News Round Up 2018

[Pete M]

Almost every story written had a connection to the Skywalkers (that was the original intent of SW anyway) and now the connections are being broken to take the focus off of them. That is tough to get past for many fans as well.

Just my opinion.......

mine too. it appears that in order to push forward and expand the star wars universe, the people in charge felt some of the themes from the past had to go. including that force users come from force users. honestly that isn't even a new concept. anakin came from nobody. in fact if I remember right, most jedi came from "nobodys". they were sensed by the current Jedi who then went to that planet and offered to teach the kid.

Plus remember that this new trilogy is mostly made for the new generation of fans, not just us "old-timers". I haven't found a 7-15 year old yet that didn't love the movie.

 

[rteetz]

Agreed. Do you feel there is enough remaining currently?

I can't see one reason to care about any of them, or the story going forward. Unless JJ has some magic left anyway.

I still think there is enough left. This trilogy is the end of the skywalker story and the beginning of a new time in the galaxy. The first trilogy is the beginning of skywalker, the middle trilogy is the prime of skywalker, and this trilogy is the end.

 

[rteetz]

I'd wager that snoke's backstory will show up in a book or a comic.

Very true. I’d be interested to see if they visit it in a future stand alone film.

 

[rteetz]

mine too. it appears that in order to push forward and expand the star wars universe, the people in charge felt some of the themes from the past had to go. including that force users come from force users. honestly that isn't even a new concept. anakin came from nobody. in fact if I remember right, most jedi came from "nobodys". they were sensed by the current Jedi who then went to that planet and offered to teach the kid.

Plus remember that this new trilogy is mostly made for the new generation of fans, not just us "old-timers". I haven't found a 7-15 year old yet that didn't love the movie.

Bingo, this is all about the next generation.

 

[jade1]

I still think there is enough left. This trilogy is the end of the skywalker story and the beginning of a new time in the galaxy. The first trilogy is the beginning of skywalker, the middle trilogy is the prime of skywalker, and this trilogy is the end.

I get the "new" Star Wars angle. But Luke could have went out in IX, and been "Luke" the whole time.

The transition was awful IMO.

But I still stand by the current remaining characters have little interest going into IX though. And even less story.

If the goal was simply to show "anybody" can use the force, and we hope you like the 4 new characters a lot that have no story whatsoever-I guess it is what it is.

 

[joelkfla]

FWIW, That was not a very long trail, and not really secluded...DI VINE used to set up in there in years past, and I do recall them having Character meet n greets up there..Baloo from what I remember... The real good hidden trail that starts across from Pizzafari, is the one I think the OP was talking about though...Winds around the tree.

I can't imagine there being characters up there. The trail was completely unpaved, and in places barely wide enough for 2 people to walk side by side. I don't recall any clearing where a character could set up. You certainly could not get a double stroller thru it.

I don't think Di Vine would risk going uphill on the unpaved ground with stilts. Besides, no one would ever find her -- where's the fun in that?

 

[jade1]

and this trilogy is the end.

To me you hit the nail on the head with that.

Only problem is, its a "trilogy". It may as well be over now. Han dead, Snoke dead, Luke dead, Leia really dead.

We are on the new gen right now. IX is pointless. No bad guy, no hero, no resistance, no story or reason to do anything.

Just start a new trilogy from here.

 

[rteetz]

To me you hit the nail on the head with that.

Only problem is, its a "trilogy". It may as well be over now. Han dead, Snoke dead, Luke dead, Leia really dead.

We are on the new gen right now. IX is pointless. No bad guy, no hero, no resistance, no story or reason to do anything.

Just start a new trilogy from here.

Leia isn’t officially dead in the film yet though. I’m sure we will learn a bit more about the going a Luke too. Kylo Ren still has conflict as well.

 

[DizDaD7]

I can't imagine there being characters up there. The trail was completely unpaved, and in places barely wide enough for 2 people to walk side by side. I don't recall any clearing where a character could set up. You certainly could not get a double stroller thru it.

I don't think Di Vine would risk going uphill on the unpaved ground with stilts. Besides, no one would ever find her -- where's the fun in that?

Well, Looking at the map that was provided, it clearly shows A TRAIL....I doubt that they would have that on the map if it were a rocky/unkept trail. Also You mentioned it being roughly 1000ft...which is 3 & 1/3 football fields long, or rather just a tad under 1/5 of a mile.. Do you honestly think that the lil trail on that map is that long.... It might only be 1000ft from Africa to Birds of Wonder maybe if not less. And Yes there was definitely a paved area, Where I Walked, and there was a character station/gazebo thing there...

 

[jade1]

Leia isn’t officially dead in the film yet though. I’m sure we will learn a bit more about the going a Luke too. Kylo Ren still has conflict as well.

Here's hoping, but I'm certainly not on pins and needles for any of that.

An argument could be made that IX should be the most highly anticipated movie in Cinema History, maybe after FA anyway.

GOT though OMG (not cinema but even worse-TV), heck even Infinity War in comparison for anticipation?

 

[SaharanTea]

I tend to think that the original EU, along with some of the video games that showcased a different type of Jedi power, has been a significant contributor to the criticism that the new SW universe is seeing. Whether people hated or loved those stories, they still mapped what the characters look like years later. There were also some very good stories in the old canon. Now that all of that has been scrapped as canon, SW fans are struggling to grasp the new stories because of what was told before. I’m neither saying that those people are wrong or right but I think the reception to the new movies would be significantly different had those post ROTJ stories had not been told. Almost every story written had a connection to the Skywalkers (that was the original intent of SW anyway) and now the connections are being broken to take the focus off of them. That is tough to get past for many fans as well.

Just my opinion.......

I expected those stories to be changed, but I didn't expect those stories to turn out to be such bummers. No one from the Original Trilogy had anything remotely resembling a good outcome since RotJ. One kid among them, and he's what he is.

 

[SaharanTea]

I get the "new" Star Wars angle. But Luke could have went out in IX, and been "Luke" the whole time.

The transition was awful IMO.

But I still stand by the current remaining characters have little interest going into IX though. And even less story.

If the goal was simply to show "anybody" can use the force, and we hope you like the 4 new characters a lot that have no story whatsoever-I guess it is what it is.

I think the new characters are fine for the most part, but I despised what they chose for Luke. Just my personal opinion.

 

[MissGina5]

I definitely get what you're saying, so many people posting selfies constantly. On the flip side of that, I have very few nice pictures of myself since I'm always the one taking the pictures. So one of the big reasons why I like that APs come with photo pass/memory maker (whatever) is that I can actually have a vacation picture with me in it. And it's not some poorly aimed selfie. We do get a lot of pictures with the castle or spaceship earth in the background. But my mother just wants one nice picture with no one else in the background. So I feel like this might accomplish that goal. I think for some of us, it's a little corny to be stuck in front of the nicest door or wall in the house and have a picture taken once or twice a year. But now it's probably less common so it all swings back around. What was once lame is a good idea again.

The wall pics look good. When you go to WDW a lot, things like the walls become a lot of fun because its kind of insidery and great for profile pics etc. they just look good! There are a LOT of great walls at disney

 

[MissGina5]

I didnt want to imply taking some pictures of yourself is narcissistic, but if all you do is take pictures of yourself, then yes this is. We take a mix, I try to take some species of our family in the parks or on rides. (Last trip for my Splash Mountain ride photo I took a selfie on the drop, so the photopass photo was of me taking a selfie.) That said, dont want to be in ALL my photos. When I take photos of the castle during the fireworks, I want shots of that, not a shot of my big fat head in front of the castle washing out the fireworks.

ok but as a milennial who works with Gen Z, no one is just doing selfies by themselves all the time. I promise!

 

[MissGina5]

Yeah I'm not too far south of you (NW Suburbs of Chicago) and Homecomin' is definitely on my list. Good southern food is hard to find up here.

omg be my friend lol

 

[Roxyfire]

omg be my friend lol

lol sure! PM me and we can get some drinks sometime!

 

[jlundeen]

So every Wednesday, we babysit for our 3 year old grandson at his house. This past Wed, we started watching Toy Story 2 (I haven't seen it in YEARS!) and I kept thinking about the posts about all the stuff that TSL will have when it opens. Of course his Dad (our SIL) came home before the darned movie ended, so now I'm going to have to dig through all our old movies and see if I can find it just to watch the ending! Darned kids!

Oh a good note, though, I can't wait to take this little guy to WDW for the first time- but his mom and dad say "Not until he's 5!" Drat! I'll keep working on them!

 

[Pete M]

I expected those stories to be changed, but I didn't expect those stories to turn out to be such bummers. No one from the Original Trilogy had anything remotely resembling a good outcome since RotJ. One kid among them, and he's what he is.

Number 5 ended on some real bummers too. read some of the original reviews.

 

[SaharanTea]

Number 5 ended on some real bummers too. read some of the original reviews.

I could see that, but at least they were all still alive.

 

[rteetz]

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Disney confirms “pizza planet” for Disneyland

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/alien-pizza-planet-landing-soon-at-disneyland-park/