Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

marni1971

marni1971

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DisneyPrincess5 said:
@marni1971 and others-where are we at in terms of progress regarding opening date at this point? Still Memorial Day weekend?
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MisterPenguin said:
Last Monday of May. In 2018, that would be May 28. Though, recently, when Disney debuted anything on Memorial Day weekend, it usually started the Friday before, which in 2018, would be May 25 (which is also Han Solo premier day).
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Thank you.

I’d expect guests to ride before then. All being well.
 
Bartattack

Bartattack

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Some new aerials courtesy of Bioreconstruct:

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rreading

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lazyboy97o said:
Nothing is visible from unlimited perspectives. The designers shape the space and control the location of people in the space. Forced perspective is a trick that follows known concepts and has already been successfully utilized in three dimensional space, Including by Disney.
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Not to quibble, but does your consternation mean that you are also bothered by seeing the human-sized green army men who walk around Pixar Place? If you're not bothered by them, then why would they need to be tiny as decoration either? I understand that it would be possible to be internally consistent, but if it works/looks better for them to be larger, then life goes on.

Have you noticed that the lady at the end of HM is really small?
 
lazyboy97o

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rreading said:
Not to quibble, but does your consternation mean that you are also bothered by seeing the human-sized green army men who walk around Pixar Place? If you're not bothered by them, then why would they need to be tiny as decoration either? I understand that it would be possible to be internally consistent, but if it works/looks better for them to be larger, then life goes on.

Have you noticed that the lady at the end of HM is really small?
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I have no love for Pixar Place. It does not work as themed experience.

Little Leota is small for a reason. Almost everything in The Haunted Mansion is a reference to established spirit lore.
 
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Frizzball

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Side note, but I love the Green Army men roaming Pixar Place, on our last visit my 9 year old sister got recruited for the Green Army and it was the highlight of the trip. The whole skit was hilarious and gained her a new nickname that she is still annoyed about (Private Pigtails). All of the kids caught up in it had the time of their lives and the parents were in stitches. If getting the scale right meant the end of the Green Army it would be a massive loss.
 
Jones14

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I don't much care about scale in relation to the movies. The Star Tours Speeder is clearly bigger than an X-Wing when you walk past it in the queue, but is also somehow also able to fit between the engines of a podracer on the ride, and it doesn't bother me one bit. I understand that scale is a little bit wonky in theme parks, as it's more about selling the illusion of being real than actually being real.

With that said, once established, the scale needs to be consistent within the land. Therefore, the statues of the Green Army Men need to be the same size as the roaming Green Army Men, and if Jessie is person-sized (as her statue on Slinky Dog Dash appears to be), then any statues of Buzz and Woody need to be roughly the same size. Basically, the Green Army Men can be the same size as Woody, Jessie, Buzz, etc. if they want, but they can't have Jessie sitting ten feet away from a three-story tall Woody.

It's the same principle as having Mickey be half the size of Goofy in the cartoons, and only a foot shorter than him in the parks. There's nothing inherently wrong with the difference, but once the height of "real" Mickey is established, he has to remain consistent.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Jones14 said:
I don't much care about scale in relation to the movies. The Star Tours Speeder is clearly bigger than an X-Wing when you walk past it in the queue, but is also somehow also able to fit between the engines of a podracer on the ride, and it doesn't bother me one bit. I understand that scale is a little bit wonky in theme parks, as it's more about selling the illusion of being real than actually being real.

With that said, once established, the scale needs to be consistent within the land. Therefore, the statues of the Green Army Men need to be the same size as the roaming Green Army Men, and if Jessie is person-sized (as her statue on Slinky Dog Dash appears to be), then any statues of Buzz and Woody need to be roughly the same size. Basically, the Green Army Men can be the same size as Woody, Jessie, Buzz, etc. if they want, but they can't have Jessie sitting ten feet away from a three-story tall Woody.

It's the same principle as having Mickey be half the size of Goofy in the cartoons, and only a foot shorter than him in the parks. There's nothing inherently wrong with the difference, but once the height of "real" Mickey is established, he has to remain consistent.
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The "real" Mickey???? That is an example of just how asinine this entire discussion has become. For a mouse 'real' (if you could find one that answered to the name MIckey) would be measured in single digit inches if you could get them to stand on their hind legs long enough to measure them.;):cautious::)
 
Jones14

Jones14

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Goofyernmost said:
The "real" Mickey???? That is an example of just how asinine this entire discussion has become. For a mouse 'real' (if you could find one that answered to the name MIckey) would be measured in single digit inches if you could get them to stand on their hind legs long enough to measure them.;):cautious::)
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Real meaning the costumed character walking around. Also, there’s plenty of other forums to haunt if you don’t want to contribute to the discussion.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Jones14 said:
Real meaning the costumed character walking around. Also, there’s plenty of other forums to haunt if you don’t want to contribute to the discussion.
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Great insight there. I don't understand why I didn't think of it. However, I will continue to exercise my right to express my opinion even if it doesn't agree with yours. AKA... discussion vs. OCD.
 
Marlins1

Marlins1

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When this opens I hope they are creative with FP+ like they were in AK with Pandora. Allow one pass in TSL not just one premium pass in the whole park or make 3 tiers for the park overall.
 

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