Disney Park Annual Passholders Save on D23 Membership

by Brian Curran on February 5, 2012

Press Release:

For a limited time (from February 1 to March 31, 2012), annual D23 Gold membership is $54.99 for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort Annual Passholders — a savings of 20% for the biggest fans of Disney Parks.  The offer is valid for all new D23 Gold-level Memberships, which include: Read the rest of this entry »

D23 – Spring Issue of Disney Twenty-Three Magazine

by Brian Curran on January 28, 2012

D23 has sent us highlights of the spring 2012 issue of Disney Twenty-Three Magazine and details of new additions to the growing list of discounts offered to D23 Members.

 

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Star Tours pin part of Mystery pin set

by Brian Curran on January 22, 2012

Disney Parks Blog updated with a preview of a mystery pin set that features a Star Tours pin.

Our next stop – a new mystery pin set coming this summer to the Disneyland Resort. This limited release set contains 12 pins (plus a few chasers), and was designed by Disney Design Group artists Quynh Kimball and John Henselmeier (from Starspeeder 1000 Vehicle Playset fame). Product developer Jeanne Lewis told me that this collection “highlights favorite Disneyland attractions in license plate form.”

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Legoland to Expand Star Wars Area

by Brian Curran on January 21, 2012

Thanks to Randy from TheArnoldFans.com for letting us know that the LATimes.com posted a article about Legoland in Carlsbad, CA adding to it’s Star Wars Miniland area.

“Set to open March 29, the Star Wars Gallery will include 3-foot-tall Lego models of a dozen characters from the epic film saga, including Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, R2D2, Yoda and Darth Vader.”

Check out all the details on the LATimes.com website.

Anthony Daniels on Star Tours’ 25th

by Brian Curran on January 9, 2012

Star Wars and Star Tours veteran Anthony Daniels was kind enough to share with us some personal insights in the 25 years of Star Tours. Read his entire exclusive text here.

WDI Tom Fitzgerald comments on Star Tours 25th Anniversary

by Brian Curran on January 9, 2012

Executive VP and Senior Creative Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, Tom Fitzgerald worked on both the original Star Tours and the was the “creative lead” for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. Today Star Tours turns 25 and Tom Fitzgerald shares some of his memories with us.

Star Tours 25th Anniversary Commemorative Tee

by Brian Curran on January 5, 2012

Disney Parks Blog has updated with a announcement of a 25th Anniversary Tee-shirt:

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate this galactic milestone, this is definitely the way to go. This shirt will be available in January 2012 at Star Trader in Tomorrowland at Disneyland park, so make sure you watch ArtofDisneyParks.com for release dates. The force is certainly strong with this one, so don’t miss out!

Images © Disney/Lucasfilm

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Star Tours 25th anniversary pin

by Brian Curran on December 22, 2011

To commemorate Star Tours 25th anniversary Disneyland is releasing a limited edition pin. The pin is scheduled to be released 1/05/12 is a limited edition of 1000 and will retail for $12.95.

Image © Disney/Lucasfilm

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Star Tours Nominated for Annie Award

by Brian Curran on December 5, 2011

Congratulations to Industrial Light & Magic as they have been nominated for a Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production for their work on Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS 6TH ANNUAL SCIENCE OF GINGERBREAD EXHIBIT AND COMPETITION

by Brian Curran on December 4, 2011

DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER HOSTS 6TH ANNUAL SCIENCE OF GINGERBREAD EXHIBIT AND COMPETITION – NOVEMBER 25 TO JANUARY 1, 2012

Today we have a Press Release from the Discovery Science Center and several photos from the recent Star Wars exhibit courtesy of Randy Jennings from TheArnoldfans.com.

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