Around the 2011 D23 Expo
by Brian Curran on August 28, 2011
A photo tour of the 2011 D23 Expo show floor that featured exhibits, displays, stores, collections, celebrity meet & greets and you might bump into a Disney Legend…
Tag: Darth Vader
Hasbro’s Ambush at Star Tours
by David Yeh on August 9, 2011
When Star Tours: The Adventures Continue made its debut in both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Hasbro was also there with two new sets of action figures. We took a closer look at the STAR TOURS TRAVEL AGENCY last time but now it’s time to look at the more villainous AMBUSH AT STAR TOURS.
Time Tours – The Empire Strikes Back To The Future
by Alex Newborn on July 15, 2011
I’ve been having fun lately deciphering the omnipresent Aurebesh lettering found in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. There is wording on the X-Wing in the Star Trader which conceals the names of classic Disney characters like Mickey, Donald, the Cheshire Cat, and Peter Pan. G2-4T’s screen contains references to THX 1138, TK-421, the number 42 made famous in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and 626, the experiment number of Disney alien Stitch.
Of course, there are also a few misspelled words. I recently downloaded an Aurebesh font for my computer, and discovered that it can be disconcerting to type in an unfamiliar alphabet, without the usual ease of telling at a glance whether you’ve mis-keyed. (I wish the Imagineers had learned my new trick… type it in English, double-check your spelling, highlight it, and THEN switch fonts!)
But late last night, while translating a new batch of pics that my buddy David Yeh sent of the screen behind C-3PO, I found a new inside joke that tops all the previous ones and makes even the worst typos forgiveable!
Among the various system readouts of the Starspeeder 1000 (deflector shields, nav comp, hyperdrive, thruster vents, countermeasures, life support, repulsors, laser cannons), seven little letters can be found which spell out FLUX CAP.
Star Tours Grand Opening Ceremony
by David Yeh on June 6, 2011
After weeks of Cast Member and Annual Passholder previews, Disneyland was finally able to conduct the launch of STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE on June 3, 2011. There was no gala or explosions on the west coast but plenty of Stormtroopers, Jedi Knights, and Darth Vader were on hand for the celebration.
Star Tours 2 Poster Unveiled
by Brian Curran on May 4, 2011
May the 4th Be With You!! Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald just unveiled the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction poster on DisneyParksBlog.
Star Tours: TAC Merchandise
by Brian Curran on April 22, 2011
DisneyParksBlog has updated with photos, prices and information on some of the merchandise that will be available when Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Florida and at Disneyland, California.
UPDATE: StarWars.com has also posted with exclusive photos showing pins, a exclusive Stitch opening day figure and more!
Star Tours 2 Hasbro Figures
by Brian Curran on February 12, 2011
Toy Fair is this weekend in New York. It looks like Hasbro just announced two Star Tours: The Adventures Continue action figure sets are on the way!
StarWars.com has updated with images from the Hasbro presentation.
Who Will We Run Into in Star Tours 2?
by Brian Curran on February 11, 2011
Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald has just posted his latest blog on DisneyParksBlog.com. This time he updates us with some of the “Stars of Star Wars” that will be joining the cast. SPOILER warning….
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/the-stars-of-star-tours/
Image © Disney/Lucasfilm
