Month: July, 2010

Last Day & D23 Final Flight Report

by Brian Curran on July 31, 2010

Our pictures and report from Disneyland and D23′s Final Flight Event.

http://www.endorexpress.net/special-features/d23-star-tours-final-flight/

Disney CV Exclusives

by Brian Curran on July 30, 2010

Since Star Wars Celebration V is in Orlando you would have to expect some cool Star Tours exclusives. The folks at Disney Theme Park Merchandise were kind enough to pass along some info and images of some of the exclusives they will have available at Celebration.

Be sure to catch the Disney Parks Toy Collectors Panel, currently scheduled on Friday, Aug 13 from 12-1pm. Where you can hear more about Disney Parks exclusive toys. Located at the Behind-The-Scenes Stage with Pablo Hidalgo (W414 ABCD).

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Mark Eades OCRegister article

by Brian Curran on July 28, 2010

Check out this awesome article in the OCRegister. Former Imagineer Mark Eades looks back at the original Star Tours that he helped create.

http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2010/07/27/good-bye-star-tours-i-will-miss-you/51113/

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D23 Event:Final Flight to Endor

by Brian Curran on July 28, 2010

We will have photo’s and a report from the D23 Final Flight event later today.

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Star Wars “Attraction” Posters

by Brian Curran on July 24, 2010

” According to Hodges, the artwork is heavily influenced by the attraction posters seen at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.”

Get information on the posters and how to get them at Star Wars.com:

http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/hodges_attraction_posters/index.html

StarWars.com: More Details about the Last Tour to Endor

by Brian Curran on July 21, 2010

“StarWars.com chats with one of show directors for the Last Tour to Endor event — Jason Surrell (Senior Show Writer and Show Director for Walt Disney Creative Entertainment and Walt Disney Imagineering) about what fans can expect from this special Last Tour to Endor event.”

http://www.starwars.com/fans/events/inside_last_Tour_endor/index.html

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D23 Event: Star Tours Final Flight Event at the Disneyland Resort

by Brian Curran on July 15, 2010

“Get ready to visit a galaxy far, far away one last time! After Disneyland has closed to the general public, D23 Members are invited to take an exhilarating “final flight” to the Moon of Endor before Star Tours suspends departures as it readies for its 2011 reimagining.”

http://d23.disney.go.com/expo/072610_EE_StarTours.html

UPDATE: Event Sold Out

UPDATE: David and Brian will be there!

Captain EO returns to Epcot

by David Yeh on July 6, 2010

The classic 3-D film replaces the film HONEY, I SHRUNK THE AUDIENCE, and is now playing at the Imagination Pavillion.

The Disney Parks Blog shows us two early rising fans Jaymes Gabourel and Andrea Smith that were there to experience the return of a classic.

photo ©Disney

Tokyo and Paris Disneyland Photo Gallery Updated

by David Yeh on July 6, 2010

Special thanks to our guest photographers Jeff Alter & Patrick Johnson for adding their great photos to our gallery.

Check out the great photos at the links below:

http://www.endorexpress.net/database/starports/paris-france/

http://www.endorexpress.net/database/starports/tokyo-japan/

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