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Master Yoda

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drod1985 said:
What's the source on that? "Editorial Nonsense Manager" seems suspect, but I've seen stranger legitimate titles before.

I'm also not sure what benefit being an overnight event brings other than trying to get these participants out of the park as early as possible because they need to go back to the hotel and sleep.
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The post is not on the Disney Parks Blog and Ron Smith is not listed as an author for the site so I am going to go out on a limb and call it a fake.
 
pdude81

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drod1985 said:
What's the source on that? "Editorial Nonsense Manager" seems suspect, but I've seen stranger legitimate titles before.

I'm also not sure what benefit being an overnight event brings other than trying to get these participants out of the park as early as possible because they need to go back to the hotel and sleep.
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Stranger legit titles on parks blog?
 
MisterPenguin

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rle4lunch said:
Just a blurb from @marni1971, no specifics given.
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Martin was affirming that Disney was considering all options in response to a statement about pay-for FP+s.

Something they've been considering for years. And they're spitballing tons of options happens all the time (it wasn't until last month that they finally decided which spine renovation to go with after a year and a half from the announcement).

Until that rumor gets elevated to more than 'considered'... it's in the unlikely (but not impossible) bin for now.
 
Rogue1138

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MisterPenguin said:
Martin was affirming that Disney was considering all options in response to a statement about pay-for FP+s.

Something they've been considering for years. And they're spitballing tons of options happens all the time (it wasn't until last month that they finally decided which spine renovation to go with after a year and a half from the announcement).

Until that rumor gets elevated to more than 'considered'... it's in the unlikely (but not impossible) bin for now.
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I'm honestly surprised they haven't started charging. Universal was charging non-resort guests last time I was there (going on 5 years). I could see them start off by charging non-resort guests and then move to an additional upgrade like Park Hoppers.
 
MisterPenguin

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Rogue1138 said:
I'm honestly surprised they haven't started charging. Universal was charging non-resort guests last time I was there (going on 5 years). I could see them start off by charging non-resort guests and then move to an additional upgrade like Park Hoppers.
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Like so many of these "money grab" rumors, they circle for years and year either never coming true, or, finally coming true years from when the rumors started.
 
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MisterPenguin

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Mr_Bernard said:
I realize my reading comprehension skills are at a 4th grade level but isn't this the same thing... stated twice? Or was that irony and I missed it?
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How about now...

Like so many of these "money grab" rumors, they circle for years and years either
A) never coming true, or,​
B) finally coming true [but only] years from when the rumors started.​
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IOW, these rumors are rarely imminent and definite until an insider pretty much says the change is greenlit and about to happen.
 
No Name

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
TL;DR - Orlando's SWL has advanced enough that we can begin to see how the area around Rise of the Resistance will be different from Anaheim's - DHS version is wider and more square whereas DLR version is narrower and longer. Pluses and minuses to each I'm sure. And satellite views have been updated enough that we can make direct aerial comparisons between both versions. These show the DHS version does not lack for overall space compared to DLR.

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With the latest aerials, the layout differences around the Rise of the Resistance area are starting to become clear.

Anaheim:
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Orlando:
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I've scribbled some boxes and arrows to try to highlight differences.
  • The yellow box is the RotR queue entrance structure (making an educated guess for DHS). You can see how the relative location and orientation is different on each coast.
  • The red box is the backstage support building.
  • The dashed brown line is the X-wing replica area. In Anaheim, there looks to be a small plaza between the X-wing and backstage building. In Orlando, the probable spot for the X-wing seems smaller (no plaza) with an adjacent barrier themed as a crumbling wall.
  • Arrow A: note how the Orlando backstage building will be almost right across the path from the exit of RotR, whereas in Anaheim it's significantly farther down the path.
  • Arrow B: you can see how narrow Anaheim's SWL becomes relative to Orlando's. And similar to the backstage building, note how different the location of the X-wing will likely be between the 2 coasts.
The area around RotR in Anaheim will be much longer but narrower than the one in Orlando. It'll probably be like the difference of walking along a street or alleyway (Anaheim) versus through a square or plaza (Orlando). I suspect Anaheim's might have a better sense of journey or discovery as you'll walk along and see things revealed in the distance, whereas Orlando's will might seem more abrupt but also more enveloping in certain spots. Pluses and minuses to each I'm sure.

Relatedly, I remember this subject came up about 1.5 years ago:



@marni1971 was kind enough to dispel the assertion that DHS was lacking for space, and @egg provided some additional explanation:





Satellite map views have been updated enough that we can make direct comparisons.

Anaheim:
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Orlando:
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Below I've used Anaheim's SWL as a base map and overlaid it with the approximate locations/boundaries in Orlando:
  • Rise of the Resistance queue entrance (A=Orlando, AA=Anaheim)
  • Backstage building (B=Orlando, BB=Anaheim)
  • X-wing replica (C=Orlando, CC=Anaheim)
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And, for kicks, here's a full view of Anaheim's SWL overlaid with the outlines of Orlando's (give or take a few feet):
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Thank you.
 
999th Happy Haunt

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Praying for October 1st, my trips starts late September and goes into October. I know many will hate the crowds, but I would love to be part of what might be the biggest land opening of all time.
 
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We are at WDW for 9 nights is September. As a Platinum plus pass holder and DVC member I hope it opens October 1 with soft openings in late September. I would love to see SWGE. The one thing that makes me hopeful is that the last 2 years there were DVC events the last full week of September but not this year. Is that a hint we get something else? Hoping we do
 
Kamikaze

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999th Happy Haunt said:
Praying for October 1st, my trips starts late September and goes into October. I know many will hate the crowds, but I would love to be part of what might be the biggest land opening of all time.
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There will be more people at the DLR opening weekend than at WDW. Simply because if (when) the parks hit capacity, DL's is much higher than DHS.
 
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999th Happy Haunt

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Kamikaze said:
There will be more people at the DLR opening weekend than at WDW. Simply because if (when) the parks hit capacity, DL's is much higher than DHS.
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I’m kinda counting them as a single land opening even though California is first. Identical lands in the same year. If not biggest in the world certainly still the biggest in Florida.
 

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