Originally Posted By Skellington88 Apperantly one of the Starspeeder cabins was closed today with a sign out front reading "CLOSED FOR TESTING". Could we finally be getting at long last the much anticipated new Star Tours?
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation Ohhhhh, yeahhhh. Maybe the changes have already begun! Either that or they're trying to tighten some bolts so that the thing doesn't sound like a poorly packed U-Haul trailer during the presentation.
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 I work at star tours and this is just a sign the maintance people put on when they are fixing the ride when the park is open... sorry to burst your bubbles but I would say that the Astro orbitor is going back on top and something is coming to people mover track before a new movie is made.
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation Oh, poo. Say, since you have an inside, uh, track...is anything going on with that late, lamented, unused and full-of-potential Peoplemover?
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 honestly people on internet know as much as the cast members the rumors of it returning are vague and probably based on how logical it would be to bring something back since its been half a decade.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster At this point Star Tours is a dying concept that will likely never be enhanced or improved. Star Tours is set for replacement, not re-design. George Lucas will most likely never be involved in Disney's theme parks again.
Originally Posted By Westsider From a friend who is a Lead at Star Tours; The closure of one of the cabins this week has absolutely nothing to do with a new show for this aging ride, and everything to do with the oil pump that blew at 10:00pm Sunday night spraying hydraulic fluid all over the basement and setting off the fire alarm and thus evacuating the building. They've installed a new oil pump for that cabin and are testing it for 72 hours before allowing guests to use that cabin. Exciting, isn't it?
Originally Posted By Skellington88 uh ChurroMonster you do know that George Lucas himself said that he was going to work on updating Star Tours at last years Star Wars convention right?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I just hope they get new pilot droids.>> I'd like to see a Seven of Nine pilot droid. Yeah, it's Star Trek and not Star Wars, but I could live with that.
Originally Posted By gaston lives Ooooooooooo 7 of 9 makes me happy! I'd like to see maybe a new adventure where you're actually flying an X-Wing or trying to capture Grievous or something.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>and everything to do with the oil pump that blew at 10:00pm Sunday night << Is this an indicator this 19 year old attraction is due for a major tune-up?
Originally Posted By Westsider At least that one oil pump was due for a tune-up. As I understand it, this is equipment that is replaced every couple years. This is probably the 10th or 11th version on that one particular pump for that one particular cabin since the ride opened in '87. Running 16 hours a day, 365 days a year means most major mechanical components are swapped out or overhauled every 18 to 24 months, if not sooner.
