Once again this is just your opinion; I haven’t visited but based on pictures / video walk thrus the land does look like something from Star Wars to me.
I think what’s missing is a lack of real alien life, droids, and other walk around characters. In all of the locations we visit in Star Wars, all of them are filled with various types of habitants.
A couple AAs in a store doesn’t make the land feel as “alive” as it probably should.
If Disney can figure out away to add more street performers and actors, besides just Stormtroopers it will go a long way.
And for the 80th time..once Rise opens, peoples view of the overall worth of this project should change dramatically.
You need to visit the land. You will know when you visit. It's something that I still can't put my finger on. The land feels dead because of the space and lack of music or ambiance. It just does. It feels like the uncomfortable elevator silences
From Mice Chat today in their Disneyland update article...."Specifically, we've noticed more of the Batuu Radio creeping into different parts of the outpost, as well as Docking Bay 7 Post Music now being played in the side dining room where no music was being played before.....Music is still a big point of contention for many Galaxy's Edge fans. We still feel the lack of John William's beautiful music being played in the land is a misstep, but it appears that Disney is beginning to address the void many guests are feeling in the land"................Mice Chat also included a nice map of exactly where , in the land, the various types of music are being played. And, they recommended Disney add the original trilogy characters to the land, in addition to adopting Williams' music, to liven the land.
I do not think that the problem with GE is the lack of OG characters. IMO there are several issues in the land that won't be fixed by adding meet and greets of original characters. I think that there is no ambiance in the land. The space is huge and it will only have 2 rides. It's like 3 times Critter Country and that place has two rides, the same amount as GE. There is huge shopping space, of course. I have gone on the record about what I think it's wrong with the land, and it's a sum of various ones. Lack of music and ambiance, a design problem that it's too big and nothing to it, like a glorified Costco, a big empty warehouse to shop. I don't think though that the problem is the lack of OG content. Probably making it lush like in Yavin would address the problem that the place looks very empty.
I think M&G at Pandora would be tough, since its really hard to find 7 foot tall people.
<plus, according to the backstory, that area is inhabitable for them because it has breathable atmosphere for us>
The thing is that Pandora doesn't need Naavi's because no one cares about that franchise. If you asked anyone here the name of one character in the movie, no one would be able to answer. The movie is a curious case that has been written about and studied, because it was the biggest box office grosser for a decade but failed to become part of pop culture. It is hard to find anyone that cares about the 4 sequels in development.
Yeeeaaahhhhhhhh probably not a lot of real effects.
Disney has said that they have tons of animatronics and practical sets. The use of screen would be minimal. They have been very vocal about the use of practical sets and AAs. Specially the AT-ATs scene
I don't remember Disney saying this per-say but largely people have said the preshow will be Gringotts like where there is a projection preshow before another moving preshow (elevator or spaceship), followed by the large open room with limited motion AAs, then you board the ride vehicles.
This ride sounds like SW Gringotts.... hmmmm..... that's not a bad thing.
It was said per se by Disney that it was going to be a "20 minute experience" which is lawyerly for "don't expect the ride to be 20 minutes long" which of course didn't stop people from saying it was a 20 minute ride. If the leaks are to be believed, the queue and preshow are more to it than just screens. Here's hoping.
I was an skeptic of ROTR, and then read the leaks. If it is the exact same ride, then we are in for something interesting. I still think that trackless vehicles isn't a very interesting technology but we will see.