One of the great new traditions of Star Wars Weekends is the wonderful advertising posters that place Star Wars characters in situations at Disney theme parks that you might not otherwise suspect. Typically these are given to cast members who work the event as a… Read More »Star Wars Weekends Advertising Art
May 21st is the 30th anniversary of the premier of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It’s also the first day of this year’s Star Wars Weekends event at Disneys Hollywood Studios. The host and guest list for each of the four weekends has just… Read More »Star Wars Weekends 2010 Guest List Announced
When Star Tours II (aka Star Tours 2.0) was officially announced at D23 they showed some 3D podracer footage with your StarSpeeder actually racing along the Tatooine course. While the footage was amazingly cool, it led to some speculation that the whole show would be… Read More »Star Tours II – Details Leak Out
Update: New Video of the Star Tours II 3D footage that was shown at the expo below. The eventually arrival of Star Tours 2.0 was worst kept secret over the last few years. From artists at Lucasfilm talking about their work to Anthony Daniels reporting… Read More »Star Tours 2.0 In 3D Arriving in 2011
Time to close a few open tabs again: Win a chance to sleep inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Four lucky souls will get their chance via 99.5 KLOS. Your last chance to enter is this Friday. There’s a Flash Mob Protest against the Iran election planned… Read More »Around the Hub – Disney News and Links
StarWars.com has a slideshow previewing some of the new merchandise for the 2009 Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I dig some of those T-shirt designs. Do you see anything you like?
Over on /film, Word has leaked that filming for the long rumored Star Tours 2.0 has finally begun. We already know that some voice tracks have been laid (confirmed by the Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO at Star Wars Celebration IV) and that some… Read More »Star Tours 2.0 filming at last?
Last year’s Star Wars Weekends was pretty amazing. With ‘behind the force’ in the new enclosed theater and the best photo themed photo ops and character costumes yet, it set a high bar for this year’s event. And yet, inevitably, the weekends grow closer until… Read More »Star Wars Weekends, Guest Celebrities List