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Like you said, I really don't think those are simple elevator parts. I agree that they've got to be parts of the ride mechanisms and may be of a design never used before. That would merit having Imagineers on hand.

I agree. I hadn’t thought about it before now, but I’m glad we have a great view of their loading door. At first i was bummed we didn’t see much but the backside of water... opps I mean building. But after seeing this I’m hopeful we will get to see a lot more of what goes into to BE. Also, just throwing this out there and it’s a total guess but it looks to me like something that would hang from a track ( think rollers for sliding closet doors in your home) if this ends up being a ride with a track on top like Peter Pan I would be so stoked. Just a guess

[Hammer]

Also, just throwing this out there and it’s a total guess but it looks to me like something that would hang from a track ( think rollers for sliding closet doors in your home) if this ends up being a ride with a track on top like Peter Pan I would be so stoked. Just a guess

That's kind of what I was thinking...of course we could be way off but that's as good a guess as any at this point.

[mandelbrot]

I agree. I hadn’t thought about it before now, but I’m glad we have a great view of their loading door. At first i was bummed we didn’t see much but the backside of water... opps I mean building. But after seeing this I’m hopeful we will get to see a lot more of what goes into to BE. Also, just throwing this out there and it’s a total guess but it looks to me like something that would hang from a track ( think rollers for sliding closet doors in your home) if this ends up being a ride with a track on top like Peter Pan I would be so stoked. Just a guess

Isn't this ride supposed to be trackless?

[chadwpalm]

Isn't this ride supposed to be trackless?

Based on the animatics that have been shown, yes.

[15minwait]

Based on the animatics that have been shown, yes.

Good point. There goes my theory.

[BiggestDisneyFan]

Good point. There goes my theory.

But a trackless ride that goes up on an elevator! That could be really interesting!

[Hammer]

Does anyone, other than the Disney Imagineering design team, really know what the entire BE ride system will be? Those little ride vehicles at the D23 Expo don’t really tell us anything. They put something out there, two years before the attraction is scheduled to open so we have something to look at, but I’m not convinced that those vehicles are what will ultimately be used for the attraction.

There are multiple levels in the BE building and I remember when they were building the steel structure, there were many overhead continuous structures with handrails that were certainly much stronger than what would be necessary for just catwalks, capable of supporting an overhead track system. It wouldn’t surprise me if the BE attraction turned out to be an entirely new hybrid ride system that incorporates two or more elements of existing ride systems.

I'm still looking at those mechanisms that were delivered recently, with all of the Imagineers standing around them, have more significance in the overall scheme of things.
Just thinking out loud here.

[BiggestDisneyFan]

Does anyone, other than the Disney Imagineering design team, really know what the entire BE ride system will be? Those little ride vehicles at the D23 Expo don’t really tell us anything. They put something out there, two years before the attraction is scheduled to open so we have something to look at, but I’m not convinced that those vehicles are what will ultimately be used for the attraction.

There are multiple levels in the BE building and I remember when they were building the steel structure, there were many overhead continuous structures with handrails that were certainly much stronger than what would be necessary for just catwalks, capable of supporting an overhead track system. It wouldn’t surprise me if the BE attraction turned out to be an entirely new hybrid ride system that incorporates two or more elements of existing ride systems.

I'm still looking at those mechanisms that were delivered recently, with all of the Imagineers standing around them, have more significance in the overall scheme of things.
Just thinking out loud here.

Didn't MiceAge put out some information, quite some time ago, stating that Battle Escape might actually have multiple stages, where the guests would exit one kind of ride vehicle and enter another?

[Hammer]

Didn't MiceAge put out some information, quite some time ago, stating that Battle Escape might actually have multiple stages, where the guests would exit one kind of ride vehicle and enter another?

Yes, but that doesn't seem very feasible to me as some people are not as ambulatory as others. I can only imagine what a logistical nightmare that would be, not to mention slowing down the ride system dramatically.

[15minwait]

Does anyone, other than the Disney Imagineering design team, really know what the entire BE ride system will be? Those little ride vehicles at the D23 Expo don’t really tell us anything. They put something out there, two years before the attraction is scheduled to open so we have something to look at, but I’m not convinced that those vehicles are what will ultimately be used for the attraction.

There are multiple levels in the BE building and I remember when they were building the steel structure, there were many overhead continuous structures with handrails that were certainly much stronger than what would be necessary for just catwalks, capable of supporting an overhead track system. It wouldn’t surprise me if the BE attraction turned out to be an entirely new hybrid ride system that incorporates two or more elements of existing ride systems.

I'm still looking at those mechanisms that were delivered recently, with all of the Imagineers standing around them, have more significance in the overall scheme of things.
Just thinking out loud here.

I like your thinking out loud. I keep thinking back to the original plan for POTC was going to be a walk through attraction. I wonder how much BE has changed since it first hit paper. I’m sure they can’t go crazy with changes.
But I’d love to know the evolution of this project.

[BiggestDisneyFan]

I like your thinking out loud. I keep thinking back to the original plan for POTC was going to be a walk through attraction. I wonder how much BE has changed since it first hit paper. I’m sure they can’t go crazy with changes.
But I’d love to know the evolution of this project.

I'm pretty sure that such things as the ride system for BE were pretty well set in stone by the time the sneak peeks were provided at D23. Obviously, comparing Disney Imagineering between the day's when they were developing PotC and now is definitely an apples to oranges comparison. We may very well be surprised with features of the BE ride system that are unknown to us until it opens, but I think that it's folly to hold out hope for an overhead track ride system.

[BiggestDisneyFan]

Here's the latest FreshBaked SWGE update. It looks like they did a little tag-team work with Yensid55.

[Macro]

Didn't MiceAge put out some information, quite some time ago, stating that Battle Escape might actually have multiple stages, where the guests would exit one kind of ride vehicle and enter another?

I think what they were talking about was how you get from the ground to the star destroyer. Some insiders on other sites have dropped hints on the subject. Apparently you get there via the ship aimed at by the red arrow.

Remember that big round concrete thing they built? That appears to be a giant lazy susan which has two or three ships sitting on it. To get to the star destroyer you walk out into an enclosed area and get onto that ship. Once the ship is loaded the giant lazy susan rotates and your ship rotates indoors while another rotates outdoors. You are unloading indoors into what looks like the star destroyer launch bay while another group of guests is loading outdoors onto the next ship.

Apparently you return from the star destroyer using a different method. I haven't seen as good hints on that subject but it appears to involve the round roof on the right side of this picture which may be a destroyed ship engine. Or something. The exit hints have been more sketchy.

[Woodsman]

I think what they were talking about was how you get from the ground to the star destroyer. Some insiders on other sites have dropped hints on the subject. Apparently you get there via the ship aimed at by the red arrow.

Remember that big round concrete thing they built? That appears to be a giant lazy susan which has two or three ships sitting on it. To get to the star destroyer you walk out into an enclosed area and get onto that ship. Once the ship is loaded the giant lazy susan rotates and your ship rotates indoors while another rotates outdoors. You are unloading indoors into what looks like the star destroyer launch bay while another group of guests is loading outdoors onto the next ship.

Apparently you return from the star destroyer using a different method. I haven't seen as good hints on that subject but it appears to involve the round roof on the right side of this picture which may be a destroyed ship engine. Or something. The exit hints have been more sketchy.

can you name these other sites that insiders are dropping hints on? That’s the kind of info I want! And it’s been almost nonexistent anywhere on Micechat for about the past 2 years now...

Please share!

[BiggestDisneyFan]

I think what they were talking about was how you get from the ground to the star destroyer. Some insiders on other sites have dropped hints on the subject. Apparently you get there via the ship aimed at by the red arrow.

Remember that big round concrete thing they built? That appears to be a giant lazy susan which has two or three ships sitting on it. To get to the star destroyer you walk out into an enclosed area and get onto that ship. Once the ship is loaded the giant lazy susan rotates and your ship rotates indoors while another rotates outdoors. You are unloading indoors into what looks like the star destroyer launch bay while another group of guests is loading outdoors onto the next ship.

Apparently you return from the star destroyer using a different method. I haven't seen as good hints on that subject but it appears to involve the round roof on the right side of this picture which may be a destroyed ship engine. Or something. The exit hints have been more sketchy.

Verrrrry interrrrresting...

[Hammer]

Two videos from SILA taken 2/13/18, this viewing the SWGE main construction from the M&F parking structure.

[Hammer]

This is viewing the SWGE Critter Country entrance from the M&F parking structure.

[BiggestDisneyFan]

It's interesting that those brown-ish panels being placed around the top edge of the BE building appear to be thick foam. I previously thought that they were much thinner and likely made of something like metal. Why would they build a foam barrier around the edge of the roof - especially one that barely protrudes above the roofline. I would expect foam like that to be used as a sound baffle or insulation, but in that location it doesn't seem like it could fulfill either of those roles. Any ideas?

[BiggestDisneyFan]

This is viewing the SWGE Critter Country entrance from the M&F parking structure.

So the path from CC to SWGE will include a large, 'wooden' wall. That's doesn't look at all 'Star Wars' to me or seem like it would fit into what we've seen of Batuu, so far. (I guess Star Wars could include anything.) I wonder if/how they are going to transition that into something more fitting with Batuu.

[mandelbrot]

So the path from CC to SWGE will include a large, 'wooden' wall. That's doesn't look at all 'Star Wars' to me or seem like it would fit into what we've seen of Batuu, so far. (I guess Star Wars could include anything.) I wonder if/how they are going to transition that into something more fitting with Batuu.

I think the wooden wall is meant to be a transition from the rustic Southern woods to a galactic outpost. That portion of Galaxy's Edge will be foresty and rocky so that transition wall could work work very well. It's not like this project was designed by amateurs. This is top-shelf Disney design so maybe give them the benefit of the doubt that they know what they're doing here.