Star Wars Theme Park Attractions to be Based on New Films

[danlb_2000]

As would I the elephant in the room of course is WHEN

I would make sense to do it around the time the movie is released, and no reason they couldn't if they really wanted to.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

Just because Star Wars won't be opening until 2020 doesn't mean nothing is coming in the meantime. DCA's overhaul was announced in 2007, the completely redone entrance and brand new land were the last to open in 2012, five years later!

True. NFL took just over 3 years to complete, Avatar will take about 3 years, Carsland took less than 2 years, so I would expect to see HS makeover complete no later than 2019. And they will probably do phased openings so depending on when they move on Star Wars construction and how big these project will big, it may be the last thing to open.

 

[Matt_Black]

What if the new films (dare I say it), suck?

The Transformers movies suck, that hasn't stopped them from either making money or getting rides at UNI.

 

[Mike S]

The Transformers movies suck, that hasn't stopped them from either making money or getting rides at UNI.

A pretty great ride at that.

 

[RSoxNo1]

So, I came across this article today:
http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2014/12/exclusive-star-tours-to-get-force.html

Any chance there's some truth to this? It sounds plausible...

At the D23 Expo last year, I was told by Tom Fitzgerald (who I know is no longer working on Star Wars content) that the system was designed to add new destinations. I would not be surprised if they add a new destination with each movie that comes out.

 

[Matt_Black]

A pretty great ride at that.

How great can it be if it's based on the Bay movies instead of the GREATEST TRANSFORMERS FILM?

 

[omurice]

This seems like building a new house for 3 kids you have not had yet, while the 6 kids you have now are living in a tent.
(not to say Star Tours 2.0 is not a nice tent, but still)

 

[marni1971]

How great can it be if it's based on the Bay movies instead of the GREATEST TRANSFORMERS FILM?

Because the Bay movies are great.

Well, the first. And most of the third.

 

[RSoxNo1]

For what it's worth, Jim Hill and @lentesta put out a bonus episode of Disney Dish today discussing the Variety article. In the episode, Jim mentioned that a friend of his had recently toured the WDI model shop where he saw a Star Wars model that included an Ewok Village and a Death Star. There was no indication one way or another if this was a recent model.

Jim also speculated that official information would be revealed in 2015 at any or all of the following events:

• Late January: Disneyland's 60th Anniversary reveal.
• April 16-19, 2015: The Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center
• August 14-16, 2015: The D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center

He anticipated site prep to begin in 2015 with all of 2016 being used for construction and a Phase 1 opening in 2017. That seems far more accelerated than what I had heard previously for Star Wars. It's possible that Phase 1 is the Pixar content and not the Star Wars content.

 

[Mike S]

For what it's worth, Jim Hill and @lentesta put out a bonus episode of Disney Dish today discussing the Variety article. In the episode, Jim mentioned that a friend of his had recently toured the WDI model shop where he saw a Star Wars model that included an Ewok Village and a Death Star. There was no indication one way or another if this was a recent model.

Jim also speculated that official information would be revealed in 2015 at any or all of the following events:

• Late January: Disneyland's 60th Anniversary reveal.
• April 16-19, 2015: The Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center
• August 14-16, 2015: The D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center

He anticipated site prep to begin in 2015 with all of 2016 being used for construction and a Phase 1 opening in 2017. That seems far more accelerated than what I had heard previously for Star Wars. It's possible that Phase 1 is the Pixar content and not the Star Wars content.

Phase 1 in 2017? That could very well be new scenes in Star Tours and maybe the Cantina if that's part of the land with the big stuff opening later in 2019/2020.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Phase 1 in 2017? That could very well be new scenes in Star Tours and maybe the Cantina if that's part of the land with the big stuff opening later in 2019/2020.

That's also possible. I don't think it's unreasonable to have a new Star Tours location premier day and date with Episode 7, 8 and 9.

 

[CarlFredricksen]

That's also possible. I don't think it's unreasonable to have a new Star Tours location premier day and date with Episode 7, 8 and 9.

I can only imagine if the movie releases were timed with the opening of rides/attractions. I think peoples heads would explode.

While highly unlikely, how cool would it be to have the red carpet movie premiere for episode 8 or 9 in the new DHS Star Wars Land?