News Round Up 2018

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

The soundtrack for The Lion King (2019) has been released

How many times can I yell "YES!!!" to this news? Three of my favorite songs from the Broadway production are included in the movie with James Earl Jones singing one of them. :O I didn't know he could sing.

World of Disney at Disney Springs is currently being evacuated with the fire alarms going off.

This happened when I was there a couple weeks ago right after it reopened, and this also means the Starbucks that is connected to the building is also closed and being evacuated.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Sigh. What is Star Wars without Luke Skywalker.

Well, he wasn't in episodes 1, 2, and 3...Star Wars survived through those films.

 

[Farro]

Well, he wasn't in episodes 1, 2, and 3...Star Wars survived through those films.

Well, his parents were.

Of course the franchise will go on, but it won't be the same for a lot of people my age. Not good or bad, just sad. No one likes to see their childhood die.

(Please, join me in my depression )

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

Less interesting unfortunately.

Eh, maybe for some - but my nephews don’t care one bit about Luke Skywalker and I’m sure the younger generation will shed few tears for the loss

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Well, his parents were.

Of course the franchise will go on, but it won't be the same for a lot of people my age. Not good or bad, just sad. No one likes to see their childhood die.

(Please, join me in my depression )

Trust me. I'm sad as well, but I grew up during 1, 2, and 3. It will be really sad to see the Skywalker saga end, but I am intrigued to see where Lucasfilm will take Star Wars. I'm more happy that we are actually getting more films since everyone originally thought they would be done after making Episode 3.

So, I will gladly join you.

 

[MichiganScott]

I was on the Luke Skywalker bandwagon for decades, then he drank from those alien sea cow things. I mean, ugh.

 

[rteetz]

Eh, maybe for some - but my nephews don’t care one bit about Luke Skywalker and I’m sure the younger generation will shed few tears for the loss

Luke Skywalker is what Star Wars is about though. The entire franchise is really built around him. The pre-quels are building up to him. The main trilogy is his prime. The last trilogy is about his end and moving on. I am part of the newer/younger Star Wars generation and I definitely care about Luke.

 

[jade1]

I was on the Luke Skywalker bandwagon for decades, then he drank from those alien sea cow things. I mean, ugh.

Same, he turned into a big nothing anyway, plus hes dead anyway so not sure how the "2019" is supposed to create interest. Grasping IMO.

 

[rteetz]

Same, he turned into a big nothing anyway, plus hes dead anyway so not sure how the "2019" is supposed to create interest. Grasping IMO.

We don't know he's dead for sure and of course there are always force ghosts. Mark Hamill will be in this movie in some capacity.

 

[Farro]

Eh, maybe for some - but my nephews don’t care one bit about Luke Skywalker and I’m sure the younger generation will shed few tears for the loss

I don't care if the younger generation likes it. I'm speaking for my 44 year old self and that it's just not the same.

Can't really be debated.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Mickey & Friends Parking Structure Construction Shows Significant Progress

 

[rteetz]

News

Second Annual Rendez-Vous Gourmand Brings Tasty Treats to Disneyland Paris

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

PHOTOS: Mickey & Friends Parking Structure Construction Shows Significant Progress

Do we have a timeline for this opening? I would hopefully assume by the time SWGE opens.

 

[rteetz]

Do we have a timeline for this opening? I would hopefully assume by the time SWGE opens.

The hope is to have it done in time. They definitely are moving quickly on it.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

The hope is to have it done in time. They definitely are moving quickly on it.

If that is true, then Disneyland will prove to Walt Disney World that they can build a parking structure in 1/3rd of the time it took to build one at WDW.

 

[rteetz]

If that is true, then Disneyland will prove to Walt Disney World that they can build a parking structure in 1/3rd of the time it took to build one at WDW.

Disneyland kind of needed to do that.

 

[dina444444]

The hope is to have it done in time. They definitely are moving quickly on it.

I think it’s going to be open by spring break next year. It’s going up crazy fast now that they have the supports on the ground in. That first ramp was just the bottom concrete part three weeks ago and is now almost done.

 

[danikoski]

Luke Skywalker is what Star Wars is about though. The entire franchise is really built around him. The pre-quels are building up to him. The main trilogy is his prime. The last trilogy is about his end and moving on. I am part of the newer/younger Star Wars generation and I definitely care about Luke.

From what I understand from my Star Wars obsessed husband, George Lucas's orginal idea was the movie to be about two droids, not Skywalkers. Now, obviously that changed somewhat, but really, each Star Wars movie has droids that are central to the story line. I would argue they are more important than Luke in the grander scheme of things.

Also, Luke is not necessary for a good Star Wars story. Rebels and Rogue One prove that. To some extent, so do the newer books. Some of them barely touch on Skywalkers at all, yet are very good. I believe Star Wars is in a much bigger universe that has many compelling stories. It'll be interesting to see what LucasFilm does. If it's more along the lines of Rebels and Rogue One, than it'll still be a fun ride.

 

[Brocktoon]

Also, Luke is not necessary for a good Star Wars story. Rebels and Rogue One prove that. To some extent, so do the newer books. Some of them barely touch on Skywalkers at all, yet are very good. I believe Star Wars is in a much bigger universe that has many compelling stories. It'll be interesting to see what LucasFilm does. If it's more along the lines of Rebels and Rogue One, than it'll still be a fun ride.

Yep. With Rebels, Rogue One, and the newer books and comics, Disney has done a pretty good job of developing (or re-imagining) some great characters and plots that go beyond Skywalker. Thrawn has become a big part many of the newer stories involving the Rebels crew as well as Anakin (and Vader). Hera Syndulla has been popping up more in the 'Original Trilogy' timeline and there's rumors that her son Jacen could become a bigger character. I still maintain that the original comic creation Dr. Aphra is perfect to get her own movie or TV series ...

So yeah a lot of great stuff is out there, but it all appears to be stuff around the OT timeline. My issue is that Disney doesn't appear to be expanding enough around the New Trilogy and what comes after the Skywalkers. There's some stuff on Phasma and a few other stories but nothing that compares to what they're developing from the OT era. I'm sure this is by choice as they want to finish things up with the current trilogy and not give anything away with side-stories quite yet. But it just seems like the current trilogy stuff is sort of 'blah', and that's where they need to get people interested.

Sort of an off topic rant, but it feels like they're going after the diehard old-school fans and nostalgia, but they're never going to win over new fans that way.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Sigh. What is Star Wars without Luke Skywalker.

Star Wars the movies won't be the same ... but there is sooooo much out there to the universe that does not involve Luke at all - some of which is way better than many of the movies made so far