Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Almost as odd as slamming DL and DCA together and selling it as one park. Ah those were the heady days of '03......>> I'm not surprised ideas like that were tossed around. But, it does make more sense for those parks to be separate. You have to admit sometimes the parks, especially WDW's parks, appear trending toward homogenization. Here a Pixar character, there a Pixar character, everywhere a Pixar character, Pixar character.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "If Disney is serious about competing with Potter ( and I don't believe they really are) - get on the phone now to either George Lucas or Stephen Jackson - as they control the two entities that could possibly match Potter -- especially long term if there are no more Potter movies ever." Well considering that Disney just bought Lucasfilm a Star Wars themed land (or park) might not be a fantasy after all. <a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/disney-buying-lucas-films-for-4-billion/" target="_blank">http://mediadecoder.blogs.nyti...billion/</a>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Hans- I just got the news also-- if they want to do it right- it could be 'game on- boy wizard' -- re-do the studios NOW - and the material is now yours --- I think I need to have a celebratory drink ( and I don't drink often) - a bottle of Fairy tale Cuvee might be opened tonight !! Somneone call Mr Cameron and tell him we now have a real sci fi franchise
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Yeah, so is Avatarland dead now? " I certainly hope not. I'd love to see both Avatar and Star Wars as fully developed attractions/lands at the parks. "re-do the studios NOW - and the material is now yours" Yeah, maybe ditch Carsland and go full throttle with Star Wars for DHS.
Originally Posted By u k fan I wonder if the Avatar and SW properties could be used as tent poles for a new version of Beastly Kingdomme? Leave the Dragons etc. to Harry Potter and take a different tact with a fantasy creature land. It could explain why the Avatar plans are light if they're just one part of a new land rather than a whole land on their own!!!
Originally Posted By phruby If Disney really wanted a Potter Swatter they will tell Avatar to take a hike and build Star Wars land complete with real Krayte dragons, Dewbacks and Wampas.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad If Disney produces 3 more sequels, then that will keep interest up and keep the new area relevant for the next decade. Plenty of time in which to build a really immersive area. Perfect to expand Pixar place in to a small world on one side and a star wars world on the other side of the park.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>If Disney produces 3 more sequels, then that will keep interest up and keep the new area relevant for the next decade.<< There is also the risk that the sequels will bomb, especially if they feel disjointed from the original trilogy. The biggest problem with sequels is that the original actors are WAY too old to reprise their roles. Will audiences accept new actors portraying Luke, Leia and Han? Its hard to say.
Originally Posted By Manfried I don't see them being "disjointed" being that big a deal. Episodes 1,2,3 were a little disjointed.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom In my opinion build Avatarland. Looks like we will get more Star Wars related attractions somewhere in the WDW parks anyway. No reason why we can't have it all!
Originally Posted By dshyates I don't see why the same actors couldn't be in the sequals. Yeah they are old, but whose to say that the characters haven't aged as well.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<Yeah they are old, but whose to say that the characters haven't aged as well.>> Exactly. I'd love to see them set the new films 30 or 40 years after Episode VI. That way the original actors could be in them with age-appropriate roles. Just keep Carrie Fisher out of that bikini! ;-)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "There is also the risk that the sequels will bomb, especially if they feel disjointed from the original trilogy." Why would they feel disjointed? Lucasfilm isn't closing down in San Francisco. There may be some internal shakeups, but it's likely that the same teams there now will be working on the next movie. Besides, from what I've heard, Lucas has already written the three episodes following Return of The Jedi.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I think you'd have a big problem getting Ford back to play Han Solo. He hasn't always spoke of Star Wars in the most glowing of terms.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<I think it be better to have a fresh new cast.>> If they do that, then I really hope they move way forward in time. I really wouldn't want to see someone else trying to play Luke, Leia or Han in a direct sequel - which is what they are implying by calling this Star Wars Episode VII. What they did with Star Trek worked so well because they kind of did a total reboot. If this new Star Wars movie is supposed to be in the same continuity as the last 6 films, then I think trying to recast the lead roles would be a mistake.
