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Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios
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HauntedMansionFLA
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HauntedMansionFLA
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BD-Anaheim
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It appears GE will be visible from Grand Ave unless they do some major coverage over the tunnel entrance.
I actually like the vista - it could be a nice sightline.
phi2134
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Trees will be planted
HauntedMansionFLA
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smile
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BD-Anaheim
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RSoxNo1
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When Toy Story was running 3 tracks it would typically be less than Tower of Terror for wait times. Now it's back to the longest waits in the park.
RSoxNo1
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EricsBiscuit
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Pixie dust
TJJohn12
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OK, so serious answer? There are imagineer arborists who tree-scout for the best trees to use for a given location, then buy and transplant them. They speak of the trees as if they're casting a role in a film. It's really kinda cool. Learned that one from "The Imagineering Workout."
sedati
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Just north of Animal Kingdom you can see this:
Here's an old, but good article about WDW Horticulture:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0827_030828_greendisney.html
sedati
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If you look at the (X) I've marked on this pic taken from plethorist.com:
Some have speculated that this is the exit for Battle Escape, but I'm pretty sure it might just be a backstage gate leading to the path separating the two massive showbuildings.
I believe the exit for the ride can be seen in this photo taken from slashfilm:
It would make sense for the ride to exit roughly where it begins. I've also marked the entrance to the shuttle which I've explained previously, could be where we enter the preshow attraction.
The large horizontal cylinder structure seems to be the huge engine nozzle from a crashed ship- very evocative of where we first meet Rey scavenging in the Force Awakens. I've looked for better photos of this, but no one seems to have caught it at a good angle. The photo above was the only one where the path out of it was at least partially visible. The opposite end ploughs right into the ground along with another petrified spire, all surrounded by planters, so there's no other way leading inside, which makes me more certain this is an exit-only. The structure ends just to the left of the large opening illustrated in the top pic.
So what I'm wondering (and speculating) is this:
How exactly do we escape this battle? We know there is a section of the ride building that spans from the basement to the full height of the structure. Imagine a scene that will put the Spider-man skyscraper plummet to shame. As I said before, if the ride takes us from Batuu up to the orbiting Star Destroyer (the preshow) then it has to get us back down to Batuu by the end. So, if the engine wreck is the exit, then that also puts it just outside the full height portion of the showbuilding. So, my speculation is that the ride's finale is a crash landing, and we emerge from out the wreckage.
This structure is also quite large- if what I've guessed is true, could we even hope for some kind of post-show?
...or maybe it's just a gift shop
... or a bathroom.
Some have speculated that this is the exit for Battle Escape, but I'm pretty sure it might just be a backstage gate leading to the path separating the two massive showbuildings.
I believe the exit for the ride can be seen in this photo taken from slashfilm:
It would make sense for the ride to exit roughly where it begins. I've also marked the entrance to the shuttle which I've explained previously, could be where we enter the preshow attraction.
The large horizontal cylinder structure seems to be the huge engine nozzle from a crashed ship- very evocative of where we first meet Rey scavenging in the Force Awakens. I've looked for better photos of this, but no one seems to have caught it at a good angle. The photo above was the only one where the path out of it was at least partially visible. The opposite end ploughs right into the ground along with another petrified spire, all surrounded by planters, so there's no other way leading inside, which makes me more certain this is an exit-only. The structure ends just to the left of the large opening illustrated in the top pic.
So what I'm wondering (and speculating) is this:
How exactly do we escape this battle? We know there is a section of the ride building that spans from the basement to the full height of the structure. Imagine a scene that will put the Spider-man skyscraper plummet to shame. As I said before, if the ride takes us from Batuu up to the orbiting Star Destroyer (the preshow) then it has to get us back down to Batuu by the end. So, if the engine wreck is the exit, then that also puts it just outside the full height portion of the showbuilding. So, my speculation is that the ride's finale is a crash landing, and we emerge from out the wreckage.
This structure is also quite large- if what I've guessed is true, could we even hope for some kind of post-show?
...or maybe it's just a gift shop
... or a bathroom.
Haymarket2008
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I totally agree with your perceptions. And you are probably right. I do think that the large "engine" wouldn't be a wreck directly from the end of the attraction. Mainly because the "engine" will be in full sight of everyone walking IN to the beginning of the ride/enjoying the land. That would be incongruous to the timeline of events, ya know?
Slowjack
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If, like Logan 5, I'm asking a question that has already been answered, I apologize. But I'm wondering if we know how Star Wars land will impact future fireworks shows at the Studios or whatever the park will be called then. I know they've recently done some minor work to dress up the projection towers in front of the Chinese Theater. But while the new fireworks launch sites line up poorly with the theater, it looks like they would line up great with Star Wars land. Are there any thoughts of moving the nighttime show there?
Because they're creating the land so that you can't see anything outside of it... it would make seeing the fireworks also problematic. For some alleyways that point to the fireworks, you'll be able to see it from the far end of that alleyway, but the view area is very small and limited.
Slowjack
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I see what you mean, but it's a shame that the fireworks launch essentially doesn't line up with anything useful.
Well... to the left the the Chinese Theater is the Hyperion Theater. All they'd have to do is build a facade from another famous theater to the right of the Chinese Theater, and if you're in the hub, and face that theater, everything would align.