Yay! Glad to hear this.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do with Star Wars at this park. This park has a lot of potential to bring together a lot of the things most other Disney parks don't have. I think Marvel would fit in nicely somewhere along with some Pixar properties that haven't been as heavily featured elsewhere like maybe Monsters Inc, Bugs Life, Big Hero 6, ect...
First up is this small shop façade that will be a "pawn shop" style retailer, where various artifacts from across the galaxy come to rest, waiting for a curious buyer. The "Y" looking character above the door is actually "v" in Aurebesh, and is the First Order's mark of a verified seller. With daily raids by stormtroopers into local businesses, this verification allows shops to continue to operate under occupation.
This is an outdoor courtyard that will function as a patio seating area for the nearby Resistance canteen quick service restaurant. It also features covered areas around the outskirts, allowing for shelter from the cold Missouri winters or the harsh Dubai summers.
This door leads off of the nearby courtyard into an up and coming lounge. Here, famous entertainers will perform for various clientele, while an assortment of alcohol-free cocktails are served to patrons.
This view is from one of the two entrances to the land, and shows off the use of forced perspective in the land. In the background, a mountain range can be seen looming overhead.
However, this mountain range is simply façade rockwork on the Battle Escape showbuilding.
Finally, this is an overhead view of the land. As you can see, it is rather expansive. Within the next couple weeks, I will send you a detailed schematic of the land, so as to assist with placement within Disney's Hollywood Studios in Dubai. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this week's update. Hope all is well.
Thank you for the kind words Cody. You have no idea how much I value this partnership and your feedback.
I have also been working on the backstage portions of the land, including emergency exits and Cast Member only corridors and areas. This metal door will lead from inside Smuggler's Quest, to an unthemed Cast Member only hall, and then outside, through this red door.
Finally, this white, green, and yellow building is another bathroom, this one nearer to Battle Escape than the first one, which is near Smuggler's Quest.
One of the entrances is coming along (it will be altered slightly for Dubai to fit a different theme transition). This trestle bridge carries the park's train across the entrance path, and the rockwork to the left of the path is to help obstruct guests' views of the Smuggler's Quest showbuilding (as seen below).
Speaking of Smuggler's Quest, the queue is beginning to be finished, including the main entrance.
Inside of the queue, the cavernous tight spaces will occasionally open up to large spaces, including one with a view of the docked Millennium Falcon.
I finally got around to texturing one of the original buildings in the model. This is simply to help crowd flow, by connecting a dead-end alley with a more open pathway.
The rockwork on the Battle Escape showbuilding is nearly complete, and will eventually form a full "mountain range" on the horizon.
Finally, this overview shows just the shear size and scope of this land. There is still quite a bit to be done (but construction will begin in Missouri over Thanksgiving week).
Star Wars scenery seems to be coming together nicely. When will we see some in-game pictures, I'm dying to see it.
This looks like it will be amazing in game.
What pack are those metal detectors from?
Thanks!
Towards the back of the land is the Resistance area, featuring Battle Escape, the Locktulla Canteen restaurant, and an abandoned Jedi shrine in the forest. In the middle is the First Order controlled area, featuring a heavily regulated cantina, shops, and a First Order military barrack. Finally, on the left side is the rogue area. This is the area neither the Resistance or the First Order have taken control of. This is where the scum and villainy of the Star Wars universe does business. Here is where a less regulated cantina and Smuggler's Quest can be found.
From the queue of Battle Escape. The attraction's façade is themed to an abandoned Imperial bunker that the Resistance has fortified and taken refuge in. This ion cannon sits at the queue's entrance, and will eventually feature the attraction's name along with wait times and FastPass return times.
Farther along in the queue is this radar, which while similar to the ion cannon in design, is simply for surveillance of the surrounding area.
Of course, wherever the Resistance is, the First Order isn't far away, and they want everyone to know. This building houses a landing pad on the upper levels, and faces the Resistance base that will house Battle Escape.
You know this shot well! This is the entrance to Smuggler's Quest, the Millennium Falcon simulator attraction, along with one of the land's two restrooms.
This building is new, and is a counter-service restaurant. Guests will enter through the blue door ways, order inside, and then proceed to either side, where there is seating both on the lower and upper floors.
This is the last part of the settlement before heading out to the mountainous part of the land. The bridge over the walkway serves as a bridge for Cast Members to transition between backstage areas without impeding guest flow through the land.
Here is the entrance to Battle Escape, the trackless dark ride set in a battle between the Resistance and the First Order. The mountain range hides the attraction's showbuilding from view.
Finally, here is the total overview of the land. Any white areas will be in-game terrain, and any areas that have dirt will have in-game trees and foliage. Most of the buildings take a great amount of care when it comes to detail, taking into account ventilation and drainage
