Star Wars land to disneyland toontown?

[TP2000]

The Slashfilm article is a poorly worded rehash of MiceAge's update today. There is no chance of Star Wars being announced on Friday - all that will be announced is the new Frozen stuff for DCA. A Star Wars announcement is a LONG way off at this point.

Yeah, no kidding. I'm not familiar with "Slashfilm", but I hope it's not actually created by humans. It reads like it's an automated editing program in a foreign country throwing together stolen sentences and concepts from other websites, in this case the Miceage Update from Tuesday.

Miceage only said they'd announce Frozen on Thursday to the suits, then to the public on Friday. Miceage said nothing about upcoming announcements on all the other stuff.

In fact, this is the quote from Miceage that introduced the list of other rumors and WDI concepts.

"While all these Frozen additions will be announced by Michael Colglazier on Thursday morning, there’s a lot more coming to Anaheim that he won’t be talking about. In no particular order, here’s what’s been either green lighted or nearing a green light for both Anaheim parks:"

 

[Californian Elitist]

Miceage always uses "green lighted". It's "green lit". I just might tell them that.

I will be very ed off if Disney puts Star Wars Land in Tomorrowland or replaces Toontown with it. Better Toontown than Tomorrowland, but either location will upset me.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Miceage always uses "green lighted". It's "green lit". I just might tell them that.

I will be very ****ed off if Disney puts Star Wars Land in Tomorrowland or replaces Toontown with it. Better Toontown than Tomorrowland, but either location will upset me.

Looks like you're gonna be upset.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Looks like you're gonna be upset.

Hm, we don't know that yet. Plans could change.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Hm, we don't know that yet. Plans could change.

True. Next week it could be Paradise Pier.

 

[JediMasterMatt]

I will be very ****ed off if Disney puts Star Wars Land in Tomorrowland or replaces Toontown with it. Better Toontown than Tomorrowland, but either location will upset me.

While I will be sad to see Roger go, I will be happy that what is occupying the northern part of the property will be able to stay open until the park closes each night (fireworks won't cause it to close) as all of the guest areas for Star Wars land are likely going to be inside of show buildings.

 

[Californian Elitist]

While I will be sad to see Roger go, I will be happy that what is occupying the northern part of the property will be able to stay open until the park closes each night (fireworks won't cause it to close) as all of the guest areas for Star Wars land are likely going to be inside of show buildings.

We don't know that though. It could still very well close for fireworks. It'd still be dangerous to keep people in that area during fireworks.

 

[Figments Friend]

I never really understood how a 'Star Wars Land' concept fits thematically into Disneyland proper, and especially in the now-proposed Toontown spot.
Seems to me something like that belongs over at DCA, or even DHS on the East Coast.

I can understand some people desperately wanting a 'Star Wars' themed area to be built, but i don't understand the feverish need to place it in Toontown of all places.
Just does not seem to be the best spot for such a place.

Yes, we have 'Star Tours' in Tomorrowland and that fits well...but a whole Land?
Seems a bit excessive and overpowering.

Build it somewhere where it has some space to grow and expand, like all good Theme Park areas do.

 

[JediMasterMatt]

I never really understood how a 'Star Wars Land' concept fits thematically into Disneyland proper, and especially in the now-proposed Toontown spot.
Seems to me something like that belongs over at DCA, or even DHS on the East Coast.

I can understand some people desperately wanting a 'Star Wars' themed area to be built, but i don't understand the feverish need to place it in Toontown of all places.
Just does not seem to be the best spot for such a place.

Yes, we have 'Star Tours' in Tomorrowland and that fits well...but a whole Land?
Seems a bit excessive and overpowering.

Build it somewhere where it has some space to grow and expand, like all good Theme Park areas do.

I would agree that if I had to choose between DCA or DL on the West coast for Star Wars land, I would easily pick DCA. Ideally, I would choose Star Wars to anchor a 3rd gate if that was an option... or maybe, it can be all the above?

While I don't have many Disney insiders, I do have friends inside a certain franchise's production company and I was told one piece of information back when Scott Towbridge was put in charge of all Imagineering for the franchise - Star Wars is too vast a universe for one theme park land to unify. What was explained to me was that attractions were being designed to be potentially shared in any Disney Star Wars land; but, the actual Lands were being designed to allow for different environments and allow them to be unique to the park they were going to.

I took this to potentially mean that while there may be something like a Millennium Falcon attraction at multiple parks, where the Falcon was parked could be different. There could be locations like: Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, or the Death Star; but, they don't all have to be in the same Land or even the same park.

Something like Hogsmede and Diagon Alley. Same universe, different environments located at different gates.

Doing this would lessen the concern about one resort would be cannibalizing visits from another if everything is cloned (pun intended).

Granted this is the peep of info I was told months ago.. so, it may have changed or may never have even been in play to begin with.

Like the rest of you... I can't wait to find out more.

 

[rle4lunch]

Toontown feels too much like a cheap Universal Studios land. I'll be glad to see that cheap looking crap get demolished.

 

[Suspirian]

shame that they cant put roger in Hollywoodland...perfect fit for that area and it always has a heavy waittime so they know its popular.

 

[rle4lunch]

Toontown feels too much like a cheap Universal Studios land. I'll be glad to see that cheap looking **** get demolished.

Can't believe the moderators edited the word c r a p. wow.

 

[Kman101]

I would agree that if I had to choose between DCA or DL on the West coast for Star Wars land, I would easily pick DCA. Ideally, I would choose Star Wars to anchor a 3rd gate if that was an option... or maybe, it can be all the above?

While I don't have many Disney insiders, I do have friends inside a certain franchise's production company and I was told one piece of information back when Scott Towbridge was put in charge of all Imagineering for the franchise - Star Wars is too vast a universe for one theme park land to unify. What was explained to me was that attractions were being designed to be potentially shared in any Disney Star Wars land; but, the actual Lands were being designed to allow for different environments and allow them to be unique to the park they were going to.

I took this to potentially mean that while there may be something like a Millennium Falcon attraction at multiple parks, where the Falcon was parked could be different. There could be locations like: Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, or the Death Star; but, they don't all have to be in the same Land or even the same park.

Something like Hogsmede and Diagon Alley. Same universe, different environments located at different gates.

Doing this would lessen the concern about one resort would be cannibalizing visits from another if everything is cloned (pun intended).

Granted this is the peep of info I was told months ago.. so, it may have changed or may never have even been in play to begin with.

Like the rest of you... I can't wait to find out more.

That's exactly what they need to do. I hope they do that.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's kinda too bad they built Cars Land because my concept for a Tatooine land (in Roller Coaster Tycoon many years ago, which looked like pure junk) was designed precisely like it. It would have been perfect. Instead of the main drag of Route 66, it would have been the Mos Eisley spaceport with the Millennium Falcon docked and the Cantina. In locations relative to the minor attractions in Cars Land would be themed areas straight out of the movies such as Uncle Owen's farm, a Sandcrawler, etc. The canyon area would be very similar to Radiator Springs Racers, only with Jabba's Palace (which you could actually go into similar to Hogwarts at Universal) and Star Wars vehicles floating around. The main attraction would be in that canyon and accompanying show building. My concept was the T-16 Skyhopper vehicle Luke plays with a model of in the original movie (and you could fly in the Rogue Squadron video games, which I was obviously a fan of at the time). You'd encounter the Sandpeople, Jabba the Hutt's Sail Barge and eventually the Empire, and everything would connect to what you had encountered outside in the rest of the land, similar to how you see all the locales from Cars Land in Radiator Springs Racers.

 

[JediMasterMatt]

Toontown feels too much like a cheap Universal Studios land. I'll be glad to see that cheap looking **** get demolished.

Cheap Universal Studios land these days would mean far more than what WDW is getting on average.

Universal hasn't been on the cheap since daddy Comcast started fronting the bills.

 

[Little Green Men]

Cheap Universal Studios land these days would mean far more than what WDW is getting on average.

Universal hasn't been on the cheap since daddy Comcast started fronting the bills.

What does that have to do with WDW? They're saying Toontown feels CHEAP like a Suessland at Universal. Not that Universal is all cheap lands, but like a cheap land they would build. A major overhaul at DTD, a new land, nighttime attractions, and expansion of Harambe at DAK, plus the rumored DHS expansion isn't exactly cheap either.

 

[Californian Elitist]

What does that have to do with WDW? They're saying Toontown feels CHEAP like a Suessland at Universal. Not that Universal is all cheap lands, but like a cheap land they would build. A major overhaul at DTD, a new land, nighttime attractions, and expansion of Harambe at DAK, plus the rumored DHS expansion isn't exactly cheap either.

This topic has nothing to do with WDW. This is the Disneyland sub-forum.

 

[Little Green Men]

This topic has nothing to do with WDW. This is the Disneyland sub-forum.

Which is why I asked him why he had to bring WDW into this. They should compare DL to Universal in CA if they're going to compare it to a Universal.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I don't agree that Toontown is cheap. Disney is cheap and doesn't give it proper maintenance or updates.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Toontown is by no means cheap in my opinion. It needs some help, yes, but it's not cheap.