One of Disney World’s public relations experts tweeted that fans should prepare for a new augmented reality experience at Star Wars Weekends this year at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Fun #AugmentedReality @ @StarWars Weekends this year. Attending? download @Aurasma app for iPhone/Android. More details to come.… Read More »Augmented Reality Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends
What happens when a Darth Vader cupcakes is introduced to one of Disney World’s famously tasty pastry displays? Show your #DisneySide and find out: Yep, that’s a promotion for Star Wars Weekends. I have to give them kudos for being creative enough to come up… Read More »A Journey To The Disney Dark Side with a Darth Vader Cupcake, Really
As the Disney representative mentioned in our video interview, many of the Star Wars weekends premier theatre experiences are now available on the Fastpass+ system. It also looks like Darth’s Mall might have a Fastpass+ line too (it was visible, but not available for reservations when I last checked). What she didn’t mention was that they’ll all tier 1 offerings.
This means you’re limited to one Star Wars Weekend show Fastpass+ entitlement a day. I totally understand why they did this. There is very limited seating inside the Premier theater and only a portion of those will be Fastpass+ seating. So one show a day without the wait seems reasonable. It’s tough to pick just one, but I understand.
If there are two shows you really want to see, and are only here for one weekend, you’ll have to use your Fastpass+ allotment both days at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
As evidenced by this selfie Disney CEO Bob Iger is apparently in London where production on Episode VII is underway. Definitely one of the perks of being in charge of a company that now includes The Muppets, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm among its many original… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger meets Chewbacca
“Star Wars Rebels,” a new animated series from Disney and Lucasfilm, is set in the time between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series is scheduled to premiere in… Read More »Star Wars Rebels – First Trailer Debuts
One of the benefits of the media event for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was that I got a chance to talk with some of the planners involved in upcoming events at Walt Disney World. Below is a brief talk with Randi Hoffert from Disney Destinations… Read More »Star Wars Weekends – What’s New and What Not To Miss
The cast of Star Wars: Episode VII gathered with Director J.J. Abrams in London to do the first read through of the script. I am happy to see many of the original stars will be returning including Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels,… Read More »Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Introduced
Since Day One of Disney’s acquisition of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, fans were concerned about what would happen to the Expanded Universe of Star Wars. Lucas has always said that his projects (the two movie trilogies and The Clone Wars show) were officially canon and… Read More »Star Wars and Disney Discard Expanded Universe For Alternate Universe