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PHOTOS – Disney Parks Blog Hosts Star Tours Party as Big As The Galaxy!
Posted on May 24, 2011
At midnight on May 20th, before opening to the general public, Star Tours was opened to select guests chosen by the Disney Parks Blog for a special meet-up. WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth attended the meet-up and has a number of photos of the event and Star Tours: The Adventures Continue to share with us:
Guests first gathered at Blizzard Beach, where they signed a waiver and were then loaded on to a bus
Guests were led in a back entrance near Star Tours to enter Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Through the smoke tunnel!
Some planets “floating” up in the sky
The event essentially brought guests into the media event after it was over
The fog was very thick, you could not see through at all…
The hosts of Hyperspace Hoopla welcome guests
Here we go inside Star Tours!
The highlight of the attraction has to be the super-cool baggage scanner in the second queue room
Bags roll in and are scanned, allowing guests to see inside as the Goose Droid comments on it
The first Goose Droid is once again voiced by Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald
The window where we once saw Captain RX-24 constructed now showcases recognizable passengers walking by
A ton of baggage down at the ground level
The screen in front of the droid also shows what is inside the scanner
The upper-part of the queue has a scanner guests pass through
Jawas were trying to steal the very expensive new 3-D glasses
The signage has maintained the same text style, but is much sleeker
The pre-show is a home run, even offering two slight variations!
The ride story is set-up perfectly: you get the idea of how poorly Star Tours is operated and see how C-3P0 ends up in the driver’s seat
C-3P0 and ACE go back and forth
C-3P0 is sealed in the faulty cockpit
The pit droids attempt to clean the windows throughout the pre-show
Only to discover there is a button that does it automatically
Spokes-droid Aly San San delivers the pre-show and is already a favorite among early guests
Don’t forget to store your personal items
Buckle your seat-belt
And look for the original pre-show star in the front row, complete with her crazy hair…
No crazy hair, but this character is a winner
The pre-show even explains how the vehicle gets from the first pre-show room to the loading area
They even show it lock into place for you to board!
Back outside, Imagineers host a Q & A session
Clone troopers!
Planets above Sounds Dangerous
Yes, Captain Rex (RX-24) is in the queue
Every now and then, he spurts a line from the original Star Tours
The second Goose Droid is voiced by Patrick Warburton of Soarin’ fame and has some very memorable antics
Updated Starspeeder graphic
Boba Fett walking above the queue
Greedo gets motion sickness, so he decided to leave
Leia and a Jawa shopping in Tatooine Traders
Imperial Probe Droid
Finally, a use for this building…
Back to Star Tours
The destinations board looks great and the new film sequences are incredibly well-done
The IC360 droid gets an ad on the board and is used to explain the camera shots on the side screen inside the Starspeeder 1000
Back to baggage
There are hundreds of hidden tributes and items in these bags, so let’s take a look at a few…
Wall-E!!!
VINCENT from The Black Hole! (Look it up kids)
A Figment plush!
There’s even an Imagination Institute logo inside
An Ewok finds a pair of R2-D2 mouse ears
The Sorcerer’s Hat and brooms from Fantasia
The Goose Droid thinks these are hair dryers…
Wall-E’s boot with the plant in it and tape of “Hello Dolly”
Some neat boxer shorts and a Star Tours hat
Droid hiding
Not quite sure what this is…
Stormtrooper gear
Space Mountain gear
Notice the World of Motion logo on the sneakers
droid parts
More droid parts
Chewbacca’s gear
Musical instruments
Lightsaber turns on
Droid hands
A pit droid
There is a ton more, so go see it for yourself!
The Goose Droids look and move better than ever
A lot of empty rides were held, lines during the meet were non-existent
A DJ entertained guests through the night as well
Some backstage areas were even themed to make sense
Stay tuned for more Star Tours coverage!
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