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Video of full-size X-Wing drones taking off from Galaxy's Edge in Disney World, FL
- Thread starter Syriel
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Read about it yesterday. Pretty cool.
I slightly teared up when watching a video of this for the first time, and I haven't seen a single second of a Star Wars movie.
Yea I was waiting for them to fly over the audience and was disappointed they didn't. Would have been a great visual.
They are drones like the size of a car they also are just skeletal structures with lights that make them look solid
I don't think real aerodynamics would make it possible, they are more helicopters than planes.
Yo, people saying they should go over the audience or zip, need to chill. Disney doesn't want another Vic Morrow situation.
That was pretty cool.
That was pretty cool.
no, it's possible. they won't be very fast, but they don't need to be. just having life-sized X-Wings flying overhead, making the sounds, would leave a strong impact
They are drones like the size of a car they also are just skeletal structures with lights that make them look solid
Damn, that's really cool
They're not actually full size but they are quite large compared to your standard drone, and certainly do the trick from a distance.
Roughly the size of a family van means these are ~40% the size of a full X-Wing. A bit less than half.
Really cool display and I wish they had stuff like this going on during nighttime park hours and not just one special event.
Roughly the size of a family van means these are ~40% the size of a full X-Wing. A bit less than half.
Really cool display and I wish they had stuff like this going on during nighttime park hours and not just one special event.
Eh the tech is there to do a more true version
Kind of neat how they make them look solid but super cheesy in motion. I feel like they if they sped up the motion and pulsed the lights really bright Into black out when they jumped it would look better. Looks kind of sad seeing them slowly go behind the set piece.
Honestly looks models being pulled along on string or something, even if it's cool in concept.
Maybe they can improve the drones they're using to make the movement a lot better?
Maybe they can improve the drones they're using to make the movement a lot better?
Someone gif that dude bawling over a freaking teaser trailer hahaha.
They went up then down then "jump to hyperspace" from unviewable . . .
That's not enough.
Man... the new x-wings just don't look as good as the old ones.
Child me would have been flipping out if he'd been there though.
Child me would have been flipping out if he'd been there though.
Yeah, I watched this as it happened and was super disappointed. I don't need it flying over the crowd, but I would've loved to see it zip off in a sudden burst of speed.
You know disney paid crazy bank for R&D with boeing. Why not make it more of a spectacle rather than the drones moving in a slow boring manner.
You know disney paid crazy bank for R&D with boeing. Why not make it more of a spectacle rather than the drones moving in a slow boring manner.