'Star Wars' coming to Disneyland but no MagicBands & More hints about Star Wars by Iger

[Jennafoo]

I'll be interested to see how the Tomorrowland movie with George Clooney works. I'm half wondering if it's a hit, Disney will use it to revitalize Tomorrowland itself... Then moving Star Wars to its own corner would make more sense.

 

[sheetz]

It may have happened a "long time ago" but we don't know who the narrator is. The story is not necessarily told from the perspective of present day Earth.

 

[Disneylandfan85]

I'll be interested to see how the Tomorrowland movie with George Clooney works. I'm half wondering if it's a hit, Disney will use it to revitalize Tomorrowland itself...

I'm actually half-hoping that the film will be a flop or at the very least do modestly well.

 

[Disneylandfan85]

I have found from MiceAge a map of Disneyland, which shows how a Star Wars land could not possibly fit in the Toontown/Big Thunder Ranch/backstage area:

The spots highlighted in red are backstage buildings, the very reasons that the park is able to function. Disney couldn't just pick those buildings up and move them to another location. And even if they could, where would they go? There's not a lot of room in the surrounding area.

The only place where a Star Wars land MIGHT fit is in the area in blue, covering the Innoventions and Autopia area.

 

[wdwfan22]

I love Toontown. It is so beautiful. Not that what I think matters, but on the off chance anyone from Disney reads these forums, DON'T GET RID OF TOONTOWN. The thing I love so much more about DL than DW, is they always seem to find room in their limited space to add new attractions, without getting rid of existing attractions that keep the integrity and nostalgia of DL (with the exception of the People Mover - I wish the would fix that track and bring it back!!!!!!!!), while adding additional attractions!

 

[4Mickeys]

I think 'Tomorrow Land' needs an over-hall, what do riding in a submarine (Nemo) and riding in a car on tracks have to do with tomorrow? So those two things could go anyway. The Star Wars ride was originally Star Tours which fit with the idea of the Space Frontier being in the future e.g. 'Tomorrow' along with the other space themed rides in 'Tomorrowland'. Space exploration certainly has come a long way since Walt first designed 'Tomorrowland'. so maybe they just need to cut the Tomorrow part call it something else and expand the Star Wars theme as there is also already the Jedi Training Academy. I'm thinking most people wouldn't want to lose Space Mountain to Star Wars Land or would they re-theme that to fit? and what about the Buzz Lightyear ride? I also like Toontown for littlies and meeting Mickey and Minnie in their houses, it just needs a good repaint and freshen up.

 

[Disneylandfan85]

I think 'Tomorrow Land' needs an over-hall, what do riding in a submarine (Nemo) and riding in a car on tracks have to do with tomorrow? So those two things could go anyway. The Star Wars ride was originally Star Tours which fit with the idea of the Space Frontier being in the future e.g. 'Tomorrow' along with the other space themed rides in 'Tomorrowland'. Space exploration certainly has come a long way since Walt first designed 'Tomorrowland'. so maybe they just need to cut the Tomorrow part call it something else and expand the Star Wars theme as there is also already the Jedi Training Academy. I'm thinking most people wouldn't want to lose Space Mountain to Star Wars Land or would they re-theme that to fit? and what about the Buzz Lightyear ride? I also like Toontown for littlies and meeting Mickey and Minnie in their houses, it just needs a good repaint and freshen up.

I agree with you about everything here, but the people at MiceAge keep insisting that Star Wars is going to go in that spot.

And now, at the annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco, Bob said that there are plans to expand the Disneyland Resort, but they don't include a third park (not right now, anyway). You can read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-654003-third-disneyland.html.

I really have no idea have no idea how they can possibly expand Disneyland in particular since that park is pretty much boxed in on all sides.

 

[Diszona]

At least one rumor seems to hint that a Star Wars land might land at WDW, most likely at the Studios, which is already closing down several old elements of the park such as the backstage tour. I really hope that is the case. They claim that the Disneyland Resort may receive a Star Wars land in the future but that WDW will get one first. I hope that is the case.

That seems to be the prevailing wisdom, that DHS will be getting a massive overhaul, similar to DCA but maybe even bigger, with a Star Wars land and expanded Pixar land being added. Iger even confirmed that DHS will be getting a name change, probably something like Disney Hollywood Adventure, that a lot of people are assuming will be tied into the renovations. To tell the truth, as much as DCA needed its overhaul, the Studios may need it more. To call it a half day park is being generous and without any actual studio work going on there it is sorely lacking in overall theme and purpose.

 

[Disneylandfan85]

With the closure of Innoventions, what are the odds that, after the 60th is over, that is where a Star Wars ride will go?

 

[dragonflymom]

LA Times interviewed several Disney execs for the story:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-...eyland-but-no-magic-bands-20150521-story.html

 

[LizzyS]

Interesting. The whole magic band approach really doesn't make sense for DLR, tbh, for the reasons stated in the article. I'm not even sure fp+ does, which they may find out if they do any beta testing.

 

[T0rrent]

I'll probably be crucified, but I actually liked the magic bands from our trip to WDW last week. No trying to find those fast pass slips, wondering if I dropped one, no digging out a key for my hotel room. My wife's a planner anyways so I just let her take care of that. Didn't really impact us going with the flow and we pretty much accomplished everything we wanted to.

 

[Xenorye]

I'll probably be crucified, but I actually liked the magic bands from our trip to WDW last week. No trying to find those fast pass slips, wondering if I dropped one, no digging out a key for my hotel room. My wife's a planner anyways so I just let her take care of that. Didn't really impact us going with the flow and we pretty much accomplished everything we wanted to.

I like the idea of magic bands. I don't like the idea of FP+. I think most people would agree with that (but I could be wrong... wait, this is the internet! I'm not wrong! I'm never wrong!).

 

[gerilyne]

I like the idea of magic bands. I don't like the idea of FP+. I think most people would agree with that (but I could be wrong... wait, this is the internet! I'm not wrong! I'm never wrong!).

I agree with this; I kinda like the idea of the magic bands to replace the room key but just not sold on FP+ yet. I can see some interesting up sides to it, but until I've experienced it, I will withhold full judgment. I just don't like change is all.

 

[Cholula]

He declined to offer details but said he does not plan to remove any favorite features to make room for new "Star Wars" attractions. "We will look at 'Star Wars' to be a plus while not taking away from things that people love," he said.

I thought this part was also interesting. So maybe Toontown/Nemo/Autopia would be safe for a while?

 

[sheetz]

I thought this part was also interesting. So maybe Toontown/Nemo/Autopia would be safe for a while?

That statement is pretty vague and can be interpreted in a lot of ways.

 

[Xenorye]

I thought this part was also interesting. So maybe Toontown/Nemo/Autopia would be safe for a while?

Well, he said things that people love, so Toontown might be safe. The other two......

 

[elaine amj]

I agree - I like magic bands....very convenient. But if they used the RFID ticket to do essentially the same thing, I'd be fine. It's rather nice to to mess around with so many slips of paper. I always got so nervous I would leave a ticket behind when I got legacy FPs in WDW. I had a very, very careful system.

 

[MissKIA]

I'll probably be crucified, but I actually liked the magic bands from our trip to WDW last week. No trying to find those fast pass slips, wondering if I dropped one, no digging out a key for my hotel room. My wife's a planner anyways so I just let her take care of that. Didn't really impact us going with the flow and we pretty much accomplished everything we wanted to.

I liked them too, you're not alone.

 

[ethanwa]

Yes, I think FP+ is where most people are hesitant when it comes to Disneyland. MagicBands are actually quite useful and NEVER required (you can just use your RFID hard ticket if you want).

I'm actually somewhat surprised Disney won't at least make it an option in Disneyland if you wanted to buy one. Maybe the logistics of it all were just too messy and the costs to implement too high with not enough return value there.

Ethan