CoasterRadio.com #705 - Holy Crap, Star Wars!

Sometimes there are big stories in the amusement industry... Maybe a new roller coaster is announced or a new park is being built somewhere. But sometimes there are stories that come along that entirely change the landscape of the entertainment industry. One of those stories happened this week. The Walt Disney Company announced that it would be purchasing Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. This includes all of the Star Wars Properties, technical companies such as Industrial Light and Magic, LucasArts, plus anything else that George Lucas created over the last four decades. Disney also announced that fans can look forward to Star Wars: Episodes 7, 8 and 9, with the next installment due in 2015. (Nerds rejoice!!!) But what does this all mean for the Disney Theme Parks? Are we going to see new attractions and themed areas based on the hundreds of characters and locations in the Star Wars Universe?  Could we see more rides based on the Adventures of Indiana Jones? Or, might be actually see an entire park based on all that George Lucas and his team created? The possibilities (and the conjecture) are unlimited!!!