-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Star Wars - How much is too much?
- Thread starter Kate F
- Start date
Disneyhead'71
Well-Known Member
I think Star Wars Land at DHS will be plenty for that park. I could see smaller additions in MK and Epcot. Something like C3-PO and R2-D2 hosting a show about robotics in Innoventions. Or something Star Wars replacing Stitch. I think DAK already has too much space fantasy stuff.
DManRightHere
Well-Known Member
the old Harry Potter comparison. I think Star Wars has a much better fan base and legacy. I think it'll be fine,
And it's better than Frozen!
And it's better than Frozen!
I kind of agree with the OP that it might be too much, but it really depends on the quality of the final product. If the theming is top notch, immersive and detailed, I'm sure it will be great. I was skeptical of Cars Land in DCA for the same reasons, but is now one of my favorite areas.
DABIGCHEEZ
Well-Known Member
If Avatar is getting a land, Star Wars most certainly deserves one. Come to think of it...since Avatar is getting a land there are many titles that I can think of that deserve a land.
I never said that I didn't like the IP, I'm just not completely enamored with it like many other people here are. When I said that I'm not a huge fan, I really just meant that I'm not a diehard or anything. I do like the movies and am looking forward to Rogue One and Episode VIII as well as SWL, but at the same time, I don't want it to be shoved down my throat.
Also, I don't agree with you about the "just stay away if you don't like the IP" thing. If you go to DHS, it is pretty hard to avoid. I wasn't particularly bothered by it when I went last summer, but it did kind of feel like a lot to me, but it's going to be nothing in comparison to when SWL opens and I can only imagine how someone who doesn't enjoy the franchise is going to feel.
I never said that Star Wars doesn't deserve a huge land of its own, of course it does. I seem to have been misunderstood by a few people on that, Star Wars definitely deserves it and I'm very much looking forward to the new attractions. As for the thing about the attractions currently in DHS, yeah, that's fair. I was just thinking about what is currently there, what's to come, as well as the nonstop film hype over the next few years, and with all of that combined, it does seem like quite a lot (even though, as you said, some of the current attractions are just temporary). Also, like I said, I might not feel this way at all when the land is actually built, and as of right now I'm just hoping that it's really well done.
Last edited:
Mickey5150
Well-Known Member
How much is too much? If Disney builds a Death Star with a theme park inside and offers shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral, it still wouldn't be enough.
DarthMileZ
Well-Known Member
Theres not enough, its the biggest selling franchise of all time. it speaks to adults and children. its generational. JUST like the rest of disney.
leiaorgana
Member
As you can probably tell from my username, I'm a huge Star Wars fan, so as far as I'm concerned there's no such thing as too much Star Wars. (Same with Potter over at Universal).
However, I can understand how frustrating it is to have a lot of something that you're not too keen on and having it feel like it's being "shoved down your throat". I can't stand Frozen at all and so the last two summers at DHS weren't that great for me but I just did other non-Frozen related stuff instead because it was easily avoidable, which is the same case with Star Wars stuff that's at DHS now. They're never going to please everyone unfortunately. Star Wars is where the money's at atm so expect to see a lot of it. The last two years at DHS it was 'Frozen Summer Fun' and this year's theme is 'Summer Awakens'. That's just how it is.
However, I can understand how frustrating it is to have a lot of something that you're not too keen on and having it feel like it's being "shoved down your throat". I can't stand Frozen at all and so the last two summers at DHS weren't that great for me but I just did other non-Frozen related stuff instead because it was easily avoidable, which is the same case with Star Wars stuff that's at DHS now. They're never going to please everyone unfortunately. Star Wars is where the money's at atm so expect to see a lot of it. The last two years at DHS it was 'Frozen Summer Fun' and this year's theme is 'Summer Awakens'. That's just how it is.
DarthMileZ
Well-Known Member
You are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor btw.
5thGenTexan
Well-Known Member
I was 3 years old in 1977. At 42 this year I have yet to reach the "too much" Star Wars point.
DarthMileZ
Well-Known Member
screw it, just replace the castle with a death star and be done with it. Lucas World
disney4life2008
Well-Known Member
I can do without the star wars stuff. But, at least its something to do in what has become a very boring park.
YozhikRoth
Active Member
Disney wrote a very large check to George Lucas for the privilege of expanding and monetizing the brand. So far, I don't think they are regretting the investment. It's a true generation-spanning brand that fits in nicely with Disney, Pixar and Marvel.
The Orange Bird
Member
I feel like its a valid concern. I'm a huge fan of comics but in recent years the over saturation of Marvel and DC stuff has begun to spoil it for me. I have an even larger fascination with Star Wars. It rivals my Disney fandom and occasionally pushes into the lead. I'm extremely excited about all the new attractions, films, series, and comics that come along with sort of thing. I just hope it doesn't get slightly tainted for me. Part of the fun is the waiting and speculating about upcoming projects. A lot of the concern also stems from worry that we will have a drop in quality. The law of averages would lead you to believe that eventually something will flop and be a disaster. Hopefully I'm worrying for nothing and the luster never fades. So far so good. I hope it just keeps getting better and better.