[Chat] Star Tours Still Standing

[Coolspike9]

So, with Star Tours 2 on the table, wasn't Star Tours supposed to close in October, as Jay Rusulo said? Are they late, or just giving the attraction one last stand? When will the 2.0 project begin?

[dland_lover]

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So, with Star Tours 2 on the table, wasn't Star Tours supposed to close in October, as Jay Rusulo said? Are they late, or just giving the attraction one last stand? When will the 2.0 project begin?

It's closing October 2010.

[Coolspike9]

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It's closing October 2010.

Boy, do i not pay attention? Never Mind

[goldenstate5]

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I really hope Disney plans to close ST in the beginning of October rather than the end. We don't need nostalgic Star Wars fans clogging the park at the same time as the crazy HalloweenTime crowds. With the obvious return of Ghost Galaxy, Tomorrowland could end up being the ultimate bottleneck...

[GummiBears_Rock]

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i'm kinda glad it's not closing til next year
i wanted to get one last ride in this year
who knows when i'm going again

[Tomorrowland_1967]

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I just wonder why it's taking soooo long?
They're not building a new "Indy" from scratch. It's a remodel of an existing attraction. Consisting of 4 simulators.

Nuts!

[dogtherock]

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Ya 2010 (:

[Bexington]

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sweet, i'll make sure to really pay attention to every detail when i go on it in march. since it will be the last time i ride it.

[Madame_Leota]

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I'm going to be sad going on my last Star Tours ride in January.

[Sosai X]

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Star Tours desperately needs a rebuild. It's falling apart as it is now.

[JerrodDRagon]

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Hope the next Star Wars ride stands the test of time better, I love Star Wars but the ride got boring after so many goes, while Indy, Splash, HM and most other rides still are fun to go on.

[MasterElwood]

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Hope the next Star Wars ride stands the test of time better, I love Star Wars but the ride got boring after so many goes, while Indy, Splash, HM and most other rides still are fun to go on.

I still think they are going with multiple destinations. My hope is based on "With the new Star Tours, we will do things we have never done before"...

And what if one of the destinations is the "old" Star Tours, just redone in CGI and in 3D?

MasterElwood

[Mr. Bungle]

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I hope we can choose the destinations, I don't want to get stuck in a podrace all the time! Podraces got played out in 1999.

[MasterElwood]

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I hope we can choose the destinations, I don't want to get stuck in a podrace all the time! Podraces got played out in 1999.

A in-cabin voting system...

[Mr. Bungle]

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A in-cabin voting system...

That's what I'm hoping for.

[QuestionableKri]

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I just wonder why it's taking soooo long?
They're not building a new "Indy" from scratch. It's a remodel of an existing attraction. Consisting of 4 simulators.

Nuts!

Because a year after the official announcement gives all the big SW and Disney fans a chance for a last ride. If you haven't noticed, dealing with one of these groups angry is bad enough. Now imagining them joining force...

they'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. (ha ha, see what I did there?)

[JerrodDRagon]

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That's what I'm hoping for.

That would suck for APers who want to go on Hoth, but everyone else is like no I want Naboo (or something like that)

[longears]

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They could do something like they do with Mission Space where you chose the intensity of the ride when you get in line. Why not have different lines for different destinations that you can choose from when you get in line. If they're going to shut down the ride anyway spend the time to reconfigure the queue to handle three or four choices.

Just an idea...I know there are a few logistic problems with the existing queue, but given time and a little thought it could be accomplished. Even nicer each destination could have a slightly different queue experience.

Each destination could have multiple outcomes of the actual ride, assuming they are really going to add the random segments to the ride.

[Madame_Leota]

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They could do something like they do with Mission Space where you chose the intensity of the ride when you get in line. Why not have different lines for different destinations that you can choose from when you get in line. If they're going to shut down the ride anyway spend the time to reconfigure the queue to handle three or four choices.

This is what I've imagined for years. Multiple destinations with multiple lines. I always hoped they would make different rides with each of the planets pictured on the posters as you leave. I think having multiple lines (or one line that branches off at some point) would be the way to go. I don't like the in-cabin voting system. Remember, this is an intergalactic tour. Who gets in an airplane and THEN tries to figure out where they're going? With my luck, I'd end up going to the same place every time and never experience the other destinations.

And I swear, if the entire ride is going to be podracing or other Episode 1 - 3 crap, I'm never riding it. The fact that January will probably be my last time on the ride makes me sad not because I like Star Tours (I don't, it makes me motion sick) but because I hate podracing. lol

[goldenstate5]

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I just wonder why it's taking soooo long?
They're not building a new "Indy" from scratch. It's a remodel of an existing attraction. Consisting of 4 simulators.

Nuts!

ST2 still needs a year of CGI prep-work and simulator programming/testing, and like other people said, it's a ploy to get all the Star Wars nerds and Disney nerds in the park one last time to ride "classic" Star Tours before it leaves. In its last two months of operation, expect 40 to 60 minute lines for this baby. Especially when Disney launches out of its summer advertising and into its "Ride the original Star Tours one last time before it lightspeeds away!" campaign (think what Universal did when BTTF The Ride was closing).

After that marketing push, things will only take a brisk six or seven months to redo the queue, install new simulators and finish the place off with a fresh coat of paint. Then, voila, Star Tours 2 grand opening summer 2011. Compare that to Cars Land, which was announced ages ago and still has three long years to go...