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Rumors of Huge Star Wars revamp of Tomorrowland [Disneyland]
Been reading online that there are some big rumors about changing up Tomorrowland to include more Star Wars influence to the area. Rumors include a new thrill ride based on the Speeder Bikes that would utilize space currently used by Innoventions and Autopia. The theming would be Endor forest where the Ewoks live.
Another rumor is an extreme makeover of the Rocket Jets and PeopleMover platform which will include a walk-through of the Millennium Falcon with meet and greet area featuring Chewbacca. Also rumored is changing the Tomorrowland Terrace into the Cantina from Tattooine.
No solid evidence that any of this is a for sure deal, but I think it would be great!!!!
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I would love an updated tomorrowland, but NOT star wars. All those ideas sound fantastic but i feel they would be better suited over at hollywood studios where star tours is.
I would love an updated tomorrowland, but NOT star wars. All those ideas sound fantastic but i feel they would be better suited over at hollywood studios where star tours is.
These ideas are for Disneyland, where Star Tours is in Tomorrowland.
There have also been various rumors about increasing the area devoted to Star Wars in Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios. There are certainly enough possibilities in the Star Wars universe to put it in both parks in different ways.
I would love an updated tomorrowland, but NOT star wars. All those ideas sound fantastic but i feel they would be better suited over at hollywood studios where star tours is.
I am of two minds on this. I absolutely ADORE Star Wars. I mean LOVE it, love it. I would love it if it were possible to add a bit more theming around the current Star Tours (sort of like the area around Star Tours at Hollywood Studios)
However, I also love the way Tomorrowland is now. No one particular theme taking over the whole area, everything works together as it is now. I was really mad when they took out the PeopleMover and even more ticked off when they replaced it with that mess called Rocket Rods. Don't even get me started on how all of that then went away and there is nothing there now! Now, I love Buzz Lightyear and Nemo but that wasn't a "huge" change to the area. Theming the whole of Tomorrowland to Star Wars (or even half of it) seems almost a bit "much" to me.
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Probably comes down to what makes Disney money. Star Wars is big business. More of it will translate into more Star Wars merch and $$. We all love Disney here, but sometimes you can see that favorites that don't make money will fall to make way for something that will generate income. Usually.
My whole family loves Stars Wars and would welcome more Star Wars influence anywhere in WDW. A few months ago I heard rumors of Disney creating a Star Wars Land in HS. I guess nothing has come of that?
Since this thread, and the rumor it is about, was started a year and a half ago and nothing more has been said (nor has there been construction indicating that this could be true) about it, I think we can chalk this up, at this point, to something that was just tossed about as an idea and that's it.
Would I still like to see something like this come about at some point, absolutely.
Do I see it happening any time soon? Probably not. :
Given the upcoming release of the Tomorrowland movie, I highly doubt they would undertake massive changes that are based on other IPs/franchises. Not this soon, anyway.
What does Tomorrowland need? I think the "problem" with Tomorrowland is that the atmosphere is rather cold.
I'd like to see something more akin to the original EPCOT idea moved into Tomorrowland at DLR. Ideas of a future Utopia, dense produce production (ie The Land), new domestic tech, lots of solar and/or wind power generation. I invite imagineers to use their powers to imagine up a sustainable future with Ambiance. I know this idea doesn't have any big money-making IP tie ins, but it's what Tomorrowland should be IMO. It should spark the imagination, not just be a hodge-podge of loosely-related attractions.
I admit that this land is probably the most expensive and challenging to do right, seeing as it should require more frequent revamping.
Another (lamer) option would be to work the "Jetsons" future of the 1950s angle more.
Well there stuff we still don't have like flying cars, Ship that goes to Mars (that is still in Development) They took away the House of the future, not every one going to be able to afford that. So Tomorrowland could still be the ideas of tomorrow.
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Now, I love Buzz Lightyear and Nemo but that wasn't a "huge" change to the area. Theming the whole of Tomorrowland to Star Wars (or even half of it) seems almost a bit "much" to me. 
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