Countdown to ST2

[Amy]

I know I've missed out on so much around here lately, but my $0.02 on this matter is.....
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!
Though I was very upset at the closing of the original, from what I've heard about the new one, I'm stoked! (plus living with a SW fan helps... ) But it will be a while before we get to go.

That just gives them time to work out the bugs before you and Chernabog can get there

[MmeLeota]

I know I've missed out on so much around here lately, but my $0.02 on this matter is.....
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!
Though I was very upset at the closing of the original, from what I've heard about the new one, I'm stoked! (plus living with a SW fan helps... ) But it will be a while before we get to go.

That just gives them time to work out the bugs before you and Chernabog can get there

That's what we're hoping for!

[mindflipper]

Glad to see back around on the forum, MmeLeota! Hope everything is getting better!

I look forward to Star Tours 2.0, but I think I'll wait until the crowds die down a bit...

[momeja]

It's getting closer! Only 64 days to go!

[MadEye]

Tatooine Traders, the Star Tours gift shop at MGM will be closed for two weeks in April.

[proudcanuck]

I can't wait to see the new ST. I am glad my 9 year old was at least able to experience the original ST with me, so he can see how much it will improve with new technology.

[momeja]

It's getting geeky out there (and I'm getting excited!):

http://www.startours2live.com/

[mindflipper]

I just found this bit of news posted at mouseplanet.com:

Disneyland Annual Passholders can win chance to preview Star Tours May 23 - June 1
The Disneyland Resort is offering Annual Passholders the opportunity to win a chance to be among the first to ride Star Tours: The Adventures Continue during a "sneak peek" Monday, May 23 through Wednesday, June 1. The updated version of the popular Star Tours attraction is scheduled to debut at Walt Disney World on May 20, and reopen at Disneyland on June 3.

To enter, passholders must log onto the Disneyland Resort annual passholder website and select the date(s) and time(s) they are available to attend a preview. Passholders may select multiple time periods to increase their chances of winning, but can only win one spot. Each passholder can register to bring up to 5 additional passholders as guests. Winners will be notified by e-mail on or around Monday, May 16.

The previews will be offered during the following dates and times:

Monday, May 23 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 28 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 29 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 31 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.


Sorry, this applies to Disneyland only (of course WDW AP would get shafted). If you are a Disneyland AP, then you may want to check mouseplanet.com for further details:

http://www.mouseplanet.com/9592/Disneyl ... ort_Update

The other part from Mouseplanet.com that caught my attention was this:

During last week's State of the Resort presentation at the Disneyland Resort, Tom Fitzgerald, Executive VP & Senior Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering, shared a brief video of the pod race scene from the new attraction. Though the video was not shown in 3-D as it will be in the actual attraction, it was clear that the effects will play an important role in the film. During the clip we saw, the Starspeeder winds up in the middle of a pod race, racing through a desert landscape and around buttes, dodging flying engine debris and narrowly avoiding a collision with the viewing stand at the finish line. Fitzgerald said the new ride has 54 possible combinations, and features brand-new pilot and "spokesbot" characters. "We even created Skytroopers," Fitzgerald said, describing them as "Stormtroopers who can fly."

54 possible combinations?!?!?

[Amy]

Wow ~ no love for the WDW AP holder huh?
That is nice for DL people though...
54 combinations sounds like a lot ~ wonder if it will actually cycle through all of them on a fairly regular basis though? I'm guessing it will be randomly generated...

[theBIGyowski]

If Skywalker Ranch was located in Florida...WDW would be getting love. But alas it is not.

[mindflipper]

I'm guessing it will be randomly generated...

...or I wonder if it would be like the old Horizons ride, where the riders make their selections and "majority rules"?

If Skywalker Ranch was located in Florida...WDW would be getting love. But alas it is not.

I don't think it has anything to do with Skywalker Ranch. In the past, DL has always been favored over its WDW sibling.

[theBIGyowski]

I'm guessing it will be randomly generated...

...or I wonder if it would be like the old Horizons ride, where the riders make their selections and "majority rules"?

If Skywalker Ranch was located in Florida...WDW would be getting love. But alas it is not.

I don't think it has anything to do with Skywalker Ranch. In the past, DL has always been favored over its WDW sibling.

I just meant if George Lucas had more interest in WDW it would get more love for ST2.

What's sad is that in terms of the exterior facade of both WDW and DLR Star Tours...WDW is sooooo much nicer and cooler. But anyway...doesn't really matter once the thing is open to the public.

DLR was Walt's playground and it will always be favored. It's also probably easier to do things like this since it draws a higher percentage of AP holders on a weekly basis than WDW does simply because it is not a worldwide vacation destination like WDW is.

[NaCler]

There are rumors that ST2 will have soft openings in late April/early May. Isn't that basically the same as these AP holder previews in DLR?

[mindflipper]

There are rumors that ST2 will have soft openings in late April/early May. Isn't that basically the same as these AP holder previews in DLR?

Well, at least DLR's soft opening isn't a rumor. If WDW does do it (not confirmation yet), I do wonder if they will limit it only to AP.

[NaCler]

Well, at least DLR's soft opening isn't a rumor. If WDW does do it (not confirmation yet), I do wonder if they will limit it only to AP.

You just hate rumors, don' cha? I'm against the soft opening of ST2 (sorry momeja!). I think the Star Wars crazies should be the first to ride it when it opens during Star Wars Weekends, but that's just me.