So definitely bigger than the film exteriors, but still not quite 1:1 to the "real" ship...
Galaxy’s Edge Millennium Falcon—Is it Full Size?
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enterprise0216
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Agreed not 1:1 scale nice sizing there Riceball using the Han outline for reference.
drcraig13
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No offense, but those pictures don't prove or disprove anything since there's quite a bit perspective in the photo. Han Solo clearly has no eyes or face for us to know if this is a correct correlation.
I would still lay money on it being the same scale as the soundstage prop. Maybe they altered the landing gear height slightly for some reason but I'll bet the ship itself is around 82 feet long.
Consider that Artoo is not straight vertical when he's rolling like that. The legs and the body are both angled a bit. That would probably lower its top at least an inch or two. The error in the size of the Han Solo outline starts there.
Then add on the fact that 6'1" was Harrison's natural height. (His exact 1970s size got some scrutiny during those discussions about how short the new Han Solo actor was.) Between the visible heels on his boots, and maybe a bit of hair height, he's probably appearing to be more like 6'3" in the set photos.
Now the Harrison image cutout size would getting close to the on-set pics from ANH. I don't think it's likely that Disney would build their big theme park mockup just slightly bigger than the soundstage prop. Maybe it ended up with slight variations for practical reasons (customary vs metric designs, etc) but they probably sat down with the intention of making it the same size.
Consider that Artoo is not straight vertical when he's rolling like that. The legs and the body are both angled a bit. That would probably lower its top at least an inch or two. The error in the size of the Han Solo outline starts there.
Then add on the fact that 6'1" was Harrison's natural height. (His exact 1970s size got some scrutiny during those discussions about how short the new Han Solo actor was.) Between the visible heels on his boots, and maybe a bit of hair height, he's probably appearing to be more like 6'3" in the set photos.
Now the Harrison image cutout size would getting close to the on-set pics from ANH. I don't think it's likely that Disney would build their big theme park mockup just slightly bigger than the soundstage prop. Maybe it ended up with slight variations for practical reasons (customary vs metric designs, etc) but they probably sat down with the intention of making it the same size.
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sbaxter
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Okay ... so I went to the Google Maps satellite view for both US parks. Only the Walt Disney World version currently shows the Falcon, which was just the overall framework at the time. I zoomed in as close as I could and took a screen shot, being careful to include the distance scale legend at lower right. I took the screen shot into Photoshop and marked, as closely as I could, the longitudinal center line of the framework and drew a line between the ends of the mandibles. Then I copied the distance scale reference to a new layer, rotated it to match the rotation of the framework, and placed copies of it, end-to-end, along the center line. The tick marks overlap pretty precisely. I saved this as a .PSD, opened it in Adobe Illustrator, and divided the front 20-foot tick mark into 20 equal sections, colored green.
Going from this, IF the 20-font scale reference is accurate, I'd say the framework measures out to between 92- and 93-feet along the center line. I would imagine the completed set piece would add a little additional length, possibly offset by the limits on precision imposed by the quality of the image.
What do you think, sirs?
Going from this, IF the 20-font scale reference is accurate, I'd say the framework measures out to between 92- and 93-feet along the center line. I would imagine the completed set piece would add a little additional length, possibly offset by the limits on precision imposed by the quality of the image.
What do you think, sirs?
JiminSTLouis
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That’s some good freaking detective work there!
SteveStarkiller
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I have it on good authority that the Galaxy's Edge prop is 95 feet long. (but that's all I'm gonna say, I've probably written a book worth of posts on the subject of the Falcon's scale alone...)
JiminSTLouis
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I’ll be at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge tomorrow. I can’t wait to see the Falcon... and build a lightsaber.
Don't forget some of Artoo's angled appearance is mitigated by the camera (me) is not shooting him head on but from above him.
drcraig13
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Have fun Jim. It's something to see for sure. Made this 41 year old tear up.
sbaxter
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For what it's worth, that sounds like it would mesh well with my measurements of the framework on Google Maps a few posts above. Certainly the finished set-piece would extend outward a bit from the framework itself. That, coupled with an inherent degree of imprecision in the measurements I made, could easily account for an additional two-and a half to three feet of overall length.
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sbaxter
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Thanks! I've done this sort of thing before to measure straight-line distances between my house and other nearby locations,* which is why I thought of doing it for this.
*My wife says I do this because I am a loon.
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JiminSTLouis
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Galaxy’s edge was incredible! They did a great job removing you from reality. I must have spent a good hour looking over the Falcon. At one point I asked an employee to go through the barrier and stand next to the ramp for scale. He said they were very strict about going up to the ship and even employees weren’t allowed.
Rise of the Resistance is the BEST ride I’ve ever been on. I just wish I could have gotten more pictures, but you go through so fast and are wrapped up in all the action I kinda forgot about getting more pictures. It’s huge in scale and detail.
I couldn’t possibly post all the pictures I took.
Rise of the Resistance is the BEST ride I’ve ever been on. I just wish I could have gotten more pictures, but you go through so fast and are wrapped up in all the action I kinda forgot about getting more pictures. It’s huge in scale and detail.
I couldn’t possibly post all the pictures I took.
JiminSTLouis
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Some interior pictures. Too bad about the exit signs. The ride itself was awesome. On our first time through, my son and I were in the front seats piloting. He steered left/right and I was up/down and hyperdrive. We thought the ride was pretty mild. The next time through we were in the next row back as gunners. The two pilots up front were flying into everything and the ride was much rougher. We didn’t realize how much control guests actually have over the ride experience.
JiminSTLouis
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Some Rise of the Resistance pictures. Again, I wish I would have gotten more. The hangar bay was HUGE and the stormtroopers appeared to be static figures. The open docking port into space was incredible. There was also a tie fighter docked on the wall that appeared to be smaller than full size but the forced perspective made it look far away. There were other stormtroopers throughout the ride that appeared to be anamatronic. There were video characters along with live actors. The queue line was full of great detail and things to look at. I only wish I would have gotten some pictures of the two “full sized” AT-ATs the ride brings you under.
JiminSTLouis
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Here are some random Galaxy’s Edge pictures.
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