DHS Construction update thread (Read Post 1) Updated 8/21/19

[skier_pete]

The blurry piece to the bottom right of the photo is Toy story.

It's hard to accurately put a piece of concept art on an aerial image..

I wasn't talking about the bottom right - I'm talking about the center blurry rockwork that looks vaguely like Radiator Spring Racers....hey wait a second...

Seriously though - I agree - slapping the artwork over the park doesn't mean very much. Remember when someone did the same thing with the concept sketch and it fell on top of Indiana Jones/Backlot Express/Star Tours? That turned out to be real accurate.

 

[Phicinfan]

Martin from wdwmagic says this is how Star Wars land will be situated at DHS

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I would take this for gospel folks. He has dropped some other hints that makes me think things have locked and he somehow feels safe to talk this. Including further additions(at least one ride) post SWE and TSL.

I am actually excited again, this looks like it will be great once completed.

ETA - expansion of SWE if it happens will go north towards TSL

 

[Phicinfan]

I will also add one mention I missed, he stated the expansion that could happen would happen after what opens in 2019, so we may be looking at a date for SWE to open by.

 

[LSLS]

So, SWE, I'm assuming Star Wars ______?

 

[rteetz]

So, SWE, I'm assuming Star Wars ______?

Star Wars Experience is the current name

 

[LSLS]

Thank you, I knew what was being discussed, just couldn't figure out the E.

 

[PuppyJonathan]

I don't know how I feel with it ending in "experience"

 

[rteetz]

Demolition in the LMA area has begun. The covered queue and maintenance area are gone. The grandstands are still there. The french village facades are in the process of being removed.

 

[aidancar]

Demolition in the LMA area has begun. The covered queue and maintenance area are gone. The grandstands are still there. The french village facades are in the process of being removed.

Any images coming soon?

 

[rteetz]

Any images coming soon?

I haven't seen any yet. I'm sure they will come but you can't really get a good image of those things. We should be able to see when they remove the grandstands though.

 

[DanBoris]

I wasn't talking about the bottom right - I'm talking about the center blurry rockwork that looks vaguely like Radiator Spring Racers....hey wait a second...

Seriously though - I agree - slapping the artwork over the park doesn't mean very much. Remember when someone did the same thing with the concept sketch and it fell on top of Indiana Jones/Backlot Express/Star Tours? That turned out to be real accurate.

There is every reason to believe that it was accurate at the time, but plans changed.

 

[rteetz]

There is every reason to believe that it was accurate at the time, but plans changed.

Yep. Disney plans change a lot too.

 

[Phicinfan]

Now being reported that TSL was cut from a budget of $400 million to $268 Million, the same poster states it was for cost savings they combined the QS building with the Rest room building, and the removal of the lift hill on the slinky dog coaster, and thus they could cost cut the game board on the restroom building. It is also being stated that the Imagineers on their own removed the Al's barn retail building in protest to the cuts. For what that is worth.

Expectation is TSL will open sometime later 2018.

Hopefully they didn't cut budget on SWE.

 

[skier_pete]

Star Wars Experience is the current name

Will Jimi Hendrix come out dressed as a Jedi.

"ARE YOU EXPERIENCED????"

Sorry- old person joke. Even for me, Jimi was dead before I was born.

 

[rteetz]

Toy story and Star Wars

 

[Iowamomof4]

Is that for real or just someone's guess?

 

[rteetz]

Is that for real or just someone's guess?

That's not real concept art from Disney but that comes from Martin Smith who is very accurate when it comes to this kind of stuff. I have no reason to believe that won't be what is built.

 

[closetmickey]

I don't know how I feel with it ending in "experience"

I don't like it all either. Sounds like the name for a temporary, museum like, exhibition.

 

[PuppyJonathan]

Toy story and Star Wars

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So the Streets of America is staying or is that just to give us a general idea of where it is?

 

[zaccaglin]

So the Streets of America is staying or is that just to give us a general idea of where it is?

I said that exact same thing on the news thread. Makes me wonder as well!