Odds of a Star Wars Land?

[Kazooie01]

Forget SW I want this!!!

http://www.theneverlandfiles.com/tnf/disneyland/indianajonesandthelostexpedition.php

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2006/02/06/749.aspx

That would work!

 

[SparkyTheGiraffe]

Forget SW I want this!!!

http://www.theneverlandfiles.com/tnf/disneyland/indianajonesandthelostexpedition.php

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2006/02/06/749.aspx

Exactly!

 

[brocklesnar69]

To be honest, I'm glad that they don't have anything specific to the 13-20 year old male crowd. That's the point in life when boys tend to become hooligans for lack of a better word.

The last thing Disney needs is a whole land/area dedicated to that demographic where they're all congregated, defacing property, harassing characters and other such things.

I'm sure your boys are angels and wouldn't do anything like that, but the rest of them will!

Most ignorant and stupid post I've seen in a long time.

 

[WDW_lover_in_SC]

To be honest, I'm glad that they don't have anything specific to the 13-20 year old male crowd. That's the point in life when boys tend to become hooligans for lack of a better word.

The last thing Disney needs is a whole land/area dedicated to that demographic where they're all congregated, defacing property, harassing characters and other such things.

I'm sure your boys are angels and wouldn't do anything like that, but the rest of them will!

That being said, I would love to see more thrill ride / coaster type attractions, but just careful to scatter them around the parks than having them all in one area

Most sexist post on DIS ever?!

 

[brocklesnar69]

Forget SW I want this!!!

http://www.theneverlandfiles.com/tnf/disneyland/indianajonesandthelostexpedition.php

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2006/02/06/749.aspx

Holy mother of God!!!!! That would have been A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!! After reading those posts, I am suddenly filled with sadness that it never came to fruition. That entire area would have been the most epic thing ever created by Disney; but those numbskulls in suits did what suits always seem to do... go with whatever is cheaper.

God, I am practically salavating at what I am reading! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

It'll probably never happen, but I hope when Disney is done overhauling DCA and they decide to dump more money into Disneyland park, they'll spend some cash to really expand upon the Indy ride and make it better. Wouldn't it be the most spectacular thing ever is Disney actually decided to overhaul the entire area and turn it into this attraction here!





Disney should still do an interior mine-cart ride at MGM. Put in where the current Indy show is.

 

[Figment632]

^^^

It would have been epic and would have happened but Splash Mountain was happening at the same time.

 

[brocklesnar69]

^^^

It would have been epic and would have happened but Splash Mountain was happening at the same time.

Well, if it were up to me, I would have built "The Lost Expedition" exactly as they planned it and put Splash Mountain on the backburner. So instead, Indy opens in '89 and Splash opens in '95. (So basically the two attractions just trade "opening dates")

But yes, I am absolutely heartbroken that the Lost Expedition idea never got fully realised. I can tell you right now, if they had built it to it's full potential, I would spend hours in Adeventureland. I would make extra trips down to SoCal just to do it.


Sure, in the short run it would have cost them a TOOOON of money, however, the long term rewards would have easily overcome the short term expenses. Too bad they only think with the idea of "well, how can we do it cheaper?"


I pray to God that someday Disney decides to dump a ton of cash into the current Indy adventure and plus it!

 

[AnthonyJPreston]

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[johnGorski]

Most ignorant and stupid post I've seen in a long time.

Agreed!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Taken from the Hollywood Reporter (2/4/2011)-

"Lucasfilm's Star Wars franchise had its highest toy revenue ever for a non-movie year in 2010 and the best toy revenue since Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.With sales of more than $510 million last year, Star Wars also maintained its position as the bestselling boys toy license in the U.S. for the third consecutive year"

The article goes on to say,

"This year, the sci-fi evergreen will see the release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on high-definition Blu-ray, a relaunched Star Tours ride at Walt Disney theme parks, a new Hasbro take on the lightsaber and video games, such as Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

All this will lead up to the return of Star Wars to theaters in 2012 with the 3D release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace."

I would say Star Wars is still VERY popular.

That movie was so disgraceful that anyone attempting to buy a ticket should be deported.

I know they still sell alot of swag and have done a pretty good job of keeping the thing in public view...but lucas either A: sold out and made movies in an incomplete or highly shortened in editing manner or B: just is an awful writer and director.

So i really don't need a star wars land...because the recent movies combined with Star Tours (which is embarassing) would just tarnish the silverware a little more if manifested in 3 dimensions even more than it already has been.

and i'm not saying that the first 3 were incredibly acted and perfect....but how much better do they look after those horrible 3 movies that were neither technically innovative nor had any decent story developed.

i'm STILL trying to figure out why the clone army was ordered and how the jedi can come back from the dead...

anybody?

 

[homedad]

it would be great and like others said it would be nice for something more geared for boys

 

[Jedi]

3,720 to 1

 

[Figment632]

it would be great and like others said it would be nice for something more geared for boys

90% of the parks are geared either neutral or towards boys

 

[TisBit]

Chances are slim to none....and here is the main reason. First, Disney does not build "lands" that are so specifically theme'd to any franchise, if it is their own or not. They want to be flexible and have the ability to add attractions or update, re-theme them as necessary. So, while you might have a theme'd area you won't see an entire land dedicated to it, IMO.

Second, the flawed thinking is that Disney has to respond to WWoHP or that it would be a good thing. Disney does not and probably should not attempt to respond to anything at another theme park. The plain reason why is, 1. you are admitting they are real competition and 2. you risk being compared to (and losing) against your competitor.

The smart business decision is what Disney has done, you ignore it. If they continue to expand and grow (truely becoming a competitor and taking part of your marketshare) you respond, but in ways that are different and not directly comparable. Disney has made headlines with some of their crowd management stuff and pre planned expansions. When MK expansion is done, you will see an increase in attendance for people that want to see what they have done, but it won't be compared by the mass public to WWoHP...

 

[StarWarsJez]

As "Jedi" above said, odds are about 3,720 to 1, because

1) Declining Franchise - Though I hate to say it, Star Wars is seriously in decline. Lucas has said many times that "it's only going to be 6 movies", and theyve now been done (the last 3 pretty badly!). The live action tv show's been on hold for a couple of years now and is probably unlikely to happen, leaving just the cartoon series. Unfortunatley its had its day!

2) License Costs - Lucasfilm owns everything Star Wars and despite (1) above, still massively over-value their license rights. George would only allow a Star Wars land/park on the back of a serious park entry %split - and Disney wont do that when they have their own popular franchises

3) Build Cost - To build an entirely new land would cost $0.5b - $1.0b - and a whole park several times that. Disney's investments in their Florida parks over the last decade doesnt suggest a willingness to invest that kind of cash - especially in a declining license they dont own!

Jez

 

[skiingfast]

3) Build Cost - To build an entirely new land would cost $0.5b - $1.0b - and a whole park several times that. Disney's investments in their Florida parks over the last decade doesnt suggest a willingness to invest that kind of cash - especially in a declining license they dont own!

Jez

.5 to 1B really?

DCA expansion is costing about 1B and they are getting a new land with 3 rides. Plus WoC, TSM, LM, redoing the entry and retheming two existing attractions. And more on top of that.

 

[brocklesnar69]

Chances are slim to none....and here is the main reason. First, Disney does not build "lands" that are so specifically theme'd to any franchise, if it is their own or not. They want to be flexible and have the ability to add attractions or update, re-theme them as necessary.

Cars Land.

 

[Figment632]

3,720 to 1

Cars Land.

While I don't Luke Cars I wish we were getting this in WDW it will rival WWOHP on theming.

 

[bombygriz]

Star Wars has it's own pros and cons. The Clone Wars series is geared towards young boys (I'd say 7-13) and could present a nice situation for revenue and interest, but these pros are outweighed by the royalties LucasArts would take away from it. The same probably goes for Indy, unfortunately, although The Lost Expedition is something I would have loved to see.

However, Disney has mentioned that The Princess and the Frog would be their last 'princess' movie so they could make more films that would attract boys. This makes me think that Disney has decided to use their new Marvel rights to their advantage. Plus, because they already own Marvel, the royalty situation is out of the way. It's possible that we could see something akin to the superhero attractions at Islands of Adventure, maybe even a 3-D ride like the Spiderman one there. This would also open up an opportunity for another roller coaster(s?), something that attracts more than just boys.

They're probably focusing on the Fantasyland and DCA expansions right now, so we may not see anything 'new' at DHS for a while.

 

[brocklesnar69]

Yeah, Star Wars "land" wouldn't make sense for Disney. I'd much rather they updated the Indiana Jones attraction. Make it more like The Lost Expedition.

On second thought, they should build The Lost Expedition at Disney's Hollwood Studios in place of the current Indy attraction. If they did, it would be the greatest Indy attraction EVER!