Presumably these are being launched to stop Spaceship Earth at Epcot before it can fire
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Disney Reportedly Testing large X-Wing Drone for Use in Galaxy's Edge Media Event
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Presumably these are being launched to stop Spaceship Earth at Epcot before it can fire
That is so damn cool
I'll bet they don't fly it directly over the heads of guests just in case
Not if it's helium balloon based, which if it's not is quite silly.
I seem to recall Disney once building a full sized dragon and a full sized Dumbo drone and using them (ONLY) for one time media promotion events.
The concepts are so cool but show how damn wasteful Disney can be when it wants to be.
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Uhp, yep, here we go, for the dragon.
Imagine building that and only using it once. Unless it takes a lot of unrenewable energy to use, that just seems stupid to use once and never again. If it does take unrenewables, though, why build it anyway if you're ostensibly as "eco-friendly" as Disney claims to be? (Other than $$$$$$$$$ of course).
Edit 2: And Dumbo:
The concepts are so cool but show how damn wasteful Disney can be when it wants to be.
Edit 1:
Uhp, yep, here we go, for the dragon.
Imagine building that and only using it once. Unless it takes a lot of unrenewable energy to use, that just seems stupid to use once and never again. If it does take unrenewables, though, why build it anyway if you're ostensibly as "eco-friendly" as Disney claims to be? (Other than $$$$$$$$$ of course).
Edit 2: And Dumbo:
An insider on WDWMagic says they also have an emergency stop function, which if they veer even slightly off course, the power will be cut and they'll drop right where they were above, so...
It's easily the largest window into George Lucas's need to be restrained and/or challenged by other people
I don't know how they built a "functioning" space port in Star Wars land and included literally zero kinetics. The land needs something like this; it's a shame if this is just a one-off for a media event
I wonder if a projection screen, ala the Splatoon concerns, could have worked (perhaps at night?) Give the illusion of some spaceport activity happening
I wonder if a projection screen, ala the Splatoon concerns, could have worked (perhaps at night?) Give the illusion of some spaceport activity happening
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Wouldn't they have to get airspace clearance to fly that every time they wanted to? Tinkerbell was a zipline but this was actual flight
yeah, they have plenty of full scale speeders, x-wings, an a-wing, etc. but none of them do much but make ignitions sounds every so often.
Lack of actual goings on has been the biggest complaint for Galaxy's Edge. There are characters walking around, sure, and it's beautiful to look at, but it feels strangely empty outside of the market.
Huh, would they? I guess drones are technically aircraft. On the other hand, given the frightening amount of control Disney holds over the county Walt Disney World is located in (they basically ARE the government), would it be that hard for them to enact a different law for drones? I know they're going to use drones, supposedly, in that upcoming Epcot show that's replacing IllumiNations, for instance. Wouldn't mind if it's a case of local ordinances actually managing to stop Disney from doing something for once, though.
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Maybe. At the same time Orlando has a crap-ton of air traffic, most of it due to WDW itself
And I know Anaheim has a weird, bitter relationship with Disneyland and its need to expand
Some of the military drones are pretty huge, just goggle "largest military drones" and you'll get an idea. They have to carry bombs and shit
Uh, I mean . . . Porkin is the heaviest of the heavy-handed jokes-names.
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And expensive. Sadly the closest we're getting to that for a while is Hyperspace Mountain
Holy crap. I had completely forgot about the dragon though in hindsight, what did a dragon have to do with beauty and the beast? Lol
That dragon looks like it might be built onto a microlight, you can see the 3 wheels, it's a lot more advanced than just a drone inflatable or frame, you'd have room for a puppeteer on board too.
Yeah I know, probably less expensive than their fireworks show over the long-term though, depending on how long the drones last
Oh yeah, I guess the military-grade stuff can get pretty big.
I was thinking more about what the largest civilian/commercial grade quadcopter drone would be. From the photo I can even tell if the X-Wing is a quadcopter though.
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I think this was a daylight shot
Maybe. Fireworks and projectors cost a hell of a lot less to maintain than those drones do, though
The land is a mixed bag.
They didn't do this for the opening in Disneyland, out there they had stunt shows and such.
My understanding is WDI was trying to develop it for nighttime shows/Pandora and it wasn't practical. So to recoup some costs they had entertainment pay for it to fly one night.
That's what I figured since I hadn't seen anything like that prior
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Ha, Disney would have a field day with the "4D" water effects every time you got sprayed back!
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And you compete with another car to see who covered the most like Men In Black at Universal Orlando and the cat's at the end! The ride designs itself!
Ooh, if they combined physical sets (ala MiB/Buzz Lightyear) with laser projection to actually "ink" the environment...that could be something amazing.
EDIT: (Or maybe if could be done with AR goggles? That way you could actually see the ink shoot out too)
I think this was a daylight shot
Maybe. Fireworks and projectors cost a hell of a lot less to maintain than those drones do, though
Ah thanks, so it's a paramotor rather than a microlight, and only one person it it I think.
