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November 2017, Trowbridge announced that the planet portrayed by the land is called Batuu, which appears in the 2018 novel "". In May 2018, Trowbridge revealed that the name of the planet's village is Black Spire Outpost, an organization briefly mentioned in the 2018 film "". It was also announced that the Disneyland version of the land would open in summer 2019, followed by the Disney's Hollywood Studios version in late fall 2019. The names of the two new attractions at each location were announced in November 2018 during the D23 Destination D event held at Walt Disney World. Walt
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featured in , a new expansion set to open at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019. In late 2018, it was announced that Timothy Zahn will write and publish another "Thrawn" sequel, titled "Thrawn: Treason", scheduled for released in summer 2019. The novel explores the crisis Thrawn encounters when he discovers that his people are in peril, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the Empire or loyalty to the Chiss Ascendancy. Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances Thrawn: Alliances is a "Star Wars" novel by Timothy Zahn. The book is a sequel to Zahn's 2017 novel "". It focuses on
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November 2017, Trowbridge announced that the planet portrayed by the land is called Batuu, which appears in the 2018 novel "". In May 2018, Trowbridge revealed that the name of the planet's village is Black Spire Outpost, an organization briefly mentioned in the 2018 film "". It was also announced that the Disneyland version of the land would open in summer 2019, followed by the Disney's Hollywood Studios version in late fall 2019. The names of the two new attractions at each location were announced in November 2018 during the D23 Destination D event held at Walt Disney World. Walt
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park that includes "Toy Story" Land. The remaining operating portions of Streets of America (containing Muppet*Vision 3D) were refurbished as Grand Avenue and Grand Park, a Los Angeles-themed street. The land will be accompanied by the "Star Wars" Hotel. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge is an upcoming "Star Wars"-themed area being developed in Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, as well as in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It will encompass 14 acres at each park. The lands were announced on August 15, 2015 and construction at both
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2015 for Disneyland and December 4, 2015 at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Star Wars Launch Bay "Star Wars" Launch Bay is an interactive walkthrough attraction at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort, Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The attraction for Disneyland Resort and Disney's Hollywood Studios was announced at D23 Expo 2015 on August 15, 2015 at the Disney Parks Presentation along with "Star Wars" Land, the Season of the Force events at each park, and an updated scene for Star Tours–The Adventures Continue. The attraction opened at each park at the start of
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Star Wars Launch Bay "Star Wars" Launch Bay is an interactive walkthrough attraction at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort, Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The attraction for Disneyland Resort and Disney's Hollywood Studios was announced at D23 Expo 2015 on August 15, 2015 at the Disney Parks Presentation along with "Star Wars" Land, the Season of the Force events at each park, and an updated scene for Star Tours–The Adventures Continue. The attraction opened at each park at the start of their respective "Season of the Force" events, which was November 16,
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all of the senses. What does that street feel like? What does that animal smell like? What does blue milk taste like?" Iger announced in March 2016 that construction on both versions of the land would begin in April 2016. Construction began at both locations on April 14, 2016. In February 2017, Iger stated that the lands are scheduled to open in 2019 at both Disneyland and Hollywood Studios. In July 2017 at the D23 Expo, Chapek revealed that the themed lands would be called "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge. Chapek also announced that the Disneyland version will open first. In
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of 35mm magnetic film. Intrada synchronized the recording elements and remixed the entire film score, resulting in a restored version heard in stereo for the very first time. A new land, Discovery Bay, was planned but never built (in the area that will be occupied by Star Wars Land), which would have contained a reproduction of the Hyperion airship protruding from a recreation of Captain Brieux's hangar. Sections of the design for this land was used in Disneyland Resort Paris' Discoveryland area. The Hyperion airship was recreated at Disneyland Resort Paris in the Discoveryland area of the park, and was
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge is an upcoming "Star Wars"-themed area being developed in Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, as well as in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It will encompass 14 acres at each park. The lands were announced on August 15, 2015 and construction at both parks began on April 14, 2016. The lands are scheduled to open at both locations in 2019, with the Disneyland version opening in the summer, followed by the Disney's Hollywood Studios version in the late fall. Walt Disney Imagineering
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home of "Fantasmic!", a nighttime show featuring Mickey Mouse and many other Disney characters in a story with fireworks, lasers and water effects. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced , a "Star Wars"-themed expansion at the D23 Expo in August 2015. The land, which will be duplicated at Disneyland, will include two new attractions. The first will be a "Millennium Falcon"-inspired attraction that will allow guests in control of a "customized secret mission", and the second attraction will place guests in "a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance". Construction began on April 14, 2016, with an expected opening
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Star Tours, and is now the cantina's DJ. The Black Spire Outpost marketplace will contain a toy stall run by a Toydarian, an alien species that was seen on Tatooine in "". There will also be a creature stall. Longtime "Star Wars" composer John Williams returned to compose the music for Galaxy's Edge and its attractions. The music was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. At Disneyland Park, Galaxy's Edge is being built to the north of Frontierland, where Big Thunder Ranch and backstage areas were located. As a result of the expansion, Disney purchased nearby
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new lake, which will be the focal point for entertainment experiences and will also connect each of the new park areas. The first phase of the expansion will be completed in 2021. Disneyland Paris encompasses and contains 2 theme parks, 7 resort hotels, 7 associated hotels, a golf course, railway station, a large outlet centre (la vallée village), and a large shopping mall: Val d'Europe. According to the Disneyland Paris website the theme park's top five attractions are "It's a Small World", "Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain" (formerly known as ""), "Big Thunder Mountain", "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "Buzz Lightyear's
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€2 billion into the Disneyland Paris resort. The Walt Disney Studios Park will be expanded with three new areas based upon the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Frozen" and "Star Wars". In addition to the three new areas, the expansion includes a new lake, which will be the focal point for entertainment experiences and will also connect each of the new park areas. The first phase of the expansion will be completed in 2021. Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park (French: Parc Walt Disney Studios) is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, which
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Imagineering bought and refined this technology for two theme park attractions; Star Tours at Disneyland (and later Disney's Hollywood Studios, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris) and Body Wars at Epcot. The technology was also used in 2016 for the Iron Man Experience at Hong Kong Disneyland. The Disney attractions feature large, 40-person cabins hidden from outside view, arranged lengthwise with four or six simulators per installation. There are four simulators at Disneyland's Star Tours and EPCOT's Body Wars, while the remaining Star Tours installations have six. Body Wars is now defunct and the simulators have been removed from the building
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and had been held in 2000, 2001, and annually from 2003 until 2015. In November 2015, Disney discontinued the event due to construction of and the larger daily presence "Star Wars" will have in the park onwards. Jedi Training Academy originally was a part of "Star Wars" Weekend and only took place during it. However, in October 2006 it began appearing as a stand-alone show at Disneyland. In 2008, the Walt Disney World version began operating year-round. In addition to traditional Disney characters dressed in their "Star Wars" costumes, a number of "Star Wars" characters from the films and television
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in 2015 with the 5K race taking place on Disney Cruise Line's Castaway Cay. The first international runDisney weekend was Disneyland Paris Half Marathon in September 2016. In september 2016 Disneyland Resort Paris held its first races at the DLP Val d’ Europe Half-Marathon. RunDisney canceled all Disneyland Resort based races beginning in 2018 due to construction in both parks (Star Wars Land: Galaxy’s Edge) and nearby (The Disneyland Eastern Gateway and a new Downtown Disney hotel). With the races not going through Galaxy’s Edge and none of the other projects started or stalled and the races going through Anheim,
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Park, Untamed at Canobie Lake Park, RailBlazer at California's Great America and Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain: Rebel Mission at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. It will also be found on The Steel Curtain at Kennywood Park in 2019. A dive drop (also known as a Wing Over Drop) is a roller coaster inversion in which a half-inline twist is performed at the top of a lift hill, leading into the initial drop. Examples that feature this element include The Swarm at Thorpe Park, X-Flight at Six Flags Great America, and GateKeeper at Cedar Point. A dive loop, also known as
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released "", the first of a new trilogy of films. was announced on August 15, 2015 as Star Wars Land, and is currently under construction at the Disneyland Resort in California and Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida. Both lands are set to open in 2019. At D23 Expo 2017, Disney Parks chairman Bob Chapek revealed Galaxy's Edge as the area's official name, announcing an attraction set inside the hangar bay of a First Order Star Destroyer. The Disneyland version of Galaxy's Edge is currently slated to open first, with the Walt Disney World version following later in 2019. In addition,
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closed from 14 to 17 November 2015, as part of France's national days of mourning following the November 2015 Paris attacks. On 19 June 2017, the resort's operating company, Euro Disney S.C.A, was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, in the process, giving them full control of the resort. On 27 February 2018, Bob Iger announced that The Walt Disney Company will invest €2 billion into the Disneyland Paris resort. The Walt Disney Studios Park will be expanded with three new areas based upon Marvel, "Frozen" and "Star Wars". In addition to the three new areas, the expansion includes a
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Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain "Star Wars" Hyperspace Mountain (formerly known as Space Mountain: Mission 2 and Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune) is an indoor/outdoor steel roller coaster in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris. Originally themed around Jules Verne's classic 1865 novel "From the Earth to the Moon", the attraction first opened on June 1, 1995, three years after the park's debut in an attempt to draw more guests to the financially-unstable European resort. Unlike other Space Mountain attractions at Disney theme parks, the installation at Disneyland Paris had a steampunk-detailed appearance with a Columbiad Cannon and a plate-and-rivet
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Star Tours Star Tours was a motion simulator attraction at several Disney theme parks, based on the successful "Star Wars" film series created by George Lucas. Set in the "Star Wars" universe, the attraction sent guests on an excursion trip to Endor, whilst being caught in an altercation between the New Republic and an Imperial Remnant. The attraction featured Captain "Rex" RX-24 along with series regulars R2-D2 and C-3PO. At its debut at Disneyland in 1987, it was the first attraction based originally on a non-Disney licensed intellectual property. The first incarnation of the ride appeared in Tomorrowland at Disneyland
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such as "The Good Dinosaur", "Frozen", "Party Central", and "Get A Horse!". Lucasfilm had its first appearance at the expo with the panel "Crash Course in the Force: "Star Wars" Saga 101" hosted by Pablo Hidalgo. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts showcased pavilions relating to "Avatar" Land, future "Star Wars" attractions, Marvel’s Avengers Academy on the "Disney Magic", Disney Springs, and Shanghai Disneyland. The first D23 Expo Japan was held October 12–14, 2013 in the Maihama area at the Tokyo Disney Resort. This expo celebrated multiple anniversaries, 90th anniversary of the company, Tokyo Disney Resort’s 30th, Disney Channel’s 10th, Disney
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Rocket Association built and launched a X-wing model propelled by four rockets, which exploded seconds after launch. A life-size X-wing is suspended from the ceiling at the Star Trader gift shop in Disneyland in California, as well as one displayed outdoors by the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland Paris. A life-size X-wing made from Lego blocks appeared in Times Square, and a ¾-size replica is on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver. X-wing fighter The X-wing starfighter is a fictional spacecraft from the original and sequel "Star Wars" trilogies and the "Star Wars"
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In the original version, passengers rode in a vehicle named the "Starspeeder 3000". Since the new attraction is set before the original film, the new ride vehicle is referred to as a "Starspeeder 1000". The motion simulator itself was originally manufactured by Rediffusion Simulation. Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (also known as Star Tours 3-D and Star Tours - L'Aventure Continue) is a 3D motion simulator attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Set in the "Star Wars" universe "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue" takes guests on
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (also known as Star Tours 3-D and Star Tours - L'Aventure Continue) is a 3D motion simulator attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Set in the "Star Wars" universe "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue" takes guests on a turbulent excursion trip across the galaxy, as droids C-3PO and R2-D2 attempt to safely return a rebel spy to the Rebel Alliance. "The Adventures Continue" features locations and characters from "" through "", unlike its predecessor, which mostly took place after the events
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of the original trilogy (Episodes IV–VI). The attraction opened on May 20, 2011 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, on June 3, 2011 at Disneyland, on May 7, 2013 at Tokyo Disneyland, and on March 26, 2017 at Disneyland Paris. In April 2005, at "Star Wars" Celebration III, creator George Lucas confirmed that a "Star Tours II" was in production. In May 2009, /Film reported that filming for the new version of Star Tours was underway in West Hollywood, California. During pre-production, one of the locations that Imagineers wanted guests to visit was the ice planet of Hoth while it was under
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properties to relocate the office and warehouse space that was on the land. On January 11, 2016, several attractions in Frontierland and Critter Country were closed. Big Thunder Ranch closed permanently, including the multifunction event space, barbecue restaurant and petting zoo. Other attractions closed temporarily, including the Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America. Tom Sawyer Island reopened on June 16, 2017, and "Fantasmic!" reopened on July 17, 2017. The Disneyland Railroad, Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, and Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes reopened on July 29. The construction of Galaxy's Edge resulted in a reconfigured route for the Disneyland Railroad
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the hidden actor performing him delivers in a mimicry of that used by the character's creator and original voice actor, Chris Sanders). The conclusion of the show occurs when the audience aids Stitch in his escape from Captain Gantu (Kevin Michael Richardson). Stitch Encounter Stitch Encounter is an interactive show located in Walt Disney Studios Park (under the name Stitch Live!), and in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The first edition of the show at Hong Kong Disneyland was closed on May 2, 2016 to make room for Star Wars: Command Post. Disney attractions similar to Stitch
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variety of ways in social media and on television. Since 2013, The Walt Disney Company has officially observed the holiday with several "Star Wars" events and festivities at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Disney had purchased Lucasfilm including the rights to "Star Wars" in late 2012. Minor League baseball teams such as the Toledo Mud Hens and the Durham Bulls have worn special uniforms as part of "Star Wars" Day promotions. On "Star Wars" Day 2015, astronauts in the International Space Station watched "Star Wars". Some recognize the following day, May 5, as "Revenge of the Fifth", a play on
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Ren. The trench run attacks on the Death Star and Starkiller Base are then played out as the finale sequence. The show concludes with a montage of all eight original "Star Wars" film poster art collaged across the Chinese Theater. Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular (known as Star Wars: A Galactic Celebration in Walt Disney Studios Park) is a nighttime show at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The show is based on the "Star Wars" film series and features fireworks, projection mapping, fire, lasers, fog
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Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular (known as Star Wars: A Galactic Celebration in Walt Disney Studios Park) is a nighttime show at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The show is based on the "Star Wars" film series and features fireworks, projection mapping, fire, lasers, fog effects, and searchlights. During the show, "Star Wars" imagery is projected onto the park's Chinese Theater facade and surrounding buildings around the park's hub on Hollywood Boulevard. The show debuted on June 17, 2016, replacing the park's similarly-themed display, "Symphony
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the first location in Disneyland Park to sell alcoholic drinks to the public. Riders' performances on the "Millennium Falcon" will influence how they are treated at the cantina, adding to the immersive experience. According to the Disney Parks Blog, "perform with skill and you may earn extra galactic credits, while bringing the ship back banged up could put you on the list of a bounty hunter. End up on Harkos’s list and you may face a problem if you show up at the local cantina." The cantina's music will be provided by RX-24, a droid that was first seen in
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area underwent a major transformation in 1967 to become "New Tomorrowland", and then again in 1998 when its focus was changed to present a "retro-future" theme reminiscent of the illustrations of Jules Verne. Current attractions include Space Mountain, Star Wars Launch Bay, Autopia, , the Disneyland Monorail Tomorrowland Station, Astro Orbitor, and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage opened on June 11, 2007, resurrecting the original Submarine Voyage which closed in 1998. Star Tours was closed in July 2010, and replaced with Star Tours–The Adventures Continue in June 2011. In August 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the
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executive Scott Trowbridge is supervising the development of the new land at both parks. "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge was first publicly announced by The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger at the D23 Expo on August 15, 2015, though it did not have an official name at the time. According to Iger, it will be "occupied by many inhabitants; humanoids, aliens and droids … the attractions, the entertainment, everything we create will be part of our storytelling. Nothing will be out of character or stray from the mythology." Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer
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Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple (previously known as Jedi Training Academy) is a guest experience based on the Jedi teachings found in the "Star Wars" series, located next to "Star Tours–The Adventures Continue" in the Echo Lake area at Disney's Hollywood Studios, at the Tomorrowland Terrace in Disneyland, inside Videopolis in Discoveryland at Disneyland Park Paris and at the original UFO Zone area in Hong Kong Disneyland. The original version, Jedi Training Academy, closed at Walt Disney World on October 5, 2015, and reopened as Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple on December
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The celebration was once again broadcast live online free via www.starwars.com and the "Star Wars" YouTube channel. The next Celebration will be held on April 11-15, 2019, inside Chicago's McCormick Place. It will be the 13th "Star Wars" Celebration. Star Wars Celebration "Star Wars" Celebration is a fan gathering to celebrate the "Star Wars" franchise. It began in 1999, when Lucasfilm held the "Star Wars" Celebration in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the upcoming release of "". Subsequent events have taken place to welcome "" and "", as well as honoring the 30th Anniversary of the release of the original three
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(expanding to about 100 acres with the addition of the "Star Wars"-themed Galaxy's Edge). The park opened with Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland, and has since added New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now known as Critter Country) in 1972, and Mickey's Toontown in 1993. In 1957, Holidayland opened to the public with a recreation area including a circus and baseball diamond, but was closed in late 1961. It is often referred to as the "lost" land of Disneyland. Throughout the park are 'Hidden Mickeys', representations of Mickey Mouse heads inserted subtly into the design of
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of Toontown has started to be removed, and will be replaced by a meet and greet attraction. Mickey's Toontown Mickey's Toontown is a "themed land" at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland, two theme parks operated by The Walt Disney Company. At Tokyo Disneyland, this land is named Toontown. A similar land existed at the Magic Kingdom until 2011 and was named Mickey's Toontown Fair. The attraction is a small-scale recreation of the Mickey Mouse universe where visitors can meet the characters and visit their homes which are constructed in a cartoonish style. It was inspired by "Toontown" from the 1988 film
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only attracted 4 million visitors in the year 2006–2007, which had fallen 23 percent when compared to the first year attendance. A new shopping district called Downtown Disney, as well as the third hotel, are taken into discussions. For long-term construction, with the reclaimed land reserved for the Phase Two Extension and the Disneyland park being blocked by the Park Promenade, a pedestrian walkway which links the Disneyland Resort Station, Disneyland park, Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, and Disneyland Resort Pier. It is expected that a second Disney theme park will be built on that site. A Phase Three Extension is
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Stitch Encounter Stitch Encounter is an interactive show located in Walt Disney Studios Park (under the name Stitch Live!), and in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The first edition of the show at Hong Kong Disneyland was closed on May 2, 2016 to make room for Star Wars: Command Post. Disney attractions similar to Stitch Encounter include Turtle Talk with Crush, located in both Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort, as well as Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Neither of the
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instead is home to TRON Lightcycle Power Run, an indoor "Tron"-themed roller coaster. Similarly, instead of an Astro Orbiter attraction, Shanghai's park includes a spinning Jet Packs ride. Other attractions include Star Wars Launch Bay, Stitch Encounter, and Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue, a variant of previous Buzz Lightyear dark rides. This "Toy Story" franchise-themed land, the park's first expansion, opened on April 26, 2018. The original plans for Shanghai Disneyland called for a "Toy Story" area with three rides, two restaurants, a show, and a gift shop. The Celebration Café, a restaurant that opened on opening day, was meant to
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Returns", "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms", and the live-action remake of "The Lion King" The cast for the live-action remake of Aladdin was also announced. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts revealed that both new "Star Wars"-themed lands in Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios would be called and presented a scale model of the land in its pavilion on the expo floor. There were additional presentations for "" and "Olaf's Frozen Adventure", as well as a presentation celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of "Hercules". "The New York Times" estimated attendance for the 2017 expo at around 100,000 people.
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Finn in "The Force Awakens". A massively multiplayer online role-playing game, "Star Wars Galaxies", was in operation from 2003 until 2011. Disney partnered with Lenovo to create the augmented reality game "Jedi Challenges", released in November 2017. In August 2018, it was announced that Zynga would publish free-to-play "Star Wars" mobile games. In addition to the Disneyland ride Star Tours (1987) and its renovation as Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (2011), many live attractions have been held at Disney parks, including the traveling exhibition , the Space Mountain spin-off Hyperspace Mountain, a walkthrough Launch Bay, and the nighttime "".
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time on both the galactic and skirmish maps. All modes also make use of important Star Wars characters, such as Darth Vader, as Heroes. Each Hero is a single, moderately powerful unit with special abilities. For example, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Emperor Palpatine, and Darth Vader can use the Force. Some characters can be used in both land and space battles,(e.g. Darth Vader becomes a special TIE fighter unit in space.) while others can be used only on land or only in space (a land-only Hero will remain on board a landing craft or command ship during space battles and have no
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name as part of an attraction or marketing and the Marvel-themed simulator ride. This clause has allowed Walt Disney World to have meet and greets with Marvel characters not associated with the ones at Islands of Adventure, such as Star-Lord and Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy" as well as Baymax and Hiro from "Big Hero 6". Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris either have or planned to incorporate meet and greets as well as attractions relating to the Marvel characters, as well as using the Marvel name and the Marvel simulator ride. A "Star Wars"-themed section of
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will be as exciting as anything in a "Star Wars" movie so I can win it for both Blockbuster and Lucasfilm." The car finished 14th at Infineon, which Andretti attributed to a slow pit stop early in the race; he added, "I just don't think it was a very good performance for us today." The "Clone Wars" car was the second collaboration between Lucasfilm, Blockbuster and Andretti Green Racing. It premiered as an "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" car at the Indianapolis 500 in May 2008. The film's two-disc DVD and Blu-ray Disc was released on
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ending. "Duel of the Fates" also plays when Darth Maul appears during the Jedi Training Academy show featured at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. A special of "Lego Star Wars" called "The Empire Strikes Out" features a short section of Duel of the Fates, in which Darth Maul hums along with the music while declaring how "awesome" he is. Another "Lego Star Wars" special, entitled "The Yoda Chronicles: Menace of the Sith", also featured Duel of the Fates. Count Dooku plays the music on a radio during a demonstration of the Sith clone Jek-14's power. Darth Maul complains that Duel
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version at Disneyland Paris, Daniels re-recorded C-3PO's dialogue in French. C-3PO ends up in the pilot's seat of the Starspeeder 1000 in the attraction's successor, "Star Tours–The Adventures Continue", and as a central character in the animated special "Star Wars: The Padawan Menace". In these appearances, he is also played by Anthony Daniels. Daniels made several appearances as C-3PO on numerous TV shows and commercials, notably on a "Star Wars"-themed episode of "The Donny and Marie Show" in 1977, "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary" and a "Star Wars"-themed episode of "The Muppet Show" in 1980. He also has a role as the
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a close audio-visual representation of what is seen on screen. Disneyland in California sells lightsaber-themed churros outside its "Star Tours" attraction. The "" is a live show where children are selected to learn the teachings of the Jedi Knights, the Force, and the basics of Lightsaber combat to become Padawan learners. The show is present at the Rebels stage at Disney's Hollywood Studios and at the Tomorrowland Terrace at Disneyland. In the "Spaceballs" film by Mel Brooks, "the Schwartz" is a play on "the Force", from "Star Wars". The lightsabers emanating from the Schwartz-rings held in front of the crotch
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attractions based on the movie were developed for many Disney theme parks. Roger was even set to be the star of his own land, behind Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland, called Hollywoodland. Meanwhile, over at the Magic Kingdom, a new land behind Fantasyland was being developed in honor of Mickey Mouse's sixtieth birthday, named Mickey's Birthdayland. There were also set to be attractions based on Roger Rabbit, Judge Doom and Baby Herman opening in a major expansion at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Tokyo Disneyland, but after the financial troubles of the Euro Disney Resort, plans were cut back with only
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1, 2015, with new characters from "Star Wars Rebels". The Disneyland version closed November 15, 2015, and reopened as Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple on December 8, 2015. The premiere at Hong Kong Disneyland opened in June 25, 2016, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. In the original version, sixteen or more children sign up for each session at the beginning of the day to be Jedi Younglings and participate in a training session by the Jedi Master. They are provided training lightsabers and Jedi robes. As the master completes the instruction of a simple combination of lightsaber
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0 to 44 mph (71 km/h) in 1.8s, and three inversions (sidewinder, corkscrew and cutback). It was the first roller coaster to feature on-board music, known as a SOBAT (Synchronized On-Board Audio Track). SOBATs would later be added to Space Mountain at Disneyland, and Space Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland. From 1995 to 2005, the ride was known as Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune. Space Mountain's first SOBAT was composed by Steven Bramson. It was inspired by John Williams's film scores and the "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" score. A music loop was used to create the
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Disneyland Resort Pier Disneyland Resort Pier () is located at the south of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, with about 15-minute walking distance from Disneyland Resort Station. It is a public pier for use by private vessels, yachts as well as tour vessels 24-hour free-of-charge. It was planned to provide a ferry service between Central Piers and Disneyland Resort Pier. However, no ferry operators tendered for the service. On 15 November 2016, Star Ferry announced that it has recently transformed a 27-year-old ferry "World Star" into an environmentally friendly tour boat, it will sail
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19, 2011 and for "Star Wars" Day on May 4, 2013. The show began annually in 2014 during Star Wars Weekends. It was retooled as "Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular" and became a nightly presentation beginning in December 2015 until its retirement in June 2016. – Was cut in 2011. – Added in 2015. The new generation of the show is the largest fireworks display in the park's history. The projection mapping technology—akin to that of "Disneyland Forever", "Once Upon a Time", "Disney Dreams!", and "Celebrate the Magic"—projects images of scenes, characters, and locations from the "Star Wars"
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the aesthetic look of the land. The timeline is set during the events of the sequel trilogy, and will depict the rising presence of both the First Order and Resistance. "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge will have two new attractions: one will allow riders to control the "Millennium Falcon", which will feature a "customized secret mission", and the other will place guests into the middle of a battle between the First Order and the Resistance. Concept art depicts a full-size "Millennium Falcon" situated among alien buildings built into tall cliffs. In addition, the area will feature Oga’s Cantina, which will be
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able to purchase Marvel merchandise. The lower level gives guests the opportunity to meet Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett. The location opened with these characters in the winter of 2015. January 2016 saw the addition of Kylo Ren (who replaced Darth Vader until mid October 2016). Guests are given a variety of exhibits, such as props and costumes used in the films, and an area to buy "Star Wars" merchandise. Super Hero HQ closed in April 2016. Innoventions (Disneyland) Innoventions was a two-story museum in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It opened on July 3, 1998 as part
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cameo appearance with crew members of the Millennium Falcon. In "Star Wars Forces of Destiny", "Beasts of Echo Base", although C-3PO does not physically appear his voice can be heard on Leia's comlink. This episode ties with a deleted scene from Episode V, when C-3PO rips a warning sign from an Echo Base door (where the wampas are kept) - to trick the Imperials into going into the wrong room. Daniels also voiced C-3PO in "Ralph Breaks the Internet". Daniels reprised his role of C-3PO for the Disneyland ride "Star Tours", co-created by George Lucas in 1987. He was videotaped
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Animal Kingdom), Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park), Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (Hong Kong Disneyland). When Passes were renewed at the start of 2005, the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was still under construction and it was noted on the Pass that it would not be valid for entry. This was changed in 2006. The two parks at the Tokyo Disney Resort - Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea - are not part of the allowance, as they are owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company under licenses from Disney. On May 2, 2006, Disney honored the two billionth
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days will be designated as "value", mainly weekdays when school is in session, 44% will be designated as "regular", and 26% will be designated as "peak", mostly during holidays and weekends in July. Disneyland has had five unscheduled closures: Additionally, Disneyland has had numerous planned closures: Every year in October, Disneyland has a Halloween promotion. During this promotion, or as Disneyland calls it a "party", areas in the park are decorated in a Halloween theme. Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion are temporarily re-themed as part of the promotion. A Halloween party is offered on selected nights in late September
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Star-Lord blasting music from his boombox, along with the Avengers Training Initiative, a limited experience where Black Widow and Hawkeye "assemble a group of young recruits to see if they have what it takes to be an Avenger." Marvel related food and merchandise was also available throughout Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure during the "Summer of Heroes". In March 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced three new Marvel-themed areas inspired by the MCU to Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The developments will be designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with Marvel Studios
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2017, Disney announced a new parking structure for the resort, which will include a 6,500-space parking structure, and transportation hub, scheduled for an opening in 2019. In March 2018, it was announced that A Bug's Land would close in September 2018. It will be replaced by a Marvel-themed land that is set to open in 2020. Disney announced plans to build a fourth hotel at the resort in 2016, slated for an opening in 2021. In August 2018, the fourth Disneyland Resort hotel was placed on hold indefinitely because of a dispute with the city of Anaheim, which concerned a
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Hotel would be Disney's "most experiential concept ever" when it opens. Chapek described the hotel as a "100% immersive" experience that "will culminate in a unique journey for every person who visits.” Some examples of the planned features included creatures and droids acting as certain hotel staff such as butlers; guests wearing "Star Wars" costumes; and an ability to interact with features of the hotel as if visitors were really in the "Star Wars" universe. Visitors would also be able to have lightsaber training and duels (an extension of the in Disney's Hollywood Studios); explore and pilot "Star Wars" spacecraft;
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robot from Ted Hughes' novel "The Iron Man", writing: K-2SO, portrayed by Tudyk, appears in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", which was released in December 2016. K-2SO also appears in the novelization of that film by Alexander Freed. A one-shot comic book, "Star Wars: Rogue One: Cassian and K-2SO", was released in August 2017. Set some time before the events of "Rogue One", it tells the story of how Cassian Andor and K-2SO first met. K-2S0 also appears in "Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire", a virtual reality experience produced by ILMxLAB and The VOID for Disneyland Resort; Alan
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An immersive themed area called is planned for Disneyland and Walt Disney World in 2019, and a themed hotel will open at Walt Disney World in mid-2019. A multimedia project involves works released across multiple types of media. "" (1996) was a multimedia project set between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" that included a novel by Steve Perry, a comic book series, a , and action figures. "" (2008–2010) was a similar project set between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope" that included a novel, a and its , a graphic novel, a role-playing
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years, and by the time of the opening of the building's latest tenant, Star Wars Launch Bay in November 2015, the mechanics used to rotate the lower level appear to have been removed altogether. The entire soundtrack for the Disneyland version (1967–1973) can be heard on "A Musical History of Disneyland" (2005). The soundtrack was also released as part of the 5-disc CD set "Walt Disney and the 1964 World's Fair" released on March 24, 2009 which includes instrumental versions of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" representing different eras of progress, and an early "Alternate Universe" version of the
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to allow Lucasfilm Animation to focus on other projects. The series was announced at Star Wars Celebration VI in mid-2012. The series was intended to be set between the events of "" and "Episode IV – A New Hope". In March 2013, Lucasfilm postponed "Detours", reconsidering whether a comedy series would be a sensible way to introduce the franchise to new fans, when a sequel trilogy was also produced. That September, Green said 39 episodes had been completed, with 62 additional scripts finished. Voice actors that were involved in the show included Dee Bradley Baker, Abraham Benrubi, Ahmed Best as
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Mike Gallo used Ben Burtt's "Star Wars: Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide" to translate English into Huttese. "The key to recording alien dialogue is casting the right actor for the part," O'Farrell said, "Over the years I've had actors take to Huttese like a fish to water, but the opposite is also true. In the past I've had to line-read (when an actor copies my performance) 150-plus Huttese lines to an actor in order to make it work." Award-winning composer Jeremy Soule was signed to compose the game's score. "It will be a "Star Wars" score, but it will
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vortex. Although the track remained unaltered, the trains were launched from the bottom of the cannon. Originally, they were launched at the top which was about halfway up the actual incline. The Victorian setting was changed as well and received modern futuristic elements. The trains received a simple repaint from copper and bronze to silver. A new futuristic soundtrack was written by Michael Giacchino (who was also responsible for the SOBATs in the versions at Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland) and the Victorian loop in the queue was replaced with radio messages. Guests entered the mountain on its side and
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Star Wars (1987 video game) "Star Wars" plays like a side-scrolling platformer with two difficulty settings- the novice mission and the pro mission. Luke uses a light saber as his primary weapon and can also use the Force to execute special maneuvers like floating, speeding and stopping time. Energy to activate Force powers can be obtained through diamonds collected after killing an enemy, called "Force points". At the end of each level, the player must fight one of several apprentices of Darth Vader, who initially look the same as Vader himself, but will change into other creatures when hit for
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November, box office analysts reported opening weekend projections were at $175–250 million. In December, capital analyst Barton Crockett suggested that the film will be the first to gross over $3 billion worldwide at the box office. Analysts said that the box office receipts of the film, when compared to predecessors, must be adjusted for inflation, and that the first "Star Wars" film made more when this adjustment is made. It has further been observed that each of the first three films in the series was more profitable in calculating revenue against production costs. Box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that
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while a Japanese version of the title was postponed. The game was officially finished on October 18, 1997. Upon the title's announcement, Jack Sorensen, president of LucasArts, explained "the Star Wars franchise will expand to a much broader audience who will now have an opportunity to experience two cultural icons in a whole new way." Meanwhile, Hasbro Interactive President Tom Dusenberry commented that "both of these entertainment properties are so ingrained in our culture..together they create an even bigger, more thrilling entertainment experience". The game was officially previewed at the 1997 Children's Interactive Expo. Hasbro Interactive launched a companion website
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the waterfall containing Triton's Castle. The houses in Storybook Land are fitted with six-inch doors and quarter-inch hinges that open and close, so the Disneyland electricians can change the lightbulbs. Storybook Land Canal Boats Storybook Land Canal Boats is an attraction located at the Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris) theme parks. Passengers embark on a leisurely paced outdoor boat ride through a winding canal featuring settings from Disney animated films recreated in miniature. The Disneyland version was one of the original attractions when the park opened on July 17, 1955, although the miniature buildings and landscaping were not added until
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Storybook Land Canal Boats Storybook Land Canal Boats is an attraction located at the Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris) theme parks. Passengers embark on a leisurely paced outdoor boat ride through a winding canal featuring settings from Disney animated films recreated in miniature. The Disneyland version was one of the original attractions when the park opened on July 17, 1955, although the miniature buildings and landscaping were not added until the following year. The version in Disneyland Paris is named "Le Pays des Contes de Fées" (meaning "The Land of Fairy Tales" in French) and opened in the spring of
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Star Wars Tales Volume 5 Star Wars Tales Volume 5 is the fifth "Star Wars Tales" trade paperback, collecting issues 17-20. In this possibly canon story, Han Solo and Chewbacca come into the possession of some valuable glowing Tandgor gems, that Solo claims will pay off debts and mod the Millennium Falcon. When the Falcon runs low on fuel they head for a small unnamed planet. Solo receives no lifesign readings, as if the whole planet's population disappeared. After making planet fall, Solo and Chewbacca step out of their ship and into the fog, only for the Corellian to be
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both. Recalling a rescue mission during the Clone Wars when Thrawn assisted a lone Anakin Skywalker, this story tells two tales of Thrawn and Vader working together in very interesting ways. The book was announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2017. The novel was scheduled to be released on June 26, 2018, but was later delayed to July 24, 2018. In November of 2017, the cover artwork was revealed. On March 23, 2018, an excerpt was released on the official "Star Wars "website. The excerpt was the first canon appearance of the planet Batuu, which will be
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BB-8. Principal photography began on August 1, 2018, at Pinewood Studios in London, England. Oscar Isaac stated that Abrams is allowing more improvised acting than in the previous two films. Filming was also done in Wadi Rum in Jordan. Filming is expected to be completed by February 2019. On January 10, 2018, it was reported that John Williams, who composed the music for the eight previous saga films, will return to compose and conduct "Episode IX". The next month, Williams announced that "Episode IX" will be the last "Star Wars" film for which he will compose music. "Star Wars: Episode
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of building the entire park in 1955, the ride opened to throngs of patrons, many of whom dressed up as "Star Wars" characters for the occasion. In celebration, Disneyland remained open for a 60-hour marathon from January 9 at 10 a.m. to January 11 at 10 p.m. On August 14, 2010, Walt Disney World hosted the "Last Tour To Endor" event exclusively for Celebration V attendees at Disney's Hollywood Studios from 8pm to 1am. Entertainment features and events at "Last Tour To Endor" included George Lucas, character appearances, Jedi Training Academy, Death Star Disco, Bespin Stage Dance Party, "Raiders Of
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ground. Temporary buildings were constructed in their place and the park was back in operation after a few weeks. Tivoli is always evolving without abandoning its original charm or traditions. As Georg Carstensen said in 1844, "Tivoli will never, so to speak, be finished," a sentiment echoed just over a century later when Walt Disney said of his own Tivoli-inspired theme park, "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world." In Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, the word tivoli has become synonymous with any amusement park. The park
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Marvel-themed areas at Disney parks The Walt Disney Company plans to add Marvel Comics–themed areas to several of its theme parks: Disney California Adventure in 2020, Hong Kong Disneyland in 2019, and Walt Disney Studios Park in 2020. While not in a Marvel-themed land, a Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster will be added to Epcot in 2021. The Marvel-themed areas or "land" will be developed simultaneously at the three parks and inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They will be developed by Walt Disney Imagineering, in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Themed Entertainment. These three parks all hosted
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company's locations in San Francisco, Vancouver, and Singapore, it's expected the new division will work extensively on any current and future live-action "Star Wars" television series, starting with "The Mandalorian". In November 2017, Bob Iger discussed the development of a "Star Wars" series for Disney+, due to launch in 2019. It was announced in March 2018 that Jon Favreau, who voiced the characters in "The Clone Wars" and in "Solo: A Star Wars Story", will produce and write one of the television series. Entitled "", it will be set three years after "Return of the Jedi" and center on a
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of Imperial Star Destroyers by 25 percent). When enemy forces meet (either fleets in space or ground forces landing an enemy planet) a battle ensues. The player(s) can use only the equipment they brought to the battle (be it an X-wing squadron or an AT-AT). Factions must battle across both space and land maps. The defender may also use any buildings (land) or their space station (space) if they have constructed them. In each battle, each side may only have a certain number of units on the field at a time; the rest are retained as Reinforcements, which can be
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a few exceptions, such as Ord Mantell's placement in the Outer Rim region instead of the Mid Rim. The game can be played with standard Risk rules or Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules When playing by the Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules, each of the three factions has its own victory condition. The Empire must eliminate all Rebel forces. The Rebel Alliance must find and destroy the Emperor, who will be hidden under one of the Imperial Bases. The Hutts must take control of 10 out of the 13 designated resource planets on the board. The moment one
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Adventure Isle (Disneyland Paris) Adventure Isle is an artificial island in the center of Adventureland at Disneyland Paris. It opened with the park in 1992. When creating Disneyland Paris, Imagineers decided Big Thunder Mountain would be the centerpiece of Frontierland. As such, finding a new spot of land for Tom Sawyer Island became mandatory. In the end, Imagineers decided that an Adventureland-themed island, complete with the Swiss Family Treehouse, would fit as a centerpiece in Adventureland. Adventure Isle is divided into two smaller islands. This island is home to the Swiss Family Treehouse. In this park, the attraction was given
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New Orleans Square New Orleans Square is a themed land found at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Based on 19th-century New Orleans, Louisiana, the roughly three-acre area was the first land to be added to Disneyland after the park's opening, at a cost of $18 million. It is exclusive to Disneyland, although a similarly themed area can be found within Adventureland at Tokyo Disneyland. The word "square" is a bit of a misnomer, since the area does not resemble a traditional urban piazza as much as an intricate series of "streets" that weave around shops, restaurants and the Pirates of
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be unveiled in 2020, in time for the park's 15th Anniversary. Park officials also confirmed the rumors that the future Frozen-themed area will feature a dark ride and a family rollercoster, replacing the previously announced Dancing Sleighs ride, and that the land will open in 2021. Just before the grand opening, the park was criticised for underestimating the daily capacity. The problem became apparent on the charity preview day on 4 September 2005, when 30,000 locals visited the park. The event turned out to be a disappointment, as there were too many guests. Wait times at fast food outlets were
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railroad. By 1953, of orchard land in Anaheim in Orange County, southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, were chosen as the location for the planned Disneyland park, and on August 8, Walt Disney drew the triangular route for the future Disneyland Railroad (DRR) on the park's site plan. After financing for Disneyland was secured and all of the parcels of land at the Anaheim site were purchased, construction of the park and its railroad began in August 1954. In order to cut costs, a sponsorship deal was arranged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF), and when it was
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the victory on Hoth. The clone narrator proudly proclaims the Rebellion finished, though the game follows the plot of "The Empire Strikes Back", with the "Millennium Falcon" escaping Hoth. "Star Wars: Battlefront II" was announced on April 21, 2005, during Star Wars Celebration III held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Developer Pandemic Studios used their in-house engine, known as Zero to develop "Battlefront II". The engine was used in Pandemic's other two "Star Wars" titles, "" and the game's predecessor, "Star Wars: Battlefront". As with "Battlefront" Lua was utilized as the game's scripting language. "Battlefront II"s release date would be set to
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as a lucrative character by Disney after the release of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", and a set of attractions based on the movie was developed for Disney theme parks. Roger Rabbit was set to be the star of his own land, behind Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland, called Hollywoodland. Meanwhile, at the Magic Kingdom, a new land behind Fantasyland was being developed in honor of Mickey Mouse's sixtieth birthday, aptly named Mickey's Birthdayland. There were also set to be attractions based on Roger Rabbit, Judge Doom, and Baby Herman opening in a major expansion at the Disney's Hollywood Studios and
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Kingdom in November and December 2014 (from November 7 to December 31). Also starting from November, every night Elsa will use her powers to transform Cinderella Castle into an ice palace. On November 13, 2014, prior to "A Sparkling Christmas" Evert, Anna and Elsa began meet-and-greet sessions at Hong Kong Disneyland. Beginning December 20, 2014, the Anna and Elsa meet and greet at Disneyland Resort was moved from Disneyland park to a new location in the Disney Animation Building called "Anna and Elsa's Royal Welcome" in Disney California Adventure. In addition, the Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland were updated
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floor. Once Innoventions was refurbished and remodeled into both Super Hero HQ (upper level) and "Star Wars" Launch Bay (lower level), guests were allowed to enter the building from the first floor again and were given the opportunity to enter the worlds from both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the "Star Wars" universe in November 2015. In the Super Hero HQ location, guests were able to meet Captain America, Thor, and Spider-Man. Guests were also able to embody Iron Man in The Iron Man Experience, which had guests partake in a simulator that enabled them to fly. Guests were also
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Edge by a shuttle-pod transportation system. This system would be made to resemble a shuttle spacecraft that would ferry guests between the hotel and the land while maintaining the illusion of traveling from space to the planet's surface and back. Star Wars Hotel A "Star Wars"-themed luxury hotel is being built near Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The hotel accompanies the under-construction themed area in Disney's Hollywood Studios. In April 2017, Disney contracted the website swagbucks.com to survey visitors in order to gauge interest in a possible "Star Wars"-themed hotel. As a
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"Adventure Land" which added the ride ""Temple X-pedition"". Additionally in 2013, the park expanded the Star Wars Miniland Model Display when they added a Yoda Lego model display. On April 5, 2014, Legoland Deutschland will introduce the 5 million Lego block X-Wing Model Display which will be in the theme park across from the "Hero Factory" attraction for a limited time. Legoland Deutschland plans to continue expanding throughout 2014 to 2020 with plans including a new theme area, three large rides, and several other attractions. The entrance area is where the guests first enter the park through one of twenty
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in 1987, replacing the previous attraction, Adventure Thru Inner Space. The attraction had subsequent openings at Tokyo Disneyland, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disneyland Paris. The attraction at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios closed in 2010 to allow conversion for its successor attraction, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. The latter location was completed on May 20, 2011. Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris closed their versions for conversion in 2012 and 2016, marking the original ride's final run of 29 years. The ride that became Star Tours first saw light as a proposal for an attraction based on the 1979 Disney
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exterior under its previous theme. It was the only Space Mountain to feature inversions, a launch, a section of track that exits and re-enters the interior, and a synchronized on-Board audio track. The original Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune closed in January 2005 and later reopened as Space Mountain: Mission 2 with a revamped non-Jules Verne theme and the same track layout. A refurbishment took place in 2015 to improve the special effects and overall presentation. The newest renovation to the ride implements a "Star Wars" theme to celebrate the resort's 25th Anniversary. Originally, Disneyland Paris wanted
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then a blue screen, reminiscent of the Windows Blue Screen of Death, saying "SIGNAL LOST," "SEARCHING..." and "SIGNAL ESTABLISHED". Outside on the mountain, six projections play, with several Halloween-themed color schemes appearing between these projection shows: On November 14, 2015, a "Star Wars"-themed overlay known as Hyperspace Mountain debuted as part of "Season of the Force"—an event celebrating the release of "". The overlay featured a soundtrack with selections from John Williams's score of the "Star Wars" films, with projections depicting a mission towards the planet Jakku (a site introduced during "The Force Awakens") to investigate the presence of an
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Tomorrowland Expo Center. The first floor of the building hosts "Star Wars" Launch Bay, a "Star Wars" exhibit featuring peeks behind the scenes and character meet and greets with Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Boba Fett, and Chewbacca, while the second floor hosted "Super Hero HQ", featuring meet and greets with Marvel characters Thor and Spider-Man and an exhibit featuring Iron Man's suits based on the film. Super Hero HQ closed in April 2016. The first floor hosted the Dream Home in alliance with Microsoft, HP, and Taylor Morrison. Keeping with Walt Disney's vision of bringing cutting-edge, inspiring ideas to Tomorrowland,
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1977 film, "Star Wars". It is depicted as a busy, bustling port city situated in a desert plain, populated with transients of all species. The lawless spaceport attracts criminals, smugglers and fugitives. Spacecraft land at docking bays dotted across the city. The Mos Eisley scenes occur early in "Star Wars", when the young hero Luke Skywalker and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to the spaceport in search of a pilot, accompanied by the robots C-3PO and R2-D2. Obi-Wan warns Luke that the spaceport may be dangerous. Upon arrival, Luke and Obi-Wan enter the cantina, a dimly-lit tavern patronised by visiting
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of the park, unique attractions have been added into the Hong Kong's Tomorrowland, such as a new Autopia and Stitch Encounter. The first ever Marvel attraction in a Disney theme park, The Iron Man Experience, opened on 11 January 2017 in an area previously envisioned for a Star Tours-type attraction. The land also featured Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and others. Opened 18 November 2011, Toy Story Land is the first new themed land since the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005. It is located to the west side of the park, behind Fantasyland. Toy Story Land is themed using
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bamboo to act as giant blades of grass surrounding the area. The themed land makes use of characters from the "Toy Story" movies, such as an enlarged Woody, Rex, an oversized paper plane, and Luxo Jr. Toy Story Land was marketed by the park as "Asia exclusive". For some time its only counterpart, Toy Story Playland, is located at Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne-la-Vallée, France. Since Toy Story Land became popular at this park, it will become more common. One at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando opened in June 2018, and one in Shanghai Disneyland opened even earlier. Opened
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IX" is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2019, in the United States. It was originally scheduled for May 24, 2019. Star Wars: Episode IX Star Wars: Episode IX is an upcoming American space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It will be the third and final installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and the ninth and final installment of the main "Star Wars" film franchise, following "" (2015) and "" (2017). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and Bad Robot Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was announced
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Products, stated that the land "will introduce you to a "Star Wars" planet you've never seen before — a gateway planet located on the outer rim, full of places and characters familiar and not so familiar." In an interview for the winter 2015 issue of the official Disney fan club publication "Disney twenty-three", Trowbridge stated: "[O]ur intent is to make it feel as if you just walked into one of the movies... Bringing "Star Wars" to life in the physical world gives us the opportunity to play with a whole bunch of things we've never done before... to really engage
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