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DisneyParksBlog has updated with a list  of celebrity guests and the dates they will be attending Star Wars Weekends 2011.

Celebrity Hosts for the event this year are James Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars). Other guests include Anthony Daniels (C-3P0), Dave Filoni, Bruce Spence, Ray Park (Darth Maul), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Matt Lanter, Peter Mayhew and Tom Kane.

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Star Wars Fangirl Apparel from Her Universe to be Offered for the First Time at Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park.
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Last Chance to Enter D23 Expo’s Fan Art Contest Honoring One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Winners Work to be Displayed in Special Fan Art Gallery at Anaheim Convention Center in August.

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“Star Wars Weekends 2011 will be held at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 20-June 12.”

May 20 is the day Star Tours opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Anthony Daniels is scheduled for weekend 1.

For more info head over to Disney Parks Blog:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/feel-the-force-at-star-wars-weekends-2011/

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“A Long Time Ago…”
Destination D’s Star Tours Presentation hosted by Tom Fitzgerald

http://www.endorexpress.net/special-features/“a-long-time-ago…”-destination-d’s-star-tours-presentation/

D23 Announces
The Ultimate Disney Trivia Tournament
as Part of the Upcoming D23 Expo, Bringing Additional Excitement to the 2011 Disney Fan Event

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Welcome AC-38, a droid of the AC type to the Star Tours pilot family. Also Aly San San has been confirmed! Our reporter Dave sends us the information straight from the Destination D convention.

Update: Tom Fitzgerald just uploaded his blog with more images.

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At a presentation hosted by Tom Fitzgerald, Executive VP & Senior Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering at D23′s Destination D. Fitzgerald confirmed what we figured out a few weeks back. Aly San San is the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue spokesdroid. The droid was named by George Lucas because it is voiced by actress Allison Janney.

Fitzgerald also revealed the name and a photo of the new pilot of the Starspeeder 1000, “ACE” AC-38

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Alex’s reports from Star Wars Celebration V we be post here and on our Special Features page.

• Alex’s productive first two hours at CV on Friday the 13th
• CV Exclusive Starspeeder 1000 Toy Review

Big Thanks to Gary X for the live updates and we should be updating with images from Alex Newborn soon.

A Hasbro 3 3/4 inch scaled Starspeeder 1000 is being produced!

The Disney Theme Parks Merchandise panel was hosted by Brad Schoeneberg (Product Developer) and Cody Hampton (Product Developer) and Quynh Kimball (Graphic Designer).

click below for a list of the product that was announced at the panel.

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