Star Tours

I bet that the Star Tours attraction at WDW will be transformed into a WALL-E ride. Why? Because:

  1. Star Tours is getting old and is space themed
  2. It’s at Disney/MGM Studios soon to (supposedly) be re-named Disney/Pixar Studios
  3. The story suits the ride perfectly, the newly announced character Auto could pilot the space ship sponsored by Buy n Large
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You know, I have never really put much thought into this Wall*e ride speculation, but from the facts you present, martini, I now think it’s going to happen. “Auto” being the pilot of the ride does indeed make sense.

Cus in Star Tours theres a similar Auto pilot droid thingy.

Your speculations are reasonable, I must admit, but I have to give my opinion on this and say,

“No! Nuh nuh…no. Maybe it’s just me, but I would be absolutely devastated if they replaced Star Tours with a WALL-E themed attraction. Yes, the ride itself is rather out-dated, but the fact of the matter is that, although Pixar has merged with Disney, I would still like to see some variety in the park itself. I do love Pixar, but I wouldn’t want it to start taking over the park in general. Sure the two companies have merged, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that every new attraction that rolls into the park has to be Pixar related.”

Eheh. Yeah. Sorry about that. I guess I’m just so attatched to the “glory days” rides and services in the park that I wouldn’t want anything to change. I’m already pretty upset that they took out the Sky Ride and People Movers attractions, and those events took place years ago. :unamused:

– Mitch

Well, lets see? If Star tours was replaced into a Wall-E ride, and if (it is possible) Autotopia was replaced into a Cars ride, then Tommorowland could verywell turn into Pixar land! :blush:

I like the idea though.

Mitch- I think that Star Tours needs to be updated!
I mean why do people come back to Disney World, because theres always some new stuff. Anyways I live in Florida and go there a lot and everytime I go there seems to be something new.

martini - I dunno. Maybe it’s just me? I go back to Disneyland for the nostalgia, the memories, and the overall experience I’ve partaken in since I was a lil’ youngin’. I don’t mind it when new attractions are installed; it’s when old favorites are replaced that gets me riled up. But, like I said, it could be just me…

Mitch- Don’t get me wrong, I love Star Tours. But rememeber that old ride about the Alien that was replaced by Stitch’s Great Escape. Well that’s what i see, the same old attraction with familiar characters and an updated look.

martini - Oh, I see. So, would you want Star Tours and its Star Wars-themed universe to be entirely replaced with the world of WALL-E, or would you rather have the Star Wars theme remain, but include WALL-E characters in the attraction?

I’m not a huge fan of Star Wars (I was) so i would like it to be completely removed. Think about it who would merge those universes. Anywyas take no offense in my above comments. And don’t you think Auto would be a great auto pilot
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They’re not gonna replace Star Tours, Anthony Daniels (who plays C3PO in both the films and the ride) has confirmed that he has filmed a new film for the ride that will go in a new update of Star Tours.

I’m personally thinking that for rides, Wall-E will be moving into where Honey, I Shrunk the Audience is now and maybe this Buy-N-Large company will take over part of Innoventions, showing off Wall-E.

martini - Oh no. No offense meant, dude. I was just…umm…expressing my opinion, and I, in turn, respect yours as well. :wink:

Get out! Well, it sure is about time they added some new footage to that particular attraction. I wouldn’t want the ride itself to be replaced entirely, but it is rather soothing/relieving to know that it will be updated in the future…

I also agree with your statement/prediction concerning the Honey I Shrunk the Audience/Innoventions attraction being replaced with a BuyNLarge-type outlet.

Except Star Tours is at MGM Studios, TSS. Tomorrowland is at Magic Kingdom. :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyway, a good ride is a good ride and should NOT be tampered with. Journey Into Imagination at Epcot is a perfect example of what happens when one is. I can guarantee the fans-for-life died inside after embarking on the now not-so-imaginative journey. I sure did. :frowning:

I have this to say to the Disney park execs…

Don’t replace a space. Expand the land!

~~=oP

PV - Thank you, PV! Finally, somebody understands what I’m trying to say here… (snigger)

I personally love the Star Tours,

aside from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, StarTours is great the number one reason is because the building is full of

robots, they should just add a WALL E robot in the droid

rooms!

[b]*edited by PixarVixen

~~=oP*[/b]

I’d say have WALL-E roam Tomorrowland like Push the Trashcan does now. Would be

a fun way to bring more of that roaming animatronic technology into the parks.

FigmentJedi - Yeah, I agree. I would rather have

something like that in the park than have a ride remodeled entirely…

Gotta agree with you there. However, some of the latest little

things I’ve been hearing about the supposed 4th version of Imagination have been constantly positive. Like that

they might actually do it in a few years. Apparently John Lasseter’s in charge of the project now, though still

using a lot of the stuff Tony Baxter was tossing around for it. Considering that Disney’s going to actually do

something for Epcot’s 25th what with the rededication and the wand removal, I would not be surprised if they

actually confirmed that they’re doing it.

Yes, I know I just went off topic there, but oh well…

Well they will be

updating Star Tours in the next few years with apparently an entirely new ride (not just the movie screen). From

all the rumors that have been thrown around, it sounds like it’s going to be based off of the Ep I podrace.

Plus, it would be a real shame to get rid of the only ride for the biggest franchise in movie history. I love

Pixar, but I’m a Star Wars fan first and foremost.

There needs to be an update to Star Tours as soon as possible. Star Tours is completely outdated. The last time I was on Star Tours everyone in my car just sat there with little enthusiasm. But I doubt Wall-E will be the replacement for Star Wars, possibly the biggest movie franchise ever.