The latest SWL construction update from FB. This one includes some pretty irrelevant conversation, but it's still fun and gives us some good views of the action.
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Originally posted by BiggestDisneyFan View Post
More observations from the video:
00:55: Minor detail - duct work has been installed has been installed under the walkway in the ‘supercollider’.
01:20 (ish): More strapping along the rear exterior of the BE building.
01:55: What could that y-shaped structure (just to the left of the boom lift) be for? It’s not the same as the larger, diagonal supports in the walls.
02:45: Pouring more concrete for the roof of the BE building.
03:15: There is a heavy-duty rail along the top of the BE building. So, I guess that confirms that there will be no decorative facade applied to the back of the building. I will look very industrial and mundane.
(Hmmm… I wonder how often they are planning to have people up there? Such a large, flat, well-supported concrete structure could be used for something like… launching fireworks (too dangerous?), launching drones, cast member rest areas, etc.)
10:50: The faux-wooden wall that runs under the bridge, along the path between CC and SWL, seems to have been extended more toward SWL. (I expect that entire concrete wall to be dressed to look like wood beams by the time the trains officially open.
RE 1:55, it looks like that big open area will be a hangar and the y shape on the ceiling (and other framing below) will eventually look like the angled walls in the attached picture.
Last edited by mcstewart37; 07-12-2017, 05:32 PM.
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Originally posted by mcstewart37 View PostDead Mice Tell No Tails!
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I could see a portion of the ride sending guests through a hanger and the opening will simply be a big screen making it seem like you are looking out the back of the building out toward the planet surface or even into space if the ride makes you feel you left the planet momentarily. I would be surprised if they started the ride from a hanger scene as this would seem too similar to Star Tours.
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Just a thought though I doubt it to be the case but what if Disney surprised everyone and part of the BE building will actually house Star Tours and they will announce three not just two major attractions at the opening of SWL? ST is a very compact ride and the packaging of it makes it an easy ride to place anywhere.
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Originally posted by Starcade View PostI could see a portion of the ride sending guests through a hanger and the opening will simply be a big screen making it seem like you are looking out the back of the building out toward the planet surface or even into space if the ride makes you feel you left the planet momentarily. I would be surprised if they started the ride from a hanger scene as this would seem too similar to Star Tours.
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Originally posted by Starcade View PostJust a thought though I doubt it to be the case but what if Disney surprised everyone and part of the BE building will actually house Star Tours and they will announce three not just two major attractions at the opening of SWL? ST is a very compact ride and the packaging of it makes it an easy ride to place anywhere.Dead Mice Tell No Tails!
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Originally posted by Starcade View PostJust a thought though I doubt it to be the case but what if Disney surprised everyone and part of the BE building will actually house Star Tours and they will announce three not just two major attractions at the opening of SWL? ST is a very compact ride and the packaging of it makes it an easy ride to place anywhere.
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
I find it ridiculous that Disney would use 14 acres for an entire land and only give it two rides. Disneyland does not have that kind of land to just waste on two attractions. Even if they don't announce Star Tours as another ride, I'll be upset if they don't throw in a third or fourth attraction.
MODELS and Presentations at the D23 Expo will provide answers to a lot of questions, but will also provide details leading to new questions. Imagineers may be able to provide answers to some of those.
I think discussions here will take a different focus, from on-site videos to D23 revelations.
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Originally posted by Starcade View PostI could see a portion of the ride sending guests through a hanger and the opening will simply be a big screen making it seem like you are looking out the back of the building out toward the planet surface or even into space if the ride makes you feel you left the planet momentarily. I would be surprised if they started the ride from a hanger scene as this would seem too similar to Star Tours.
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Latest Star Wars Land Model showing at D23 Expo: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...PBSupport0002B
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
I find it ridiculous that Disney would use 14 acres for an entire land and only give it two rides. Disneyland does not have that kind of land to just waste on two attractions. Even if they don't announce Star Tours as another ride, I'll be upset if they don't throw in a third or fourth attraction.Originally posted by DLFan1995 View Post
As it stands, there will just be TWO attractions, already heavily discussed here.
MODELS and Presentations at the D23 Expo will provide answers to a lot of questions, but will also provide details leading to new questions. Imagineers may be able to provide answers to some of those.
I think discussions here will take a different focus, from on-site videos to D23 revelations.
Originally posted by RPaul View PostRide vehicles for Battle Escape
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Originally posted by WaltDisney'sAlec View Post
I seem to recall a Micechat article that mentioned a power struggle between Anaheim and Orlando regarding the possibility of a third ride. At the time, Team Disney Anaheim and Team Disney Orlando were going back and forth, with Orlando only wanting 2 rides for Star Wars Land and Anaheim wanting 3. According to Micechat, because of the One Disney strategy, both coasts couldn't have what they want, and Anaheim was forced to abandon this third ride that would have been open from the outset. Indeed, there is still room for future expansion, but who knows if that will ever happen when other areas are much more in need of TLC.
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
That's incredibly unfortunate. I'd hate to see Star Wars land get an expansion in the future, however. 14 acres is plenty of space to include a new ride in even if it's at the cost of shops, restaurants, and meet and greets. Land is too valuable at Disneyland and that expansion space just north east of Star Wars land, along with Toon Town and the Fantasyland theater, should all go into a brand new land of its own, or even a Frontierland expansion.
MiceAge Disneyland Rumor Update – New Lands, New Bosses, New Legacy.
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
That's incredibly unfortunate. I'd hate to see Star Wars land get an expansion in the future, however. 14 acres is plenty of space to include a new ride in even if it's at the cost of shops, restaurants, and meet and greets...
Also, it would make no sense financially for Disney to open the land packed with attractions/rides to the brim. By opening it with two, they will still get an enormous bump in attendance anyway. The land will still be seen as a huge expansion with only two rides.
Then several years down the road, they can open a new ride/attraction and be able to market it to pull a bump in return / new visitors again. At the end of the day, it's all about $$ - for better or worse.
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
I find it ridiculous that Disney would use 14 acres for an entire land and only give it two rides. Disneyland does not have that kind of land to just waste on two attractions. Even if they don't announce Star Tours as another ride, I'll be upset if they don't throw in a third or fourth attraction.Dead Mice Tell No Tails!
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Originally posted by RPaul View Post
I find it ridiculous that Disney would use 14 acres for an entire land and only give it two rides. Disneyland does not have that kind of land to just waste on two attractions. Even if they don't announce Star Tours as another ride, I'll be upset if they don't throw in a third or fourth attraction.
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