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Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios
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gmajew
Premium Member
I am not a huge fan of screens either but as Steve said he does have some incredible experience... On top of that I expect Star wars to have a lot of screens with a mix of AA as I am not sure how you recreate the special effects of the movie with out using that tech.
Cesar R M
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I think you should have had more luck posting the " Winter is coming" meme..
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Bairstow
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so will the Millennium Falcon ride be
or
???
It's probably as good a time as any to dredge these up.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I hadn't seen these before. This does fit with the vague description they gave. 5 years old, could still be being considered.It's probably as good a time as any to dredge these up.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Note that this is NOT a Disney patent.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Who's was it? Because now they would have to be careful not to make anything like it.
Bairstow
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danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yeah, but they have to do that with any ride they design, plenty of other non-Disney ride patents out there.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Oh, so this is a design firm, it's not like some other entertainment company has the rights? Disney would have to either contract this company to do the design work or buy the patent. But the question is, why did this design company file the patent in the first place? Did someone already approach them once looking for an idea for a StarWars ride?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Because they are a design firm, they were hoping to get someone who actually wanted to buy one, or license the patent. If you look at their web site you will see they also had some drawings using the same ride system with a Harry Potter theme.
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Got it...Not much to see here
But regardless of the specifics of the patent, it would seem Disney would have a difficult time building a dueling rollercoaster that is Star Wars themed without paying something to this company.
CinematicFusion
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For the Star Wars fans out there, this might interest you. Yes off topic as far as discussing the Parks...but on target for stoking your hopes for a great Star Wars film!
Drew Struzan Force Awakens Opinions (Guy who does all the wonderful posters for all the Star Wars Films.)
"…It started about a year ago or more, a year and a half ago. I got a call from J.J. Abrams who I have never met, and he was in England shooting the film and he goes ‘Hi, I’ve always loved the work’ and Blah, Blah, Blah, sounding like you, you know, like a fanboy (laughs) And we were talking along and he just goes ‘…Well, would you?’ and I said ‘…If I was asked.’ And that was the conversation (laughs). By the end of it, there were no other words. So about a year later, we get together and meet and he says we’re using all the original people – John Williams, Kasdan, Harrison Ford’s in it, everybody’s in it and everybody’s writing and making the music and we have to have your art to make it the real thing. So, of course, I’ve got to do it for George and I’ve got to do it for Star Wars. I’ve never worked with J.J before and so we started working on it and he showed me like half the movie and it was just… a wonderful film and I know it’s going to be grand. I got to read the script and subsequently I’ve seen half of it and I can tell you and the fans this, Honest to god, it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen. … Well it’s beautifully made and it’s a wonderful story."
Drew Struzan Force Awakens Opinions (Guy who does all the wonderful posters for all the Star Wars Films.)
"…It started about a year ago or more, a year and a half ago. I got a call from J.J. Abrams who I have never met, and he was in England shooting the film and he goes ‘Hi, I’ve always loved the work’ and Blah, Blah, Blah, sounding like you, you know, like a fanboy (laughs) And we were talking along and he just goes ‘…Well, would you?’ and I said ‘…If I was asked.’ And that was the conversation (laughs). By the end of it, there were no other words. So about a year later, we get together and meet and he says we’re using all the original people – John Williams, Kasdan, Harrison Ford’s in it, everybody’s in it and everybody’s writing and making the music and we have to have your art to make it the real thing. So, of course, I’ve got to do it for George and I’ve got to do it for Star Wars. I’ve never worked with J.J before and so we started working on it and he showed me like half the movie and it was just… a wonderful film and I know it’s going to be grand. I got to read the script and subsequently I’ve seen half of it and I can tell you and the fans this, Honest to god, it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen. … Well it’s beautifully made and it’s a wonderful story."
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
Yes, that whole interview is good to read.For the Star Wars fans out there, this might interest you. Yes off topic as far as discussing the Parks...but on target for stoking your hopes for a great Star Wars film!
Drew Struzan Force Awakens Opinions (Guy who does all the wonderful posters for all the Star Wars Films.)
"…It started about a year ago or more, a year and a half ago. I got a call from J.J. Abrams who I have never met, and he was in England shooting the film and he goes ‘Hi, I’ve always loved the work’ and Blah, Blah, Blah, sounding like you, you know, like a fanboy (laughs) And we were talking along and he just goes ‘…Well, would you?’ and I said ‘…If I was asked.’ And that was the conversation (laughs). By the end of it, there were no other words. So about a year later, we get together and meet and he says we’re using all the original people – John Williams, Kasdan, Harrison Ford’s in it, everybody’s in it and everybody’s writing and making the music and we have to have your art to make it the real thing. So, of course, I’ve got to do it for George and I’ve got to do it for Star Wars. I’ve never worked with J.J before and so we started working on it and he showed me like half the movie and it was just… a wonderful film and I know it’s going to be grand. I got to read the script and subsequently I’ve seen half of it and I can tell you and the fans this, Honest to god, it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen. … Well it’s beautifully made and it’s a wonderful story."
*1023*
Kamikaze
Well-Known Member
Its the same track, not the same ride. Theres a difference.
Beholder
Well-Known Member
@CinematicFusion, thanks for this info. Love Drew Struzan and certainly value his insite/opinion.
Kamikaze
Well-Known Member
Remember that the patent is on the ride system, not the X-Wing style car. That clearly is Disney/Lucasfilm property as prior art exists to this patent.
Perhaps they'll build something else then.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yeah, the creator just chose some popular IP for the illustrations, the patent doesn't have anything to do with the IP.