Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination to End on April 15!

by Brian Curran on April 5, 2012

DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER’S BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBIT
STAR WARS™: WHERE SCIENCE MEETS IMAGINATION TO END APRIL 15

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Celebrity Hosts for Star Wars Weekends 2012 Announced

by Brian Curran on April 2, 2012

Disney Parks Blog has announced the celebrity hosts for Star Wars Weekends 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

“Today, we’d like to announce two of the talented Star Wars stars that will serve in Celebrity Host roles this year. They are both Star Wars Weekends veterans, so we’re especially excited to welcome them back again.

Ashley Eckstein and James Arnold Taylor – who provide the voices of Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi, respectively, for the popular animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars – will join us for the duration of the 2012 event in their host roles.”

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Legoland Invites Make-a-Wish Child to Cut Ceremonial Ribbon Opening New LEGO STAR WARS Gallery

by David Yeh on March 30, 2012

LEGOLAND® California
Invites Make-a-Wish Child to Cut Ceremonial Ribbon Opening New
LEGO
® STAR WARS™ Gallery

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StarSpeeder Dreams

by Alex Newborn on March 27, 2012

Our own Alex Newborn dreamed of owning an action-figure-scaled StarSpeeder toy for over two decades, and in this video glimpse into his Star Tours collection, he takes the viewer on a journey recounting the chronology of a quest that occupied literally half his life.

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Celebrating the 2012 THEA Awards

by David Yeh on March 21, 2012

This weekend, the TEA (Themed Entertainment Assoiation) celebrated its 20th anniversary in grand fashion at The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.  What began as several workshops and networking experiences capped with the grand finale: The 2012 THEA Awards.  The TEA organization, representing creators of compelling places & experiences worldwide, honored several wonderful experiences around the world, including our favorite, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.

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TCM & D23 Present Two Extraordinary Disney Classics on the Big Screen

by Brian Curran on March 21, 2012

TCM Classic Film Festival and D23: The Official Disney Fan Club
to Present Two Groundbreaking Disney Classics
Events Include 75th Anniversary Screening of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
And Live Appearance by Kirk Douglas Introducing a New Restoration of
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

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Discovery Science Center hosts Final Star Wars Fan Day

by Brian Curran on March 21, 2012

The Discovery Science Center sent out the following to announce the final Star Wars “Fan Day” and the upcoming Bubblefest.

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James Arnold Taylor hosting at Star Wars Celebration VI!

by Brian Curran on March 13, 2012

Press Release:

Star Wars Celebration VI, the ultimate fan experience and the biggest Star Wars party ever, will feature three stages of programming offering hours of exclusive entertainment and fascinating information focused on the past, present and future of Star Wars. The stage hosts for the four-day event, held August 23-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida are James Arnold Taylor, David Collins and Pablo Hidalgo.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012 Merchandise Update

by Brian Curran on March 12, 2012

Disney Parks Blog has updated with news of some plush toys that will be released at Star Wars Weekends 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

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D23 Expo Returns to Anaheim August 9-11, 2013

by Brian Curran on March 9, 2012

D23 EXPO—THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT—RETURNS TO ANAHEIM, ONCE AGAIN BRINGING ALL THE MAGICAL WORLDS OF DISNEY UNDER ONE ROOF FROM AUGUST 9–11, 2013

Advance Tickets On Sale August 9, 2012, for the

Most All-Encompassing Disney Fan Event in the World

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