Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

brihow

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I'm sure this has been discussed at length....but for the Rise of the Resistance ride - how large/long do people think the ride is? Has anyone compared the show building size to other rides? Do we know what the ride system is (trackless?)?
 

TP2000

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That paint job is totally different from the Disneyland version.
Call me crazy but I don't love the colors here. I think DL's looks so realistic and this... doesn't.
I have to say that I agree and think the colors in Disneyland better show a petrified forest ....

I think what we're forgetting is that these two lands are placed in opposite directions facing the sun, and in different climates that affect the way things look outdoors; the sunlight is whiter and brighter in Orlando's humid climate, compared to a more golden hue in Anaheim's dry climate.

But the big difference is that in Disneyland, Star Wars Land faces directly south, while at DHS the land faces directly north.

The sunlight, of different shades and intensities on each coast, will be coming from the opposite direction in each land. So they paint things differently and in different shades to reflect the sunlight better in each location and stay truer to the designer's intent.
 

Haymarket2008

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I'm sure this has been discussed at length....but for the Rise of the Resistance ride - how large/long do people think the ride is? Has anyone compared the show building size to other rides? Do we know what the ride system is (trackless?)?

The ride system is trackless.
 

drod1985

Well-Known Member
Spider-Man at IOA is 5 minutes and Transformers at USF is 4:30, I feel like those are probably decent comps for ROTR's ride length.
 

Magic Feather

Well-Known Member
I was looking at the pictures posted today. In picture 29 of 33 it looks like the back of the Muppets show building will be visible from inside the park. That would take away from the immersion of the area.
Does it look that way to anyone too?
I believe it will be as well but I think they will be painting the portions visible from inside the land a grey color as indicated by some portions they've already painted. Bioreconstruct got a good picture on Twitter of the building which can be seen in the background of this pic with portions painted.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dt2wxc6UwAA-S-W?format=jpg&name=large
Interesting, I didn't notice the grey paint.
Also, our vantage point will be from the ground of course - so quite a different perspective from the aerial angles.
Of course, Disney wouldn't be spending money on grey paint if they didn't need to.
Can't wait to see images from a ground perspective!
Muppets isn’t the only concern...
 

mikejs78

Well-Known Member
Google's services are getting more confusing by the minute. I think Apple's execution will be stunning with regard to their maps overhaul. In particular I'm curious to see what they're doing with street view plus Lidar. I'll be jumping ship if I'm right. Not to stir an Apple Google debate. I got tired of those a long time ago.
Apple's problem isn't their software, it has been and continues to be their data. The new maps + Lidar shows a lot of promise in certain areas, but it still has a huge data problem that the new maps doesn't seem to be solving. For the gory details: https://www.justinobeirne.com/new-apple-maps
 

sedati

Well-Known Member
I was looking at the pictures posted today. In picture 29 of 33 it looks like the back of the Muppets show building will be visible from inside the park. That would take away from the immersion of the area.
Does it look that way to anyone too?
I wouldn't worry too much. There's going to be more trees in front of the caves/queue area. I think the paint is mostly for what you might see through the trees, and the old color may stand out too much. The only area I think might be an issue is maybe around the quick-serve entrance.
What interests me more is that they painted areas gray that definately won't be visible from inside the land. I've theorized that there's a back area that may be utilized as an overflow queue, but haven't seen enough to commit to that idea yet.
 

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
Keep in mind that the amount of the view at ground level is a whole lost less then from above. Try not to worry about that stuff, you'll get worry lines and look old before your time. Almost nothing on the outside will be obviously visible from the inside of SWL.
I wouldn't worry too much. There's going to be more trees in front of the caves/queue area. I think the paint is mostly for what you might see through the trees, and the old color may stand out too much. The only area I think might be an issue is maybe around the quick-serve entrance.
What interests me more is that they painted areas gray that definately won't be visible from inside the land. I've theorized that there's a back area that may be utilized as an overflow queue, but haven't seen enough to commit to that idea yet.
Yes, don’t worry. Leave that to the people who didn’t think it would be an issue, and are now realising it’s even worse than they expected.
 

TP2000

Well-Known Member
This aerial video is from Disneyland, but it's very recent and shows the interior of the land very well. Just consider this is what the DHS version will look like a few months from now. And is it me, or does this land have lots of narrow walkways and little dead ends to it? How will that work with the huge crowds who will pack into this land daily on both coasts???

 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
Yes, don’t worry. Leave that to the people who didn’t think it would be an issue, and are now realising it’s even worse than they expected.
Well, Martin, as with everything else in life... if one looks hard enough one will find it. For example, I watched them build the Soarin building, that big blue monstrosity in Epcot. It has been years since I have actually noticed it. It disappeared just as soon as I stopped looking for it. Funny how the mind works.

Just from looking at the current construction in SWL it seems to me that there is already an overload of visual stimulation within the land. The buildings are large, people are comparatively small. Their views will be blocked from almost every angle. Only those that are determined to see something else will see it. So, what little might show, and I really believe it will be just a small amount, will not be a problem unless the object of visiting is to find fault. I think it will be far more likely that we will be able to see a lot of SWL from outside then the other way around. If only they could plant some trees that grow tall enough to hide those big fake phallic like stalagmites sticking up from the land. Some that appear to be on a stick. That Galaxy is famous for its stalagmitecycles.
 

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
Well, Martin, as with everything else in life... if one looks hard enough one will find it. For example, I watched them build the Soarin building, that big blue monstrosity in Epcot. It has been years since I have actually noticed it. It disappeared just as soon as I stopped looking for it. Funny how the mind works.

Just from looking at the current construction in SWL it seems to me that there is already an overload of visual stimulation within the land. The buildings are large, people are comparatively small. Their views will be blocked from almost every angle. Only those that are determined to see something else will see it. So, what little might show, and I really believe it will be just a small amount, will not be a problem unless the object of visiting is to find fault. I think it will be far more likely that we will be able to see a lot of SWL from outside then the other way around. If only they could plant some trees that grow tall enough to hide those big fake phallic like stalagmites sticking up from the land. Some that appear to be on a stick. That Galaxy is famous for its stalagmitecycles.
I’m only relating what the project team have discovered.
 

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