And the Spider-Man attraction at Universal.You do know that Scott Trowbridge, lead imagineer on SWGE, was the lead creative director of both WWoHP?
they are different and should not be compared. It's like comparing fantasyland to Seuss Landing
And the Spider-Man attraction at Universal.You do know that Scott Trowbridge, lead imagineer on SWGE, was the lead creative director of both WWoHP?
they are different and should not be compared. It's like comparing fantasyland to Seuss Landing
When I look at WDW's description online for RotR, the names I see are Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and BB-8... and I can tell you that most younger kids I know today know who these characters are. Not only that, but I as a lifelong SW fan myself can attest that these newbies really are memorable and important characters in my own SW experience.....it has no Star Wars in it!
If you read any description of RotR, it will tell you something about General Organa, Rey, and Kylo Ren. Here's the problem: Nobody knows who they are. If you don't believe me, just ask people around you who General Organa is, then ask them who Princess Leia is. I tried it on my husband and kids, and nobody but me knows who General Organa is, and we even watched Episodes 7 and 8! I didn't know it either until I read it once by accident. Princess Leia is an iconic American figure. General Organa is a minor character in a couple of forgettable movies among the zillion forgettable movies made every year.
And RotR is about a Star Wars battle that nobody has ever heard of. It will be popular because it's fun to move around in a cart, but not near as popular as it should be, just like Smuggler's Run. My kids liked Smuggler's Run (they always got the pilot role, for some reason), but they didn't recognize any of the characters or scenes in there besides the falcon itself, so they liked it no more than Star Tours. RotR is a trackless ride, which is new and interesting, but so is the Mickey Minnie Railroad ride and the Ratatouille ride. I am waiting to see Mickey and Ratatouille beat out RotR in wait time and popularity. (I will be spending my fastpasses on them rather than RotR, for sure.) For one thing, they will be more popular with kids. For another, they are more Disney.
To this day, Disney have not admitted that they screwed up Star Wars Land big time by forgetting to put Star Wars in it. But one thing they cannot deny forever, and that's their profit margin. Come December when It's a Small World beats out RotR, Disney will have to face the truth. (You think I'm exaggerating? When I was at WDW last week, not even a month after SWGE's opening, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise both had a longer wait (55min) than Smuggler's Run (45min). FoP had 135 minutes wait.)
For those people who claim that GE has the Falcon, and therefore it has Star Wars in it, here is my answer: I have the 5000-piece Lego Millennium Falcon set in my basement. I also have various Darth Vader and Storm Trooper masks, blasters, light sabers, the X-Wing, and various other SW junk scattered around the house, like any family with boys. Doesn't make my house Star Wars Land, does it?
I will agree just based on the reports of droid parts shortages, but how sustainable is that? Even if you are the most hardcore Star Wars fan, just how many $200 light sabers do you need?It may be an awful design to you, but the fact is people ARE buying those things. Maybe not you, and maybe not your friends. But people are.
just how many $200 light sabers do you need?
I just read a prediction that wait times for the new ride could be 6 hrs. Add the exhorbitant cost of park tickets and the only thing blown away will be my retirement fund. I'm watching that tv special now, and seeing people sitting at the chess table reminded me of how we went through that queue twice and there were always too many other people so we didn't get a photo op. They push you through like cattle through a chute; I did not even get a photo of the millenium falcon before being pushed through. There is no relaxing and enjoying an immersive experience in the way you can experience the Harry Potter areas at Universal. I did not see any Star Wars characters to interact with, and the app didn't work. The food was beyond awful and way overpriced. The "starcruiser experience" mentioned in the tv show is phenomenally overpriced (they failed to mention that), way beyond the means of almost anyone. That they are promoting these as things people can do when you really can't is disheartening.Have you been or just making a judgement off pics and video. I have not seen one person that has been there that has not been blown away. Some are not 100% in on MFSR but still enjoyed it. If the rumors of the Rise of the Resistance are true, that ride will be far and away the most technologically advanced and immersive experience in any theme park.
6 hours!!!??? Maybe they really need a virtual queue for RotR so people can enjoy the park(s)rather than just stand in a queue for that length of time. 6 HOURS!!!???I just read a prediction that wait times for the new ride could be 6 hrs. Add the exhorbitant cost of park tickets and the only thing blown away will be my retirement fund. I'm watching that tv special now, and seeing people sitting at the chess table reminded me of how we went through that queue twice and there were always too many other people so we didn't get a photo op. They push you through like cattle through a chute; I did not even get a photo of the millenium falcon before being pushed through. There is no relaxing and enjoying an immersive experience in the way you can experience the Harry Potter areas at Universal. I did not see any Star Wars characters to interact with, and the app didn't work. The food was beyond awful and way overpriced. The "starcruiser experience" mentioned in the tv show is phenomenally overpriced (they failed to mention that), way beyond the means of almost anyone. That they are promoting these as things people can do when you really can't is disheartening.
I will agree just based on the reports of droid parts shortages, but how sustainable is that? Even if you are the most hardcore Star Wars fan, just how many $200 light sabers do you need?
I hope they're wrong, but it was some people who calculate that stuff all the time (with fancy computers etc., so it could be true). I agree about the virtual queue. I read about bathroom passes and selling food in line, but Volcano Bay's virtual queue (tapu tapu) was much more humane then making you spend the majority of your park ticket price in line. Plus I can't walk or stand for that long. And they said people who go to the bathroom then go through the fast pass line to a holding area until their party makes it through the rest of the line, but what if everyone in your party has to go to the bathroom?6 hours!!!??? Maybe they really need a virtual queue for RotR so people can enjoy the park(s)rather than just stand in a queue for that length of time. 6 HOURS!!!???
I will agree just based on the reports of droid parts shortages, but how sustainable is that? Even if you are the most hardcore Star Wars fan, just how many $200 light sabers do you need?
MFSR was also predicted to be a6 hour wait, it was planned by operations and the extended queue was set up before it opened. And it did hit the 6 hour mark on opening day, in the morning, I was there. But that was the only time it did, again without fp. RotR wil hit that on opening day in bet but beyond that we'll seeI just read a prediction that wait times for the new ride could be 6 hrs. Add the exhorbitant cost of park tickets and the only thing blown away will be my retirement fund. I'm watching that tv special now, and seeing people sitting at the chess table reminded me of how we went through that queue twice and there were always too many other people so we didn't get a photo op. They push you through like cattle through a chute; I did not even get a photo of the millenium falcon before being pushed through. There is no relaxing and enjoying an immersive experience in the way you can experience the Harry Potter areas at Universal. I did not see any Star Wars characters to interact with, and the app didn't work. The food was beyond awful and way overpriced. The "starcruiser experience" mentioned in the tv show is phenomenally overpriced (they failed to mention that), way beyond the means of almost anyone. That they are promoting these as things people can do when you really can't is disheartening.
where have you seen official pricing on the Starcruiser? I've been searching for itI just read a prediction that wait times for the new ride could be 6 hrs. Add the exhorbitant cost of park tickets and the only thing blown away will be my retirement fund. I'm watching that tv special now, and seeing people sitting at the chess table reminded me of how we went through that queue twice and there were always too many other people so we didn't get a photo op. They push you through like cattle through a chute; I did not even get a photo of the millenium falcon before being pushed through. There is no relaxing and enjoying an immersive experience in the way you can experience the Harry Potter areas at Universal. I did not see any Star Wars characters to interact with, and the app didn't work. The food was beyond awful and way overpriced. The "starcruiser experience" mentioned in the tv show is phenomenally overpriced (they failed to mention that), way beyond the means of almost anyone. That they are promoting these as things people can do when you really can't is disheartening.
As a big Star Wars fan I gladly welcome more added to the land. I like what they have now, but adding more stuff like you mentioned would only add to the excitement. I do think though that with time they will. After RotR opens up, at which point the whole land will officially be open, we might see more stuff get added or changed. I don't expect them to leave the land as is.Look, I like Galaxy's Edge, but I'll be the first to admit it needs "more." RotR will help, but even then...."more."
That can take the shape of - more characters, more entertainment, the stunt show, more rides....
I'd love it if the land had a play area, I'd love it if there were more things you could touch, like that sole speeder bike you can sit on. More hands on stuff, more for kids, more to do.
I agree, the return visitors aren't going to be buying droid and saber after droid and saber....and people aren't going to want to go to Oga's every time.
More, please.
Thats how I feel abiut Pandora. Its pretty but there is nothing to do there. It only has 2 rides, one of which makes me violently ill and the other is a snoozefest.My sister went yesterday to the one at DL for the first time. I was there with her and her husband and son (husband and son went during the preview time in June, but she had to work). She basically said "It LOOKS really cool. The artistic style is great and they did a great job on that part. But I mean, there's not much to actually DO here. It needs at least 2 more rides." She was ready to go after walking around and visiting the shops briefly. She had no interest in the ride or its 55 minute wait time. The rest of us had already ridden it several time and the kid, who is an 8 year old boy who LOVES Star Wars, by the way, said "I'd rather ride Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion than wait for the MF ride." He built a droid with his dad last time, and was looking to spend some of his allowance on some droid accessories. He found a few packs of things he liked, turned them over and said "Eighteen DOLLARS??? For THIS???" It was hilarious. It was literally 2 little plastic attachments that don't even do anything, you just stick them on the droid's side. And it was $18. He was like "Totally NOT worth it. I'll just buy some Wishables instead." He did ask for some milk, and I told him I thought the green one was better than the blue, and his dad was curious because he hated the blue milk, and they did like the green milk much better, but my sister was like "I can't believe that was $8. Holy cow. We're not buying that every time we come here so you better enjoy it now."