Star Wars Land's effect on fireworks?

[Kramerica]

So we know that a lot of the fireworks for the nightly shows in Disneyland are shot form back stage, and therefore toontown, which used to be a backstage area has to close each night for the fireworks show. Now Star Wars Land is moving in right next to Toontown and is taking up way more prior backstage area than Toontown, it begs the question.

I'm sorry if this has been answered before, but what are the chances that Star Wars Land will be having to close shop early every night to make way for the fireworks show. Seems like a waste for their future main feature.

 

[Stitchwald]

From the looks of the MiceAge map, it looks like the only part of the land that will be in the fallout zone is the Millennium Falcon attraction show building as well as the future expansion space. As long as there are no guest walkways in the fallout zone, the land as well as the Falcon ride can remain open. If rumors are true, the future expansion area will also be used for a show building making whatever ride that goes there also operational during fireworks.

 

[JediMasterMatt]

SWL was designed with fireworks in mind. The show buildings will take the brunt of the fallout. The open/exposed areas of SWL are pushed to the south and west, which the prevailing winds are hardly ever going to push anything towards. The areas around the show buildings have lots of cover via themed passages and canopies.

Had SWL gone into Toontown like option B had planned, we would've been spending much more time inside and the environment would've reflected it. The expanded Fantasyland, if funded, will also feature mostly interior spaces.

Until SWL opens, the real impact of fireworks/parades is from the loss of the Big Thunder Trail as it makes a big bottleneck for getting people across the park.