Month: August, 2005

Jedi Mickey/Yoda 2 Pack Available?

by Kris Van de Sande on August 18, 2005

Rumour has hit the internet that the recently previewed Jedi Mickey and Yoda 2-Pack has hit shelves in the Star Trader. The price should ring 15.00 + Tax.

But remember, all of this is yet unconfirmed.

SWW ’05 Merchandise Available At SWS

by Kris Van de Sande on August 11, 2005

StarWarsShop.com now has the leftovers of Star Wars Weekends 2005. Even if you missed the event, or ran low on cash, you can now order some lefover merchandise like Coins, T-Shirts, Ballcaps and more!

6 Items are available in total, wich you can all check out at StarWarsShop.com.

UPDATE: As of 14 August, the coin set has sold out.

Jedi Mickey Updates

by Alex Newborn on August 3, 2005

Rebelscum reports:

Sources close to The Mouse have revealed that the Walt Disney World park will be receiving quantities of this two-pack from mid September.The incorrect lightsaber colour has been fixed but it may be that initial quantities will have Yoda with a blue blade instead of a green one.

Also is was confirmed that the figure 2 pack is in fact made by Hasbro.

China Gets Second Disneyland

by Kris Van de Sande on August 2, 2005

We have recieved the news from the DJ HK PRESS (a Hong Kong newspaper) that Disney is planning on construction a new Disneyland in China! Read on for the full article.

DJ HK PRESS: Disney To Open Theme Park In Shanghai In 2012

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Walt Disney Co. (DIS) plans to open a Disney theme park in Shanghai in 2012, the Hong Kong Economic Times reports.

Citing sources, the report said Disney and the Shanghai government reached an agreement to begin construction of China’s second Disneyland in 2008, with a completion date of 2012.

The sources said the park will be four times bigger than Hong Kong’s Disneyland, scheduled to open September 12.

However, it is unclear whether the plan will receive regulatory approval from China’s central government, according to the newspaper.

The first group of Disney’s U.S.-based theme park designers and planners currently in Hong Kong will be moving to Shanghai for preparation of the park, which is expected to begin in mid-2006, the newspaper said.

Disney has said that the company won’t rule out the possibility of opening another theme park in China after 2010. “

Does this means that there is a reason some fundamental attractions like Haunted Mansion and Star Tours in Disneyland Hong Kong were missing? We will keep you up to date as this evolves.