Who needs AvatarLand?

[OKW Lover]

My mind often makes huge leaps (sometimes in the wrong direction) and when I heard of Disney acquiring Lucas Films it immediately jumped to:

What impact will this have on the proposed AvatarLand?

Maybe none at all. Maybe replacing AvatarLand with an Ewok village? It certainly gives Disney some leverage in "managing" James Cameron.

Thoughts?

 

[doconeill]

I said back when they jumped in bed with Cameron, why aren't they doing more with Lucas and Star Wars? After all, the re-opening of Star Tours was made into a major event, and there is plenty of theming they could draw from - have a Cantina quick service, etc.

One limiting thing I can think of is in rides - need to come up with another E-ticket, but that doesn't just draw on what Star Tours has already been given...

 

[OKW Lover]

Jumping in more directions...

• Re-theming TomorrowLand with a Star Wars focus. Good opportunity to get rid of Stitch. Or,
  
• Cameo appearances in Mission Space and Space Ship Earth of Star Wars characters.

 

[doconeill]

Jumping in more directions...

• Re-theming TomorrowLand with a Star Wars focus. Good opportunity to get rid of Stitch. Or,
• Cameo appearances in Mission Space and Space Ship Earth of Star Wars characters.

I think getting rid of the existing Stitch ride == awesomeness, although Stitch is a popular character, at least with my 12yo But even she dislikes the attraction.

I don't know about those cameos though...SSE isn't really that kind of theme, although you could probably stick it in some of the TV sets...

Hmmm...bring back a Horizons-style ride, and have it explore different worlds to live on in the Star Wars universe?

Re-theme Test Track (again) into the Correlian fighter testing facility on Coruscant?

 

[DeltaDiamond001]

The Avatar Land idea never really appealed to me. It seemed premature to base an entire area in a theme park off of a single movie, albeit a really popular one.

Now, if they turned Avatar Land in to Star Wars Land, I'd be VERY interested in experiencing it. I'm not a big Star Wars fan, but it clearly has a massive following and has been around for SO much longer. It's more deserving of a themed area, IMHO.

 

[AryaForQueen]

My mind often makes huge leaps (sometimes in the wrong direction) and when I heard of Disney acquiring Lucas Films it immediately jumped to:

What impact will this have on the proposed AvatarLand?

Maybe none at all. Maybe replacing AvatarLand with an Ewok village? It certainly gives Disney some leverage in "managing" James Cameron.

Thoughts?

fingers crossed. If they really go through with it and make Avatar land I predict they'll be planning something new to replace it within 2 years. The fan base just isn't big/dedicated enough for the movie. Star Wars on the other hand.... incorporate that theme and you can't go wrong!

 

[OKW Lover]

I don't know about those cameos though...SSE isn't really that kind of theme, although you could probably stick it in some of the TV sets...

Maybe turn the whole SSE into a Death Star?

Isn't that Alucobond coming to the end of its life by now?

 

[DisneyKevin]

Maybe turn the whole SSE into a Death Star?

Isn't that Alucobond coming to the end of its life by now?

Cause nothing say Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow like a giant Death Star.

People flipped out over wine in the MK. Can you imagine how they will feel about walking under the Death Star?

 

[Li Li]

Cause nothing say Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow like a giant Death Star.

Lmao!

 

[kbelle8995]

Cause nothing say Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow like a giant Death Star.

People flipped out over wine in the MK. Can you imagine how they will feel about walking under the Death Star?

I can just imagine people loudly humming the Imperial March now.

How about just for Halloween? Yes folks the Imperials have taken control of Spaceship Earth Enjoy your future. Que Evil Laughter.

Okay I have a weird sense of humor.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

I really don't think Avatar land is going anywhere at DAK needs something big so they can close Everist to fix the yeti. No Avtarland equals broken yeti.

 

[kaligal]

My first thoughts included AvLand, too.

I was never a fan of AvLand in the AK. Not really anti-AvLand, just want it in the Studios. I happen to love the AK.

SW stuff is already set up in the Studios, so I'm sure they'll stick anything they might add in there....which still leaves the AK a possibility for stupid, stupid Avatar.

I don't really care about Star Wars, but am totally happy for the SW fans. It certainly can't hurt the Studios, either. I only saw the first Star Wars movie...the first one made, not the first of what is now a series or whatever...and i saw it in 1976 or '77...so I don't know much about most SW stuff...but I'd like to tour the Millenium Falcon.

I saw C3PO at the Smithsonian. Maybe they could buy him and get R2D2 at Disney?

 

[DOOM1001]

I think Avatar should go in AK,I don't see the connection to put anything Star Wars over there.I know Avatar is not the most popular brand but I think they signed off on it as they needed something to compete with Potter at Universal and there's even plans for the rides that will go in it.A website even has a rumor that the Soarin style 3-D movie planned for Avatar might incorporate a motion theater where the whole theater is able to tilt at like a 75 degree angle,even if it's not my favorite movie you build a good ride I'm all for it.

I think the park that has the most potential for improvement but is seriously stuck in stall mode is DHS.I would do away with the backlot tour entirely and turn the whole area into a Carsland area with the radiator springs ride from California Adventure.Then stick the Monsters Inc indoor coaster into the Pixar area and you've transformed the whole area into what could be one of the most popular areas in any of the parks.

The third new attraction I would add to this park and with the purchase of Lucas Films today would be a Star Wars land that after looking at the property I could see fitting in to the land right behind Star Tours.There is an entrance to the park behind the Star Wars attraction but if they could build a bridge over it it would lead to a seriously nice piece of land to build on.This park is small and if they're not planning on building any new parks in the future this is the kind of addition they will have to create for their current parks.

 

[Angebee]

How about just for Halloween? Yes folks the Imperials have taken control of Spaceship Earth Enjoy your future. Que Evil Laughter..

You know, with how well they can do projections onto Cinderella's Castle, it wouldn't take too much to figure out how to project the Death Star onto SSE during Star Wars Weekends or Halloween. Changing up the ride, though, that's where I'd get grumpy.

As for Avatarland -- my mind went in the same direction. I'm one of those folk who wasn't thrilled with the movie and would much rather walk around the Ewok Moon, Tattooine or Coruscant than anything Avatar (mostly the Ewok Moon). Disney should definitely do something with SW at DHS even if they don't bump off Cameron. It would fit well with the movie theme. Just as long as they don't get rid of Muppet Vision 3D. I still love getting my Gonzo and Kermit fix.

 

[CastawayJP]

Jumping in more directions...

• Re-theming TomorrowLand with a Star Wars focus. Good opportunity to get rid of Stitch. Or,
  
• Cameo appearances in Mission Space and Space Ship Earth of Star Wars characters.

There have been rumors that Tomorrowland in Disneyland Paris could get a Star Wars makeover.... At least in the corner where Star Tours now sits...

 

[simmons_m]

Imagine this....
Honey I shrunk the audianece transformed into the ewok village.
New virtual ride that supports individual pod race experience or speeder ride through endor
At the end of illuminations, through the magic of video/projection SSE explodes a la the Death Star, and reemerges as the death star two as everyone walks out.

 

[Winnie the Goof]

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[OKW Lover]

Cause nothing say Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow like a giant Death Star.

People flipped out over wine in the MK. Can you imagine how they will feel about walking under the Death Star?

But it would blend in so well with the Experimental Prototype Tombstones of Tomorrow (aka the tomb of the unknown tourist) in the entrance plaza.

 

[mdvlprof]

I'm not an expert at theming, so I won't go there....

But Avatarland? - so what. no big deal.

Star Wars - YAY. That's something to get excited about!!!

 

[DCTooTall]

Cause nothing say Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow like a giant Death Star.

People flipped out over wine in the MK. Can you imagine how they will feel about walking under the Death Star?

Well SSE was originally sponsored by AT&T, so it wouldn't be the first time it's been associated with the Death Star.

Avatar was an absolutely dreadful movie that has no place in any Disney park. I know the DAK Avatar plans were revived within the last week after coming to brink of disappearing for good, but, honestly, I hope Avatar Land never gets built.

Now, about the Lucasfilm acquisition, I would love it if this move meant there would be more Star Wars and Indiana Jones in the parks...

FWIW, the DAK Pandora section was never on the brink of disappearing. There were just a ton of rumors circulating that it was due to the lack of any sort of concept art combined with the vocal Disney Fan community wishful thinking.


Now, What I'm honestly thinking about after this announcement is how the rumors about carsland coming to DHS might have actually been triggered by some site prep/surveys being conducted for an expansion of the Star Wars presence within the park. Disney has gone on record MANY times about how Carsland wasn't coming to Florida for various reasons, (including the fact that it's designed to help the Disneyland Resort's efforts to become a destination resort and a florida clone would be counter productive in that regard.... as well as the fact Radiator Springs Racers is extremely similar to Test Track,) so it could be the work and rumors about the remaining backlot section of the park being redone could be on the money, but the logical leap made about what's going in there was flawed due to the combination of wishful thinking combined with the lack of knowledge about this deal and it's potentials.



(And honestly, what probably excites me the most about this deal.... Industrial Light and Magic. Disney is gaining a top tier in-house Visual Effects studio which could help with any number of it's upcoming and future films)