Worth mentioning none of these people have had to wait hours for it, but #RiseOfTheRisistance is trending on twitter and if you click on it, it's full of nothing but spoils and glowing reviews. Obviously the real test will be actual guests, but these same outlets had only mediocre things to say about Smuggler's Run after their media preview, so it's already ahead by that metric.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (DHS)
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- Mar 13, 2018
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Being chased around a star destroyer by a moody goth teenager with daddy issues - what's not to love?! 
It does look pretty damn impressive though!
It does look pretty damn impressive though!
- May 26, 2012
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I also just watched the POV, and holy moly - no wonder they are so worried. There are tons of effects to synch with everything (including a few "I'm not quite sure how they did that" moments). If Disneyland wasn't also getting it, this would have been our crown jewel.
- Feb 15, 2012
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Looks like Top 10 ride potential for sure, and Disney finally has another ride at Spider-Man/Forbidden Journey levels
....Aaaaaand now you all understand why Paris is getting Rise instead of Smuggler’s Run.
Trowbridge has an impeccable record for creating great rides.
The funny part about it is it took the man who was responsible for Spider-Man (and shortly worked on FJ) to finally get to this point again.
Trowbridge has an impeccable record for creating great rides.
- Aug 7, 2018
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Ya, holy CRAP! Watched the POV, I cannot imagine what this is like in person, my lord. Not watching another POV until April but I am happy I watched, looks absolutely outstanding and a true technological advancement for attractions. Incredible, just incredible!
Man this looks amazing, like holy crap!
I hope I get to someday actually... y'know, ride it. (gulps)
I hope I get to someday actually... y'know, ride it. (gulps)
Well that just made me wanna drive up early Sunday morning. Good luck everyone tomorrow!
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ah...you all are killing me. must resist.
Can someone point me to some well written reviews?
Can someone point me to some well written reviews?
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LA Times and Orlando Sentinel have reviews but to call them spoiler-free would be... well it just would be a flat-out lie lol
I like that Disney has broken out of their "book report" dark ride style of storytelling. It's like they ripped a page out of Universal Creative's playbook and put you in the "action" instead of passively watching movie scenes unfold.
The shuttle scene looks a lot more involved than I was anticipating. The quick drop looks to be pretty short, like maybe 5 feet, but the screenz really sell the effect.
The shuttle scene looks a lot more involved than I was anticipating. The quick drop looks to be pretty short, like maybe 5 feet, but the screenz really sell the effect.
That said, the Kylo/blown out window scene looks cheesy. Particularly how it ends with the concrete panel thing dropping down too slowly.
After watching the preshows, I really hope there’s a single rider line that bypasses them in the future lol
(struggles, cringes, shrugs his shoulders and...) yeah it is a bit cheesy. That's the only thing in the POVs that wasn't fantastic but it's still an impressive effect considering what it all entails. I'm sure it also looks better in person.
Apparently neither FP or SR skips the attraction from the shuttle on.
