Star Wars Launch Bay coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios later this year

[TomHendricks]

This will help.

http://www.anovos.com/collections/star-wars

Thank you!

 

[doctornick]

Mouse steps is reporting two hour waits for chewie and Vader. The Disney visa meet and greet opens at 11 am.

Once it opens, I'm curious if the Visa M&G also provides a free photo (like the one in Epcot does).

 

[mm52200]

Once again, I'll have to wait until I see the Launch Bay in person but I feel like aside from the Star Wars connection, this is a downgrade compared to the Animation attraction, even at it's tired state near the end of its life. Atleast Animation still had the drawing classes, the Mushu film, and multiple characters, Mickey, Minnie, Baymax, Hiro and just a few months prior the Incredibles still met there. But Launch Bay just seems to be the gallery space, some Disney Infinity kiosks, and two character meet and greets. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This place looks AWFUL. Looks like they just repainted and put up some archways like one would at a convention. Lighting design is terrible.

What a mess. This is the best they can do to push one of the company's most important purchases under Iger's tenure?

Boo.

 

[doctornick]

Remind me again...what's in the Launch Bay Theatre? I haven't following as closely as I should, I guess.

Yeah, I don't recall any show being reported, though it might just be there for special events, not anything regular. I assume it is the same theater where the old Mushu film was just re-labelled.

 

[djkidkaz]

In one of @wdwmagic photos you can see what looks like a Fast Pass+ post thats covered in the Chewbacca meet and greet. So it looks like these will be added to the list of attractions at some point.

 

[djkidkaz]

Mouse steps is reporting two hour waits for chewie and Vader. The Disney visa meet and greet opens at 11 am.

Im curious who the Visa meet and greet is with?

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Once again, I'll have to wait until I see the Launch Bay in person but I feel like aside from the Star Wars connection, this is a downgrade compared to the Animation attraction, even at it's tired state near the end of its life. Atleast Animation still had the drawing classes, the Mushu film, and multiple characters, Mickey, Minnie, Baymax, Hiro and just a few months prior the Incredibles still met there. But Launch Bay just seems to be the gallery space, some Disney Infinity kiosks, and two character meet and greets. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

While despite being a temporary attraction, it takes away from the park's variety. It used to be that you had the one side of the park devoted to Star Wars and the other to animation. Now its just Star Wars. From moves like this, I can already tell that Disney's exploitation of Star Wars will be more heavy handed than Frozen ever was or will be. I'm still excited to see it none the less.

 

[mm52200]

Well despite being a temporary attraction, it takes away from the park's variety. It used to be that you had the one side of the park devoted to

I just still have a hard time imagining why they couldn't put this where Watto's Grotto is, or the empty Jack Sparrow soundstage, or even use the new Sunset Showcase location for this AND keep the fairly popular animation attraction still.

 

[Andrew C]

Well despite being a temporary attraction, it takes away from the park's variety. It used to be that you had the one side of the park devoted to Star Wars and the other to animation. Now its just Star Wars. From moves like this, I can already tell that Disney's exploitation of Star Wars will be more heavy handed than Frozen ever was or will be.

Some call building an entire land for Star Wars, exploitation. I prefer to use the term, awesomeness.

As for launch bay, it is what it was meant to be. A preview area, a walkthrough, a museum of Star Wars props. With some interactive elements and M&G's mixed in.

 

[Piebald]

From the pictures looks like you can also meet Jawas which is cool. I hope they have more characters than just Chewbacca and Vader. Just having those two will make the lines outrageous. At least throw in some stormtroopers and aliens and give it more life.

 

[French Quarter]

Once again, I'll have to wait until I see the Launch Bay in person but I feel like aside from the Star Wars connection, this is a downgrade compared to the Animation attraction, even at it's tired state near the end of its life. Atleast Animation still had the drawing classes, the Mushu film, and multiple characters, Mickey, Minnie, Baymax, Hiro and just a few months prior the Incredibles still met there. But Launch Bay just seems to be the gallery space, some Disney Infinity kiosks, and two character meet and greets. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Isn't that basically what it was intended to be? It was never billed as a headliner.

 

[French Quarter]

Yeah, I don't recall any show being reported, though it might just be there for special events, not anything regular. I assume it is the same theater where the old Mushu film was just re-labelled.

I was wondering if they are showing a preview of the film?

 

[gmajew]

Being a huge Star Wars Fan this stuff looks awesome! I will enjoy walking through it and reading the info cards just like I did with One Mans Dream. My kids are going to love it... Nice addition but we loved the animation stuff as well so it is a net 0 for us.

 

[bjm72385]

Im curious who the Visa meet and greet is with?

Also, is the Visa M&G for any Disney Visa cardholder or only the new Star Wars cards?

 

[Kman101]

I've seen photos of Stormtroopers outside by the line so they're there too.

Never underestimate the ability of WDW to hollow out an experience...

Can't say you were wrong in this case. But at the same time it's a thrown together exhibit. I shouldn't have had any real expectations.

 

[doctornick]

Also, is the Visa M&G for any Disney Visa cardholder or only the new Star Wars cards?

It's for any of the cards. It doesn't matter what the theme of your Disney credit card is, they are all treated the same.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

A lot of the ideas of this are similar to the Carousel Theater Launch Bay at DL....Many reviews have stated it was dull, Lacked any really good theming the concept art shown, and the biggest insult is the M&G area just being the MAIN reason to go there....

 

[ford91exploder]

I've seen photos of Stormtroopers outside by the line so they're there too.


Can't say you were wrong in this case. But at the same time it's a thrown together exhibit. I shouldn't have had any real expectations.

Star Wars is probably the biggest cross generational cultural experience of our time, I like it but i'm not a SW Fanboi - That being said it deserved FAR more than Disney has given us on either coast. (DW is a SW Fangurl).

 

[ChesterKiwi]

Okay, this actually looks really cool. I want to go see it now.