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Try Star Tours At Disney's Hollywood Studios To Experience The World Of Star Wars
Hi, I'm Madison, a guest blogger here at Only WDWorld today to talk about Star Tours! I don't know about any of
you but, I am a Star Wars fanatic. So when I heard they revamped the old Star Tours ride of course I was excited.
Let's begin with Star Tours at the once
feared line. The wait here isn't too bad now that the "shiny penny
phase", as I like to call it, has worn off. There are a lot of cool things
added for you to look at as you meander through the forests on the moon of Endor
and, then into a galactic shuttle station. Some of the characters you should
spot in animatronic form are: Admiral Ackbar, C-3PO, and R2D2.
After that you
will make your way up some stairs past
Rex, the droid not the clone wars commander, who is relegated to reject status after being the Pilot of the previous version of Star Tours!
Finally you will board and now you
have a new captain: C3PO! Your flight is stopped by some storm troopers looking
for a rebel spy. The spy will be someone
on the ride with you. I, sadly, have never gotten picked for this honor. I'm still in the process of figuring out when
they take our picture. One time the rebel spy machine picked out a little boy whose face was painted like Darth Maul and I was like "What? Darth Maul's a rebel spy? Did I miss a Clone Wars season?"
The new ride varies greatly from the old model by the
fact that now there is more than one experience. There are lots of different
places can be sent and they are all very fun! Some of them include.... a
galactic battle, Tatooine for pod racing, the wookie planet, Hoth, and even Naboo! I really love this ride and I hope you guys like it too!
P.S. If
any of you are stuck in line for Star Tours and need something to entertain
yourself try decoding Arubish, official Star Wars galaxy language, on the departure screen once you get to the interior
part of the line.
When not riding Star Tours, or attending Star Wars Weekends, you can often find our guest blogger Madison hanging out with her two favorite Disney characters, Chip n' Dale!
Visit Star Tours On-Line At Disney.com
Star Tours Fans don't have to be at Disney World to get the latest Star Tours stuff. Disney has an on-line Star Tours Destination for fans to check out when they can't get to Florida. Amongst the latest additions to the site is a new Star Tours Poster that you can print out and an exclusive Disney.com Vinylmation Star Wars™ iron-on.
Here is the Disney Press Release:
Disney.com’s Star Tours online destination will be releasing exclusive Star Tours printables for fans to download. Stormtroopers and Jedis alike can now visit the Star Tours destination page to download and print a Star Tours poster to hang inside their Starspeeder 1000s. Fans can also access an exclusive Disney.com Vinylmation Star Wars™ iron-on to help spruce up their intergalactic wardrobe and accessories. Next week, Disney.com will release Star Tours coloring pages to help entertain the young padawans in the family.
The site also features exclusive videos, character bios, descriptions of the Star Tours planet destinations and behind-the-scenes footage from the attraction at Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort. Fans can check out even more exclusive Star Tours crafts, printables and recipes from DisneyFamily.com.
Star Tours® is a registered trademark of Disney/Lucasfilm, Ltd.
©Disney/ Lucasfilm, Ltd.
New Star Tours Intergalactic Destination Blasts Off On Disney.com
There is a new way for Star Wars and Star Tours Fans to learn more about the new and improved Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney has created a new Star Tours Website with exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, tons of Star Tours insider information, printables, recipes and more!
Press Release:
To celebrate the reopening of the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney.com has launched a new online destination that takes intergalactic travelers on an exciting adventure through hyperspace to a galaxy far, far, away! The site features exclusive videos starring Bree Starlighter, Chief Holo-Communications Officer and galactic travel liaison for Star Tours, who gives an inside look at some of the 54 destinations Star Tours guests might experience and the likely characters they’ll encounter on their excursion.
In addition to the videos, some of which are hidden for fans to find, the site features character bios, descriptions of the Star Tours planet destinations and behind-the-scenes footage from the attraction. For intergalactic fun the whole family will enjoy, fans can download exclusive Star Tours crafts, printables, recipes and more, from DisneyFamily.com!
Star Tours® is a registered trademark of Disney/Lucasfilm, Ltd.
©Disney/ Lucasfilm, Ltd.
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Star Tours - The Adventures Continue At Disney World
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is the much anticipated upgrade to the 20 year old Star Tours Attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This collaboration between Lucasfilm (including George Lucas himself), the creators of the Star Wars Movies and the Disney Imagineers delivers an amazing attraction for fans of all ages.
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue
Star Tours originally opened at the then MGM Studios in 1989. It operated for over 20 years until September of 2010 before the major overhaul took place. The changes to the ride itself are amazing and any Star Tours and/or Star Wars Fan is certain to enjoy it. They have added an element of variation to the ride with a total of 54 different combinations of scenes that you may enjoy including scenes on 6 different settings that will be familiar to Star Wars fans. You randomly visit two of those setting plus enjoy one of 3 different openings and one of 3 different closing scenes.
The physical changes start from the outside. The signage as depicted above has changed to reflect the added "The Adventures Continue" to the name.
Once you enter the show building you will see the familiar Starspeeder with R2D2, but upon closer inspection this starspeeder is now the Starspeeder 1000 model instead of the original Starspeeder 3000. This change was made to reflect the fact that this storyline actually takes place earlier than that of the previous version of the attraction.
You will also notice that C-3PO is entirely gold colored, instead of the mixed version that was previously there. You will also find out that C-3PO along with many of your favorite Star Wars characters now make a much more prominent appearance in the attraction.
In the main room with the Starspeeder 1000 there is a large video screen that was continually showing interesting information like this Flight Arrival Screen shown in multiple languages (above and below). They also showed short video clips depicting the various places that your Star Tours Flight might take you to.
Off to the side as you get closer to the attraction entry area you will find an RX-24 (Rex) model droid with a "Defective - Return To Factory" label on it. Star Tours Fans will recognize Rex as their pilot in the original version of the attraction.
Fans of the original Star Tours will also recognize these bird-like droids from the original attraction queue, although now they are kept in cages in order to keep them out of trouble.
As to be expected the detail is amazing in the attraction queue. Above is a picture of more droids that you may notice while you are moving through the line.
The droid pictured above is working at a security station that is scanning luggage with humorous results. Definitely worth checking out.
As you reach the top of the ramp just before being assigned to your Starspeeder 1000 you will encounter this chatty droid.
Aly San San is the spokesbot for Star Tours and she gives you the briefing during the pre-boarding video.
These maintenance robots provide some humor during the pre-boarding video.
Also during the pre-boarding video you see how C-3PO ends up aboard the Starspeeder 1000 instead of the droid who is supposed to pilot the craft.
Finally it is time to board the Starspeeder 1000 to enjoy the flight.
A Sequel That Is Better Than The Original
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is one of those rare cases where the sequel is better than the original. The collaboration that took place between the Disney Imagineers and George Lucas and his Lucasfilm crew did an amazing job of updating the attraction and bringing more "true" Star Wars elements into the attraction.
Fans of the original attraction will be pleased with the tributes to the original. New fans will be impressed with the random ride sequences that will cause you to want to come back again and again to see them all. You need to ride a minimum of three times to see all of the elements at least once and most likely it will take more than that to see them all.
The upgraded sound and video along with adding the element of 3-D makes the simulated journey even more realistic.
Lastly, they added the element of "The Rebel Spy", where one of the passengers in the Starspeeder 1000 is singled out to be "The Rebel Spy." Great idea, and another way to keep the ride interesting and fun for Disney World Guests. We expected a lot and our expectations were surpassed. That doesn't happen too often, but Disney did this one right and deserve credit.
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is an absolute must for your next Disney World Vacation!
With New Star Tours Comes Great New Shirts, Toys, and More
Disney has announced some exciting new merchandise that will be available for the May 20th opening of "Star Tours - The Adventures Continue" at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort.
Star Wars + Disney = Unbeatable Combination
When two great names like Star Wars and Disney get together expectations run high. Not only do fans expect great things from the new attraction, but they also expect new merchandise worthy of the Star Wars and Disney names.
If the samples seen here are any indication, we think Star Tours fans are going to be excited with these new toys, shirts and other new Star Tours related items.
The picture shown at the top of the article is a die cast metal set of 6 Starspeeder 1000 models representing the different variations that Disney World guests will ride. As most fans know since the "new" Star Tours actually goes back in time compared to the first, the Starspeeder 3000 that you are familiar with has been replaced with the earlier model called the Starspeeder 1000. This set will retail for $22.95.
Star Tours Fans will have a variety of Shirt designs to choose from including the 4 pictured above.
For those of you who love action figures, they have created “Ambush at Star Tours” and the “Star Tours Travel Agency” action figure sets (both will retail for $39.95 each). The Sky Troopers that are part of the "Ambush At Star Tours" set were specially created just for Star Tours.
Countdown to May 20th
These are just a small sampling of what will be available when "Star Tours - The Next Adventure" opens on May 20th at Disney's Hollywood Studios. That date also coincides with the beginning of the 2011 Star Wars Weekends, so there will be additional Star Wars related merchandise related to that event as well. All Star Wars fans should be elated at all of the new collectible merchandise that will be available.
Disney World Fans Await The Return Of Star Tours
Star Tours - The Adventure Continues
Over the past several months little bits and pieces revealing the changes to Star Tours have been released by various Disney sources. Although we won't have to wait much longer until the new attraction in unveiled, I thought it would be helpful to gather together all that has been revealed in one article.
Timeline
One of the first things that we learned about the "new" Star Tours is that it takes place much earlier in time from the original Star Tours. The original is said to have taken place shortly after Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi. The new Star Tours will take place many years earlier shortly after Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.
The new Star Tours is adding characters that you recognize from the Star Wars Movies. The first star encounter will occur as your Starspeeder 1000 is about to take off. Although "ACE" is supposed to be your pilot, C-3PO ends up being the Droid in the pilot seat as you take off on your adventure.
Other Star Wars Characters that you should recognize that have been mentioned are: R2D2, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Chewbacca, and Darth Vader.
Multiple Destinations and Dimensions
One of the first changes that you will notice is that Star Tours - The Adventure Continues will be in 3-D. This added dimension will increase the realism of the Starspeeder 1000 adventure. The other big change is that the attraction will have multiple possible destinations and story lines, so it will NOT be the same ride each time. Possible destinations include experiencing a podrace on Tatooine, or racing through the cities on the planet of Coruscant. Others journey also wait to be discovered by Star Wars Fans.
Disney World Fans Count Down The Days!
Although Star Tours located Disney World and Disneyland are closed for refurbishment, the Disney World version will open first on May 20th (Disneyland follows on June 3rd). Disney World has smartly decided to coordinate the re-opening of Star Tours with the opening weekend of the Star Wars Weekend.
Count down the days Star Tours Fans and Star Wars Fans alike! The new adventure will be upon us soon and it certainly appears that this adventure will need to be experienced many times in order to see all that it has to offer.
Star Tours Reopens On May 20th At Disney's Hollywood Studios
Star Tours which takes Disney World guests on a thrilling adventure through the world of Star Wars has been closed since September 2010 while undergoing a major refurbishment that will include a new storyline with multiple story points and variations. You will also see the introduction of a new pilot and new droids to the action.
The new and improved Star Tours will reopen to the public on May 20, 2011. This will be just in time to coincide with the 2011 version of Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Stay tuned as more details will be communicated as they become available.
New Details About Star Tours 2.0 At Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney has recently released some more details about what the re-imagined Star Wars based attraction will look like when it re-opens in 2011.
Star Tours - Last Tour To Endor Event
On August 14th Disney World, in conjunction with Star Wars Celebration V, will hold a first of its kind decommissioning party for Star Tours in Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park.
The party will be called: Last Tour to Endor. This is a special event on the Saturday night of Star Wars Celebration V – THE official Lucasfilm fan convention and the biggest Star Wars party in the galaxy!
