If you haven’t heard, Walt Disney World is preparing a Frozen attraction to take over the space of Maelstrom in Norway in EPCOT. It’s a bit of a controversial move, but attraction makeovers actually aren’t all that unheard of around the resort to varying levels… Read More »Attraction Makeovers: The Good, The Bad, and the Future
We recent had a quick look at the exterior changes to what will soon be the Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. But that’s not the only change going on at the park. Watto’s Grotto just reopened full of merchandise for Star Wars… Read More »Disney’s Hollywood Studios Photo Update
Thing announcing a whole new Star Wars themed-land to be built at both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios was enough for D23 Expo? Well, guess what? There’s more Star Wars theme park related news… and this stuff will be appearing in the parks much sooner… Read More »Star Wars preview center and Star Tours update coming this year to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios
SMS Audio, LLC, an audio headphone brand, and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts have entered into a multi-year strategic alliance naming SMS Audio the official headphones of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. As part of this partnership, the Star… Read More »Star Tours gets a new sponsor and some cool headphones
We know from previous announcements from Disney CEO and chair Bob Iger that 2015 was the year Disney and Star Wars fans would find out how The Mouse would be expanding The Force inside the parks. On yesterday’s Wall Street analyst calls, Iger shared just… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger teases big Star Wars theme park presence
Tokyo Disneyland is the third Disney theme park to get the Star Tours 2.0 upgrade (Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland are the other two). The actual ride mechanics is the same, with over 50 possible ride combinations, but the setting and queue is very different. This gave Imagineers a chance to do what they do best, play. For instance, do you recognize the robot tribute to the Hitchhiking Ghosts?
Also inspired to add his two cents was George Lucas. We have his video and more below the jump:
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Star Wars fans will get an early dose of galactic fun as Disney’s Hollywood Studios hosts Limited Time Magic for the annual, fan-proclaimed “Star Wars Day,” May 4 – a date that Star Wars fans worldwide turn into a celebratory pun, “May the Fourth Be… Read More »May the Fourth Be With You Event Announced For Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Poor Darth Vader, he just can’t seem to find his way to Tokyo Disneyland where Star Tours: The Adventure Continues will soon start offering 3D trips around the galaxy. Today he’s stuck in Nagoya, Japan. Not quite as funny as the others, but it has… Read More »Star Tours in Tokyo Disneyland – Darth Vader Lost in Nagoya