Star Wars Land announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[TP2000]

I have a question concerning the millennium falcon attraction. When you are at the exterior of the attraction how is imagineering planning to hide the show building? Will the ship be on top of the show building?

From the D23 Expo model in Anaheim this past summer:

What ride warehouse? All I see is rocky cliffs.

 

[TyTrap]

No, you won't enter the Falcon (prop) at all. The actual load area where you load into the bridge should be dressed to resemble the Falcon. And the vehicles obviously will be themed to match the Falcon's cockpit.

That's what I was trying to say, it should look like you're walking into the falcon atleast.

 

[Kamikaze]

That's what I was trying to say, it should look like you're walking into the falcon atleast.

The hallways/rooms of the (last section of the) queue and the ride vehicle will be themed to look like the inside of the Falcon. You won't actually walk from outside into the Falcon like they do in the films. There's going to be a huge queue between A and B.

 

[motox7]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Those issues are easily handled by human engineering such as:

1. Not providing any footholds or grips which can be used to climb on it.

2. Electrifying it with ten thousand volts.​

 

[motox7]

Those issues are easily handled by human engineering such as:

1. Not providing any footholds or grips which can be used to climb on it.

2. Electrifying it with ten thousand volts.​

I like #2. haha

 

[zakattack99]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Said the same thing to my wife... great idea shame it will never work if kids are doing this

 

[No Name]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

I find it hard to blame the kids or parents... does something indicate that they aren't supposed to touch it? In fact, the fake dirt and grime makes it look like many have done that before! Put a shiny clean one out there and see what happens.

 

[alias8703]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

This little girls parents are morons and the reason we can't have nice things! Surprised there wasn't a cast member near by to state the obvious and what shouldn't have to be stated. No freaking climbing. Really does everything need a no climbing sign for people to control themselves?

 

[bclane]

Those issues are easily handled by human engineering such as:

1. Not providing any footholds or grips which can be used to climb on it.

2. Electrifying it with ten thousand volts.​

Maybe they could set up a droid "petting zoo" for the little kids to just have at it and then let people know that they are hands off outside of this area. Or they could install lights on them that signify which ones are available to be mauled by me er, I mean the kids and which ones are on a mission and need to be left alone.

 

[disnyfan89]

People are awful creatures and its amazing they didnt rip that droids head off. In their defense though, perhaps having the droid patrolling in the waiting area for Jedi Academy with a bunch of kids who are waiting to smack the heck out of darth vader was a bad idea. I suspect that if the droids end up in the parks permanently they will have some sort of escort with them. I can only imagine what would be happening if that poor droid was R2D2. He'd have even more adults trying to trap him for a picture.

 

[Neo222]

From what I gathered with that droid, it also popped up at the Launch Bay in Disneyland.


This one didn't seem to have problems with people crowding around it and wanting pictures. Though I guess that might be due to the fact that the one out in the park is more or less getting the reactions of 'Oh cool what is this?! Must take pictures of it!'. In fact, I believe the testing in the park is more due to see how good the droid works in a more open, crowded environment, where such things like grabby children are there to stop the droid. Basically, things that a moving thing on its own would have to deal with, especially if they want the immersion factor to be there without someone escorting the little guy.

However, if they did have to get someone to escort the droids, they can easily set it up as that person being the droid's handler or so. Since usually droids are owned by someone.

 

[brb1006]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Maybe if they could make them bigger...

 

[Rutt]

So they put one of the roaming droids that was at D23 in Disneyland for a test.....Already kids are hanging on it, climbing on it, and trying to make it stop moving. No way they end up putting roaming droids if parents can’t control their kids. Really don’t want this ruining what could be a really amazing roaming droid atmosphere in star wars land.

Based on the description above i gotta say I was expecting so much worse. The kids didnt seem all that bad to me?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Said the same thing to my wife... great idea shame it will never work if kids are doing this

This little girls parents are morons and the reason we can't have nice things! Surprised there wasn't a cast member near by to state the obvious and what shouldn't have to be stated. No freaking climbing. Really does everything need a no climbing sign for people to control themselves?

This was vanilla. One kid "kind of" climbed on it and a parent immediately said don't climb on it. If the droids can't handle that level of interaction they stand no chance against the worst of guests. There was nothing in that video that shouldn't be anticipated to a much greater extreme.

 

[Slowjack]

This was vanilla. One kid "kind of" climbed on it and a parent immediately said don't climb on it. If the droids can't handle that level of interaction they stand no chance against the worst of guests. There was nothing in that video that shouldn't be anticipated to a much greater extreme.

I tend to agree. They need to make these things robust enough to handle a certain amount of "affection."

 

[rabbit1]

No, you won't enter the Falcon (prop) at all. The actual load area where you load into the bridge should be dressed to resemble the Falcon. And the vehicles obviously will be themed to match the Falcon's cockpit.

That's my expectation too. The queue will probably be themed to seem like you're going through the station / base on your way to where the Falcon is parked. My guess is that close to the end of the queue you'll probably turn a corner and then walk out to where you're under the ship so you can climb up that iconic ramp, with only the final boarding holding points being "inside" the Falcon.

 

[Kamikaze]

That's my expectation too. The queue will probably be themed to seem like you're going through the station / base on your way to where the Falcon is parked. My guess is that close to the end of the queue you'll probably turn a corner and then walk out to where you're under the ship so you can climb up that iconic ramp, with only the final boarding holding points being "inside" the Falcon.

Not so sure about the ramp. The type of angle that it has in the fiction wouldn't be ADA compliant.

But thats how I expect it too. You eventually get into a (indoor) hangar and then actually enter the Falcon.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I tend to agree. They need to make these things robust enough to handle a certain amount of "affection."

I don't think that would be the problem, it would be a kid getting hurt by a moving piece of metal. Turn the wrong way for a second and major damage can result to a small kid. It's a safety issue, not a structural issue. Let the kid get hurt though and you can bet that the parents will be alert to that and carry it right through to lawsuit.

 

[JenniferS]

I don't think that would be the problem, it would be a kid getting hurt by a moving piece of metal. Turn the wrong way for a second and major damage can result to a small kid. It's a safety issue, not a structural issue. Let the kid get hurt though and you can bet that the parents will be alert to that and carry it right through to lawsuit.

Sadly, that’s what I’m afraid of. All you have to do is look at the Casey Jr. train in the splash area at MK.

You can’t trust kids to exercise good judgement; they’re just kids. But you should be able to trust parents to be a little smarter. Instead you have adults lifting their kids over railings ‘cause they just have to have that perfect pic.