How the 501st and Rebel Legions Became Part of Star Tours
StarWars.com speaks with Lawrence Green, 501st Legion and Rebel Legion member, about how costuming fans helped update a classic Star Wars ride.
Category: Disney Parks
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Star Wars Weekends: New Merchandise Coming June 13-15
New exclusive vinyl figures, shirts, and more are hitting Star Wars Weekends!
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Star Wars and runDisney Join Forces for Half Marathon Weekend
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First Look: Darth’s Mall Merchandise at Star Wars Weekends 2014
Calling all bounty hunters: prepare to collect at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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Star Wars – D-Tech Me Returns to Star Wars Weekends
Starting May 16, you can make a mind-blowing addition to your Star Wars action figure collection: yourself.
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Imagineering Star Tours, Part 2: Lightspeed to Endor
The Star Wars Blog continues its look back at the creation of Star Tours, including the iconic ride’s story, characters, and effects.
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Now the Adventure is Real: Imagineering Star Tours
I had experienced true convergence. The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of my obsessions. Star Wars was coming to Disneyland. I was in high school and completely consumed by all things Disney and George Lucas when I first heard about Star Tours, a new Star Wars-themed attraction slated to open at Disneyland in January of 1987. Disney’s fabled Imagineers would […]
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Star Wars Weekends Returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in May/June 2014
Official dates announced for the annual celebration of a galaxy far, far away.
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Unofficial Star Wars Fan Day at Disneyland This Sunday
Details on a special West Coast fan gathering!
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Disney and Star Wars: When Geek Worlds Collide
May was a very busy month for me, not least because of a couple of trips down to the Disney offices in southern California. Becoming part of Disney is as surreal an experience for me as initially joining Lucasfilm was, as both Disney and Star Wars are lifelong loves of mine. In fact, while I was […]
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Behind the Scenes with the 501st at Star Wars Weekends
For the past 10 years, the 501st and Rebel Legion costuming groups have brought their costuming expertise to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for Star Wars Weekends. I’m proud to say I’ve participated in the past three years of the event and I’m excited to share with you a little behind the scenes knowledge of what it takes to march and what we go through to make it happen.
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Celebrate May the 4th
For one day only, Disney’s Hollywood Studios will offer a Limited Time Magic event for the annual, fan-proclaimed Star Wars Day, May 4 — a date that Star Wars fans worldwide turn into a celebratory pun, “May the 4th be with you!” Separate from our month-long Star Wars Weekends special event (which begins May 17), […]
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A Villain and Hero Highlight ‘Star Wars’ Weekends and a First Look at the 2013 Event Logo
One of Mickey Mouse’s favorite things about Star Wars Weekends is that he gets to dress in his Jedi best and join the galactic fun. Each year, Mickey seems to take on a different role in the official Star Wars Weekends logo. This year, his imagination takes him to the Forest Moon of Endor, where […]
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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Coming to Tokyo Disneyland Park in 2013
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