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    Default Star Wars-Themed Lands Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts

    Today at the D23 EXPO 2015, The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced to an audience of more than 7,500 fans that Star Wars-themed lands will be coming to Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif., and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., allowing Star Wars fans to step into the stories from a galaxy far, far away.

    Star Wars-Themed Lands Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts

    Ambitious plans to bring Star Wars to life in the two parks include creating Disney’s largest single-themed land expansions ever at 14-acres each, transporting guests to a never-before-seen planet, a remote trading port and one of the last stops before wild space where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life.

    Artist Concept Shows Star Wars-Themed Lands Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts

    “I am thrilled to announce the next chapter in the long and exciting history between Disney Parks and Star Wars,” said Iger. “We are creating a jaw-dropping new world that represents our largest single themed land expansion ever. These new lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World will transport guests to a whole new Star Wars planet, including an epic Star Wars adventure that puts you in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.”

    Artist Concept Shows Star Wars-Themed Lands Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts

    These authentic lands will have two signature attractions, including the ability to take the controls of one of the most recognizable ships in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon, on a customized secret mission, and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle.
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    Shocked! Shocked I tell you!!

    All kidding aside, this is exactly the shot in the arm Studios needed. 14 acre themed land? Holy cow!

    Now where is my Pixar Place expansion announcement!

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    Very excited to hear this, although TBH 14 acres doesn't seem big enough. Carsland at DCA is 12 acres and it's pretty small. Both Harry Potter lands are 20 acres and THEY seem small. I am envisioning serious crowd control issues to come. They will probably have to use a timed ticket entry system. These lands are going to be SUPER popular.
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    I was never a Star Wars fan but now with my 6 year old son who is a Jedi in training we are ecstatic! Although we did know this was coming but to hear a little more about it-well woohoooo!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BrerGnat View Post
    Very excited to hear this, although TBH 14 acres doesn't seem big enough. Carsland at DCA is 12 acres and it's pretty small. Both Harry Potter lands are 20 acres and THEY seem small. I am envisioning serious crowd control issues to come. They will probably have to use a timed ticket entry system. These lands are going to be SUPER popular.
    Be nice if that was themed space and not show buildings and support but like you said... Excited to hear it.
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    Is it just me or does anyone else have the feeling that both these new attractions are going to be like Star Tours?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    Is it just me or does anyone else have the feeling that both these new attractions are going to be like Star Tours?
    I'm thinking more similar to Mission Space than Star Tours. Take the controls of the millennium falcon better not mean "make the spaceship go up and down as it goes around and around."

    As for the other ride? I'm envisioning something along the lines of a Spiderman/Forbidden Journey mashup.
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    I hope they wouldn't be foolish enough to replicate Mission: Space. The $100 million attraction with the five minute wait time?
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    Great news! I think this will be very well done because of the push from Universal and Harry Potter "land"!
    Now, as Tom Petty says, "The Waiting is the Hardest Part"!
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    I always get a kick out of concept art. I can't wait to control one of those Tie Fighters overhead.
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    Did they announce the Hollywood Studios name change yet?
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    This sounds like it has awesome potential.
    However, the way things at WDW seem to move at the speed of snail, I wonder if I will live long enough to see it completed.
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    Interesting they went with Toy Story land instead of a centralized Pixar themed area, slinky coaster looks okay but the carnival claw ride similar to tow maters at DL doesn't make one jump up and down.
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    No news on a name change, but Toy Story Land was announced (two new rides plus the extra TSM track) and they also announced Pirates 5 with Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush returning.
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    I hope nothing has to close for this
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    Quote Originally Posted by joanna71985 View Post
    I hope nothing has to close for this
    Uh, a LOT of things will have to close for all these new additions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    ...they also announced Pirates 5 with Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush returning.
    I thought that had already been announced? My wife was telling me about that 6 months ago.

    As far as the other announcements go, I am a Star Wars fan (not fanatic), so it is interesting but so far nothing that would make me book a WDW vacation. I think my days of getting really excited about anything sight unseen (concept art does not count) that is made by Disney are over for good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrerGnat View Post
    Uh, a LOT of things will have to close for all these new additions.
    I would think a lot of things will close for years while these are being built, perhaps as much as 5 years.

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    It is amazing that with an announcement with the potential scope of this one (and all the other pieces), that the negativity just keeps get ting piled on before the dust even settles from the announcement.

    Personally, I am just going to wait and see what might turn out to be a great thing. Right now no one knows what it will turn out to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WiltonJohn View Post
    Personally, I am just going to wait and see what might turn out to be a great thing. Right now no one knows what it will turn out to be.
    Most of the comments seem neutral at worst and otherwise positive. I'm in a wait-and-see mode. Concept art almost always looks cool, but the finished product doesn't always live up to that hope. That's all I mean about no longer being truly excited about something "coming soon" based on concept art. I'll wait for the real deal, and am even more interested in seeing how well it is maintained after that. I have not forgotten what it was like to see the Yeti in full glory during that first year, nor what it has been like to speed through the disco Yeti dance party ever since.

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