**Official** Star Wars at DHS, Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party/Galactic Nights/Launch Bay/JT

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Apple Store you say...

Must. Resist. Urge... to leave work early and spend money stupidly... (What am I saying... I pay for Disney trips... )

I'm a horrible influence... I think I sold my cab driver on buying one!

CALL THEM!!!

 

[jane2073]

We bought the Disney Infinity I start up set two years ago. We did the digital upgrade last year so we could play with the DI2 pieces. We will probably do the same for the DI3

 

[vettegirl]

Excited to book our SWW trip for next year.

 

[Music City Mama]

Has this been posted yet?

Star Wars' sections of 2 Disney parks will break ground in 2016

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...t-disney-s-star-wars-plan-20150910-story.html

 

[TigerTown]

Well it appears as though some of the stores are getting more product in. I went to Target at lunch and they had all of the 6" Black figures in stock including the TFA Stormtrooper.

 

[TigerTown]

Has this been posted yet?

Star Wars' sections of 2 Disney parks will break ground in 2016

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...t-disney-s-star-wars-plan-20150910-story.html

That's actually really encouraging. I was betting that they would break ground in 2017 with completion in 2023 or 2024.

 

[yulilin3]

Has this been posted yet?

Star Wars' sections of 2 Disney parks will break ground in 2016

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...t-disney-s-star-wars-plan-20150910-story.html

the big rumor was 2017 so it is good news

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

We bought the Disney Infinity I start up set two years ago. We did the digital upgrade last year so we could play with the DI2 pieces. We will probably do the same for the DI3

Does this save money, or is it just a preference? I ask only because the starter sets come with a playset and 2 figures. I think a playset is about $35. Add $30 for the download and you're at the $65 cost for the starter set. I guess if you don't want the playset and just want to use toy box that would be a savings.

Does that sound right?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I think you can download 3.0 digitally for about $30 through your platform's store (e.g. Nintendo eShop), but once you buy the play set, it comes out to be about the same cost-wise as the starter pack anyway.

Didn't see this before posting!

 

[jane2073]

We did the quick digital download out of convenience. My daughter got the 2.0 figures for Christmas and was super excited to play. She was heartbroken when we found out they were not compatable with the 1.0 system.

 

[Music City Mama]

That's actually really encouraging. I was betting that they would break ground in 2017 with completion in 2023 or 2024.

the big rumor was 2017 so it is good news

I agree, I was shocked that they're starting earlier for a change.

 

[AThrillingChase]

I know I was in the minority, but I actually am not that surprised by starting next year with SW land. I just assumed with the new movies and how incredibly popular it is, that they would push it more than any of the other projects. Especially with how quickly things started closing at HS. I am very happy this one time that my loyalty was rewarded!!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

This is the cynic in me, but I think they had to do something to keep the markets happy. ESPN is in trouble which means trouble for Disney's stock price unless they can make up for that revenue somehow. The single most valuable, but yet under utilized, asset Disney has right now is Star Wars and they have to capitalize on it to the fullest extent possible as soon as possible, even if it means building faster than is typical for them. This is nothing but good news for fans of Star Wars and Disney theme parks, IMO. We're seeing it in the push for merchandise, we'll see it in December when The Force Awakens comes out, and we'll see it in the parks with the Star Wars lands.

On the other hand, the skeptical side of me says that "2016" will end up meaning like November or something. But I really think the trouble with ESPN is forcing Disney's hand with their Star Wars land concepts and we'll start seeing construction sooner rather than later.

 

[yulilin3]

This is the cynic in me, but I think they had to do something to keep the markets happy. ESPN is in trouble which means trouble for Disney's stock price unless they can make up for that revenue somehow. The single most valuable, but yet under utilized, asset Disney has right now is Star Wars and they have to capitalize on it to the fullest extent possible as soon as possible, even if it means building faster than is typical for them. This is nothing but good news for fans of Star Wars and Disney theme parks, IMO. We're seeing it in the push for merchandise, we'll see it in December when The Force Awakens comes out, and we'll see it in the parks with the Star Wars lands.

On the other hand, the skeptical side of me says that "2016" will end up meaning like November or something. But I really think the trouble with ESPN is forcing Disney's hand with their Star Wars land concepts and we'll start seeing construction sooner rather than later.

i was also thinking late 2016 but that's ok.

 

[yulilin3]

changed my Avatar pic. THE DIS changed my old one by itself and I can 't find my last one so a new one it is

 

[yulilin3]

again, unrelated but I have to share my memories of the Osborne lights. They have been a part of my family christmas traditions ever since they were on Residential Street. My sisters and mom and dad don't have an AP but they would get tickets every year for all of us to go together to see the lights, I'm a bit emotional since this has been such a stable thing in my life for more than a decade. Anyways here's me dancing the Feliz Navidad shuffle

and my earliest fb album of the lights 2009
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1279292748198.42982.1406401066&type=1&l=7d5cd4c6b3

 

[JayLeeJay]

again, unrelated but I have to share my memories of the Osborne lights. They have been a part of my family christmas traditions ever since they were on Residential Street. My sisters and mom and dad don't have an AP but they would get tickets every year for all of us to go together to see the lights, I'm a bit emotional since this has been such a stable thing in my life for more than a decade. Anyways here's me dancing the Feliz Navidad shuffle

and my earliest fb album of the lights 2009
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1279292748198.42982.1406401066&type=1&l=7d5cd4c6b3

Love the video and pictures. It is really tough when things that have become a part of your family suddenly stop.

My first year seeing the lights was 2009. My how your kids have grown since then!

My family will be visiting me and Lewis in WDW this November. I had told them we need to see this. Now I am telling them they aren't allowed to fly home until they see it.

 

[soniam]

changed my Avatar pic. THE DIS changed my old one by itself and I can 't find my last one so a new one it is

Others are seeing this too. There's a thread on the tech forum but no responses from the admins. Bummer I liked Dave the Minion. Yes, I named him Dave.

 

[yulilin3]

Others are seeing this too. There's a thread on the tech forum but no responses from the admins. Bummer I liked Dave the Minion. Yes, I named him Dave.

I can still see Dave

 

[yulilin3]

Now that the news of the Osborne lights has settled in my head I now think that SWW will in fact happen next year or else they would've announced it as cancelled...right?