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Star Wars Launch Bay coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios later this year
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captainmoch
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I went yesterday... and I thought it was fun and decent, considering it's pretty much a small scale Star Wars museum. Some people here really need to lighten up.
dreamscometrue
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I'm sorry, you've come to the wrong boards
DisneyGentleman
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Animaniac93-98
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Bith there will be some great merchandise...
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PhotoDave219
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I checked it out tonight.
I'm really not sure what people are going ape about. It's really nice. Very well done. I have no complaints with it. No real spoilers.
Looks a lot nicer than most photos I've seen. At the end of the day, it's some nice props, some meet and greets, a store and a small film. Not sure how that isn't enough for some people but I really liked it.
I'm really not sure what people are going ape about. It's really nice. Very well done. I have no complaints with it. No real spoilers.
Looks a lot nicer than most photos I've seen. At the end of the day, it's some nice props, some meet and greets, a store and a small film. Not sure how that isn't enough for some people but I really liked it.
barkerbird
Active Member
I'm a Star Wars fan, and I think it's overkill. Not only that, I think it's kind of lazy..not to put to find a point on it.
Hollywood Studios/MGM Studios/Hollywood Adventure used to be my favorite park as a kid. It had a charm to it back when the parks had a cohesive theme, and when they didn't slap things in just to bring in cash (but that's a whole other topic). You could see the Hollywood citizens out on Sunset Boulevard, but now you see the Ice Men of the North singing 80s songs on a 1930s themed area. Star Tours and Tatooine Traders is enough for me, but it's taking over the majority of the park in desperation to recapture the success of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. At any rate, this could have been converted to something creative and interesting.
This park has become the tackiest of them all. Next year will be a mess with all the closings, It will stay that way until SWL opens (probably unfinished when that "grand opening" happens as well).
Hollywood Studios/MGM Studios/Hollywood Adventure used to be my favorite park as a kid. It had a charm to it back when the parks had a cohesive theme, and when they didn't slap things in just to bring in cash (but that's a whole other topic). You could see the Hollywood citizens out on Sunset Boulevard, but now you see the Ice Men of the North singing 80s songs on a 1930s themed area. Star Tours and Tatooine Traders is enough for me, but it's taking over the majority of the park in desperation to recapture the success of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. At any rate, this could have been converted to something creative and interesting.
This park has become the tackiest of them all. Next year will be a mess with all the closings, It will stay that way until SWL opens (probably unfinished when that "grand opening" happens as well).
Kman101
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When people say the park "used to be charming" I have to ask, besides the lackluster backlot area, what has changed? Hollywood (sans the Big Hat, which improves aesthetics immensely) and Echo are still there, as nice as ever. Sunset is nice as ever. Animation Courtyard is now becoming a hot mess with dated shows and the Backlot is an even bigger deadzone hot mess, but I even find the Streets of America to be nice, for facades. So I'm not sure what's changed besides a few offerings back in 1989 and the closure of the Backlot tour. Yeah, the production aspect made the park feel 'complete' and cohesive but it's still a charming park. To each their own. (And of course I agree that changes need to be made. Toy Story Land and Star Wars Land will go a very long way). Does having those two lands make it more charming? More cohesive? Or just add to the mess? It's never going to be about production again.
Jon81uk
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Part of the issue is that things that haven't changed. Indiana Jones, Little Mermaid and Beauty & the Beast haven't changed in 20+ years. Shows need to rotate out. The Magic Kingdom now has Mermaid and Beast rides/shows, why couldn't DHS get some simple newness 10 years ago by replacing Beast?
barkerbird
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Well, it hasn't which is part of the problem. There are many things that could've been done. Indiana Jones was long overdue for the chopping block, but perhaps a Pirates of the Caribbean stunt show would've been possible. They could've have updated the animation aspect of the park with attractions based around the current technology used to create the films. Most of the "charm" I'm referring to came from the working studio theme of the park.
Remember, this park was created in 1987, right when Universal Studios was gearing up for the opening of the "Hollywood of the East Coast." This park was designed as a direct competition for that. Since that trend declined, Hollywood Studios has lost it's identity. The park definitely needs an overhaul, and it's going to take a long time. I don't agree that placing Star Wars and Frozen attractions at every opportunity is necessarily a good thing. I have more faith in imagineers to come up with more creative ideas with a variety of IPs.
danlb_2000
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Why do you say SWL is taking over "The majority of the park"? Current rumors are that it will be mostly built in what is currently the existing parking lot. I also wouldn't call it "desperation". Star Wars is one of the biggest franchises in film history and can definitely support a Wizarding World scale themed land. If well executed this will be hugely popular.
gmajew
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The understatement of the year! Anyone that doubts your prediction on this need to go back and relive their lives as they must have been sleeping..... Even if you not a Star Wars Fan it is the surest bet Disney can make
barkerbird
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I said that because it is taking over the majority of the park. It's the largest renovation in park history. That's without mentioning the Launch Bay, which took over the whole animation building... The desperation I'm speaking of is the necessity of a whole "land", everything needs a land now. Cars Land, Avatar Land, Star Wars Land, Toy Story Land.. All in an attempt to recreate the Harry Potter cash train.
Universal has really stepped up their game with quality attractions, new hotels and more property in the works. If the Mine Train is the E-Ticket my expectations are low for this. I hope Star Wars is worth it, but I'm afraid the Millennium Falcon attraction will be a clone of Star Tours. Oh we'll have more stores, but there's pretty much a Star Wars version of everything ever made. I hate to be Mr. Negativity here, I want it to work! As they say, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
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FigmentForver96
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So it's desperate for Disney to take possibly the biggest movie franchise in history and give it a land yet it's not desperate to take Harry Potter and give it two lands in two parks??? Your contradicting yourself there
ToTBellHop
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The Falcon ride is not a clone of Star Tours.
Matt_Black
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ford91exploder
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My vote is 'add to the mess', I liked DHS when it was a working studio. Now it's simply a hot mess
kjb101791
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I actually agree with him. Star Wars is EVERYWHERE, which I guess is great if you like it. I don't like that it was simply purchased by Disney and then plastered everywhere. If they want to make a Star Wars area at Hollywood Studios, whatever. Don't put it in the Animation Courtyard, the new area for it, and around Star Tours, not to mention the parades, fireworks, Star Wars Weekends and anywhere else. At least Frozen is actually Disney.
Who cares about Harry Potter. Universal is allowed to sell out. I obviously never knew him, but I would bet Walt wouldn't approve.