PeterAlt
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You made my point better than I was trying to make it!
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Star Wars Land
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Disneyhead'71
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Thanks.
Disneyhead'71
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Will do. haha
PeterAlt
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There's no Marvel Land thread. That was a joke, by the way. You know, if it weren't for Uni current arrangement for Marvel, there would be a Marvel Land thread too saying the same thing as the Star Wars Land, Cars Land, and DHS makeover threads.
Basically, all of these threads are about supposed rumors of Disney investing between $500 million and $1.5 billion on some kind of makeover or expansion of Disney Studios Hollywood (DHS). Some rumors say it will include Cars Land. Some say it will include a Star Wars Land. Many say it will include an expansion of Pixar Place with a Monsters, Inc. in-door roller coaster. Some say it will include all the above. Others say it will include just one of the above.
Many were counting on an announcement to be made this coming August at D23. Then, an Imagineer said that there will be no such big announcement at the D23 convention but maybe some small announcements and clues to future big announcements. Then, it was said that maybe the big announcement will happen prior or just after D23.
It's enough to give anyone a massive brain aneurism.
RSoxNo1
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He was the first person to report that C3PO would be the captain on Star Tours 2.0
He was the first person to report that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train would replace the meet and greets in New Fantasyland
RSoxNo1
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I didn't agree with the article at all, but he was getting bashed on these boards long before that article came out.
Captain Neo
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Oh I must have missed that. Yea that's BS he should not have done that.
Captain Neo
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He broke the story about New Fantasyland first. He even detailed out the original version that had the Seven Dwarfs Mine coaster that was removed from the announcement and readded later as well as a Beauty & the beast dark ride that got scrapped. There are more examples that im either not thinking of at the moment or they are older than 5 years. He was also one of the first (along with WDW1974) to confirm Star Tours 2 was in real production and not just a concept sitting on a shelf anymore.
lazyboy97o
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I think @Sue_Vongello really covered a big moment but it started before that article. He stopped calling out Disney on their bull and instead has embraced more the company line. He also likes to make snide remarks about fans who do not just buy up whatever Disney offers.
doctornick
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I will say that I generally hope that Hill's version of the plans are more accurate than some of the ones listed on here. Specifically....
1. I like the idea of preserving the Muppets area are Muppetvision. For starters, it keeps that (needed) attraction open while the new stuff is being built, given that there is the potential of losing three big attractions with IJ stunt show, LMA, and Backlot Tour. Also, I just like the Muppets. (I would like to see Pizza Planet themed to the Muppets too -- Swedish Chef? -- and/or some smaller stuff added like the Muppets Mobile Lab.)
2. Working predominantly on Echo Lake means that it's more likely than not that AIE is going to go away. I'm just not a fan of that attraction and would prefer to see it replaced.
3. I'm neither excited nor upset about the proposed speeder bike ride that Hill has (kinda) described, but it's at least intriguing. If the ride vehicles move around within the space, I think it has some significant potential, but there's not a lot of specifics there. The Tron bike coaster seems more "what you see is what you get" and surely would be cool, but has less upside/potentially to wow (I could be wrong) since it's basically a coaster with guests sitting in a different ride position.
4. I'm glad there is plans for a family friendly ride. I'm not glad if it would be a simple spinner, but they did a great job in Anaheim with making a basic whip ride really cool with Mater's so I'd wait until details come out before getting bent out of shape.
5. Jedi Training Academy going into Sounds Dangerous just makes perfect sense given the location. They should be working on that now so it can be up and running ASAP. I like that better than replacing Muppetvision (though if they put Jedi Training in Muppetvision and used Sounds Dangerous for something else for Star Wars, I'd be intrigued; I just don't want the theater still sitting empty.)
6. I'm glad they are considering a Millennium Falcon walk through, which I think would be a great fit.
Very curious as to what would go in the Backlot Express space. Presumable another quick serve, so I wonder about the theme. I also wonder if they will go into the backstage area (parade storage) to build more. Or would they leave that and have future parades go through the Star Wars area?
Do any of the insiders think Hill is completely off in his descriptions? What else is being considered?
1. I like the idea of preserving the Muppets area are Muppetvision. For starters, it keeps that (needed) attraction open while the new stuff is being built, given that there is the potential of losing three big attractions with IJ stunt show, LMA, and Backlot Tour. Also, I just like the Muppets. (I would like to see Pizza Planet themed to the Muppets too -- Swedish Chef? -- and/or some smaller stuff added like the Muppets Mobile Lab.)
2. Working predominantly on Echo Lake means that it's more likely than not that AIE is going to go away. I'm just not a fan of that attraction and would prefer to see it replaced.
3. I'm neither excited nor upset about the proposed speeder bike ride that Hill has (kinda) described, but it's at least intriguing. If the ride vehicles move around within the space, I think it has some significant potential, but there's not a lot of specifics there. The Tron bike coaster seems more "what you see is what you get" and surely would be cool, but has less upside/potentially to wow (I could be wrong) since it's basically a coaster with guests sitting in a different ride position.
4. I'm glad there is plans for a family friendly ride. I'm not glad if it would be a simple spinner, but they did a great job in Anaheim with making a basic whip ride really cool with Mater's so I'd wait until details come out before getting bent out of shape.
5. Jedi Training Academy going into Sounds Dangerous just makes perfect sense given the location. They should be working on that now so it can be up and running ASAP. I like that better than replacing Muppetvision (though if they put Jedi Training in Muppetvision and used Sounds Dangerous for something else for Star Wars, I'd be intrigued; I just don't want the theater still sitting empty.)
6. I'm glad they are considering a Millennium Falcon walk through, which I think would be a great fit.
Very curious as to what would go in the Backlot Express space. Presumable another quick serve, so I wonder about the theme. I also wonder if they will go into the backstage area (parade storage) to build more. Or would they leave that and have future parades go through the Star Wars area?
Do any of the insiders think Hill is completely off in his descriptions? What else is being considered?
|Q|
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i thought this was just fan speculation
doctornick
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|Q|
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The concept art you mention is a really old one, before they opted for the "Discoveryland" concept, and i think most of the speculations about the walk through actually came from that concept art
NoChesterHester
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That art is from 1988-9.
doctornick
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Oh, okay, I didn't realize it was that old. Do we have any ideas as to what is planned for DLP for Star Wars? I would think it would make sense to duplicate attractions between Paris and Florida for some developmental cost savings.
|Q|
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Not much is known. The project originated from the need to upgrade Star Tours (in DLP there's still the original one, and it's falling apart pretty badly), to market it like more than a ride update. Beside STIITAC3D there should be a Jedi Training Academy, different reports have placed it in the Captain EO theatre just next to ST or on the Hyperion Cafe stage (Yoda & an airship... doesn't makes much sense, but whatever...). And there should be a Mos Eisley Cantina restaurant, supposed where now is hosted the Buzz Lightyear Pizza Planet tent, just outside the bern. @WDW1974 talked about it being studied as a two-phases project, but no hint on what this could mean.
I was speculating about the possible layout of the DLP rumoured expansion on the DLP section of the forum
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/star-wars-land-and-its-layout.867597/
PeterAlt
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So, I'm getting the impression that Star Wars Land has been greenlit for DLP and its more or less official, absent a formal corporate statement. Correct?
NoChesterHester
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I don't think so. DLP has been spending on new attractions, but I remember their debt load being a big issue. Perhaps @marni1971 knows more.