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Star Wars Weekends

Star Warsโ„ข Weekends Celebrity Hosts Announced

SWW HostsTheย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort has announced the Celebrity Hosts for their upcomingย Star Warsโ„ข Weekendsย May 18 โ€“ June 10, 2012.

Taking place atย Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข, the event celebrates the popular Star Warsโ„ขย films and the animated TV series Star Warsโ„ข: The Clone Wars. This year’s hosts will be 2 familiar faces as both of them areย Star Warsโ„ข Weekends veterans.ย Ashley Eckstein (voice ofย Ahsoka Tano in Star Warsโ„ข: The Clone Wars)ย and James Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi inย Star Warsโ„ข: The Clone Wars)ย will host for the duration of the 2012 event.ย James will serve as the Official Celebrity Host ofย Star Warsโ„ข Weekendsย and Ashley will be the Celebrity Host of โ€œBehind the Force,โ€ a show that gives fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse atย Star Warsโ„ข: The Clone Wars.

In addition to being ย the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi, James is also the current voice of Fred Flintstone, and has a list of character voice credits including Green Arrow, Johnny Test and Ratchet (from the โ€œRatchet & Clankโ€ video game series), just to name a few.

Ashley, a former Disney Cast Memberย as a parade dancer at Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข, isย also a fashion designer and heads her own company, โ€œHer Universe,โ€ specializing in merchandise and apparel specifically for female sci-fi fans.

The complete listing of events and celebrity meet & greets have not been released, so keep checking back for more details.

Inside Look at Star Warsโ„ข Weekends

Guests who have experiencedย Star Warsโ„ข Weekends at theย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort rave over the amount of activities, meet-and-greets, and exclusive merchandise opportunities they encounter at Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข. 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 ย Star Warsโ„ข Weekends

Star Warsโ„ข Weekends will take placeย Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 18 โ€“ June 10, 2012 and is included with regular admission toย Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข.

It’s not too late for your family to meetย Wookiees, droids, Ewoks, and bounty hunters at this year’sย Star Warsโ„ข Weekends. Contact your Magic Makerยฎ and ask about how you can save with the Walt Disney Worldยฎย 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 Warsโ„ข Weekends will return the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resortย May 18 – June 10, 2012. Taking place at Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข, the event celebrates the popular Star Warsโ„ขย films and the animated TV series Star Warsโ„ข: The Clone Wars.

In addition to the Star Warsโ„ขย experiences Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ขย 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 Warsโ„ขย characters
  • Autograph sessions with Star Warsโ„ขย actors and creative talent
  • Star Warsโ„ขย parades and motorcades
  • Hyperspace Hoopla – a party that ends the day withย music, comedy and dancing
  • One-of-a-kind Star Warsโ„ขย 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 Warsโ„ขย Weekend as it is released.

โ€˜Star Tours โ€“ The Adventures Continueโ€™

The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create โ€œStar Tours โ€“ The Adventures Continue,โ€ a new 3-D attraction set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข theme park on May 20, 2011. The attraction also will open at Disneylandยฎ Park in Anaheim, Calif., on June 3, 2011.

Based on the Star Warsโ„ข films, Star Tours will take Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort guests to multiple Star Warsโ„ข 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 Warsโ„ข galaxy like never before on a theme park attraction. Walt Disney Imagineering worked with Lucasfilm, Ltd. and Industrial Light & Magic โ€“ the groundbreaking visual effects division of Lucasfilm โ€“ to bring the out-of-this-world attraction to life.

Star Tours, which had thrilled guests since the 1980s, was โ€œpowered downโ€ at the Disneylandยฎ park and Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข 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 Warsโ„ข 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 Warsโ„ข galaxy. And all of the storylineโ€™s twists and turns will be random, affording guests the chance to ride the attraction multiple times.

Whether itโ€™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 โ€“ literally โ€“ in the 3-D, multi-sensory attraction.

Entering the attraction queue area, Star Tours guests walk into a bustling spaceport. The famed Star Warsโ„ข 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 โ€œAce,โ€ and Aly San San (voiced by actress Allison Janney), the โ€œspokesbotโ€ 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 pilotโ€™s seat instead of Ace, and itโ€™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 Warsโ„ข films. Among the locations that might provide haven from the Empireโ€™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 Warsโ„ข characters that offer to help (or hinder) their journey, including Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Darth Vader and Boba Fett. โ€œSkytroopers,โ€ 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 Worldยฎ Resort, Star Tours opens May 20, 2011, the same day the annual Star Warsโ„ข Weekends event begins at Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข theme park. Star Tours and Star Warsโ„ข Weekends event activities are included in regular admission to Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข theme park. For more information about Star Warsโ„ข Weekend, please click here.

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