Check out these cool ads visitors to Orlando International Airport will see for the Disney-MGM Studios Star Wars weekends. You can also get a preview on some of the merchandise that will be available at the weekend festival that runs June-June 24. Alas posters of these ads won’t be available. (Link)
Roger Moore, the movie critic at the Orlando Sentinel, reports on a new documentary that chronicles the Fighting 501st Legion and their volunteer work that is decidedly on the light side of The Force. The men and women of the 501st Legion are ordinary, anonymous folks who put on black leotards and white plastic chest,… Read More »Star Wars fans offer hope
It’s the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Time to get your Wookie on? If so then plan to be at the Star Wars Weekends this year. The guest list (subject to change as Yoda says, "Always in motion is the future.") has just been announced at StarWars.com and… Read More »Star Wars Weekends 2007 Lineup Announced
Disney has announced the dates for the 2007 Star Wars weekends at Disney-MGM Studios. This years event will take place on four consecutive weekends (Friday-Sunday) beginning June 1, 2007 and running through June 24, 2007. 2007 event dates are June 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24. As I speculated earlier, it looks like rather than split… Read More »Dates set for 2007 Star Wars Weekends at Disney-MGM Studios
2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the first film released in the Star Wars saga. So expectations are high for this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney-MGM Studios. No official announcement has been made about the special event, in fact the date for the fan fest have yet to be finalized. Part of the reason… Read More »Star Wars Weekends 2007: Big Figs and other news
Apparently the government of Tunisia views the desert sets of Tatooine from the Star Wars movies as something of a historical landmark. They’ve gone through great lengths to preserve the sets. Some even have people living in them. he explained to me that since he had neither family nor money, he came to live in… Read More »Visit Tatooine without flying on a Starspeeder
For years I’ve wished that Disneyland/DLR would have the sort of Halloween excitement that is available at WDW. I was going to come on here and cry, "Eureka! We’ve finally got it!" and then I saw the photos in the post below from Paris, and I still feel slighted.
However, it was fun. The claims that Disneyland Resort made regarding the new vigor with which they tackled the haunting holiday were mostly on target, although the comparisons to Christmas spirit fell a bit short.
That said, Christmas was apparently waiting in the wings and started rolling out shortly after the gates closed on October. November 1st greeted us with candy canes where once were candy corn. The season will become official on Nov. 10th.
Also, there are two new attractions at Disneyland, a Jedi training activity and a Princess Fairy Festival, both being added as part of the "Million Dreams" campaign. Speaking of which, we won a "Dream Fast Pass" that allowed us entry onto a handful of rides at both parks. Unfortunately, almost all were rides too big for the kids. Still, it’s cool to win!
More photos after the break.
As part of the Star Wars Weekends at Disney-MGM Studios this year a special limited edition stamp on the new Jedi Mickey Big Fig will be available. Get your name on the wish list now or show up May 19th or 20th. More info here. See previous post on Star Wars merch and celebs. [… Read More »Jedi Mickey Big Fig!