Star Wars land to disneyland toontown?

[RandomPrincess]

We all remember how popular Dinosaur was as a movie.

Also we may not have enjoyed the prequels but the people that were children at the time loved them.

As for Star Wars they are more then just movies the universe is beloved by many and basing the area off the newer films does not mean they are excluding the original 3 we have already seen the MF, X-Wings and Tie Fighters in the teaser. There are also the stand alone movies coming that are about classic Star Wars characters. The land will be very popular people are dying to see it already. Star War has at least 3 generations of fans already. My kids are only 3 and 5 and just getting introduced to the Universe. My 3 yo son especially is fascinated by it. Some things are timeless and Star Wars is one of them.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm not even sure if the upcoming movies will be popular. It's unlikely the first upcoming movie will be a flop per se, but there's no guarantee if the movie will be popular. Look, for example, at "The Phantom Menace".

You're confusing reception and popularity. The poor reception of the prequels has not at all hurt the popularity of Star Wars.

I doubt there are a lot of attractions that are based on movies that are fairly unknown. The only one I can think of that is "fairly unknown" is Splash Mountain, based on "Song of the South", but that's it.

In the 1950s almost all of Fantasyland was based on box office disappointments. It has only after some time had passed were those films deemed classics.

 

[mharrington]

You're confusing reception and popularity. The poor reception of the prequels has not at all hurt the popularity of Star Wars.

But look at what "The Phantom Menace" contained: namely, Jar Jar Binks.

Next time you go to Disneyland, in a decade or two, ride Casey Jr. Circus Train. It's fun.

According to the Roller Coaster Database, Gadget's Go Coaster goes at roughly 22 mph. By contrast, Casey Jr. Circus Train is a "slow ride", according to the Disneyland website. No sources indicate how fast it really goes, but I'm guessing it's no more than 10 mph.

 

[lazyboy97o]

But look at what "The Phantom Menace" contained: namely, Jar Jar Binks.

So? Star Wars is still popular despite Jar Jar Binks. Episode 2 made a ton of money after Episode 1 disappointed and Episode 3 also made a ton of money after Episodes 1 and 2 disappointed.

According to the Roller Coaster Database, Gadget's Go Coaster goes at roughly 22 mph. By contrast, Casey Jr. Circus Train is a "slow ride", according to the Disneyland website. No sources indicate how fast it really goes, but I'm guessing it's no more than 10 mph.

The experience of speed is relative.

 

[mharrington]

So? Star Wars is still popular despite Jar Jar Binks. Episode 2 made a ton of money after Episode 1 disappointed and Episode 3 also made a ton of money after Episodes 1 and 2 disappointed.

While I'm not doubting that this new film will make a ton of money, there is the prospect that it may not be popular. It may be another Episode 1 in terms of popularity. As you yourself pointed out, there is a difference between popularity and reception.

In the 1950s almost all of Fantasyland was based on box office disappointments. It has only after some time had passed were those films deemed classics.

Well, that was the 1950s; they didn't have the huge amount of films to draw from back then. In the 1970s and early '80s, however, they created many attractions themed to films such as "The Island At the Top of the World", "The Black Hole" and "Tron", but they proved box office disappointments and they killed off any and all attraction ideas for such.

 

[lazyboy97o]

While I'm not doubting that this new film will make a ton of money, there is the prospect that it may not be popular. It may be another Episode 1 in terms of popularity. As you yourself pointed out, there is a difference between popularity and reception.



Well, that was the 1950s; they didn't have the huge amount of films to draw from back then. In the 1970s and early '80s, however, they created many attractions themed to films such as "The Island At the Top of the World", "The Black Hole" and "Tron", but they proved box office disappointments and they killed off any and all attraction ideas for such.

Star Wars IS popular right now. It's popularity was not hurt by the prequels.

In the 1970s and early 1980s Disney was focused on and pouring money into the EPCOT Center. The films you cite were box office bombs from a Studio that was losing a lot of money and producing a string of poor performers. It's not at all similar. And two of the films you name were trying to suck off the rise in pop Science-Fiction kicked off by Star Wars.

 

[mharrington]

Star Wars IS popular right now. It's popularity was not hurt by the prequels.

I'm just saying that that if the prequels were popular, they would probably have done, say, the pod racer overlay of Star Tours right from the get-go. But they didn't. They did nothing with it for more than 20 years.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm just saying that that if the prequels were popular, they would probably have done, say, the pod racer overlay of Star Tours right from the get-go. But they didn't. They did nothing with it for more than 20 years.

There is no direct relationship between the two, but pod racing is in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. The Little Mermaid has been popular since 1989, but there was no ride for two decades. The rest of the films from its time are also lacking in rides, but are still popular.

 

[orlando678-]

what rides could be coming to this star wars land?

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

what rides could be coming to this star wars land?

We don't know yet. The previous ride concepts, which were accurately reported by MiceAge when the project was destined for Tomorrowland, have been scrapped.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I always thought they should make a giant slide like the one Luke goes down on Cloud City when he commits suicide in The Empire Strikes Back.

 

[Travel Junkie]

I'm not even sure if the upcoming movies will be popular. It's unlikely the first upcoming movie will be a flop per se, but there's no guarantee if the movie will be popular. Look, for example, at "The Phantom Menace".

Phantom Menace grossed $1 Billion worldwide. It was plenty popular. There are no guarantee's but Star Wars is as bankable as they come.

 

[Kman101]

People can't be truly serious that they're worried Star Wars won't do well at the theater. LOL. The movie could suck (which I don't see but you never know) but it's still going to make a boatload of money.

Star Wars has never really gone away and won't ever go away. It's been popular for what, 40 some years? The buzz around this new movie has been huge and it's still less than a year away. Look how many views a simple preview got. It's going to do well. Period.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The majority of the new Star Tours is comprised of stuff from the prequels, including Jar Jar himself, and it's more popular than ever! Disney could have a meet and greet with the Rancor Keeper and it would be huge. Seriously. Star Wars = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[TP2000]

For those wondering how they can build Star Wars Land in Toontown and still do fireworks, I found a fun drone flight video that shows how it will work. In short, the answer is "Buildings". Star Wars Land will need to be an indoor land housed in a massive warehouse show building on the current site of Toontown and the Festival Arena. Much like Little Mermaid Land in Tokyo DisneySea is all indoors.

This drone flight shows some fantastic footage of the fireworks going off over Toontown. But you can see that behind Toontown is a sprawling complex of warehouse buildings for Disneyland's "backstage" facilities and administration. Star Wars Land would just expand the concept south a bit, creating an indoor environment where fireworks (and rain and heat and cold) won't matter.