Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[SCOTLORR]

So is the Millennium Falcon ride a replacement for Star Tours? because it looks like C3PO in the pilot's seat of this as well

I think thats just a guest on the ride.

 

[bhg469]

I think thats just a guest on the ride.

That was my take as well. Definitely more evident on a computer screen and not so much on my phone.

 

[bakntime]

So is the Millennium Falcon ride a replacement for Star Tours? because it looks like C3PO in the pilot's seat of this as well

I think it's just a pre-viz easter egg. This attraction won't be taking over Star Tours. Especially not with the way it was described as you being able to control the Falcon and shoot at things. There's no way 30+ people on board a Star Tours simulator could all control the vehicle and shoot. I expect the vehicles to be low capacity (maybe 3-5 people?), but there will probably be dozens of them running at once.

 

[SCOTLORR]

For the Falcon ride, how are they gonna make everyone think they're personally piloting the millennium falcon? We know there are only four seats in the cockpit, so I'm curious to find out how they'll do this without capacity issues.

 

[Andrew C]

For the Falcon ride, how are they gonna make everyone think they're personally piloting the millennium falcon? We know there are only four seats in the cockpit, so I'm curious to find out how they'll do this without capacity issues.

a crap ton of cockpits...

 

[SCOTLORR]

a crap ton of cockpits...

Considering the show building size (From mice chat), that must be it. Since the ride will most likely be screen based, the ride vehicles (Falcon Cockpits) and queue will take up all the room as there won't be a moving vehicle that will have to go through the building. That will be a lot of cockpits... how many do you think would be needed to give the ride solid capacity?

 

[PumpkinEeyore]

For the Falcon ride, how are they gonna make everyone think they're personally piloting the millennium falcon? We know there are only four seats in the cockpit, so I'm curious to find out how they'll do this without capacity issues.

I'm not sure if it's been said anywhere on here, but I am expecting that you will personally pilot the Millennium Falcon like you personally pilot the spaceships to Mars on Mission: Space. Each rider may have individual controls that ultimately don't do much, or this attraction may have more of an interactive shooter aspect like Midway Mania, or maybe even like the Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold attraction at DisneyQuest.

 

[danlb_2000]

Considering the show building size (From mice chat), that must be it. Since the ride will most likely be screen based, the ride vehicles (Falcon Cockpits) and queue will take up all the room as there won't be a moving vehicle that will have to go through the building. That will be a lot of cockpits... how many do you think would be needed to give the ride solid capacity?

You could compare it to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey which uses a four rider ride vehicle. Accoriding to the following link it has a theoretical capacticy of 2880 per hour.

https://parkpedia.wordpress.com/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey/

 

[SCOTLORR]

I'm not sure if it's been said anywhere on here, but I am expecting that you will personally pilot the Millennium Falcon like you personally pilot the spaceships to Mars on Mission: Space. Each rider may have individual controls that ultimately don't do much, or this attraction may have more of an interactive shooter aspect like Midway Mania, or maybe even like the Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold attraction at DisneyQuest.

The difference of the M:S vehicles and what the millennium falcon vehicles will be is that there is only one falcon in the Star Wars universe, while there can be many space shuttles that are going to mars (Used in M:S). Therefore, there is going to have to be a good amount of hiding things with theming and different rooms for pre-shows of the ride so that the guest believes the falcon they persnonally are about to board is the only one.

 

[SCOTLORR]

You could compare it to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey which uses a four rider ride vehicle. Accoriding to the following link it has a theoretical capacticy of 2880 per hour.

https://parkpedia.wordpress.com/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey/

Thanks. Would 2,880 per hour be considered good capacity?

 

[KingOfEpicocity]

Thanks. Would 2,880 per hour be considered good capacity?

2800 is pretty good. But FJ is a peoplemover basically. Unless they have a continuous line of cockpits loading, 2800 seems a little high. I'm guessing it'll match star tours capacity.

 

[DocHoliday]

I am just curious how they will maintain the illusion of the guest being in the Falcon. I'm guessing you enter through a facade and maybe the cockpit closes off and detaches?

 

[marni1971]

So is the Millennium Falcon ride a replacement for Star Tours? because it looks like C3PO in the pilot's seat of this as well

No.

 

[marni1971]

as there won't be a moving vehicle that will have to go through the building.

You sure?

 

[BrianLo]

Considering the show building size (From mice chat), that must be it. Since the ride will most likely be screen based, the ride vehicles (Falcon Cockpits) and queue will take up all the room as there won't be a moving vehicle that will have to go through the building. That will be a lot of cockpits... how many do you think would be needed to give the ride solid capacity?

The cockpits move through the show building, this has been confirmed by a ton of insiders.

It's a simulator of sorts on a ride track, much like Forbidden Journey.

I'm not sure why everyone is struggling so much with understanding that this is nothing like Star Tours.

 

[MichRX7]

I'm voting for 7 people on-ride: four in the cockpit, two in the gunner chairs and for those who don't like thrills they can stay in the main hold area playing Dejarik. Just make sure you let the wookie win...

 

[BrianLo]

You sure?

Thanks Marni!

 

[danlb_2000]

The cockpits move through the show building, this has been confirmed by a ton of insiders.

It's a simulator of sorts on a ride track, much like Forbidden Journey.

So that would mean that sometimes you are looking out at a physical set.

 

[BrianLo]

So that would mean that sometimes you are looking out at a physical set.

Yes, although probably less so than Forbidden Journey. More like a Gringotts mix (although hopefully better paced).

 

[Sped2424]

So that would mean that sometimes you are looking out at a physical set.

I hope so. If so then Star Wars land is shaping to be phenomenal!