WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited the Walt Disney World theme parks on Monday and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:
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New Star Tours Marquee Poster Revealed
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: Today, May 4, we unveiled a stunning new piece of Star Tours art which serves as the attraction poster at Disneyland park and the marquee at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Designed by Imagineer Scot Drake, the piece features the new Starspeeder 1000 surrounded by many of the planets, vehicles … Read more
Brandon Struve’s 5/1/11 WDW Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Sunday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:
Some new Kiliminjaro Safaris shirts
Disney Updates Star Tours Webpage with New Images and Story Hints
The Star Tours page on the official Walt Disney World website was updated recently with a new flash-based preview (Sorry iPhone) of the destinations we’ll be traveling to when Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens on May 20th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. For those of you without a flash-capable device, here’s a look at the … Read more
Adam Roth’s 4/29/11 WDW Photo Report
Adam Roth visited both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney on Friday and has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us:
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Cast Suits-Up for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
While this isn’t huge news, the orange suits that have been a staple of Star Tours cast members for many years are history. Instead, Disney has developed some new costumes to better fit “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”: Blue and gold is most certainly the new colors of the Star Tours company, but not terribly … Read more
Destinations Officially Announced for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It won’t be long now before Star Tours re-launches and “The Adventures Continue” at both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California! But where in the galaxy are we going? We know a lot of you have been wondering and asking, and today we are happy … Read more
Now Departing: More Star Tours Destination Hinting
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: Recently, we talked about the characters you’ll meet in Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. Since then, there’s been a lot of speculation about where we’ll meet those characters. Well, stay tuned. While the Star Tours Company does fly to many destinations (as you can see in the … Read more
More Destinations Revealed for “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”?
WDWNT’s own Cody Smith recently attended the “Love is Magical” pin event at Walt Disney World. How does this apply to Star Tours? Well, there was a pin preview board at the event, and Disney was showcasing some of the pins that will be released when Star Tours re-opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May … Read more
More New Star Tours Characters Revealed in New Toys
From StarWars.com: Two new packages of Star Wars figures exclusive to the Disney Parks should be arriving just in time for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue! The top row of action figures is the Star Tours Ambush Pack. Among the figures are two of the new Skytroopers, Darth Vader on a platform, and bounty hunter Boba … Read more
A “Star-Studded” Cast for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
From the Disney Parks Blog: One of our goals for the new Star Tours show was to pack as much Star Wars into the attraction as possible. That meant traveling to different planets, and meeting up with classic characters from the saga. Of course you already know that R2-D2 and C-3PO are back, reprising their roles in the … Read more
First Look at Your New Star Tours Pilot
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It was a big day for Star Tours recently, as Star Wars creator George Lucas, joined by producer Rick McCallum, paid a visit to Disneyland Park to take a few test rides on the attraction with our Walt Disney Imagineering team. After experiencing adventures to several of the Star Wars … Read more
Zach Larson’s 1/15-1/18/11 WDW Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson roamed all over Walt Disney World last weekend and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us of all the latest happenings:
New clothing at Hollywood Studios features characters with clapboards
C-3P0 to Pilot the Starspeeder 1000, Captain Rex will Return!
From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It was great to read your comments about the pilots of Star Tours on my last post. Some people really want to see Rex again in the new show. Others are excited about the introduction of the new character “Ace.” And then there are those who are speculating … Read more
Zach Larson’s 10/14/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios back on October 14th, so without any further ado, here are the photos he took:
I miss seeing Sounds Dangerous down there…
C-3PO Strikes Back in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald has posted another Star Tours update on the Disney Parks Blog: Things are very busy in the world of Star Tours, both here in California and in Florida as well! A few weeks ago I shared a first look at two new characters joining Star Tours, and today, I want to take you behind the … Read more