Theme Park Stop by Alicia Stella Not yet, going to DLR in February. Great video as alway Alicia. What are your thoughts on the Hux animatronic on the bridge with Kylo? I’ve heard he’s just so so.
As somebody who got to ride the ride within the first 10 days of opening, this is an incredible piece of mastery. My wife and I debated the transport shuttle reveal for hours before settling on the turn table... Great job explaining everything!
@@marksanchez0918 yea but you're always in the ride so you don't know it... I mean I landed with everybody else and walked out of the same ship I entered ;) Right? (DISNEY MAGIC!!!) lol
I hadn’t seen a single Star Wars movie before I went on this ride and still found it absolutely incredibly (and started watching the movies as a result)
I had no idea about the hologram effect, but it make so much sense. The matching spots on the wall really sold it. I was just like "damn, that's clever".
I went on a short three day trip to go on this ride and while it does look amazing on video, its nothing like being there! This ride is insane, I was blown away by how real everything felt and how crazy it was. I actually felt like I was on a real Star Wars adventure, it was kind of overwhelming honestly. Lol, It may be a second till I get to go back but I can't wait to ride it again!
I went into this without knowing what to expect at all and.....it was amazing. People kept telling me to ride pandora which fell a bit flat for me and left me with motion sickness but rise of the resistance is a ride i could ride 1000 times and it will still amaze me every time. It was just phenomenal~
Same honestly! I just went tot he parks a few weeks ago, rode flight of passage for the first time and it was cool and all, but didn’t blow my mind like everyone else seems to think. Then I went on ride of the resistance and that definitely blew my mind. Although I did go on the fast pass line for flight of passage so I did miss some queue stuff I suppose, but rise of the resistance’s queue stuff is way better incorporated and feels like part of the ride unlike pandora which just has the stand on a number watch a kinda boring video. Star wars has animatronic characters and a flight sim in its queue that just feels like part of the ride itself
Just got back from 2 weeks in orlando. 4 am start for me to ensure I got on rise of the resistance.......but it was so worth it. This is bar non the best ride I've ever been on in amy park.
I just got back from DW and had my first experience. This ride knocked our socks off both grown ups and kids. It helps going in blind and unprepared. By far my favorite ride at the parks.
So the Rey hologram is sort of the reverse of a Pepper's Ghost--it's not the video image that's reflected, it's everything else. That's been used in some arcade videogames to superimpose a video display on a physical playfield (as has the straight Pepper's Ghost).
Just went on this over the holiday break. It’s definitely Disney’s best ride yet. The ambiance of all the warning lights and everything really sells a lot of it. Immediately when we got captured by the first order I really felt transported onto a star destroyer. My favorite parts are the scene with the giant gun batteries that shoot out into the space scene that physically move and the laser burn affects from all the blasters, particularly after the AT-AT shoots at you.
Love your matter of fact tone! Truly gives us the facts and explains things clearly without whooping and hollering and overdubbing over all of the sound effects and music. Top quality production!
These bits and pieces not usually seen or known by average guests makes this ride spectacular. Some people just want easy and fast thrill and they don't consider the journey.
Really great video. I rode last week and loved it. Love it even more knowing what made it work. This ride blends a great amount of storytelling with fun and thrills.
It is phenomenal the way you’ve picked apart these effects! I’m so surprised by Kylo in the hallway. I assumed the whole hallway was a projection with red projection reflections on the doorway. Why do you think they did it the way they did? So that the lightsaber looks more real?
If you get the vehicle that rides the elevator to the side of the AT-ATs, you see an open panel on the side of the far one through which a First Order officer and storm trooper are visible. That opening is actually just a projection screen, but the scene inside appears three dimensional due to a technique known as "squinching", or perspective correction. Basically, they filmed the scene with a camera that moved past the actors in the exact same way the vehicle moves past the screen.
My god agreed. U gotta get up at like 3 am to go to the park and then u gotta be surrounded by thousands of people as you go in and it feels claustrophobic as fuck.
Facts got to the park at 7am sign up for a group ASAP, my group# was 141 and I didn’t get called until 6pm for my virtual group. Then when I got my message to return to the ride I had to wait 2 hours because it was a mad house. I have never seen so many people in my life just to get on a ride. It’s crazy! but it was definitely worth the wait. One of the best rides I have ever been in my life.
Ariel LSA Worship yea agreed. Try to get there earlier and u will definitely get a better spot. We got up at 3 AM, got there around 4:30 ish and we got group 23 so we got on really early.
Watching some on-ride video, I really liked the effect they conjured to have AT-AT blaster bolts look like they travel along the ceiling and blast into parts of the back wall. This is the kind of ride that would blow my mind if I went on it at 5 years of age, and I think it might top Indy's Temple of the Forbidden Eye when I finally go on it in February at Disneyland.
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Trippy Commentaries I wouldn’t say it was a dud, but it did look/feel incomplete, but after Rise of the Resistance things became much better for the land
Rode it twice with the family between Christmas and NYE. So awesome the first time we changed plans and went back to ride it again. Great explanation!!
I went on the ride for the first time on my birthday on Monday and I’m 22 so I was really excited growing up with Star Wars when we went on the ship and got captured I was getting chills then when the doors opened to the stormtroopers I felt like crying idk why but I was close to crying it was so surreal never thought I’d see something like that in real life during my time Disney did a great job.
It’s so dope. I got to ride it twice. What sucks is there is a huge possibility you might not be able to if you go for one day. They can run out of boarding passes
Excellent as always! And thanks for confirming my theory of a 'b' mode for the Kylo blast room. I 'feel' like I have experienced this via POV videos however I can't wait to ride when it opens here in CA!
Wow! Fantastic! Thank you. I rode it opening day (group 112) and again a few days later. I enjoyed the ride more the second time as there is just so much to see; and yet watching videos, I see stuff I missed. I have 2 observations: 1. The Rey "hologram": my second ride, for some reason we were shown that segment twice, once, then the door opened and closed, and then again. I took that as an opportunity to look for reflections on the area where Rey is projected, and did see one small smudge. 2. My second ride I was right under Kilo Ren's light saber, and even then, it looked incredibly realistic. I think the trick is they keep moving you around so much, you don't get a really good look at anything. I did video record it, but haven't had a chance to look at it yet on a big screen.
Just went on it this weekend. It's a truly extraordinary experience. Almost too much to absorb. If I had any criticism it would be that the flying out of the atmosphere and back into the atmosphere happens too quickly. It takes away from the reality and feels rushed, but maybe they have to get more people through, faster.
While I havnt rode this ride. I bet it’s great and looks outstanding. I had the chance to do Smugglers Run and even though it’s just a simulator. It blows your mind. The whole land dose.
WOW!!! Actual interesting content on RUclips, and A): Not someone just whining about Disney or Star Wars, or B): You didn't waste my time thanking your sponsors for longer than the actual content itself !! BRAVO, I will be back and I will spread the word. 🏆
I went on this ride as a last-minute decision about 2 weeks ago - our last day in the parks. We almost missed our plane but THIS WAS WORTH IT! Thanks so much for this video. ROTR was so immersive that it wasn’t until the next day that I started thinking “how did they do that?!?” I’m going back again for a few days in March and plan/hope to ride every day.
Literally stayed up all night so we’d get a reservation to ride, passed out on the star destroyer and was half awake for the majority of the ride, still one of the best rides i’ve been on
This mirror thing i think is interesting in this room. In another video it appears the mirror is actually two mirrors. With one, ill say the left side is angled to reflect the arse of the the right ATAT which has a half front head which the mirror picks up and with the reflected angled creates a full and whole image of a completed ATAT on the right mirror. That's my guess anyways.
The chunks of the ceiling going away? Pieces of the ceiling are moving parts that move inward revealing a hole, while projection effects cover up the transition from ceiling being there to chunks missing.
Actually I believe that in this case (in looking back st some patents filed by Disney) these may be the led screens that produce a photo realistic image. As will as the major gashes that appear in the area just after the cannons. The patents describe something akin to the privacy windows that can be turned opaque or clear, with led screens behind to show the damage. That was my best guess though.... in any case it's amazing.
Haven't had the chance to ride it yet, and glad to say that I was able to figure all of these out except for the spinning fan lights for some of the laser shots and Kylo walking toward the elevator being part sled part real. Thought that one was all projection. Regardless, this attraction is insane. It had to be a blast making this thing. I absolutely love that at some point someone said, "Hey, let's put the trackless vehicle into a simulator!" and someone else said, "oo, and what if the simulator was on a drop tower!?" It's just nuts. The pre-show goes a LONG way to selling your brain on the attraction itself. The rotating turntable was easily visible during construction and then watching ride video from opening day I remember thinking, "so that's what that was for!" I also have to applaud them for creating actually physically large open spaces. That hanger bay isn't enormous, but it is bigger than it strictly has to be. All to sell the reality. And the AT-AT bay. They didn't have to do that. But they did, and not only that put you in a physical elevator and lift you up to eye level with a life size AT-AT. They knew when to use tricks and effects and when to spend the money on big sets that you would know were real. This ride raises the bar significantly. It's not just a passive thing that happens to you. You feel like you are a part of the story of the attraction.
The effect where Kylo Ren is coming at you with a lightsaber is really interesting. When I saw it on the ride it confused me as to whether it was an animatronic or not. Its really intreating to see that the saber was a real prop and that Kylo Ren was a projection
I got to banter with a First Order cast member. He told a girl it was unfortunate that she was celebrating her "Origin Day" that day. And I told the him, " It won't be her last either". For which he replied, "What makes you so sure?" and I said, " I happen to know something about General Hux, that you don't"(Because of ROS). Then we got called to move up next to the interrogation room. That made the interrogation room funny to us, because Hux pretty much spares us at the beginning: "We are needed at the bridge".
On my ride, when loading into the resistance escape ship at the beginning, the cast member said we'd be escorted by the best pilot in the resistance, BB8 and his copilot Poe Dameron. It was priceless.
where the door was cut out in the interrogation room, i put my hand over the read and the red was not on my hand so it wasnt a projection, but more of a thin plastic part of the wall with lights behind it almost the way the sabers light up
Thanks! The rows of Stormtroopers are limited motion figures. Not all of them move but the ones that do mostly just turn their heads. They’re impressive in their numbers, but not their motion.
There are two additional effects: 1) There are two pipes in the wall that blows out behind Kylo. Once the wall breaks away you can see white smoke pouring out of the now broken pipes and being sucked out into space. It’s at the bottom right behind Kylo. 2) One of the figures is actually viewed in a mirror. That is, what you’re looking at is a reflection of the figure, not the figure directly. Can you guess which figure it is?
So cool! One thing I noticed is that there seems to be no real smoke or sparks at all, only projections and LEDs. I assume this is because any foreign material on the ride floor would really damage the ride system?
The Imagineers refer you those as the ride’s “visual effects,” like in movies, but here they’re overlaid onto reality. It’s great because they can create the exact same sparks and smoke plume every time without worry that smoke might disappear too fast or linger too long, no CO2 or fog juice has to be replaced-and yes, no damage to surrounding area. I think it looks great too, really makes the scenes feel alive!
Have you had the chance to ride Rise yet? And are there any other effects I missed?
Theme Park Stop by Alicia Stella Not yet, going to DLR in February. Great video as alway Alicia. What are your thoughts on the Hux animatronic on the bridge with Kylo? I’ve heard he’s just so so.
I rode it 2 times and it’s the best dark ride in the world. I was in the dark about everything and I was speechless when I rode it the 1st time.
I thought Hux looked great. He doesn’t have a wide range of motion but his face is very realistic.
Theme Park Stop by Alicia Stella I agree
You did the ‘secrets series’ justice! Amazing and well done vid Alicia
As somebody who got to ride the ride within the first 10 days of opening, this is an incredible piece of mastery. My wife and I debated the transport shuttle reveal for hours before settling on the turn table... Great job explaining everything!
they used the turntable for Smuggler's run as well!
@@marksanchez0918 yea but you're always in the ride so you don't know it... I mean I landed with everybody else and walked out of the same ship I entered ;) Right? (DISNEY MAGIC!!!) lol
@@howardadams7111 exactly! even though they released info about turntables in The imagineering Story on Disney plus.
I thought it was an elevator at first when I rode it LOL
This is exactly why I came here. I assumed it was an elevator
Something I noticed: If it is night outside in the park, it is also night inside the ride.
Oh yea I forgot about that! Smugglers Run does that too. Such a neat way to make things make more sense in the reality of the land.
I rode smugglers run at sunrise and it timed with the ride. So cool! That always took me out of rides like haunted mansion and pirates
I wonder if they have a rain mode
@@knokout1 that would be hecking cool
So, you have to ride this 4 times, at least to get any kind of scope of the engineering involved.
I hadn’t seen a single Star Wars movie before I went on this ride and still found it absolutely incredibly (and started watching the movies as a result)
I had no idea about the hologram effect, but it make so much sense. The matching spots on the wall really sold it. I was just like "damn, that's clever".
I went on a short three day trip to go on this ride and while it does look amazing on video, its nothing like being there! This ride is insane, I was blown away by how real everything felt and how crazy it was. I actually felt like I was on a real Star Wars adventure, it was kind of overwhelming honestly. Lol, It may be a second till I get to go back but I can't wait to ride it again!
Ikr. They trie to capture you after you escape the holding cell, and shoot at you! And the animatronics look SO REAL
I went into this without knowing what to expect at all and.....it was amazing. People kept telling me to ride pandora which fell a bit flat for me and left me with motion sickness but rise of the resistance is a ride i could ride 1000 times and it will still amaze me every time. It was just phenomenal~
Same honestly! I just went tot he parks a few weeks ago, rode flight of passage for the first time and it was cool and all, but didn’t blow my mind like everyone else seems to think. Then I went on ride of the resistance and that definitely blew my mind. Although I did go on the fast pass line for flight of passage so I did miss some queue stuff I suppose, but rise of the resistance’s queue stuff is way better incorporated and feels like part of the ride unlike pandora which just has the stand on a number watch a kinda boring video. Star wars has animatronic characters and a flight sim in its queue that just feels like part of the ride itself
So crazy how many effects and ride systems are working in conjunction all at once on this ride.
I needed an explanation for the shuttle moving into the star destroyer. Thanks!
It is incredible! I just got on in Anaheim and it's the best experience on a ride ever!!!!!!
Your content is always phenomenal
This is the BEST RIDE I’ve ever been on. EVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just rode this ride a few days ago...my jaw is is still dropped in pure amazement! This ride is worth the entire park admission price on its own.
Just got back from 2 weeks in orlando. 4 am start for me to ensure I got on rise of the resistance.......but it was so worth it. This is bar non the best ride I've ever been on in amy park.
Wow....me being a magician makes me love the secrets behind the scenes. Thank you so much.
Disney: so what ride system is this gonna be?
Imagineers: yes
The level of innovation, care, and attention to detail on this attraction is amazing. Hats off to the Imagineers! Great video! I learned a lot!
I just got back from DW and had my first experience. This ride knocked our socks off both grown ups and kids. It helps going in blind and unprepared. By far my favorite ride at the parks.
So the Rey hologram is sort of the reverse of a Pepper's Ghost--it's not the video image that's reflected, it's everything else. That's been used in some arcade videogames to superimpose a video display on a physical playfield (as has the straight Pepper's Ghost).
Just went on this over the holiday break. It’s definitely Disney’s best ride yet. The ambiance of all the warning lights and everything really sells a lot of it. Immediately when we got captured by the first order I really felt transported onto a star destroyer. My favorite parts are the scene with the giant gun batteries that shoot out into the space scene that physically move and the laser burn affects from all the blasters, particularly after the AT-AT shoots at you.
Love your matter of fact tone! Truly gives us the facts and explains things clearly without whooping and hollering and overdubbing over all of the sound effects and music. Top quality production!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback.
These bits and pieces not usually seen or known by average guests makes this ride spectacular. Some people just want easy and fast thrill and they don't consider the journey.
They have done such an amazing job with all of these great effects
Exceptionally done Alicia! I've enthusiastically subscribed.
Really great video. I rode last week and loved it. Love it even more knowing what made it work. This ride blends a great amount of storytelling with fun and thrills.
Nothing else like it in the world. We woke up at 4am to ride it and it was so worth it!
It is phenomenal the way you’ve picked apart these effects!
I’m so surprised by Kylo in the hallway. I assumed the whole hallway was a projection with red projection reflections on the doorway.
Why do you think they did it the way they did? So that the lightsaber looks more real?
so it matches the prop in the elevator.
I knew he had to be a projection, but I noticed the lightsaber was physical which was so wild to me
I was convinced it was an animatronic on the ride - so cool
If you get the vehicle that rides the elevator to the side of the AT-ATs, you see an open panel on the side of the far one through which a First Order officer and storm trooper are visible. That opening is actually just a projection screen, but the scene inside appears three dimensional due to a technique known as "squinching", or perspective correction. Basically, they filmed the scene with a camera that moved past the actors in the exact same way the vehicle moves past the screen.
I love this ride and your content!
This is amazing!!! Alicia, you're the best for making this video!
This is my new favorite ride. I wish it wasn't such a pain to get a reservation to go on
My god agreed. U gotta get up at like 3 am to go to the park and then u gotta be surrounded by thousands of people as you go in and it feels claustrophobic as fuck.
Facts got to the park at 7am sign up for a group ASAP, my group# was 141 and I didn’t get called until 6pm for my virtual group. Then when I got my message to return to the ride I had to wait 2 hours because it was a mad house. I have never seen so many people in my life just to get on a ride. It’s crazy! but it was definitely worth the wait. One of the best rides I have ever been in my life.
patience, young padawan!
Ariel LSA Worship yea agreed. Try to get there earlier and u will definitely get a better spot. We got up at 3 AM, got there around 4:30 ish and we got group 23 so we got on really early.
Mark Sanchez nah don’t say patience it is so annoying getting on that ride
Gosh, why am i doing this to myself? Just ruining the magic for me when i haven't been on the ride yet... but its such a cool video 😭❤
You'll still enjoy it when you go there personally.
Watching some on-ride video, I really liked the effect they conjured to have AT-AT blaster bolts look like they travel along the ceiling and blast into parts of the back wall.
This is the kind of ride that would blow my mind if I went on it at 5 years of age, and I think it might top Indy's Temple of the Forbidden Eye when I finally go on it in February at Disneyland.
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Yes you may, with credit. I’m a fan of your Hagrid video btw! Also, if you want stills and more detailed diagrams used in this video, check out the article version on the website, linked in the description.
@@ThemeParkStop oh cool! I'll definitely check those out too! Thank you so much. 🙂 I'm looking to get it out on January 17th, when the DL one opens.
Thank you!! All the questions that left me in wonder were answered!
Loved the video AS! To me Star Wars Land went from a dud to a masterpiece with this one ride 😅
Trippy Commentaries I wouldn’t say it was a dud, but it did look/feel incomplete, but after Rise of the Resistance things became much better for the land
I love ur channel, always so profesional and perfect
I rode this ride last week without knowing anything about the ride. I was amazed and speechless after and a big smile on my face! Great ride
Rode it twice with the family between Christmas and NYE. So awesome the first time we changed plans and went back to ride it again. Great explanation!!
I went on the ride for the first time on my birthday on Monday and I’m 22 so I was really excited growing up with Star Wars when we went on the ship and got captured I was getting chills then when the doors opened to the stormtroopers I felt like crying idk why but I was close to crying it was so surreal never thought I’d see something like that in real life during my time Disney did a great job.
Can't believe I'd never seen your channel until tonight. Way more informative than most theme park channels.
wow that was great video.. keep em coming lol
I wish I could afford to go try this out in person.
inceptional I did this the day you wrote this
@@baribru5390 You are a lucky man.
It’s so dope. I got to ride it twice. What sucks is there is a huge possibility you might not be able to if you go for one day. They can run out of boarding passes
Thank you for explaining the shuttle pod thing. That left me scratching my head after riding it 🤔😂
The 3d render model used in the video can be seen on Disney+ The Imagineering Story in the last episode where they talk lots about the rides/land
Excellent job explaining a very technical ride!
Excellent as always! And thanks for confirming my theory of a 'b' mode for the Kylo blast room. I 'feel' like I have experienced this via POV videos however I can't wait to ride when it opens here in CA!
Crazy how well done this ride is! Its really look like your a part of the world! As a fan of the saga i can't wait to ride it in person!
Wow! Fantastic! Thank you. I rode it opening day (group 112) and again a few days later. I enjoyed the ride more the second time as there is just so much to see; and yet watching videos, I see stuff I missed. I have 2 observations: 1. The Rey "hologram": my second ride, for some reason we were shown that segment twice, once, then the door opened and closed, and then again. I took that as an opportunity to look for reflections on the area where Rey is projected, and did see one small smudge. 2. My second ride I was right under Kilo Ren's light saber, and even then, it looked incredibly realistic. I think the trick is they keep moving you around so much, you don't get a really good look at anything. I did video record it, but haven't had a chance to look at it yet on a big screen.
Will be going to Dizneyland in July....won't miss this ride.
Just went on it this weekend. It's a truly extraordinary experience. Almost too much to absorb. If I had any criticism it would be that the flying out of the atmosphere and back into the atmosphere happens too quickly. It takes away from the reality and feels rushed, but maybe they have to get more people through, faster.
Saw it for the first time today. It was SO impressive. There is ALOT of disney magic going on here!
Awesome video to supplement my post excitement to the ride. Can’t wait to ride it again.
This was extremely well done
Great video! This ride was amazing, thanks for the detailed breakdown.
Shadows of the empire is a godlike pun.
Looks incredible!!
The hologram effect is so cool! Wow
This vid is really really well made!! I’m very impressed
IT'S A PAIN TO WAIT!!!!
Skipped a couple sections of the ride, but Great analysis overall. Covered the most interesting bits.
Bravo!! This is amazing!
Excellent video Alicia
I did it and loved this ride!
Went on it today! It blew my mind!
I have yet to go on this, but as an engineer I'm already blown away.
While I havnt rode this ride. I bet it’s great and looks outstanding. I had the chance to do Smugglers Run and even though it’s just a simulator. It blows your mind. The whole land dose.
Thanks for this. Very helpful
Always amazing! Happy new year
WOW!!! Actual interesting content on RUclips, and A): Not someone just whining about Disney or Star Wars, or B): You didn't waste my time thanking your sponsors for longer than the actual content itself !! BRAVO, I will be back and I will spread the word. 🏆
I just rode this a week ago, it was amazing it felt like your in a Star WRs movie
Great job, do you work for Disney, your play by play was on point... Thank you need more...
Great vid as always Alicia 😊
I went on this ride as a last-minute decision about 2 weeks ago - our last day in the parks. We almost missed our plane but THIS WAS WORTH IT! Thanks so much for this video. ROTR was so immersive that it wasn’t until the next day that I started thinking “how did they do that?!?” I’m going back again for a few days in March and plan/hope to ride every day.
Literally stayed up all night so we’d get a reservation to ride, passed out on the star destroyer and was half awake for the majority of the ride, still one of the best rides i’ve been on
Amazing!! Incredible Disney Magic at work!!
Got to ride it twice just 2 weeks ago. It is so much fun
the mirrored AT-AT... we are seeing the rear-end of an AT-AT @ 6:22. Is it just me or is that a face of a cat? perhaps Tigger?
I wonder if it’s canonical that AT-AT’s butts look like cats. 🤔
I'll never be able to un-see that and I hate you for it.
This mirror thing i think is interesting in this room. In another video it appears the mirror is actually two mirrors. With one, ill say the left side is angled to reflect the arse of the the right ATAT which has a half front head which the mirror picks up and with the reflected angled creates a full and whole image of a completed ATAT on the right mirror. That's my guess anyways.
After riding this beast at Disneyland this is really cool
Can you further explain how the damage fx are created? I've been trying to figure out the sorcery seen @5:06 since the ride launched.
The chunks of the ceiling going away? Pieces of the ceiling are moving parts that move inward revealing a hole, while projection effects cover up the transition from ceiling being there to chunks missing.
Actually I believe that in this case (in looking back st some patents filed by Disney) these may be the led screens that produce a photo realistic image. As will as the major gashes that appear in the area just after the cannons. The patents describe something akin to the privacy windows that can be turned opaque or clear, with led screens behind to show the damage. That was my best guess though.... in any case it's amazing.
Love this video, thanks!
awesome video!
Haven't had the chance to ride it yet, and glad to say that I was able to figure all of these out except for the spinning fan lights for some of the laser shots and Kylo walking toward the elevator being part sled part real. Thought that one was all projection. Regardless, this attraction is insane. It had to be a blast making this thing. I absolutely love that at some point someone said, "Hey, let's put the trackless vehicle into a simulator!" and someone else said, "oo, and what if the simulator was on a drop tower!?" It's just nuts. The pre-show goes a LONG way to selling your brain on the attraction itself. The rotating turntable was easily visible during construction and then watching ride video from opening day I remember thinking, "so that's what that was for!" I also have to applaud them for creating actually physically large open spaces. That hanger bay isn't enormous, but it is bigger than it strictly has to be. All to sell the reality. And the AT-AT bay. They didn't have to do that. But they did, and not only that put you in a physical elevator and lift you up to eye level with a life size AT-AT. They knew when to use tricks and effects and when to spend the money on big sets that you would know were real. This ride raises the bar significantly. It's not just a passive thing that happens to you. You feel like you are a part of the story of the attraction.
Great video. Thank you. 👍🏾✌🏾
"its all just show!!!" I dont care.....they have so much great ideas
i LOVE this ride its awesome!!! i noticed when u bored the ship if its night outside its night in the ride
The effect where Kylo Ren is coming at you with a lightsaber is really interesting. When I saw it on the ride it confused me as to whether it was an animatronic or not. Its really intreating to see that the saber was a real prop and that Kylo Ren was a projection
Bucket list!
I got to banter with a First Order cast member. He told a girl it was unfortunate that she was celebrating her "Origin Day" that day. And I told the him, " It won't be her last either". For which he replied, "What makes you so sure?" and I said, " I happen to know something about General Hux, that you don't"(Because of ROS). Then we got called to move up next to the interrogation room. That made the interrogation room funny to us, because Hux pretty much spares us at the beginning: "We are needed at the bridge".
On my ride, when loading into the resistance escape ship at the beginning, the cast member said we'd be escorted by the best pilot in the resistance, BB8 and his copilot Poe Dameron. It was priceless.
where the door was cut out in the interrogation room, i put my hand over the read and the red was not on my hand so it wasnt a projection, but more of a thin plastic part of the wall with lights behind it almost the way the sabers light up
That’s really awesome!
Thank you for this! You really got the backstage scoop!!! What about animatronic Stormtroopers?
Thanks! The rows of Stormtroopers are limited motion figures. Not all of them move but the ones that do mostly just turn their heads. They’re impressive in their numbers, but not their motion.
Oh so that would explain why Kylo's light saber didn't ignite during our ride, it was a separate object lol
i can tell galaxy’s edge is going to be a good land in the future. You just have to wait for it
my favorite part is when u drop down with the pod. It felt like i was in 0G for a sec
One of the most imersive park experiences i’ve faced.
There are two additional effects: 1) There are two pipes in the wall that blows out behind Kylo. Once the wall breaks away you can see white smoke pouring out of the now broken pipes and being sucked out into space. It’s at the bottom right behind Kylo. 2) One of the figures is actually viewed in a mirror. That is, what you’re looking at is a reflection of the figure, not the figure directly. Can you guess which figure it is?
i went on the B mode yesterday and i didn’t even realize it was supposed to be different!!
It awesome!
So cool! One thing I noticed is that there seems to be no real smoke or sparks at all, only projections and LEDs. I assume this is because any foreign material on the ride floor would really damage the ride system?
The Imagineers refer you those as the ride’s “visual effects,” like in movies, but here they’re overlaid onto reality. It’s great because they can create the exact same sparks and smoke plume every time without worry that smoke might disappear too fast or linger too long, no CO2 or fog juice has to be replaced-and yes, no damage to surrounding area. I think it looks great too, really makes the scenes feel alive!
Great Video. but what about the Great big room where the shuttle unloads? There is a BIG huge view out into space.
KiddsockTV pretty sure that’s just a giant lcd screen. Looks awesome though!