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Here you will find news on Disney’s Star Wars theme park updates.
An action sequence based on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, announced earlier this year for Star Tours at Disneyland and Disney World, is set to make its debut at Disney Parks starting this November. The adventure will put fans in the middle of an epic battle on Crait, a planet first seen in the teaser for The Last Jedi revealed at Star Wars Celebration.
From the Disney Parks Blog:
D23 BRINGS DISNEY MAGIC TO FANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 2018
The slate of events includes a special birthday celebration for Mickey Mouse, advance movie screenings, exclusive tours, Broadway shows, and a return to Walt’s hometown of Marceline.
BURBANK, Calif. – October 1, 2017 – In 2018, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club brings a new roster of events for fans around the country to enjoy.
DESTINATION D: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY: November 18, 2018, will mark 90 years since Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theatre in New York City, and D23 is throwing a party at Disney’s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World Resort to celebrate. The event will include panels, presentations, an all-new exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives, a pop-up store from Walt Disney Imagineering’s Mickey’s of Glendale, and more. Additional details, including special hotel rates and ticketing information, will be announced in the coming months.
If you’ll be in Orlando this December and are looking for a great way to celebrate the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, then you’ll be happy to know that Star Wars Galactic Nights is returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The one-night event starts December 16 from 7:00-Midnight and features all sorts of fun activities for Star Wars fans of all ages.
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Disney Parks Blog has posted an update that’s sure to be of great interest to Star Wars fans! Force Friday II is imminent, and strategic planning is underway for collectors. Here’s what to expect from the merchandising event scheduled to hit Disney Parks on September 1:
Disneyland took time out to celebrate a notable milestone along the path to constructing the highly anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction as steel beams forming the highest peak were put into place.
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The Disney Parks Blog has provided an update on various projects currently underway at Disney World, and that includes the recently named Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. If you were at the D23 Expo in Anaheim last month, you probably got a good look at the extensive model of the attraction. If you missed out, you’ll have a chance to see a portion of that model when it goes on display at Disney World this fall.
From Disney Parks Blog:
This week The Star Wars Show has the lowdown on the recently announced virtual reality experience Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, The Last Jedi images revealed in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, and a conversation with Star Wars author, Jason Fry.
All that and so much more can be seen in the video below:
Here’s some exciting news about a new Star Wars fully immersive ‘hyper-reality’ experience coming to Disneyland and Disney World just in time for the holiday season! Intrigued? Find out more from StarWars.com below:
STAR WARS: SECRETS OF THE EMPIRE HYPER-REALITY EXPERIENCE COMING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
GET FIRST DETAILS ON THE NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN ILMXLAB AND THE VOID.
Soon, you’ll be able to literally step inside Star Wars.
Chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Bob Chapek, confirmed today at D23 that there are plans to bring a Star Wars-themed resort to Disney World. Guests will be able to actually live Star Wars in this fully immersive experience, part of Disney’s new “360 vacation concept.”
It’s been known simply as “Star Wars Land” since it was first announced, but now the highly anticipated attraction coming to Disneyland and Disney World in 2019 has an official name. Henceforth, it shall be known as Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! The name was announced today at the D23 Expo.
