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The Force is strong at Walt Disney World Resort with the start of Star Wars Weekends yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Join Star Wars celebrities and characters, check out Star Wars-inspired merchandise, try out the D-Tech Me experience, and more at the annual festival. Read the posts below to find out how you can...
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For the first time in Star Wars Weekends history, Disney Gift Cards will be offering four unique Star Wars-themed Disney Gift Card designs. Each week during Star Wars Weekends a new design will become available. They can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the following weekends. Weekend 1: Skywalker Mickey, May 17 Weekend...
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Just in time for Star Wars Weekends, this designer cupcake is back – rich chocolate-peanut butter filling and chocolate frosting with Darth Vader and a kitschy saber (actually a plastic pick) topping the confection. You’ll only find it May 17-June 9 at ABC Commissary, Pizza Planet, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Company, Starring Rolls, Rosie’s...
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As the Limited Time Magic “May the Fourth Be With You!” celebration fades into the galaxy, the team at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is busy wiping out its droids’ memories and resetting them for Friday, May 17, opening day for Star Wars Weekends 2013. Actors and voice artists from the Star Wars film saga and...
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Today we’re pleased to announce that everyone’s favorite galactic smuggler, gambler and scoundrel will temporarily leave Cloud City and board the Millennium Falcon with a course set for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as actor Billy Dee Williams returns to Star Wars Weekends for the 2013 edition. Williams, a fan favorite for his portrayal of Lando...
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I was delighted to see the logo for Star Wars Weekends 2013 as shared by my fellow author Gary Buchanan. He said the artwork gives a nod to the 30th anniversary of “Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.” I vividly recall seeing the film in theaters with my parents in May 1983....
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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,...
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“Luke, We’re gonna have company!” — Han Solo If your starship can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs (I’m still trying to figure out how fast that is), set your hyperdrive for the Disney’s Hollywood Studios sector for May and early June, for the 2013 edition of Star Wars Weekends. This...
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Examiner.com Star Wars Weekends continue at Disney's Hollywood StudiosExaminer.comEven though Memorial Day is over and most people went back to work this week, Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios is still going strong into it's third week. Celebrity guests from this past weekend include Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker from …SWW: 2012 Weekend #3...
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As featured in earlier Star Wars Weekends posts here on the Disney Parks Blog, the Yellow Shoes Creative Group works with Lucasfilm Ltd. each year to bring the very best in creative promotional images for the annual galactic celebration at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. (And, as you’ve seen, the team branched out this year and...
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Star Wars Weekends is officially underway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. And if you’ve been following our coverage here on the Disney Parks Blog, you know there’s a lot to see and do over the next few weekends. Today, we’re sharing five stories you need to check out before heading to the park. Take 5:...
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There are some tasty treats at Star Wars Weekends 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with R2-D2 being “the droid you are looking for” each weekend.
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Forbes Disney's Star Wars Weekends strike backOrlando Sentinel (blog)By Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel When you see Imperial Stormtroopers standing guard above the turnstiles at Disney's Hollywood Studios, you have to know it's not just another day at the theme park. It's time for the 12 t h edition of Star Wars …Star Wars And...
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One week from today, Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will officially launch its 2012 edition. To celebrate the countdown to the event, we’re debuting two more videos that take a lighthearted look at some of the planning that goes on throughout the year. Also, we’re pleased to premiere two brand-new promotional images...
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For some, Disney World’s newest souvenir is just another pricey geek trinket, but for others, it’s a lifelong dream finally Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Cast Yourself in Carbonite with the Carbon-Freeze Me Experience During Star Wars Weekends 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood StudiosNew Disney Gift Cards Available During Star Wars Weekends at...
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Did you ever wonder what it takes to plan an event like Star Wars Weekends? After all, working with Wookiees, Rodians and Sith (oh my!) and scheduling their Star Wars Weekends appearances can be well…sometimes a bit “challenging.” But it’s a labor of love, as it all comes together this year for four weekends...
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As a child, one of the most memorable scenes that I vividly remember from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back is when Captain Han Solo is frozen in carbonite by Darth Vader. I think I remember it because after seeing the movie, my parents bought me Boba Fett’s ship that contained...
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Similar to previous years, there will be open and limited-edition pins, boxed pin sets and a framed pin set. I enjoy the humor found in the “Piece of Death Star” pin (there is not an actual piece, but one can dream). I also like the Chewbacca-inspired, bandolier neck lanyard. In the Vinylmation galaxy, Maria...
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Following the post earlier in the week about the return of James Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi – Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano – Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Celebrity Hosts for Star Wars Weekends, we received a new transmission from an R2 unit that...
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As previously mentioned in this post, Star Wars Weekends – one of the most popular month-long events at Walt Disney World Resort – returns to the Disney’s Hollywood Studios galaxy in May and June this year. Today, we’d like to announce two of the talented Star Wars stars that will serve in Celebrity Host roles...
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We have confirmed dates to share today for next year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. The galactic fun begins on May 18 and will run through June 10. And of course the centerpiece of the experience will be our 3-D Star Tours – The Adventures Continue attraction that debuted this...
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Variety Disney's 'Real Steel' Repeats as Weekend's Top Film; 'Footloose' Is SecondBloombergThe boxing-robot movie “Real Steel” finished atop the box-office rankings in US and Canadian theaters for a second week, generating $ 16.3 million in receipts for DreamWorks SKG and Walt Disney Co. …'Real Steel' pulls for Disney, DreamWorksVariety'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out...
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Churros – they’re not just for eating anymore. Well at least not if you’re our favorite Star Wars Weekends roving reporter, John. While we strongly advise you not to try it at home, John learns just how skilled world-renowned martial artist and actor Ray Park is when it comes to performing the moves that...
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While the galaxy’s eyes last Friday were on the spectacular launch of “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars Weekends 2011 began the same day with a legion of Star Wars fans in attendance. With Star Tours serving as the centerpiece of the celebration, Star Wars Weekends returned bigger...
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MyFoxOrlando.com Disney re-opens Star Tours to kick-off Star Wars WeekendsCentral Florida News 13Disney prepared for an army of excited Star Wars fans with celebrations for the re-opening of Star Tours at Hollywood Studios. The attraction re-opens just as Star Wars Weekends 2011 kicks-off. …Star Tours jumps to lightspeed: Exclusive video of Disney's reboot of...
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Year after year, I have watched the fan excitement unfold at Star Wars Weekends. Much like the Force, it’s everywhere at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – from meeting celebrities from the Star Wars galaxy to being the first guests in line to face Darth Vader at Jedi Training Academy. I like visiting Jabba’s Hutt, a...
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As part of the annual Hyperspace Hoopla “Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars” at Star Wars Weekends 2010 in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Boba Fett showed off his dance moves to Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga hits. Watch all of our videos to see the full “Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars”… Related Posts:2010 Star...
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Star Wars celebrities join characters from the entire Star Wars saga in a grand motorcade. The parade includes young padawan learners, the 501st Legion, and celebrities Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka) , Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett), Daniel Logan (young Bobba Fett) and Dee Bradley Baker (Capt. Rex). Visit attractionsmagazine.com for plenty of...
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StarWars.com Disney announces 2011 'Star Wars' Weekends celebrity guestsExaminer.comOn April 29, Disney announced the list of celebrity guest appearances for the 2011 “Star Wars” Weekend that take place at Walt Disney World Resort. “Star Wars” Weekends (SWW) is the annual fan event held at Disney's Hollywood Studios. …Celebrity Guests Announced for Star Wars Weekends...
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Star Wars Weekends 2011 will be a Tour de “Force” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, celebrating the grand opening of the new Star Tours attraction as the Walt Disney World Resort theme park welcomes Jedi, Sith, Ewoks, Wookiees, galactic bounty hunters and stormtroopers for the park’s annual celebration of all-things-Star Wars. The fun takes place...
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