La Saison de la Force revient cet hiver à Disneyland Paris dès aujourd'hui !
Hier soir, StarWars Universe ainsi que d'autres confrères de la communauté Star Wars et Disney ont eu le plaisir d'être invités par DisneyLandParis pour une présentation de cette nouvelle version de la Saison de la Force. Toujours dans le parc de Walt Disney Studios, plusieurs rendez-vous vous attendent tous les jours !
On retrouve les animations principales de l'an dernier (avec quelques innovations) mais aussi une exposition de véhicules dont on vous parlera en détails ! J'insisterai surtout sur les nouveautés, vous pouvez revoir la présentation de l'an dernier ici.
Le spectacle nocturne : la célébration galactique
Ce spectacle avait été créé l'an dernier afin de proposer un son et lumière à Disney Studios avec les dernières technologies. En étroit partenariat avec Lucasfilm et ILM, les équipes ont travaillé pour illuminer le parc aux couleurs de Star Wars.
Cette année le spectacle est plus important en terme de projection (deux zones supplémentaires ajoutées) et en terme de performance-live avec des acteurs (des nouveautés sont prévues de ce côté-là !). L'effet 360° sonore est désormais présent.
On reste sur la même trame même si le spectacle a été revu au niveau des tableaux (on retrouve des scènes de tous les films, même les récents !) :
Quelques photos pour vous permettre de réaliser l'effet que cela donne !
Le spectacle est visible à 18h45 tous les soirs.
A noter que le spectacle est donné, a priori, quelles que soient les conditions météo. En effet, un revètement anti-glissant est installé sur la scène pour les acteurs et une version "dégradée" possible pour jouer sans
L'exposition de vaisseaux
Cette année Disneyland Paris s'est associé à des associations bénévoles pour proposer une exposition de véhicules Star Wars.
On retrouve un Tie Fighter et un Xwing proposé par project X-1.
A production courtyard, un Jedi Starfighter et un Awing vous attendent. Ces vaisseaux sont proposés par la 501st Garnison.
Devant le Rock&Roll Coaster, un Combat Assault Tank a été monté par Project X-1 en association avec le Belgium BCD Club.
Les animations en journée
On retrouvera :
Pas trop de modifications par rapport à l'an dernier, si ce n'est une marche du Premier Ordre un peu plus imposante et au moins un personnage supplémentaire (on ne vous en dit pas plus) pour le spectacle !
A noter que, comme l'an dernier, vous pouvez vous prendre en photo et espérer avoir votre photo projetée sur l'écran géant face à la Tour de Terreur. Pour cela, il vous faudra utiliser les réseaux sociaux (Instagram ou Twitter) avec les identifications #FaceTheForce et @disneylandparis. De quoi immortaliser la journée !
En bonus, quelques photos de la régie qu'on nous a permis de visiter hier soir !
Merci aux équipes de Disneyland pour cette réalisation et pour leur accueil chaleureux. Merci à Disneyland Paris pour l'invitation ainsi qu'à mes collègues présents de PSW, SWD et MSWF sans oublier Mr Patrice Girod pour cette soirée !
N'oubliez pas qu'une rencontre SWU est prévue le 10 février. Vous pouvez vous inscrire ici ! Restez à l'écoute pour le programme de la journée.
Sneak A Peek At The Toydarian Wares Coming To Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Just moments ago, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Bob Chapek shared an update on the progress of the highly anticipated land, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and shared a sneak peek at the unique Toydarian merchandise guests will find exclusively in the land.
At Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, guests will visit the planet of Batuu, a remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge that was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes. Here, guests will find themselves in the middle of the action at two attractions that take detail and immersion to the next level: one that lets guests take the controls of Millennium Falcon on a customized secret mission, and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.
Guests will also be able to explore a street market run by a Toydarian, a character first introduced in “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.” Among his wares will be handcrafted toys made by local artisans, like those seen above.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is set to open at both the Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resorts in 2019.
Star Wars-Inspired Resort Planned for Walt Disney World Resort Promises to be ‘Unlike Anything That Exists Today’
Last summer, we announced plans for an immersive Star Wars-inspired resort to be built at Walt Disney World Resort. Tonight we’re happy to share more details on what this thrilling new resort, which will be seamlessly connected to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, will be like.
This first-of-its-kind resort will combine luxury with complete immersion into an authentic Star Wars story. Guests’ journey through space will start when everyone departs together for a multiday Stars Wars adventure by boarding a starship alive with characters and stories that unfold all around them during a voyage through the galaxy.
At the resort, guests immediately become active citizens of the galaxy and can dress up in the proper attire. Every resort window will also have a view into space. The opportunity for immersion at this resort will also stand out among all Disney resorts around the globe, as it will be seamlessly connected to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, allowing guests a total Star Wars experience.
First Look: New Images of The Star Wars-Inspired Resort Planned for the Walt Disney World Resort
Earlier this month we shared a look inside the groundbreaking new hotel concept coming to the Walt Disney World Resort that will combine luxury with complete immersion into an authentic Star Wars story.
Today, we’re thrilled to have more new visuals of this resort to share with you!
The immerse experience offered at this hotel will stand out among all of our resorts around the globe. As you can see, families visiting this resort will board a starship alive with characters and stories that unfold all around them during their voyage through the galaxy – and every window has a view of space!
The resort will also be seamlessly connected to the highly anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, allowing guests a complete Star Wars experience. Guests visiting the resort will be welcome to participate as a resident of the galaxy by dressing in Star Wars-inspired attire.
VIDEO: Flyover the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Construction Site
While the highly anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands won’t debut to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort guests until 2019, eager fans can take a voyage over the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge construction site – right now!
At Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, guests will be transported to the planet of Batuu, a remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge that was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes. Here, guests will find themselves in the middle of the action at two attractions that take detail and immersion to the next level: one that lets guests take the controls of Millennium Falcon on a customized secret mission, and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.
As you can see in this video, which Bob Iger shared this morning during the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is shaping up to be one of the most detailed and immersive lands ever created in Disney Parks history. Take a look at the video above for construction flyover footage that shows the expansive scale of this thrilling addition
Walt Disney Imagineering, NVIDIA Develop New Tech to Enable Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Millennium Falcon Attraction for Disney Parks
NVIDIA Quadro and Epic Games Unreal Engine multi-GPU customizations benefit all Unreal users.
When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens next year at Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort, park guests will visit the planet of Batuu, a remote outpost that was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes. But you don’t have to wait another year to get a glimpse of it.
An in-progress animated sequence from the Millennium Falcon attraction was unveiled today. Produced by ILMxLAB and running in real time, it gives fans the first ever glimpse of the incredible detail and immersion the attraction will offer.
Walt Disney Imagineering teamed with NVIDIA and Epic Games to develop new technology to drive its attraction. When it launches, riders will enter a cockpit powered with a single BOXX chassis packed with eight high-end NVIDIA Quadro P6000 GPUs, connected via Quadro SLI.
Quadro Sync synchronizes five projectors for the creation of dazzling ultra-high resolution, perfectly timed displays to fully immerse the riders in the word of planet Batuu.
Working with NVIDIA and Epic Games, the Imagineering team created a custom multi-GPU implementation for Unreal Engine. This new code was returned to the Epic Games team and will help influence how multi-GPUs function for their engine.
“We worked with NVIDIA engineers to use Quadro-specific features like Mosaic and cross-GPU reads to develop a renderer that had performance characteristics we needed,” says Bei Yang, technology studio executive at Disney Imagineering. “Using the eight connected GPUs allowed us to achieve performance unlike anything before.”
Yang and Principal Software Developer Eric Smolikowski dove into more details during their GTC talk, “Walt Disney Imagineering Technology Preview: Real-time Rendering of a Galaxy Far, Far Away,” and discussed how Disney Imagineering took advantage of the latest NVIDIA technology and the technical modifications they made for the Unreal Engine, which allows eight GPUs to render at unprecedented quality and speed.