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Inside Look at Star Wars™ Weekends

Guests who have experienced Star Wars™ Weekends at the Walt Disney World® Resort rave over the amount of activities, meet-and-greets, and exclusive merchandise opportunities they encounter at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™. But for someone who has never taken part in the event, it is hard to imagine what it is really like.

Take a peek at what you can expect at  Star Wars™ Weekends

Star Wars™ Weekends will take place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 18 – June 10, 2012 and is included with regular admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios™.

It’s not too late for your family to meet Wookiees, droids, Ewoks, and bounty hunters at this year’s Star Wars™ Weekends. Contact your Magic Maker® and ask about how you can save with the Walt Disney World® Resort Room Discount that is out of this galaxy!

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Star Wars Weekends Return to Walt Disney World in May 2012

Star Wars™ Weekends will return the Walt Disney World® Resort May 18 – June 10, 2012. Taking place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, the event celebrates the popular Star Wars™ films and the animated TV series Star Wars™: The Clone Wars.

In addition to the Star Wars™ experiences Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ host year round – Stars Tours The Adventure Continue and the Jedi Training Academy – several additional activities are available for guest during the event:

  • Meet-and-Greet opportunities with many Star Wars™ characters
  • Autograph sessions with Star Wars™ actors and creative talent
  • Star Wars™ parades and motorcades
  • Hyperspace Hoopla – a party that ends the day with music, comedy and dancing
  • One-of-a-kind Star Wars™ memorabilia

The event runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 18-June 10, 2012 and requires regular theme park admission. We will bring you additional information about Star Wars™ Weekend as it is released.

‘Star Tours – The Adventures Continue’

The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue,” a new 3-D attraction set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ theme park on May 20, 2011. The attraction also will open at Disneyland® Park in Anaheim, Calif., on June 3, 2011.

Based on the Star Wars™ films, Star Tours will take Walt Disney World® Resort guests to multiple Star Wars™ destinations where they will interact with characters from throughout the Saga. And it will all be in 3-D.

With eye-popping 3-D digital filming, a dramatic musical score and motion simulator-based technology, guests will be immersed in the Star Wars™ galaxy like never before on a theme park attraction. Walt Disney Imagineering worked with Lucasfilm, Ltd. and Industrial Light & Magic – the groundbreaking visual effects division of Lucasfilm – to bring the out-of-this-world attraction to life.

Star Tours, which had thrilled guests since the 1980s, was “powered down” at the Disneyland® park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ in 2010 so Imagineers could begin work on the new attraction.

And in a new twist, guests may be able to enjoy the attraction multiple times without ever experiencing the same adventure. More than 50 story combinations are possible for guests to experience aboard Star Tours.

Just as the Star Wars™ films immerse movie-goers in storylines that keep them on the edge of their seats, Star Tours will feature multiple stories and scenarios that will hurtle park guests throughout the Star Wars™ galaxy. And all of the storyline’s twists and turns will be random, affording guests the chance to ride the attraction multiple times.

Whether it’s a battle with Darth Vader and his legion of stormtroopers or a plea from Princess Leia to help her save the Rebellion, guests will find themselves in the middle of the action – literally – in the 3-D, multi-sensory attraction.

Entering the attraction queue area, Star Tours guests walk into a bustling spaceport. The famed Star Wars™ droid duo, C-3PO and R2-D2, greet them as the Starspeeder 1000 is prepped for service. Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO and the only actor to appear in every theatrical chapter of the Star Wars Saga, reprises his role as the golden protocol droid. Daniels worked with Walt Disney Imagineering to record new dialogue for the attraction. Guests also are introduced to AC-38, a hotshot droid pilot known simply as “Ace,” and Aly San San (voiced by actress Allison Janney), the “spokesbot” for the spaceport.

After winding through the spaceport, guests board the Starspeeder 1000 spacecraft and prepare for Star Tours Flight #1401. Through a series of mishaps, however, C-3PO finds himself in the pilot’s seat instead of Ace, and it’s up to him and R2-D2 to navigate their passengers through the galaxy. However, the tyrannical Empire is out to stop the Starspeeder at all costs. C-3PO and R2-D2 take the controls and try to outwit and outrun the Imperial forces and a galactic bounty hunter hired to pursue the spaceship and its passengers.

Utilizing the 50+ random story combinations, the Starspeeder then embarks on a wild trip through the galaxy, visiting several planets made famous in the Star Wars™ films. Among the locations that might provide haven from the Empire’s pursuit are the icy planet of Hoth, the lush jungles of Kashyyyk and the underwater Gungan world of Naboo. And along the way guests may encounter Star Wars™ characters that offer to help (or hinder) their journey, including Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Darth Vader and Boba Fett. “Skytroopers,” a legion of stormtroopers created just for the Star Tours attraction story, might even join in the chase.

In fact, with multiple ways to experience each flight, guests will never know where the Force will take them.

At Walt Disney World® Resort, Star Tours opens May 20, 2011, the same day the annual Star Wars™ Weekends event begins at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ theme park. Star Tours and Star Wars™ Weekends event activities are included in regular admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ theme park. For more information about Star Wars™ Weekend, please click here.

Star Wars Weekends

Immerse yourself in the power of the Force during Star Wars™ Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, select weekends this spring, 2010.  You’ll find an entire saga’s worth of characters and celebrities on hand for autographs, pictures, motorcades, Q&A sessions and more, including the Jedi Training Academy for your Padawans.Star Wars

Event Tickets
Admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ required.

2010 Dates
May 21 – 23, May 28 – 30, June 4 – 6, June 11 – 13

Characters
Encounter over 50 Star Wars characters from the entire saga. From Darth Vader to Darth Maul and Anakin to Chewbacca, you’ll find heroes and villains from throughout the galaxy.

Celebrities* from Star Wars will attend each weekend and participate in:

  • Autograph Sessions
  • Legends of the Force – Celebrity motorcade
  • Stars of the Saga – Talk Show and Q&A

May 21-23: Temuera Morrison, Daniel Logan, Dee Bradley Baker
May 28-30: Matthew Wood, Lorne Peterson, Tom Kane
June 4-6: Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park, Dave Filoni
June 11-13: Ray Park, Peter Mayhew, James Arnold Taylor

Celebrity Hosts*
The celebrity hosts for each weekend will be Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett from Empire and Return of the Jedi) and Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka fromThe Clone Wars).

Jedi Training Academy
Each young Padawan who is chosen will learn a lightsaber combination as they prepare to fact the dark side!

Behind the Force: Experience the Clone Wars
Explore the excitement of Star Wars: The Clone Wars with a fascinating look behind the scenes of the all-new animated adventure!

Star Tours Attraction
Blast your starspeeder through the ultimate Star Wars adventure.

Padawan Mind Challenge
Kids under 12 can test their wits before the Jedi Council!

Hyperspace Hoopla
Star Wars characters and Guests gather for an entertaining conclusion to each day’s events.

A Galaxy of Photo Opportunities

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*Admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ required.
Appearances and entertainment subject to change without notice.
Availability is limited for some events. Events may be cancelled at any time.
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