Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[MisterPenguin]

I would love ST to be prequel/OT only. That would indeed help it maintain a “purpose” in light of GE (i.e., doing things that GE cannot, like bringing us face-to-face with Darth Vader).

Unfortunately, they are committed to using ST for showing scenes connected to each new film release, so it doesn’t look like this dream will come true anytime soon...

One of the reporters that got the recent tour said that they have planned the land to be able to update it to another timeline or story. So, for example, if the current trilogy loses its shine three years from now, the can refresh the land to the first trilogy if they want. Similarly it can get updated to the next trilogy.

 

[JohnD]

You know, you just quoted my post pointing out that's not necessarily true.

Actually, I quoted Drod1965.

As you could see I was playing catch up and reading through the posts. So since the original post was before yours, I hadn’t read yours yet. I’ll take your word for it about the door. If it says “Do not enter” I would figure it’s a door for CMs only.

 

[MisterPenguin]

As you could see I was playing catch up and reading through the posts. So since the original post was before yours, I hadn’t read yours yet. I’ll take your word for it about the door. If it says “Do not enter” I would figure it’s a door for CMs only.

The sign is a lie. It leads to public guest area. Like I said, it's sometimes propped open.

 

[shortstop]

The sign is a lie. It leads to public guest area. Like I said, it's sometimes propped open.

I recall it saying “emergency exit only”. If you exit the ride significantly after park closing when the gift shop has closed, they leave the gate open.

 

[britain]

I recall it saying “emergency exit only”. If you exit the ride significantly after park closing when the gift shop has closed, they leave the gate open.

What gate are we talking about again? Is it the French Market “exit only” gate that is never obeyed?

 

[RandySavage]

In the grand scheme of how awesome and detailed this land looks, how they've dotted every i, and how many hundreds of millions were lavished on it, making the cockpit of this key visual element a flat instead of 3-dimensional, has got to be the most perplexing choice thus far.

Since the $ savings of doing so are almost nil vis-a-vis total land cost, I'm genuinely curious about the reasons behind the choice (and I don't buy "it looks exactly the same to guests on the ground", b/c the cockpit doesn't look 3-D below - whether that's psychological because I've seen aerials or the lack of any hint of depth (i.e., the front windshield seen through the glass ; hull sloping away), I don't know).

Edit: Has it been ruled out that they are still going to add the bulk of the cockpit? This pic makes it look like something could be attached to that black part...

The model shows it as fully dimensional, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's forthcoming:

 

[rickdrat]

Saw this posted on FB.
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At long last we'll soon know the answer to "How many strollers can you fit under the Millennium Falcon?"

 

[MisterPenguin]

Has it been ruled out that they are still going to add the bulk of the cockpit?

The Anaheim version got fully skinned. It'll be really odd if Orlando's doesn't in the end considering how they're trying to make both lands as exactly the same as possible.

 

[Disney Analyst]

In the grand scheme of how awesome and detailed this land looks, how they've dotted every i, and how many hundreds of millions were lavished on it, making the cockpit of this key visual element a flat instead of 3-dimensional, has got to be the most perplexing choice thus far.

Since the $ savings of doing so are almost nil vis-a-vis total land cost, I'm genuinely curious about the reasons behind the choice (and I don't buy "it looks exactly the same to guests on the ground", b/c the cockpit doesn't look 3-D below - whether that's psychological because I've seen aerials or the lack of any hint of depth (i.e., the front windshield seen through the glass ; hull sloping away), I don't know).

Edit: Has it been ruled out that they are still going to add the bulk of the cockpit? This pic makes it look like something could be attached to that black part...

The model shows it as fully dimensional, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's forthcoming:
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It appears to me in that aerial that the cockpit hasn't been attached yet.

 

[HMF]

I'll be looking for some sort of shout-out to Ackmena at Oga's cantina. I'd like to think they both rose up the ranks together before managing their own places.

Shockingly Ackmena is still canon even if her most famous appearance is not

 

[RandySavage]

The Anaheim version got fully skinned. It'll be really odd if Orlando's doesn't in the end considering how they're trying to make both lands as exactly the same as possible.

Are you sure? The Feb 27 Fresh Baked video shows it in the exact same form as Orlando's: rear section dimensional, front section a flat.

 

[Chet Dakota]

I would love ST to be prequel/OT only. That would indeed help it maintain a “purpose” in light of GE (i.e., doing things that GE cannot, like bringing us face-to-face with Darth Vader).

Unfortunately, they are committed to using ST for showing scenes connected to each new film release, so it doesn’t look like this dream will come true anytime soon...

I believe that the “dream” should be incorporating ST into GE at DHS.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are you sure? The Feb 27 Fresh Baked video shows it in the exact same form as Orlando's: rear section dimensional, front section a flat.

I see Anaheim's rear section full clad, while Orlando's is half clad. Makes me think they're not done.

 

[RandySavage]

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I see Anaheim's rear section full clad, while Orlando's is half clad. Makes me think they're not done.

Those pics show opposite sides of the craft though. The 1st pic shows the rear (completed) of Anaheim. The 2nd pic shows the front cockpit side (with actual cockpit missing) of Orlando. The afts of both look completed in those pics.

1:34 of the video show that cockpit flat jutting out, as in Orlando.

Regardless, I hope you're right and they will flesh the whole craft out. Wishful thinking, but perhaps there is a Special Effect element (like the Mon Calamari head in Star Tours queue) to the cockpit, and that's why it hasn't been attached yet...

 

[MisterPenguin]

Those pics show opposite sides of the craft though. The 1st pic shows the rear (completed) of Anaheim. The 2nd pic shows the front cockpit side (with actual cockpit missing) of Orlando. The afts of both look completed in those pics.

1:34 of the video show that cockpit flat jutting out, as in Orlando.

Regardless, I hope you're right and they will flesh the whole craft out. Wishful thinking, but perhaps there is a Special Effect element (like the Mon Calamari head in Star Tours queue) to the cockpit, and that's why it hasn't been attached yet...

Ah, you're right. So... I dunno.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

I believe that the “dream” should be incorporating ST into GE at DHS.

I think adding in a weaker, “old fashioned” attraction would bring down the overall quality of GE. The GE attractions should all be “WOW!”-inducing, especially because many people would be confused and think ST is one of the big new attractions. But this is just my humble opinion; I know and respect that others differ greatly.

 

[Roy G. Dis]

I would be OK closing Star Tours and/or finding a new IP for it once GE opens... It's served its purpose. I guess it can handle a lot of people per hour?

 

[flynnibus]

so what I wish for is.. we are seeing all these multi-story buildings with interior atrium spaces.. etc.. I hope the guest areas are not all just GROUND FLOOR! But given accessibility stuff.. I fear it will be

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I would be OK closing Star Tours and/or finding a new IP for it once GE opens... It's served its purpose. I guess it can handle a lot of people per hour?

Expanding the Muppets to it and have Bunsen & Beaker be the hosts of the ride as The Great Muppet Adventure Tours..

 

[jaxonp]

Muppets is dead. I love it but I don’t see a big future for them.