Boba Fett

I rode Star Tours in Disney Workd four times in in one day a few weeks ago and that stuff hadn't debuted yet. I wonder if it's for both parks and if there are any other new planets aside from Jakku in the rotation.

Rob V

So is Star Tours like the completely immersive rides (ala Transformers / Simpsons / Spiderman) at Universal or is it more of a screen and a bumpy seat?

dex14

Last I went on it it was screen and a bumpy seat. I doubt they changed it.

Transformers is the most fun ride I've ever been on.

whotony

Star tours is great. There's about 20 different videos for it and now the new movie is included. I'll be in the one at WDW today hope it has the new footage..

candyrocket786

Star Tours > Transformers

I remember riding Star Tours when I was 15 and was able to ride it last year.

Hell.. Transformers (Universal) and Spiderman (IOA) are basically the same ride.

fumanstan

I thought Transformers, at least here at Universal Studios Hollywood was much better then Star Tours at Disneyland. I would agree that Transformers is one of the most fun rides i've been on. Even after the update, Star Tours is largely the same outside of different locations and not particularly immersive to me.

SmackDaddy

Although I love Star tours, I have to give the overall ride experience to Transformers (comparing the Orlando version of both rides). That being said, I'll ride Star Tours a lot more times during any visit than I would Transformers. But, that's to try an get as many of the different scenes as possible!

A Star Wars motion ride in the vein of Spiderman/Transformers would be awesome. The possibilities for the ride through sets would be endless.

DaveNinja

They also added Star Wars themes to Space Mountain (now Hyperspace Mountain) at Disneyland. I'll be there in 4 days!

fumanstan

That's a good point, Star Tours would still definitely win as far as repeat rides just by the nature and theme of the ride.

Solid Snake

In pictures: inside the 'Force Awakens' stormtrooper dressing room

windom

You mean they're not all computer generated this time? Crazy...

Rob V

Hell yeah... that's what I've been expecting. Universal has done an amazing job with immersing the customer in the experience.

Solid Snake

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joe_b

^ Most of the secrecy surrounding the "I am your father." revelation has been exaggerated over the years. They make it sound like David Prowse didn't even know, yet he told fans about it at a public appearance a year before they started filming the damn movie.

Shannon Nutt

Prowse DIDN'T know...it was a guess about the THIRD movie, not the second one. Even Prowse was surprised at the reveal in ESB, since his line of dialogue was "Obi-Wan killed your father."

joe_b

^ It's not described as a straight-up guess, but a "glimpse of a possible plot". Either way, it's amusing to read Prowse was sharing that story with fans (knowly or unknowingly) back in '78.

While the big reveal happens in the first sequel, the rest of what he said (lightsaber duel with son unwilling to kill his father) is indeed what happens in the third movie... only Vader doesn't survive.

Mabuse

In the Rinzler book about Empire they dig into the David Prowse loose lips issue. He did spill the beans publicly at a convention after the film was shot but before release. I'm going off memory I'll have to look it up.

Mabuse

That article is so full of hubris it's coming out of my screen and filling my room up and I can barely breath. And most of it's coming from the author not his interview subjects. His certainty that expanded universe films will be the prevailing mode of film making for the rest of our lifetimes is a pretty enormous prediction.

Certainly Star Wars will be with us for a long time. Like Mickey Mouse it will probably be evergreen. If you said to a Mickey Mouse Club member in 1958 you'll never live to see the end of Mickey Mouse they might be a bit bummed out by that fact. But the truth is that no matter how much of a fan of Mickey someone was at that time, they wouldn't have much interest in today's Mickey Mouse, who mostly appears on merchandise and stars in a television show for toddlers. 100 year old fans of Steamboat Willie don't watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the Disney Chanel at the retirement home.

I simply can't conceive of a Star Wars in 60 years being anything I'd be remotely interested in. So even if this guy's prediction does come true it's not like the Star Wars of 2115 would be anything like what I enjoy.

hdnmickey

It's Jakku only (the scene in the video I posted complete with the droid appearance), and only added to Disneyland's version at this time. I have no idea why, since it's all digital now, but they are putting off adding it to the WDW version. Disneyland is having a specific Star Wars themed "celebration" right now, for what it's worth. Maybe after opening day of the movie WDW will get theirs.

After the "The Adventure Continues" upgrade a few years back, it's far more than just a bumpy seat. I would call it equally immersive, but in a different way. But it's true that unlike Spider-man and Transformers, the simulator does stay in one place.

It's flat out awesome per the feedback I have read from friends of mine that have been down there to ride it. And it should be given how long they have been toying with the idea. I just hope they keep it that way long term. I wouldn't be disappointed if they never put it back the other way.

Here's a great POV video:

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whotony

WDW Hollywwod studios has it too.

Saw it tonight and it was the best of the videos on the ride yet.

hdnmickey

Haven't seen any site that tracks WDW changes report that (one point the date most sites gave for the change was Dec 1) but it's great news for those closer to WDW. It does seem to be one of the best. Right up there with the asteroid field and Wookie scene. Will have to see it first hand to be sure.

whotony

the ride was a little different too.

Felt more interactive, moved around a lot more and one part the entire
vehicle was extremely tilted to one side.

majorjoe23

The movie has already sold $50 million worth of advance tickets.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/20...les-50-million

Shannon Nutt

I wonder if we're going to see theaters start adding screens/showings? My local Cinemark has already added 9am showings of the non-3D screenings. The 3D screenings are virtually sold out for the first five days here.

joe_b

"Bitter, party of one. Your table is ready."

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So essentially, he feels the Disney/Abrams approach was to ignore the REAL story of what happened to Anakin's grandkids (you know, the story he claimed never existed) and make a fan service picture without his creative input. I don't blame him for feeling edged out, but the man made his bed and he can lie in it. Lucas may have invented this world, but that doesn't mean he fully grasped what made it tick.

This is a man who desires total control, but it's no coincidence that the best installment in the series is the one he had the least involvment with. I bet that's always chapped his ass. Even if TFA feels like a beat for beat retread of A New Hope (and that seems to be the case), it should still blow the prequels out of the water in entertainment value. Hopefully Rian Johnson will shake things up and give us something fresh for part VIII.