Space is a location not a theme.
OK, I get it now. You don't like it because it is based on one IP. Got it. Doesn't matter that it will be probably the most immersive land ever, with arguably 2 of the best attractions ever developed by Disney.
Except I'm not wrong. Actually, none of us here are wrong. It is only our opinions.
Lol. I have never once said I hated SWL because its based on one Ip. I have been using that as a reason why it breaks theme of Disneyland proper...but you know...you keep on thinking what you want. I won't stop you.
Your comparison of a generic Space themed Land to Star Wars Land is simply wrong because that is not true.
Hmm, an interesting take on it.
I'm not challenging y'alls opinions. Sorry if it came off that way. I'm trying to UNDERSTAND your opinions.
Well...read what we are saying...because you've been jumping to conclusions without actually appreciating where people are coming from.
I was reading - and it appeared that the main argument was that it was based on a single IP, and that the lands at DL should not be based on one IP, but be built with a broader pen so to speak.
And that's apparently an argument you disagree with since, in your opinion, SWL is actually themed around the concept of space correct? (Even though the land promises to set new levels of immersion into the SW universe...)
Never has a land in DL been based on a single IP, especially not a land of this size that has created a tumor in the back of the park. I'm sure it will be an immersive and incredible land...but I'm not traveling out to DLR to go see it...it'll be in DHS, pretty much an exact replica.
Yes, that is the part I disagree with - and it is absolutely only my opinion. There are going to be 10 movies at a minimum, there are multiple TV series, and countless books that are all based on Star Wars. In SWL you are visiting a space port, the movies all take place in space, so how is that not space related?
Right here is your answer. You're visiting the movie universe, on a planet in the Star Wars universe. That's a very specific location, and not a generic space
Because the theme of the whole SW universe isn't space its good vs. evil/family/friendship etc. Space is merely the location and setting for the universe.
I can't really get behind this part of your argument. It makes financial sense to build a SWL on both coasts. Though some variation between the 2 would have been cool, it would likely add some unnecessary R+D costs. While people visiting of Disney parks may like some variation between the 2 parks, the vast majority of people will only ever go to one of the resorts in their lifetimes.
I will agree that it isn't a "generic" space theme, but I don't see why that's an issue. I guess it's the size of it that bothers a lot of people here as well.
By that logic...nothing original should be in any parks. Everything should have the same offerings in each Disney Resort because most people only go to one in their lifetime?
You can make that argument for a lot of areas at both DL and WDW. So using your logic, since both the space port, and the 2 attractions are space adventures, they would actually fit thematically into Adventureland.
Its the single biggest land expansion causing areas like the river and railroad to undergo serious surgery. If for instance, they were re-skinning more of Tomorrowland to be more SW inclusive (although they pretty much already have done that) I personally wouldn't have as much of a problem.
