MiceChat said:The majority of Star Wars Land in the northernmost park acreage will be inside a massive series of show buildings, meaning the land won’t have to close for fireworks fallout. The rides and shows in the land itself are being developed in a top secret Imagineering lab in Glendale with Imagineers signing extra confidentiality agreements because the plotlines and characters are pulled from the next three episodes in the Star Wars saga and the Lucasfilm folks understandably guard that information with their lives. But what we can tell you is that Star Wars Land will include multiple attractions, anchored by a mega E Ticket using a trackless vehicle that will break the mold when it comes to how theme park visitors interact with a ride environment.
MiceChat said:...the E Ticket thrill ride that is planned to anchor that expansion is going to be very unique. The ride will feature a newly Imagineered hybrid ride system that might be best described as a combination of Rock N’ Roller Coaster and Universal’s Transformers ride using every trick and gimmick WDI can throw at it, including on-board audio and effects and elaborate sets and animatronics.
Sourceslashfilm.com said:Star Wars Land will begin massive demolition in January 2016 and should be into heavy construction phases by springtime 2016. The site claims the footprint of the new land “has continued to flex a bit this fall, but has recently settled into what should be its final version.” The project now has “a projected opening date that’s now pegged for Spring, 2019.”
Apparently there will be three entrances to Star Wars Land, a side entrance from the eastern flank of Fantasyland where Big Thunder Ranch BBQ restaurant currently stands, a second side entrance from a new pathway that will snake around from the Hungry Bear Restaurant, and the main entrance path will apparently “pass through a cavernous archway accessed via the current Big Thunder Trail.” Thats an interesting idea — I never thought we’d walk through that hole to get to the new land.
The demolition project is code named “Delos” by Walt Disney Imagineering, certainly named after one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece. And the actual construction phase of Star Wars Land has been code named “Atlantis”, another Greek reference. The two massive attraction show buildings being created for Star Wars Land should begin to be framed in by early 2017.
The Stormtrooper chase and escape ride, which is apparently codenamed Alcatraz internally, will feature “autonomous trackless vehicles and nearly every other techno marvel WDI can throw at it.” The show building for that ride will be constructed in the northwest corner of the new land blocking the views of Mickey & Friends parking lot. The Millennium Falcon flight attraction, codenamed “Big Bird”, will be housed in the second largest show building in the new land, which will be located on the northern perimeter of the new land.
I'm really not a fan of Star Wars taking up a whole land of a Magic Kingdom style park. They can do what they want in Disney's Hollywood Studios, but Star Wars does not fit into the original script of Disneyland. Nope.
If you think about it, Star Wars should never have been in Tomorrowland at all. The films make it very clear right from the start that they are set A long time ago. Fantasyland would be more fitting, given the whole franchise is a glorified fairy tale.It will indeed ruin the entire balance of the park. Completely nonsensical that this will not be anywhere near Tomorrowland, which also obviously contains a Star Wars ride.
If you think about it, Star Wars should never have been in Tomorrowland at all. The films make it very clear right from the start that they are set A long time ago. Fantasyland would be more fitting, given the whole franchise is a glorified fairy tale.
Sorry but, ummm... Star Wars? In a MAGIC KINGDOM?
Confused. Mind you, Hong Kong put Toy Story Playland into theirs...