Month: May, 2008

4th Annual Unofficial Star Wars Day at Disneyland

by Brian Curran on May 26, 2008

The folks over at StarWarsDisneyland.com asked us to pass along the date for the fourth annual Unofficial Star Wars Day at Disneyland. Mark June 28th 2008 on your calendar. Join your fellow Star Wars fans in front of the castle for a group photo. Looks like Daniel Logan joined in on the fun last year. Event Shirts benefit The American Cancer Society.

Disney Star Wars Weekends 2008

by David Yeh on May 26, 2008

It’s time for Star Wars Weekends again at the Disney Hollywood Studios in Florida every weekend this June beginning June 6 through June 29th. This year’s celebration will be hosted by Warwick Davis who plays the popular Ewok Wicket as well as the title character of Willow. Each weekend will feature a different assortment of Star Wars stars and celebrities to meet-and-greet with as well as costumed characters, fun activities, and a Legends of the Force celebrity motorcade parade.

New to this year’s event is an exclusive behind the scenes look at the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated adventure. As always, there will be plenty of exclusive merchandise for this event so stay tuned for more information!

For more information on this event, please visit Walt Disney World’s event page or StarWars.com.

ILM Remakes Star Tours?

by Kris Van de Sande on May 26, 2008

The name Hayden Landis might not ring a bell with most moviegoers, but his work is known by many, as he is one of the many digital artists at ILM. In an interesting interview about the new Indiana Jones film, he closes up with an interesting upcoming project!

“Next up for Landis is another nostalgia-oriented project–a redo of the Star Tours ride at Disneyland. The big question…will Captain EO make a comeback?”

Is this a confirmation Star Tours 2 is coming sooner then we think? Will it be a CGI remake of the original ride, or a completely new ride, or both? Who knows ..