Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Exomonia]

Sadly, that’s what I’m afraid of. All you have to do is look at the Casey Jr. train in the splash area at MK.

I'm not aware of this. What happened?

 

[JenniferS]

I'm not aware of this. What happened?

There was a whole thread dedicated to it, back in the day. Essentially, Disney wanted to keep kids out of the actual train engine, so they built a fence around it. Within days, dozens of pictures and videos emerged of parents lifting their children over the fence so they could climb on, and into, the train. Like I said, gotta get that million dollar picture.

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/casey-jr-being-reassessed.839482/#post-4995097

 

[EricsBiscuit]

It's good they do this testing now so that the droids in SWGE are better designed for the human onslaught.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It's good they do this testing now so that the droids in SWGE are better designed for the human onslaught.

Ugh. Humans. Really, they're the worst.

 

[Movielover]

Ugh. Humans. Really, they're the worst.

I work at a news station so I get to discover what lows our society has sunken to on a daily basis... ^ this is the understatement of the freakin millennium!

 

[SirLink]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

They need to add a taser and a headbutt mode in order to protect the droid and when the parent eventually comes to guest relations. The CMs could hand a bill for potentially breaking Disney property.

 

[BlindChow]

However, if they did have to get someone to escort the droids, they can easily set it up as that person being the droid's handler or so. Since usually droids are owned by someone.

I've got the perfect solution...

 

[danlb_2000]

From bioreconstruct on Twitter..

 

[flynnibus]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Ugh... don't you hate it when people fail to understand the word 'SHARE'?? Videos like this make me hate the general public.

 

[Slowjack]

I don't think that would be the problem, it would be a kid getting hurt by a moving piece of metal. Turn the wrong way for a second and major damage can result to a small kid. It's a safety issue, not a structural issue. Let the kid get hurt though and you can bet that the parents will be alert to that and carry it right through to lawsuit.

I understand what you are saying, but I don't see the danger here being much different than a character in a limited-vision costume interacting with guests. That's really my point--when you put children next to these droids, they are going to want to "pet" and "cuddle" it at the very least, the same way many will instantly hug Mickey or some other character. I think Push largely avoided this only because he was a trash can and even most children don't want to hug that.

 

[matt9112]

I find it hard to blame the kids or parents... does something indicate that they aren't supposed to touch it? In fact, the fake dirt and grime makes it look like many have done that before! Put a shiny clean one out there and see what happens.

ummm manners? as in don't touch anything that's not yours?

 

[jt04]

I work at a news station so I get to discover what lows our society has sunken to on a daily basis... ^ this is the understatement of the freakin millennium!

Pretty sure the 'news' does little to solve the problem. But then it also is run by people.

 

[jt04]

From bioreconstruct on Twitter..

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Imagine how much further along this would be without such a wet summer.

 

[djkidkaz]

I've got the perfect solution...

Our society is so selfie crazed now I think even with the jawas people will be all over them. I think Disney will struggle to find a solution. People will just keep making lines to get photos and force the jawas to stand there. You really need some sort of attendant to move them along.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I think the droids would work if there was enough roaming characters in the land that the droids wouldn't be a huge draw (which it seems like that will be the case.) Jawas handeling the droids could work too as long as the don't stop for pictures. They would still stay in character by being over protective of the droids, and not letting people too close. Still would prefer if the droids were just free roaming.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I understand what you are saying, but I don't see the danger here being much different than a character in a limited-vision costume interacting with guests. That's really my point--when you put children next to these droids, they are going to want to "pet" and "cuddle" it at the very least, the same way many will instantly hug Mickey or some other character. I think Push largely avoided this only because he was a trash can and even most children don't want to hug that.

Other then the fact that costumed characters are not made out of metal and have nerve endings to alert them when they are touching and how hard the contact is. It doesn't really matter if the kids "want to cuddle", they shouldn't for their own safety and their parents should be smart enough to understand the danger and stop it. Another reason if someone gets hurts doing something like that, something that Disney doesn't want them too, then that will be another thing that we will lose. We will lose it not because people didn't like it or that it costs to much to operate, but, because people were to stupid to realize the liability situation that they are putting Disney in by not using the common sense god gave a gnat.

Imagine how much further along this would be without such a wet summer.

Trying my best to imagine that they would be further along, but, construction hardly ever stops because of a wet summer. And although I don't care if you want to fantasize that it would open earlier, but, do it as a thought and not a statement that implies that the wet summer is what is causing it to open after DLR. If they finished it tomorrow, which the won't, they will open it when they planned and not a second before. They have their reasons for wanting it to open at the projected time and unless the world moves in some mysterious way, that is when it will be opened. All the wishing in the world will not change that.

 

[LukeS7]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Solution: Make them film accurate

 

[Slowjack]

Other then the fact that costumed characters are not made out of metal and have nerve endings to alert them when they are touching and how hard the contact is. It doesn't really matter if the kids "want to cuddle", they shouldn't for their own safety and their parents should be smart enough to understand the danger and stop it. Another reason if someone gets hurts doing something like that, something that Disney doesn't want them too, then that will be another thing that we will lose. We will lose it not because people didn't like it or that it costs to much to operate, but, because people were to stupid to realize the liability situation that they are putting Disney in by not using the common sense god gave a gnat.

Geez, sometimes you can be really harsh. My point is, Disney has characters in costumes running all around, and will presumably have some in Star Wars Land as well. Guests including small children are encouraged to physically interact with these characters. Now here comes a robotic character. Children aren't going to see these as any different that characters in costumes. Given that you said children could be done "serious damage" by these robots "in a second," presumably you expect the parents to prevent their children from ever touching the robots, not just stop them after they see them do it. I think that's unrealistic. Furthermore, I don't think not grabbing a child before they touch the robot makes someone "stupid," or dumber than a gnat. I'm not even sure why it should be common sense that a child-sized robot that rolls around in the midst of children should not be touched. Or why parents should be considering Disney's liability situation when they are just walking from point A to B and a character pops up.

For that matter, consider iCan, the "robot" character in Tomorrowland who does physically interact with guests. If someone like that is travelling through Star Wars land, are parents who don't instantly figure out one type of robot can be touched and another can't "stupid" and not having the common sense of a gnat?

Bottom line for me is, the robots should either be designed to be (lightly) handled by guests, or they should travel with cast member handlers who enforce a perimeter, as with Honeydew and Beaker. If Disney does neither of those things, then it is Disney's fault if the robots or the guests are injured.

 

[bclane]

Geez, sometimes you can be really harsh. My point is, Disney has characters in costumes running all around, and will presumably have some in Star Wars Land as well. Guests including small children are encouraged to physically interact with these characters. Now here comes a robotic character. Children aren't going to see these as any different that characters in costumes. Given that you said children could be done "serious damage" by these robots "in a second," presumably you expect the parents to prevent their children from ever touching the robots, not just stop them after they see them do it. I think that's unrealistic. Furthermore, I don't think not grabbing a child before they touch the robot makes someone "stupid," or dumber than a gnat. I'm not even sure why it should be common sense that a child-sized robot that rolls around in the midst of children should not be touched. Or why parents should be considering Disney's liability situation when they are just walking from point A to B and a character pops up.

For that matter, consider iCan, the "robot" character in Tomorrowland who does physically interact with guests. If someone like that is travelling through Star Wars land, are parents who don't instantly figure out one type of robot can be touched and another can't "stupid" and not having the common sense of a gnat?

Bottom line for me is, the robots should either be designed to be (lightly) handled by guests, or they should travel with cast member handlers who enforce a perimeter, as with Honeydew and Beaker. If Disney does neither of those things, then it is Disney's fault if the robots or the guests are injured.

Maybe the plan is...wait for it...for cast members to use the Force to keep everyone safe.

 

[brb1006]

Geez, sometimes you can be really harsh. My point is, Disney has characters in costumes running all around, and will presumably have some in Star Wars Land as well. Guests including small children are encouraged to physically interact with these characters. Now here comes a robotic character. Children aren't going to see these as any different that characters in costumes. Given that you said children could be done "serious damage" by these robots "in a second," presumably you expect the parents to prevent their children from ever touching the robots, not just stop them after they see them do it. I think that's unrealistic. Furthermore, I don't think not grabbing a child before they touch the robot makes someone "stupid," or dumber than a gnat. I'm not even sure why it should be common sense that a child-sized robot that rolls around in the midst of children should not be touched. Or why parents should be considering Disney's liability situation when they are just walking from point A to B and a character pops up.

For that matter, consider iCan, the "robot" character in Tomorrowland who does physically interact with guests. If someone like that is travelling through Star Wars land, are parents who don't instantly figure out one type of robot can be touched and another can't "stupid" and not having the common sense of a gnat?

Bottom line for me is, the robots should either be designed to be (lightly) handled by guests, or they should travel with cast member handlers who enforce a perimeter, as with Honeydew and Beaker. If Disney does neither of those things, then it is Disney's fault if the robots or the guests are injured.

That's different compared to the "Roaming Character" days of the 70's - early 90's.