While an obsession with personal screens is often considered a modern societal affliction, here on Galaxy’s Edge it’s encouraged.
A conversation with Rose Tico on the Datapad in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
Disneyland, of course, has always had game-like activities. Shooting galleries were popular in the park’s early days — the Frontierland Shootin' Exposition has survived and still stands — and rides such as Toy Story Midway Mania or Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters essentially place guests in a giant video game.
While one can play one puzzle and then drop it, the Datapad isn’t designed to have a beginning, middle or end; instead, it encourages participants to build a profile and start to develop a persona that can adapt over time with the land. This is done by choosing missions that align with the First Order or the Resistance.
A look at one of the hacking games to be found in the Datapad while exploring Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Updates to the Datapad are expected this year — likely after Galaxy’s Edge opens at Walt Disney World on Aug. 29. In its current state, the actions of the app largely live on screen rather than bleed into the physical space, aside from occasionally receiving virtual payment for a successful mission on Smugglers Run.
There’s precedent for such a game in Anaheim, as a short-lived for-purchase game in Adventureland, the Adventureland Trading Company, provided physical rewards for light scavenger hunting, which would translate well to the never-ending light versus dark tug-o-war that is “Star Wars.”In development at Disney California Adventure is a Marvel-inspired land that will contain a Spider-Man attraction with an as-yet-undefined interactive interface.
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