Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Dan Deesnee

Dan Deesnee

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Finally got a chance to visit Galaxies Edge on my latest trip last week. Land is nice, shops are incredibly detailed but I have to admit it feels like an elaborate Star Wars shopping center. Millennium Falcon was a let down (my daughter and I were the pilots too). Just not a lot of thrill or motion to the ride. Won't bother waiting more than 25 minutes for it in the future and would skip it on fast passes for other rides like Rockin.

Really hoping Rise delivers, this land most definitely needs it to. It also needs some kind of show. Right after leaving galaxies edge we went and did Star Tours. Right after the Jedi training show was happening. Both Star tours and the show felt significantly more like actual Star Wars experiences to everyone in my group.
 
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cmwade77

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Dan deesnee said:
Finally got a chance to visit Galaxies Edge on my latest trip last week. Land is nice, shops are incredibly detailed but I have to admit it feels like an elaborate Star Wars shopping center. Millennium Falcon was a let down (my daughter and I were the pilots too). Just not a lot of thrill or motion to the ride. Won't bother waiting more than 25 minutes for it in the future and would skip it on fast passes for other rides like Rockin.

Really hoping Rise delivers, this land most definitely needs it to. It also needs some kind of show. Right after leaving galaxies edge we went and did Star Tours. Right after the Jedi training show was happening. Both Star tours and the show felt significantly more like actual Star Wars experiences to everyone in my group.
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And this is precisely the problem with the putting only two attractions in 14 acres of land (and by all accounts that is only counting the guest facing areas, so including show buildings this is substantially larger), that is 7 acres per attraction. With a minimum of 22 attractions over 85 acres for the rest of Disneyland, you get about 4 attractions per acre, but it also offer entertainment, such as shows, Dapper Dans, meet and greets, etc. that dont cost extra, something Galaxy's Edge severely lacks. Add in the fact that everything is more expensive with smaller portions in Galaxy's Edge than the rest of the park (even identical shirts are higher prices inside Galaxy's Edge than at Launch Bay but $2-$3) and it really is a feeling of a Star Wars shopping center and not a theme park land.
 
Kane88

Kane88

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Marc Davis Fan said:
The Rise of the Resistance entrance should probably have balanced this better in a simple way: Just make the turrets 50%-100% larger! They'd still look like a "temporary" structure hidden in the forest, and they still wouldn't reveal the true scale of the attraction, but guests will nevertheless be drawn towards them. (Hopefully, the way they stand out against their surroundings, and the way that the main guest flow passes by them, will be sufficient to entice most wandering-general-public visitors - but we shall see.)
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I think that was apart of the theming though, a secret rebel base located in the forest. It’s not meant to show the true scale of the attraction...
 
Kane88

Kane88

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marni1971 said:
In all fairness, that’s their fault.
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It’s an attraction entrance that can be easy to miss BUT at the same time it’s one of the best rides in the park. I’m not a huge Indy fan and was hesitant to ride it at first but I quick fell in love with it. Its a popular franchise...If you miss it, that’s on them. If you seek it, you will find.
 
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Steph15251

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cmwade77 said:
And this is precisely the problem with the putting only two attractions in 14 acres of land (and by all accounts that is only counting the guest facing areas, so including show buildings this is substantially larger), that is 7 acres per attraction. With a minimum of 22 attractions over 85 acres for the rest of Disneyland, you get about 4 attractions per acre, but it also offer entertainment, such as shows, Dapper Dans, meet and greets, etc. that dont cost extra, something Galaxy's Edge severely lacks. Add in the fact that everything is more expensive with smaller portions in Galaxy's Edge than the rest of the park (even identical shirts are higher prices inside Galaxy's Edge than at Launch Bay but $2-$3) and it really is a feeling of a Star Wars shopping center and not a theme park land.
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Yes GE needs more like a show and a D or C ticket ride ,but for me I do not think it feels like a Stars Wars shopping center.
 
Kman101

Kman101

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egg said:
Yeah that looks like either a shaky camera or a second ride vehicle. Exciting.

I‘m not sure RotR will have much immediate impact attendance-wise even if it’s real good because it’s not exactly easy to market and remarket the land. Hopefully things uptick over time. I mean I’m sure someone will post a picture of a couple hundred people squeezed tight on opening day and thereby prove me wrong.
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There will 100% be a mad rush the first day, lol! But yeah ... although to be fair, they're opening it during one of the busiest times in the parks so ... ;) ... they picked a ... smart time. Although I do think there's a tad bit of a lull between after Thanksgiving and near Christmas/New Years, but we're at peak season. It will have lines. I'd have been curious to see the ride open during a slower period, like how they tried to open Galaxy's Edge in August, the very start of the only "slow" time left ... they are trying very very hard to kill any slower period they have left (hence Festival of Arts in January, Halloween & Food/Wine starting in August now ...)

They really should have just opened the whole land December 5th.
 
BoarderPhreak

BoarderPhreak

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KevinPage said:
I haven’t seen this mentioned/discussed yet but......

1. Only hotel guests get EMH that day. Soooo park opens at 8am, EMH is 7am, so buses run from resort hotels starting at 6am, right?

2. If the above is correct, then anyone in the park at that time SHOULD (in theory) be able to get in line for ROTR before general public, regardless of when those people start camping out, right?!?!?!
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RotR is not included with EMH that day. Still, you could get on line before everyone else. 😛
 
SWGalaxysEdge

SWGalaxysEdge

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Screencaps from the Disney Thanksgiving special. Youtube credit: @Attractions

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Unbanshee

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SWGalaxysEdge said:
Screencaps from the Disney Thanksgiving special. Youtube credit: @Attractions

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