Tag: Star Wars

  • Star Wars: Episode VII Release Date Announced

    Star Wars: Episode VII Release Date Announced

    The seventh episode in the Star Wars saga, as yet unnamed and referred to simply as Star Wars: Episode VII was revealed by The Walt Disney Studios to be released on December 18, 2015. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the […]

  • “Star Wars: Tiny Death Star” is Coming Soon to Your Intergalactic Mobile Device!

    “Star Wars: Tiny Death Star” is Coming Soon to Your Intergalactic Mobile Device!

    Exciting news of the Intergalactic kind! Disney Interactive, in conjunction with LucasArts and NimbleBit, has announced a new game for mobile devices, “Star Wars™: Tiny Death Star™”. In this new interactive game, players can join Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine on a mission to build Star Wars themed locations and attract bitizen species and characters […]

  • VIDEO: Calling All Recruits – The Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover Event is Here!

    VIDEO: Calling All Recruits – The Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover Event is Here!

    The highly anticipated Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover Event is here, and the galaxy needs you! Now through August 13th, fans will get to participate in the biggest takeover in Club Penguin history. Says Chris Heatherly, Vice President and General Manager of Disney Interactive Worlds: “The Force is strong with the Club Penguin community, and Star […]

  • John Williams Will Score Star Wars Episode VII

    John Williams Will Score Star Wars Episode VII

    I called it back in April during the Star Trek: Into Darkness Press Conference but now it’s official that John Williams will return to score the soundtracks for Star Wars Episode VII, VIII, and IX. Williams, whose career spans over six decades, has won five Academy Awards and has scored some of the most popular and […]

  • PHOTOS & VIDEO: A Look Back at “May the 4th” Star Wars Day at Hollywood Studios

    PHOTOS & VIDEO: A Look Back at “May the 4th” Star Wars Day at Hollywood Studios

    Yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Limited Time Magic brought a Star Wars Day to Walt Disney World in honor of May 4th’s recognition as “May the 4th Be With You”. We have a ton of photos from thge festivities yesterday to share with you in a slideshow (photos taken by Joe Hogarty & Tom Corless): […]

  • Dirk Wallen’s 4/23/13 WDW Photo Report

    Dirk Wallen’s 4/23/13 WDW Photo Report

    WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Downtown Disney, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom last week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: The Rainforest Cafe volcano is done Tons of Marvel stuff in Once Upon a Toy They also now have the Star Wars Droid Factory Over at Epcot, work […]

  • “May The Fourth Be With You” Limited Time Magic At Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    “May The Fourth Be With You” Limited Time Magic At Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    For a long time, Star Wars fans have proclaimed May 4th as “May the Fourth be with you” and so this year Disney is playing on that term and using it as a Limited Time Magic offering over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. For one day only, May 4th 2013, Disney will host an event separate from Star […]

  • Merchandise Revealed for Star Wars Weekends 2013

    Merchandise Revealed for Star Wars Weekends 2013

    When Star Wars Weekends lands at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 17th, there will be an armada of new, exclusive merchandise for guests to purchase: The title scroll from the films play a big role this year We heard there wouldn’t be many more 9″ Vinylmation, but one of the last will be Jabba the […]

  • Tom Corless’ 2/12-2/17/13 WDW Photo Report

    Tom Corless’ 2/12-2/17/13 WDW Photo Report

    WDWNT Reporter Tom Corless visited the Walt Disney World Resort last week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: There is now an official Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom card book, $34.95

  • WDWNT: The Magazine – The LucasFilm Acquisition’s Impact to the Parks

    LucasFilm Acquisition– The Impact to the Parks by Nathan Bradley Hello Humans! Wow have we hit the jackpot…It’s a match made in heaven: Disney and Star Wars…errr I mean LucasFilm (but mostly Star Wars).  Bob Iger, who is responsible for the acquisitions of Pixar, The Muppets, Marvel, and now Lucasfilm, is going to go down as […]