Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[BrianLo]

Does DL have area for expansion or will that be a bonus of WDW?

Technically it has room backstage if Entertainment/Music and the Parade building are consolidated into a multi-story space. Second, there are accessibility options into Toontown. Albeit both are more likely for a Fantasyland expansion.

Most easily the Pooh show building and extra entrance space is roughly equivalent to the berm expansion pad at DHS.

I actually think as far as Disneyland is concerned though this is sufficient enough of a representation. I’d rather those spaces be used for other projects. I’m fine if DHS becomes the more definitive version down the line. Don’t tell the DL crew that...

 

[180º]

Technically it has room backstage if Entertainment/Music and the Parade building are consolidated into a multi-story space. Second, there are accessibility options into Toontown. Albeit both are more likely for a Fantasyland expansion.

Most easily the Pooh show building and extra entrance space is roughly equivalent to the berm expansion pad at DHS.

I actually think as far as Disneyland is concerned though this is sufficient enough of a representation. I’d rather those spaces be used for other projects. I’m fine if DHS becomes the more definitive version down the line. Don’t tell the DL crew that...

Entertainment already occupies multi-story space. I believe the only buildings back there that aren’t multi-level are parade storage and the RV shop. I guess they could still consolidate more, but that area of backstage is already fairly well arranged. And I agree with you about the existing SWGE being enough Star Wars representation. If anything, I’d love to get a Runaway Railway clone.

 

[djkidkaz]

Technically it has room backstage if Entertainment/Music and the Parade building are consolidated into a multi-story space. Second, there are accessibility options into Toontown. Albeit both are more likely for a Fantasyland expansion.

Most easily the Pooh show building and extra entrance space is roughly equivalent to the berm expansion pad at DHS.

I actually think as far as Disneyland is concerned though this is sufficient enough of a representation. I’d rather those spaces be used for other projects. I’m fine if DHS becomes the more definitive version down the line. Don’t tell the DL crew that...

WDW already has the Star Wars hotel coming as a sort of add-on so I would say it’s already positioned as the definitive version.

 

[Sped2424]

WDW is about 3 or so months behind DL, good thing is any problems during building at DL means it wont be a problem when WDW gets to that section of building.

As it's been said many times this is not the case lol. Any problems in construction/ operation that show up at DLR will more than likely show up at WDW. 3 months is not enough to time for rectifying a desgin flaw in these projects. Especially at the state of construction they are in.

 

[Indy_UK]

I think they're crazy if Galaxies edge doesn't get an expansion at Disney world. I think what they are opening is just to get things going and people into the park

 

[marni1971]

Okay.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I think they're crazy if Galaxies edge doesn't get an expansion at Disney world. I think what they are opening is just to get things going and people into the park

When in reality the purpose of Galaxies Edge would be........................... ?

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

From the DLR thread

DISNEY GEEK ALERT!!!

One of my rebel spies reports that they know someone working on SW:GE and that this person said they have ridden a personnel carrier vehicle through the lower level of the Battle Escape/Alcatraz attraction and that it's incredible! The comments were consistent with what I and others have heard over the past year or two--that Imagineering is throwing everything Disney has into this ride and that it will be the new "giant killer" in the industry after Transformers, Harry Potter, and Avatar. They also said the elevators will be amazing.

I have talked directly to two people I know who are working in SW:GE and their lips are S.E.A.L.E.D.!!! They just smile (really, really big) and say it's gonna be great and that they're soooo happy to be working on it. I would never ask them to violate their NDA no matter how much I want to spend hours debriefing them.

BUT I WANT IT OPEN NOW!!!

 

[LukeS7]

From the DLR thread

Sounds awesome! I do wonder though, since when has Transformers been anywhere close to a "giant killer"? To me it was just a lesser version of the Spider-Man ride.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Sounds awesome! I do wonder though, since when has Transformers been anywhere close to a "giant killer"? To me it was just a lesser version of the Spider-Man ride.

It's almost a clone of Spider-man. Throw some different villains in front of you and they are interchangeable.

 

[matt9112]

It's almost a clone of Spider-man. Throw some different villains in front of you and they are interchangeable.

same ride system but completely different no?

 

[Goofyernmost]

same ride system but completely different no?

Not that I noticed. All I could think was there were a different set of characters, minor change in story-line, but, other then that I saw nothing that didn't remind me of Spiderman.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Not that I noticed. All I could think was there were a different set of characters, minor change in story-line, but, other then that I saw nothing that didn't remind me of Spiderman.

Actually there's a subtle but important difference. Since the majority of Spiderman takes place with left-to-right motion, the screens are flat. The only time there's curved screens is at the finale when forward motion needs to be simulated (a Cinerama-like effect). In Transformers, its reversed. Most of the time is simulated forward motion so the majority of the screens are curved. Also the "squish" doesnt work all that well on curved screens, so its why in Transformers you stop in front of the screen and/or slowly turn (like in Spiderman).

 

[MisterPenguin]

Also the "squish" doesnt work all that well on curved screens, so its why in Transformers you stop in front of the screen and/or slowly turn (like in Spiderman).

Universal 'imagineers' call it "squinch."

 

[marni1971]

Not that I noticed. All I could think was there were a different set of characters, minor change in story-line, but, other then that I saw nothing that didn't remind me of Spiderman.

And a totally different layout. But hey.

 

[smile]

From the DLR thread

also, from said thread...

Chapek does not care for how expensive SWGE is, and is forcing WDI to make cuts wherever they can as the land progresses.

same ol' jazz, different project -
additionally, one may find elements of the land bandied about earlier on have been moved...
not removed ...to guess where

no doubts swge'll achieve wow - but truth is nice too

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

I should clarify that the cuts I've been made aware of pertain to the land itself, not the attractions.

 

[britain]

also, from said thread...



same ol' jazz, different project -
additionally, one may find elements of the land bandied about earlier on have been moved...
not removed ...to guess where

no doubts swge'll achieve wow - but truth is nice too

Droids moved to Launch Bay?

 

[Mike S]

I should clarify that the cuts I've been made aware of pertain to the land itself, not the attractions.

Let me guess, all the story stuff?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I should clarify that the cuts I've been made aware of pertain to the land itself, not the attractions.

Blue milk tumblers reduced to shot glasses?