Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Ignohippo]

I really missed this whole discussion, but I don't know why no one said anything... the concept art is likely for Disneyland. I would not go overlaying it to DHS the same way we are doing Toy Story, it's just not representative.

Nope. Sorry. The art is for DHS.

 

[Victor Kelly]

I love how people already hate it and are arguing about an area that has yet to even break ground. Then going on to argue about Star Wars itself. It is a friggin movie, and also books, cartoons and comics. Get over yourselves, kick back, grab a LaFou's brew and chill and watch what unfolds.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'll give you Ollivander's in Hosmeade, Horizont Alley, and Carkitt Market. But they brought the stories as we know them to life. They didn't go, "We are going to build one WWoHP and can't decide on Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley so we'll just invent a totally new place, but it will be OK because we'll shove in both The Leaky Cauldron and The 3 Broomsticks, Hogwarts, and Gringott's."

The Stars Wars stories are not set amongst a few locations. Each film has introduced new places, thus my earlier comment regarding The Empire Strikes Back. Harry Pottery is rather focused on London and Hogwarts. Star Wars, and just the films, show Tatooine, Alderaan, Yavin IV, the first Death Star, the second Death Star, Star Destroyers (city sized ships), Super Star Destroyers, the Cloud City of Bespin, Naboo, Hoth, Dagobah, the Forest Moon of Endor, Coruscant, Geonosis, Kamino, Kashyyyk, Mustafa and (if he isn't pulling another Khan) Jakku. How many of those places have three memorable location you can name, much less a dozen or so to make something like the Wizarding World?

 

[Lee]

Ok, I'll leave this argument and start another. Star Tours is screen based. Falcon will most likely be screen based. And if the battle ride is like Rat or even MM it will have a fair amount of screens and projections. Is this going to be a problem for you guys? You guys seem to HATE screens.

I don't think an overuse of screens is going to be a problem in that battle ride.
Just sayin'...

 

[bakntime]

Ok, I'll leave this argument and start another. Star Tours is screen based. Falcon will most likely be screen based. And if the battle ride is like Rat or even MM it will have a fair amount of screens and projections. Is this going to be a problem for you guys? You guys seem to HATE screens.

"You guys"? Seriously? Who's "you guys"? Who are you lumping together here? Disney fans? Disney World fans? WDW Magic posters? Anyone who doesn't agree with you?

 

[LuckyOswald]

The Stars Wars stories are not set amongst a few locations. Each film has introduced new places, thus my earlier comment regarding The Empire Strikes Back. Harry Pottery is rather focused on London and Hogwarts. Star Wars, and just the films, show Tatooine, Alderaan, Yavin IV, the first Death Star, the second Death Star, Star Destroyers (city sized ships), Super Star Destroyers, the Cloud City of Bespin, Naboo, Hoth, Dagobah, the Forest Moon of Endor, Coruscant, Geonosis, Kamino, Kashyyyk, Mustafa and (if he isn't pulling another Khan) Jakku. How many of those places have three memorable location you can name, much less a dozen or so to make something like the Wizarding World?

I agree with this. Using a fresh planet gives the Imagineers more room to work with. Star Wars planets, at least in the movies, have not been as fully realized as, say, Pandora. Coruscant, while a very important planet, is really just defined by being a big city. We don't see much of note besides the Jedi Temple. Mos Eisley would be awesome, but what else could you use to keep in theme? A moisture farm?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Or the paycheck.

And what part of my posting history creates any sort of image that I am being paid by Disney to promote their decisions?

 

[invader]

Has anyone here seen the new trilogy? Are you all 100% sure this place won't be in them?

 

[roj2323]

I got bored so I took a crack at the 14acre plot of land. In all options I included Star tours as TDO probably did.

Unfortunately I think the 3rd or 4th ideas are the more likely as they stay within the perimeter road. Additionally there could be plans to push beyond the current limits of the park which could result in Indy staying but the rumors on it's demise especially in light of the deaths and serious injuries over the last few years put the writing on the wall in my opinion.

 

[DisneyRoy]

I got bored so I took a crack at the 14acre plot of land. In all options I included Star tours as TDO probably did.

Unfortunately I think the 3rd or 4th ideas are the more likely as they stay within the perimeter road. Additionally there could be plans to push beyond the current limits of the park which could result in Indy staying but the rumors on it's demise especially in light of the deaths and serious injuries over the last few years put the writing on the wall in my opinion.

Nice work. I prefer #4 option myself. Keeps Echo Lake intact. I find it to be a quaint area. And it levels the back half of the park I never bother to visit.

 

[roj2323]

Nice work. I prefer #4 option myself. Keeps Echo Lake intact. I find it to be a quaint area. And it levels the back half of the park I never bother to visit.

I agree. It will be sad to loose SOA but it will be replaced with something far more fun and I think the Osborne lights will live on in some way somewhere on property. I personally think the lights will move to Disney springs. As for the rest, I think the Muppets area will get a retheme / reskin,

 

[Cesar R M]

Everyone.... friends, jawas, ewoks, and bounty hunter scum of all sizes.....

A Star Wars expansion only comes around once. You're never going to experience anything quite like this again.

May I suggest taking a giant breath, kicking back and enjoying it?

I just hope most of us make it alive to 2020 in the minimum.

 

[matt9112]

Argument?

more of a point? most regular park guests will never go to both coasts. hence why carbon copy is not a bad thing.

 

[matt9112]

This morning CNBC was citing information we knew about over a month ago. Also in much less detail.

this forum has alot of good insiders and we know stuff much earlier.

 

[matt9112]

Well, we know the Storm Troopers definitely wouldn't be hitting you.

the accuracy of the most powerful army in the galaxy is awful...and they hip fire all the time further reducing accuracy. i dont know if i have ever seen one aim down sights.

 

[dgp602]

As for 2, if you close the park it also becomes a case of "out of site out of mind". At lest with it open people will see work going on and it will get them interested to return in the future. Remember that average guest doesn't follow these sorts of projects like we do. Closing it would also make it hard to convince people to continue spending the same amount of time at WDW as they did when there were four parks. Doesn't matter that the park is half day.

Good point. Thank you!!!

 

[DisneyJayL]

Just seeing this might just be enough. If it stays true to the concept art this is going to be massive. It's almost unimaginable that they are putting something this big and tall in.

 

[twebber55]

Nice work. I prefer #4 option myself. Keeps Echo Lake intact. I find it to be a quaint area. And it levels the back half of the park I never bother to visit.

i agree..im thinking 4 may be the route they go

 

[twebber55]

Just seeing this might just be enough. If it stays true to the concept art this is going to be massive. It's almost unimaginable that they are putting something this big and tall in.

yes, incredibly massive, tall...universal really built up/vertical with DA and it seems disney is doing this x 2 with Pandora and Star Wars and no this isn't a Disney vs universal thing this is a theme park design is changing thing

 

[marni1971]

Backlot Express could obviously be the QSR, with the 50's/Hollywood and Vine row becoming the table service.

Assuming Backlot Express doesn't.... disappear...