Probably a good guess. Another place that comes to mind that needs to get rid of the movie set theme is Sci-Fi Dine in.I’m guessing they are getting rid of the movie set theme.
Probably a good guess. Another place that comes to mind that needs to get rid of the movie set theme is Sci-Fi Dine in.
Exactly what is a "streamlined guest experience" supposed to look like? Can we decode that PR-speak?
100% agreed. It's a nightmare trying to get out of that store with everything they have going on in there.Hopefully changing the flow so all the ST riders coming down the exit ramp no longer have to squash thru the shoppers and vice-versa.
Has always been a crush in my experience (school holidays)
So there is no info yet on what IP might be filling this 10 acres once demolished?
10 acres?
Sorry, I was referring to an outline that you created in some thread and it equaled 10 acres... and now I cannot find your post. Nevermind!
With the update info, we're talking about almost 10 acres so that's at least 2 spinners and meet and greats.
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But seriously, this is a lot of room to play with and makes the Grand Avenue development make a lot more sense.
Ah, so I got all confused and was looking at an old post. Can’t we still tear that all down for yet another land?
Here’s how I would do it:
- Have the Shanghai Pirates clone replace the Stunt Show and some backstage area.
- Demolish Backlot Express and Star Tours (ST is already going to get demolished in the near future, so why not now?).
- Put a clone of Big Grizzly Mountain on the cleared space, but change the theme to fit the IP.
- Fill in a portion of Echo Lake to put a quick-service restaurant in the land.
- Have it open in 2021 to align with the new movie and WDW 50th.
Does that mean they’re going to theme the back of the AT-AT at the entrance too?So yeah, whoever said the return was likely to remove the “backstage” theming was right: PHOTOS: Tatooine Traders Reimagining to Remove Movie Set Theming - Blog Mickey
Possibly once they finish the gift shop? It would be odd if they changed the movie-set theming in Tatooine Traders but left the queue as is.Does that mean they’re going to theme the back of the AT-AT at the entrance too?
So yeah, whoever said the refurb was likely to remove the “backstage” theming was right: PHOTOS: Tatooine Traders Reimagining to Remove Movie Set Theming - Blog Mickey
I’ve heard it’s staying until at least 2021/22, but this is certainly a large remodel/expense if it was just going to go away so I’m going to guess that they’ve put any Star Tours closure for a new IP on the back burner for the time being.This, along with the new ending having us land in Black Spire, certainly implies Star Tours isn't going anywhere soon after 2019, no?