button around here lately.

 

[Mac Tonight]

Hence the reason for the rapid use of "ignore" button around here lately.

I'm getting very close to implementing it myself.

 

[MisterPenguin]

"No *true* Star Wars fan..."

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

You will become a true believer!

 

[DanielBB8]

It's not a word game. You're running around screaming, "IT'S NOT STAR WARS!"
But what you're really saying is, "it's not the Star Wars I prefer and am familiar with."

Big difference.

You do realize that this wasn’t what I actually said. Thus the Internet.

This doesn't tell you anything about Batuu itself or its inhabitants. Its a mere outline. A handwave. There's a lack of run through storyline with Star Wars especially with how it connects with the Sequels. Why would this particular place be a hiding place? Just so we cover the bases, Thrawn Alliance book is about Darth Vader looking for Padme (his wife) on this planet. So any particular value to hide out was lost with this story addition. Let's keep hiding in a place where we know they are hiding in plain sight. La La La. Lame Lame Lame.

 

[Mac Tonight]

You do realize that this wasn’t what I actually said. Thus the Internet.

Let's see here...

You.

Tatooine would solve both and much cheaper.

Star Wars was visual entertainment. We know the locations of Star Wars. It's not like Harry Potter where you can create a new visual of the location if we just want to ignore the movies. But we don't go around inventing Batuu out of thin air and just call it Star Wars while appropriating everything from an actual location, Tatooine, and call it Star Wars. If you want to believe this is Star Wars, go ahead. There is NO storyline.

You again.

If it’s not in a Star Wars movie, it doesn’t count.

Also you.

Millions more people watched A New Hope than ever read any Star Wars books. This is not how people will attend Star Wars Land based on book they never read. So this is Not Star Wars for many people.

Yup, still you.

Your conception of what’s the problem is lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig. It’s not Star Wars.

 

[Professortango1]

Did you know the original Ghostbusters is featured at Universal’s haunt attraction? It just keeps ticking.

Ghostbusters 2 came out in 1989. There was a cartoon show on through 1991. That means, kids who grew up watching this are in their 30's-40's. Hollywood Horror Nights is geared towards adults 20-50 as opposed to Knotts which goes after a more juvenile demographic in terms of pricing and content. Disney goes after families/kids. If kids are 5-12, that means their parents are late 20's to mid 30's, still too young to have a generational attachment to the original trilogy.

Apples =/= Oranges

 

[ParkPeeker]

You can argue about execution, but the place is clearly a Star Wars one, with all the recognizable fully sized ships. A bunch of recognizable Star Wars details, the ,albeit few , recognizable characters walking around, etc.

 

[DanielBB8]

It's not a word game. You're running around screaming, "IT'S NOT STAR WARS!"
But what you're really saying is, "it's not the Star Wars I prefer and am familiar with."

Big difference.

What I bolded is clearly false. What you just quoted is exactly what I stand by.