Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Gabe1]

The more I think about what Star Wars is going to do for tourism at Disney World as well as new guests coming to Disney for the first time, the more I realize they have to truly put their best foot forward. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to expand their theme park brand and try to create new repeat visitors for years and years to come. All the parks need to be in tip top shape.

Thinking about it though, so much will still be under construction which means they need to advertise the hell out of it all to make sure people know you better come back in the next couple years cause we have a LOT of stuff coming up!!

Ahem, like Uni's Harry Potter, also that same a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to expand their theme park brand and try to create new repeat visitors for years and years to come. I agree. Harry and Star Wars a better theme overall than Avatar for endurance over time.

 

[jrlang1]

Yes. Potc Shang is on a series of track and two bogies that can each run on independent tracks.

This system with the front connected to one cart and the back conected to another.

 

[HwdStudio]

SWGE in the distance from my balcony this morning.

 

[JohnD]

SWGE in the distance from my balcony View attachment 280825View attachment 280826this morning.

Nice view!

 

[GeneralKnowledge]

You can straight up buy them on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...targid=kwd-51678002326&ref=pd_sl_5vsy8mzytw_e

Unfortunately they require a very specialized climate to survive. It needs to be in an environment like coastal Northern California. Cool and foggy.

 

[HwdStudio]

Nice view!

At the Swan on Starwood points this weekend! With parking and resort fees it’s approx $40 per night.

 

[JJJ]

There's been a lot of discussion about the rides in Galaxy's Edge, but not a lot about the interactive elements of the land. I found two videos from around 2014-2015, the first before the Star Wars lands were announced, where Scott Trowbridge talks about what WDI's been working on in an attempt to enable guests to take a more active role in Disney's parks. They state similar things, but the first video is much more in depth. The relevant material starts around 25:35 in the first video. The whole second video is pretty cool. I can't wait to see what they do with things like Story Engine in Star Wars land!

 

[MisterPenguin]

There's been a lot of discussion about the rides in Galaxy's Edge, but not a lot about the interactive elements of the land. I found two videos from around 2014-2015, the first before the Star Wars lands were announced, where Scott Trowbridge talks about what WDI's been working on in an attempt to enable guests to take a more active role in Disney's parks. They state similar things, but the first video is much more in depth. The relevant material starts around 25:35 in the first video. The whole second video is pretty cool. I can't wait to see what they do with things like Story Engine in Star Wars land!

Thanks for posting those! I saw them a while ago and was trying to find them again to show that Disney has been working on LARPish things with direct application for SWL and the SW Resort.

 

[PorterRedkey]

There's been a lot of discussion about the rides in Galaxy's Edge, but not a lot about the interactive elements of the land. I found two videos from around 2014-2015, the first before the Star Wars lands were announced, where Scott Trowbridge talks about what WDI's been working on in an attempt to enable guests to take a more active role in Disney's parks. They state similar things, but the first video is much more in depth. The relevant material starts around 25:35 in the first video. The whole second video is pretty cool. I can't wait to see what they do with things like Story Engine in Star Wars land!
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Thanks for sharing these. I hadn't seen them for awhile and it really gets me excited for Galaxy's Edge.

I think some of this tech will be used for that land, but I am guessing that a boutique park with the StoryEngine tech, built in the next 15 years, is not out of the question.

 

[djkidkaz]

SWGE in the distance from my balcony View attachment 280825View attachment 280826this morning.

What hotel are you staying in?

 

[matt9112]

Thanks for sharing these. I hadn't seen them for awhile and it really gets me excited for Galaxy's Edge.

I think some of this tech will be used for that land, but I am guessing that a boutique park with the StoryEngine tech, built in the next 15 years, is not out of the question.

I agree and you used the right word boutique because the admission cost is going to have to be egregious.

 

[Sped2424]

Here’s my guess about how Disney will stagger SWGE openings to handle crowds; something like:

Stage 1: DL SWGE passholder previews

Stage 2: DL SWGE general public opening with passholder blockout, AND WDW SWGE passholder/DVC previews

Stage 3: WDW general public opening

Ya gotta add in paid events somewhere. Possibly in place of previews..

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Ya gotta add in paid events somewhere. Possibly in place of previews..

In Anaheim maybe, at DHS, I don't think so.

 

[ToTBellHop]

In Anaheim maybe, at DHS, I don't think so.

Oh there will definitely be permanent paid packages.

 

[Movielover]

Oh there will definitely be permanent paid packages.

So I totally just read that as "peppermint plaid packages" and now I'm disappointed that there is no such thing...

 

[Sped2424]

In Anaheim maybe, at DHS, I don't think so.

I didn't say this on a mere whim. The current idea is a paid previews/event should the land work perfectly as intended.

 

[Kman101]

Oh there will definitely be permanent paid packages.

Just want to point out to everyone that you and @Sped2424 have warned the people ...

So in a year prepare for everyone being outraged when they do just this. I hope people remember these posts.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Just want to point out to everyone that you and @Sped2424 have warned the people ...

So in a year prepare for everyone being outraged when they do just this. I hope people remember these posts.

I’m shocked that people think they won’t.

How many upcharges have they introduced? And this land was approved as a guaranteed cash cow. They are building a freakin boutique hotel to complement it for people who think their Star Wars ride tour package didn’t require nearly enough money. Real fans drop $5000 on the Star Wars content.

 

[Skibum1970]

Oh there will definitely be permanent paid packages.

I am surprised that they didn't get the hotel ready to open at the same time. Then, they could have sold the option of "private SWL previews" for guests staying at the hotel. Then, they could have made the hotel rooms a "premium booking fee" to maximize intake.

 

[Skibum1970]

I’m shocked that people think they won’t.

How many upcharges have they introduced? And this land was approved as a guaranteed cash cow. They are building a freakin boutique hotel to complement it for people who think their Star Wars ride tour package didn’t require nearly enough money. Real fans drop $5000 on the Star Wars content.

Do you think that they'll monetize FP+ for this land or find a different way?