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In these trying times, we all need something to give us some joy. And this little guy just restored my faith in humanity.
This little green alien has our hearts! ©Disney
In a recent interview to promote the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu film, movie stars Pedro Pascal and Grogu sat down with Star Wars to take a friendship test. Let’s just say their friendship was definitely tested!
Disneyland’s Star Wars area is getting a massive upgrade! Galaxy’s Edge is a Star Wars-themed land on both the East and West Coasts, and they’ve been very similar. You’ll explore Black Spire Outpost on the planet of Batuu that the First Order has overtaken. You can meet Kylo Ren and his Stormtroopers, ride the Millennium Falcon with Chewbacca, and help Finn, Rey, and the Rebel Alliance take down the First Order. Both lands have been set during the sequel trilogy – until now!
Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge
While Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World will stay the same, the West Coast’s Disneyland area will be completely rethemed to be set during the original trilogy. This means new characters from “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back,” and “Return of the Jedi” will be roaming around the park. But how will these changes impact the characters currently in Galaxy’s Edge?
Disney and actress Gina Carano have come to an agreement regarding their legal dispute.
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The actress filed a lawsuit that was funded by Elon Musk against The Walt Disney Company after she was fired in 2021 from the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. Disney claimed that the actress was fired after she made the decision to “trivialize the Holocaust” due to certain comments made by the actress. Carano stated that she had been unfairly targeted and bullied by the company, and since then, there has been a lot of back and forth with the legal dispute. Now that dispute seems to be over.
Celebrities, they’re just like us!
Hollywood Studios
Disney World is for everyone! Kids, adults, and celebs! The parks are busy with several transformations going on, and it seems like one pretty recognizable person came to check it all out. (He brought his favorite Disney merchandise along, too!) See the pictures here!
STAR WARS DROIDS ARE REAL! We’ve seen them in person at Disneyland Resort, wandering around, dancing, beeping, and bopping. It’s the BEST! But these little cuties are on the move — Disney just announced its beloved BDX droids are coming to THREE new locations.
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We’ve been learning a LOT about the future of the Disney parks lately! Disney executives (and even a MAJOR Marvel celebrity) are coming at us LIVE from the 2025 SXSW Conference in Texas to share new technology, new announcements, and new stories, and we just got an EPIC update about our favorite little Star Wars droids.
Buckle up. We’re going on an adventure in a galaxy far, far away. We hope you’re all caught up in the ever-expanding universe of Star Wars because there’s a NEW project in the works. In fact, we have a BIG casting announcement, and it might surprise you!
Hollywood Studios
There’s a new Star Wars film in the works called The Mandalorian & Grogu (not to be confused with the series, The Mandalorian, available to stream on Disney+). We don’t know much about the plot of this project, but we do know the name of at least one character joining the story: Rotta the Hutt.
We are at the first night of Jollywood Nights 2024!
Jollywood Nights
We are so excited to bring you along with us as we check out the holly dazzle of this fashionable holiday event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! There’s ice skating, dancing, singing, rides, drinks, food, and so much more. But one thing that’s got us extra excited is all the new characters you can meet at this specially ticketed event!
This is the ride update you’re looking for (finally)!
Star Tours
It’s been a while since Star Tours was updated from its original ride form to include a random mix of scenes, storyline, and surprise characters to take you through your entire adventure. While it’s a tease that’s been in existence for quite some time now, we finally have a lengthy array of Star Wars spin-off series on Disney+ to unite fans no matter when your first exposure to the franchise was. Now, the day has finally come to experience it together and see all the changes! [Read more…]
At the 2023 Destination D23 event at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Disney World, we learned that Star Tours, the ride in Hollywood Studios and Disneyland, would be receiving some new updates.
Star Tours in Hollywood Studios
Over the years, this simulator ride and the show at its premise have undergone several changes, including new characters and new missions. Well, the day has finally come. This classic Star Wars ride that was created by Disney and Lucasfilm is getting another upgrade. Let’s take a look at what you might experience the next time you take a ride on Star Tours in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
One of Disney’s most legendary attractions is getting an upgrade TOMORROW!
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Star Tours first opened at Disneyland to massive hoopla in 1987, and almost immediately became one of the park’s most popular – and most beloved – attractions. Clones of the revolutionary-for-the-time simulator attractions came to both Walt Disney World’s MGM Studios theme park and Tokyo Disneyland in 1989, and opened with Disneyland Paris in 1992. For decades, Disney and George Lucas teased the idea that new ride films could be added to the attraction, which finally came to pass in the early 2010s when each version closed, only to be reopened as Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, with alternating randomized experiences featuring differed locales and characters from the Star Wars galaxy. Since the new versions opened, they have been continuously updated with additional alternating scenes from new Star Wars projects.
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