Tag: Star Tours
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I’ve got a bad feeling about this: Star Tours returns to Disneyland
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue officially opened Friday at Disneyland. For a look inside the ride, check out Dave Parfitt’s recent blog about the Disney Hollywood Studios version….they are exactly the same. I was lucky enough to be able to attend the opening ceremonies, and after the spectacle of the ceremonies for The Little Mermaid:…
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Disney’s New Star Tours: A HYPE-rspace Free Review
Take home message: pick up your Fast Pass for Toy Story Mania first The Disney PR hype machine is working overtime to pump up the Star Tours attraction that re-opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World on May 20th, 2011. Disney is banking on the excitement of the Star Wars franchise to offset…
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Jedi 101: Build Your Own Lightsaber at Disneyland’s Star Trader
Ah, young Padawan – the Force is strong with you. You will need the weapon of a Jedi Knight to save the Rebel Army. So where do all the young Jedi-wannabes go for their weapon of choice? LightsaberMart? No, silly – they closed lightyears ago. They head to the newly reopened Star Trader shop, next door…
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Star Tours reopens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The newly reimagined Star Tours: The Adventures Continue in 3D reopened May 20,2011 in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Early this morning I was part of a group of lucky people that got to experience the ride during the Star Wars Meet Up. I have always said that Disney knows how to throw a party. This morning…
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D23’s Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th – Day 2
D23’s Destination D was a two day event held at the Contemporary Resort this past weekend and celebrated all things Walt Disney World. Day 1 featured several authors, historians and archivists talking about Disney World, Day 2 featured more of the men and women that were…and are still involved in the creation of Walt Disney…
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Disneyland’s Star Trader: Star Tours 2 Shopping Adventure Awaits!
This weekend, I got a chance to go shopping in the newly reopened and rethemed Star Traders retail shop in Disneyland‘s Tomorrowland. The reopening of The Star Trader is just the first step in the reality that the opening of the updated Star Tours attraction is just around the corner! If you plan on riding this highly anticipated…
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Disney Installs New Star Tours Marquee
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you. In anticipation of its newly reimagineered Star Tours 2 attraction, Disney Parks has unveiled and installed its new marquee above the attraction entrance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The same marquee art can be seen as an attraction poster at the Star Tours 2 attraction at…