Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[marni1971]

Based on your descriptions, I envision an IMAX screen with an indoor Ferris wheel full of simulators. I realize how silly that sounds.

Funnily enough...

Though tip your wheel on its side. And take 4 projectors as opposed to IMAX.

 

[No Name]

Nothing there about a coaster.

It's a number of posts down than page... from none other than Jimmy Thick.

Hi @danlb_2000I don't think it's that far fetched. Of course, I don't mind -- but, we really don't need to have three Star Wars simulator rides.

It is indeed far-fetched. Credible people on here have laid out the general system of both rides (and Jimmy Thick is not credible!). Additionally, Disney revealed general details and a short computer-generated clip of each, and they both do not seem like rollercoasters.

I agree that we don't need to have three simulator rides, so with what we know in mind, I am hoping that the battle escape ride is not too too screen-heavy.

As for your comment about exiting the vehicle... the rumor is/was for the battle escape attraction, not the millenium falcon one.

 

[Siren]

You missed the light sabre battle.

Hi @MisterPenguin! LOL. I totally missed that one. I guess that's one reason for the huge open space courtyards.

It is indeed far-fetched. Credible people on here have laid out the general system of both rides Additionally, Disney revealed general details and a short computer-generated clip of each, and they both do not seem like rollercoasters.

I agree that we don't need to have three simulator rides, so with what we know in mind, I am hoping that the battle escape ride is not too too screen-heavy.

As for your comment about exiting the vehicle... the rumor is/was for the battle escape attraction, not the millenium falcon one.

Hi @egg! I just wanted the coaster rumor to be true because we don't need three Star Wars simulator rides. I don't want people to not share what they know out of fear of being ridiculed because even the 'credible' posters can get things "wrong" from time to time, too. And technically, they aren't even wrong because plans easily change.

Anyway, thanks for clarifying the difference between The Millennium Falcon and Battle Escape, I always get them confused. LOL.

Back to the renderings, I couldn't distinguish any difference between the daytime and nighttime versions. However, there are some lights peeking through the trees on the lower left side of the screen -- it looks like a path that leads to Star Wars land. Can't wait for more info!

 

[marni1971]

There is NO coaster in SWL. That's a rumour made up by a troll to get people like @Siren to believe them. Just to be clear.

The land will have one simulator style ride and one ride style ride. The former will be a ride vehicle as opposed to a pure Star Tours style simulator.

 

[Siren]

There is NO coaster in SWL. That's a rumour made up by a troll to get people like @Siren to believe them. Just to be clear.

The land will have one simulator style ride and one ride style ride. The former will be a ride vehicle as opposed to a pure Star Tours style simulator.

Seriously, Marni? I am not gullible, at all. And, I'm not even on that page so maybe he wants you and Dan to believe him or something -- instead of 'people like me'. I just wish I would have never mentioned this coaster. Anyway.

With that said, I really appreciate you taking a moment to clarifying this. And, I hope you know that I trust and value all of your info and everything.

Okay so, there is no coaster -- just one simulator ride and one regular ride. Awesome! This is all still very exciting!

 

[danlb_2000]

It's a number of posts down than page... from none other than Jimmy Thick.
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Thanks, I remember that now. That was even worse then simply saying the land is getting a coaster as a third ride, he was trying to say that the Falcon ride is a coaster.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Back to the renderings, I couldn't distinguish any difference between the daytime and nighttime versions. However, there are some lights peeking through the trees on the lower left side of the screen -- it looks like a path that leads to Star Wars land. Can't wait for more info!

Except for the light sabre battle and the waterway (with for DL; without for HS), there really isn't a difference.

 

[No Name]

Except for the light sabre battle and the waterway (with for DL; without for HS), there really isn't a difference.

I should really be doing something more productive, but I've been finding the areas where they did a poor editing job when they converted the daytime DL art to the nighttime DHS. One of the most noticable is the nothern rock edge of the RoA. There are a few more... I won't spoil them for everyone though!

I am not gullible, at all.

And my username is not egg.

 

[Siren]

Except for the light sabre battle and the waterway (with for DL; without for HS), there really isn't a difference.

Hi @MisterPenguin! This is so awesome! People are never going to leave this place once it opens. LOL.

Anyway, I hope it doesn't take too long for Star Tours to get upgraded. I just can't imagine another ride being offline at DHS.

 

[danlb_2000]

Hi @MisterPenguin! This is so awesome! People are never going to leave this place once it opens. LOL.

Anyway, I hope it doesn't take too long for Star Tours to get upgraded. I just can't imagine another ride being offline at DHS.

I don't believe there was any down time for the Force Awakens Update. It's just a video change so it should require taking the ride down.

 

[JustInTime]

There is NO coaster in SWL. That's a rumour made up by a troll to get people like @Siren to believe them. Just to be clear.

The land will have one simulator style ride and one ride style ride. The former will be a ride vehicle as opposed to a pure Star Tours style simulator.

I haven't been keeping up but...only two rides? Yikes.

 

[No Name]

I haven't been keeping up but...only two rides? Yikes.

Haha, welcome!

I say quality over quantity. One of the rides should be among the resort's (and world's) best, the other should be good as well. I don't see only two rides as a bad thing, I actually see it as a good thing, because each of those rides will have a larger share of the budget sunk into it.

Toy story land is going the quantity over quality route (albeit with a much smaller budget) and most people aren't fans of the plan.

When all is said and done, if we wind up feeling that the imagineers could've done more with the billion dollars, well then that's a fine complaint. I have some concerns. But right now I'm fairly optimistic.

 

[MisterPenguin]

When all is said and done, if we wind up feeling that the imagineers could've done more with the billion dollars, well then that's a fine complaint. I have some concerns. But right now I'm fairly optimistic.

Well, to be fair, the money is for the construction of a new land and not just a ride or two. So for Avatar, money also poured into the towering structures, and all new infrastructure (plumbing, electrical) for a whole land, and not just a ride or two. And there's supposedly development of new technologies, so, it's not just an off-the-shelf ride that's rethemed.

Also, the first Potterland only had one ride and a weak retheming of a rollercoaster. The second Potterland only added two rides. SWL will have two rides (plus an existing one outside the land). TSL will have two rides (plus an existing one).

That being said, are they overbudget? Yeah, but that's probably a bit of Cameron's fault. I wonder if he's putting up any money for the things he insists on?

 

[No Name]

Well, to be fair, the money is for the construction of a new land and not just a ride or two. So for Avatar, money also poured into the towering structures, and all new infrastructure (plumbing, electrical) for a whole land, and not just a ride or two. And there's supposedly development of new technologies, so, it's not just an off-the-shelf ride that's rethemed.

Also, the first Potterland only had one ride and a weak retheming of a rollercoaster. The second Potterland only added two rides. SWL will have two rides (plus an existing one outside the land). TSL will have two rides (plus an existing one).

That being said, are they overbudget? Yeah, but that's probably a bit of Cameron's fault. I wonder if he's putting up any money for the things he insists on?

Oh yes, a good chunck of money is certainly spent on the theming of the land, and I'm glad it is. I'm quite optimistic about both this and Avatar Land, as they should both be great. I struggle to be optimistic about Toy Story Land, which I will elaborate on in that thread some time from now, as I don't want to go too off topic.

To elaborate on my concerns with Star Wars Land... I have two.

The first is that both rides will be too screen-heavy, and combined with Star Tours, will lead to a feeling of redundancy and a lack of uniqueness. I now think that will be less of an issue, especially if Star Tours is one day rethemed, but I still wonder.

My second concern arose with a rumor from Spirit that they spent millions to get Visa logos off of the registers and to not sell branded Coke. Just seems like a total waste of money, because theming is never going to be that precise to the point where it's worth spending millions on such details. Are there not going to be exit signs, receipts, barcodes, smelly tourists, etc.? I love the attention to small detail, but not for millions in penalty payment, millions which could enhance the land in more impactful ways.

The rumor may not even be true. I hope it is not. If anyone knows anything, I'd be glad to hear.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I agree that we don't need to have three simulator rides, so with what we know in mind, I am hoping that the battle escape ride is not too too screen-heavy.

As for your comment about exiting the vehicle... the rumor is/was for the battle escape attraction, not the millenium falcon one.

Yes, what we really need is something that will actually fling us out to deep space, to a galaxy far, far away. Where the experience is real, light sabers really work and the force is strong. What alternative is there actually to a simulator. They're as close as we are ever going to get to that actual experience. I wouldn't care if they had every single attraction be a simulator. I beats the hell out of just watching dust covered robots doing hydraulic tricks.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Oh yes, a good chunck of money is certainly spent on the theming of the land, and I'm glad it is. I'm quite optimistic about both this and Avatar Land, as they should both be great. I struggle to be optimistic about Toy Story Land, which I will elaborate on in that thread some time from now, as I don't want to go too off topic.

I struggle to understand how anyone that is over the age of 9 would have reason to be optimistic about TSL. It's for kids, adults will never relate to it. Like Walt's idea... adults can do them with the kids, no one, even him, said anything about grownups getting all short of breath because of them. They are there for enjoyment with the family, not by directly hitting the excitement button on every adult and child simultaneously.

 

[JustInTime]

Well, to be fair, the money is for the construction of a new land and not just a ride or two. So for Avatar, money also poured into the towering structures, and all new infrastructure (plumbing, electrical) for a whole land, and not just a ride or two. And there's supposedly development of new technologies, so, it's not just an off-the-shelf ride that's rethemed.

Also, the first Potterland only had one ride and a weak retheming of a rollercoaster. The second Potterland only added two rides. SWL will have two rides (plus an existing one outside the land). TSL will have two rides (plus an existing one).

That being said, are they overbudget? Yeah, but that's probably a bit of Cameron's fault. I wonder if he's putting up any money for the things he insists on?

Potter land had 3 rides. You forget about hippogriff.

 

[DinoInstitute]

I struggle to understand how anyone that is over the age of 9 would have reason to be optimistic about TSL. It's for kids, adults will never relate to it. Like Walt's idea... adults can do them with the kids, no one, even him, said anything about grownups getting all short of breath because of them. They are there for enjoyment with the family, not by directly hitting the excitement button on every adult and child simultaneously.

I'm excited for it. Is it anywhere near the best they can do with those resources, no, but nonetheless I'm looking forward to enjoying it and am above the age of 9.

The first is that both rides will be too screen-heavy, and combined with Star Tours, will lead to a feeling of redundancy and a lack of uniqueness. I now think that will be less of an issue, especially if Star Tours is one day rethemed, but I still wonder.

I agree that that's not something that would be great, though isn't Alcatraz supposed to be a lot more traditional practical effects oriented? I'm sure there'll be screens, but I would be shocked if anywhere near as heavily used as Star Tours or Falcon.

 

[Clowd Nyne]

Is this the jimmy thick you keep referencing?

 

[DDLand]

Toy story land is going the quantity over quality route (albeit with a much smaller budget) and most people aren't fans of the plan.

Interestingly they're going neither the quality or really the quantity route. They're adding two attractions. Just like Star Wars Land.

I'm still dreaming that we're all going to be shocked and they're about to pull something surprising out of the hat.

The park does need more.