Official 2017 D23 Expo Thread

[wareagle57]

Star Wars hotel= no pools???

With the level of immersion they are going for (i.e. No windows in rooms) I would think not. Unless it's indoors.

 

[MaC410]

Ignoring the whole weather part of it....With all the families with little kids do you think Disney would be more inclined to have completely enclosed cars for the gondolas, therefore AC would be needed? I feel like it would be a lawsuit waiting to happen with all these children in high up moving gondolas with large open windows.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

With the level of immersion they are going for (i.e. No windows in rooms) I would think not. Unless it's indoors.

This will be so interesting to watch...the idea has already morphed from "wacky" to "crazy" in many ways...once questions started coming.

Did they announce a timeline for this? Could this be a conjectural feeler that they are taking directly to the market in that context?

 

[1lilspark]

no no! no no no I mean like old broadway!

I wish you were right either way though

Or get stalled off Broadway like Hunchback of Notre Dame still bitter about that

Star Wars hotel= no pools???

Indoor like Shanghi maybe

 

[Planogirl]

This will be so interesting to watch...the idea has already morphed from "wacky" to "crazy" in many ways...once questions started coming.

Did they announce a timeline for this? Could this be a conjectural feeler that they are taking directly to the market in that context?

Also what will this look like if they do the usual cutbacks? I hope that its a fully immersive experience but it wouldn't surprise me if things change.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Ignoring the whole weather part of it....With all the families with little kids do you think Disney would be more inclined to have completely enclosed cars for the gondolas, therefore AC would be needed?

I would hope they would be enclosed with AC! Who would want to be up in one of the gondolas in the summertime.

I also wonder if there's a backup plan for inclement weather? Central Florida is the lightning and thunderstorm capital of the world.

 

[MaC410]

I would hope they would be enclosed with AC! Who would want to be up in one of the gondolas in the summertime.

I definitely agree! I just see people going back and forth about the ac/non-ac thing because of the heat/weather. I'm saying even for just the safety of it I feel like Disney will have it all enclosed and then would be obviously forced to have AC.

 

[samsteele]

Did anyone hear if the new Fantasmic is coming to HS? If so, the timeline? With Star Wars becoming the dominant theme in the park, makes me wonder if there is a future for Fantasmic at all in HS.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Star Wars hotel= no pools???

You could swim in Darth Vader's bacta tank.

 

[hillg1868]

Either way I plan to be on the often overly chilly buses.

Nothing like walking around a park all day sweating like a dog and then stepping into a freezing bus its like disneys version of ice therapy

 

[MissGina5]

Did anyone hear if the new Fantasmic is coming to HS? If so, the timeline? With Star Wars becoming the dominant theme in the park, makes me wonder if there is a future for Fantasmic at all in HS.

dont even joke about that!

 

[samsteele]

You could swim in Darth Vader's bacta tank.

Or Yoda's swamp. Don't drain the swamp. Sorry, couldn't help myself there

 

[MissGina5]

Or get stalled off Broadway like Hunchback of Notre Dame still bitter about that


Indoor like Shanghi maybe

its happeniiiing it has to!!

 

[adelaster]

Ignoring the whole weather part of it....With all the families with little kids do you think Disney would be more inclined to have completely enclosed cars for the gondolas, therefore AC would be needed? I feel like it would be a lawsuit waiting to happen with all these children in high up moving gondolas with large open windows.

It looks enclosed.


This is a pretty good article on it, but bear in mind much is still unofficial.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...gondolas-cable-cars-plans-20170418-story.html

As for @lockedoutlogic, Of course we've been to Orlando.

The Doppel Mayer cable cars are a popular feature in Vietnam and they are not air conditioned. The fear/hesitation about this is definitely an American thing. I'm sure whatever they come up with will be done well. There will still probably be a lot of guests who avoid it out of fear/lack of expected comforts, but there will be just as many or not more people happy to use it.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Star Wars hotel= no pools???

no, but each room comes with one of these tanks to swim in

 

[disney1474]

It looks enclosed.
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This is a pretty good article on it, but bear in mind much is still unofficial.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...gondolas-cable-cars-plans-20170418-story.html

As for @lockedoutlogic, Of course we've been to Orlando.

The Doppel Mayer cable cars are a popular feature in Vietnam and they are not air conditioned. The fear/hesitation about this is definitely an American thing. I'm sure whatever they come up with will be done well. There will still probably be a lot of guests who avoid it out of fear/lack of expected comforts, but there will be just as many or not more people happy to use it.

I would think they will be enclosed. Less of a chance of someone falling out.

 

[adelaster]

This will be so interesting to watch...the idea has already morphed from "wacky" to "crazy" in many ways...once questions started coming.

Did they announce a timeline for this? Could this be a conjectural feeler that they are taking directly to the market in that context?

What is crazy about it? I think the part that's confusing people is they don't understand that this is not just another resort. It's a special immersive experience. People don't know what to expect because they have no frame of reference. I'm sure it will become clearer to those who are confused over time, but there are a lot of people who just don't understand that this will be a limited, special, enclosed experience.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Ignoring the whole weather part of it....With all the families with little kids do you think Disney would be more inclined to have completely enclosed cars for the gondolas, therefore AC would be needed? I feel like it would be a lawsuit waiting to happen with all these children in high up moving gondolas with large open windows.

they will definitely be all enclosed but I hear more things pointing to no AC than having AC

They can be enclosed but still have vents in the top (I've been in some like that and it keeps them fairly cool). Not saying it won't have AC but I don't think it is a guarantee

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It looks enclosed.
View attachment 253529

This is a pretty good article on it, but bear in mind much is still unofficial.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...gondolas-cable-cars-plans-20170418-story.html

As for @lockedoutlogic, Of course we've been to Orlando.

The Doppel Mayer cable cars are a popular feature in Vietnam and they are not air conditioned. The fear/hesitation about this is definitely an American thing. I'm sure whatever they come up with will be done well. There will still probably be a lot of guests who avoid it out of fear/lack of expected comforts, but there will be just as many or not more people happy to use it.

Looks enclosed but in the upper right of the car you are "in" in the picture, it looks like screening like would be for a vent

 

[adelaster]

Looks enclosed but in the upper right of the car you are "in" in the picture, it looks like screening like would be for a vent

They will definitely be ventilated, I think the person I responded to was worried about people falling out of windows.