Star Tours Going To Crash!?!?

Akyriel · Post by **Akyriel** » Apr Wed 08, 2009 12:43 pm

Star Tours is indeed ready for an overhaul..... Pee Wee doing Rex has gotten old and stale. And CGI has gotten so much better. But they better not include Jar Jar Binks in any new ride or attraction.

saritajuanita · Post by **saritajuanita** » Apr Sun 19, 2009 12:21 am

Gosh, I hope they're finally doing something with this. I have a bumper sticker from back in 2001 that promises a "Tatooine Express" overhaul that never came to fruition. I do find it incredibly ironic that George Lucas, the man who insisted on exacting technical specifications for the theaters that were to air his second trilogy, would allow Star Tours (which is seen by hundreds of thousands of people around the world <i>each day</i> to decay to the state it has (seriously, the DL prints are god-awful).

Post by **rdeacon** » May Mon 04, 2009 9:10 am

I just read this on the LA Times ( link from Dr Ravenscroft so he gets the credit )

Our source reveals that the revamp will incorporate prequel characters (like Naboo citizens and Geonosians) along with many aliens from the original trilogy (Aqualish. Bith, Rodians, etc). In the action sequence, the Star Tours vehicle is now going to be chased by Boba Fett. C3PO and R2-D2 are still the hosts, and Anthony Daniels will be recording his parts this week. Admiral Ackbar holographically communicates with the Star Tours vehicle. Right now theyâ€™re shooting mostly green screen footage, as it is the middle part of the production timeline.

There are also rumors of some 3D action. ST soooo needs and update, lets hope its soon and both parks.

Rich

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » May Mon 04, 2009 12:10 pm

rdeacon wrote:I just read this on the LA Times ( link from Dr Ravenscroft so he gets the credit )
Rich

Well I got it from someone else on Twitter so I can't claim the credit either (@DLToday posted it). I am on the fence with this story. I love that they are updating it, BUT I am scared that they will add too many "new" characters that few Star Wars fans enjoy. I like the fact that the ride immerses you in the world of Stars Wars from the perspective of a regular citizen. You don't need tons of famous characters to make the ride great, if you add more characters I fear you diminish the experience.

napastoy · Post by **napastoy** » May Mon 04, 2009 5:39 pm

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:
Well I got it from someone else on Twitter so I can't claim the credit either (@DLToday posted it). I am on the fence with this story. I love that they are updating it, BUT I am scared that they will add too many "new" characters that few Star Wars fans enjoy. I like the fact that the ride immerses you in the world of Stars Wars from the perspective of a regular citizen. You don't need tons of famous characters to make the ride great, if you add more characters I fear you diminish the experience.

I'm with you...it makes me nervous though lord knows it needs an update. Given George Lucas's last couple of Star Wars epics....we have to hope he can put it altogether in a cohesive fashion. I fell asleep on the last two Star Wars movies.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » May Tue 05, 2009 2:27 am

rdeacon wrote:I just read this on the LA Times ( link from Dr Ravenscroft so he gets the credit )

Our source reveals that the revamp will incorporate prequel characters (like Naboo citizens and Geonosians) along with many aliens from the original trilogy (Aqualish. Bith, Rodians, etc). In the action sequence, the Star Tours vehicle is now going to be chased by Boba Fett. C3PO and R2-D2 are still the hosts, and Anthony Daniels will be recording his parts this week. Admiral Ackbar holographically communicates with the Star Tours vehicle. Right now theyâ€™re shooting mostly green screen footage, as it is the middle part of the production timeline.
There are also rumors of some 3D action. ST soooo needs and update, lets hope its soon and both parks.

Rich

Part of me hopes that this is true since I kind of refuse to ride the ride because I'm sick of the same thing over and over again. I'll be looking forward to this.

Post by **horizons1** » May Tue 05, 2009 5:29 pm

I would appreciate some variants, maybe an A, B and C version so that the ride would be different each time.

PureDisney · Post by **PureDisney** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 12:47 pm

I love Star Tours, but I must admit it's gotten a little stale. I'd love to see them do an update on it. I think the screen changes would be great. Thanks for posting the article, I never realized that we went past the microscope from Adventures Through Inner Space which is one of my favorite rides of yore. I'll have to look for it the next time I make it to Disneyland.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 12:53 pm

Yep, you do see the mighty microscope...and I also believe that I read somewhere the mechanism in the queue area that carries the baskets with various "droid parts" through the droid rooms is also part of the mighty microscope.

PureDisney · Post by **PureDisney** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 2:22 pm

That's really neat. Thanks for letting me know. Now I just have to get to Disneyland ........

Bullwinkle · Post by **Bullwinkle** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 2:24 pm

MmeLeota wrote:Yep, you do see the mighty microscope...and I also believe that I read somewhere the mechanism in the queue area that carries the baskets with various "droid parts" through the droid rooms is also part of the mighty microscope.

Near the start of the ride, after the ship makes a wrong turn and drops down into a storage area filled with junk, but just before blasting into space, the microscope can be seen in the film, near the bottom-right corner of the screen.
There is a story that Lucasfilm reshot this sequence because the microscope was way too obvious in their first pass and stood out like a sore thumb. Last but not least, one of the droid parts baskets is supposed to be carrying one of the minaturized atom mobiles from the original microscope tube.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 3:32 pm

There is a story that Lucasfilm reshot this sequence because the microscope was way too obvious in their first pass and stood out like a sore thumb.

I didn't know that.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 5:26 pm

VisionsFantastic has a thread about the supposed Star Tours revamp/update here: http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/f ... 0-a-25881/

cadaisy · Post by **cadaisy** » Jul Tue 28, 2009 5:34 pm

horizons1 wrote:I would appreciate some variants, maybe an A, B and C version so that the ride would be different each time.

I could completely go along with this type of revamp, but to just re-do it for the sake of "updating" is kinda scary. We know what can happen if there is a bad re-do.

(not a big fan of the prequels)

PureDisney · Post by **PureDisney** » Jul Wed 29, 2009 10:06 am

I like the idea of variants. It would really make a big difference.