Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald announced at Star Wars Celebration Orlando that the previously announced new scene in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue will visiting the planet Crait from Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.
The scene will be added to the attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World sometime in late 2017.
Yesterday, a special panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando was presented celebrating “Disney Parks and Star Wars – A Galaxy in the Making”. The presentation includes 40 minutes of talk about the Star Wars Land project for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, revealing new details we have not heard before. Learn all about building a reputation, helping bounty hunters, joining the First Order or the Resistance, piloting the Millennium Falcon, and more in the video below:
Due to copyright issues, Disney would not allow us to upload the behind the scenes video they stop to play in the panel, but you can watch it in all of its glory here:
The panel also began with the story of Star Tours and an announcement of a new destination from The Last Jedi, which you can watch below:
The new destination in Star Tours will debut in late 2017. The Star Wars themed land at Disney Parks will open in 2019.
Disney today accidentally announced that Fantasmic! at Disneyland will return with new scenes and magic this Summer.
When it returns (expected just before the 4th of July holiday, but may be delayed now), new scenes will include Pirates of the Caribbean, Aladdin, The Lion King, and Tangled characters. Further details on these scenes were not provided as of yet. This was confirmed today in a post by D23.com that has since been taken down for being posted before a formal release was made by Disney Parks.
The Pirates of the Caribbean sequence was first rumored right here at WDWNT.com in August 2016.
Today, Disneyland Resort released a TV spot for the Summer of Heroes event coming this summer to the Disneyland Resort, as well as making notice of the grand opening of the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout ride. Marvel’s greatest heroes swing, jump, and roll through Disneyland Resort in the ad, such as Captain America, Black Widow, and even Spider-Man. Take a look at the video right here from the Disneyland Blog:Yeah
Summer of Heroes at Disney California Adventure Park. And the new epic attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy-Mission: BREAKOUT! Begins May 27. pic.twitter.com/yRYhFj3E3A
— Disneyland Resort (@Disneyland) April 17, 2017
Get prepared, Mission Breakout and Summer of Heroes starts May 27th.
Today, Disney showcased some brand new merchandise for the upcoming Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This merchandise has been made to coincide with the Star Wars Force for Change fund, which is a charitable initiative from Lucasfilm and Disney that harnesses the strength of Star Wars to empower and improve the lives of children around the world.
There will be a pin that has the logo and select characters from the upcoming film, as well as shirts for both adults and kids.
Twenty-five percent of the retail sale price from each of these products will be donated to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in support of UNICEF Kid Power, a program that uses the world’s first WEARABLE-FOR-GOOD™ to give kids the power to get active and save lives by earning points that unlock food packets for malnourished children around the world.
These items will debut in Booth 3463 at Star Wars Celebration, which is a Star Wars fan event coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from April 13-16, 2017.
Following the event, select locations at Disney Parks listed below will carry these items through the summer. These products will not be available on DisneyStore.com or the Shop Disney Parks app. These are the first retail items for the new film, and in coming months as the movie debut gets closer, more merchandise will be revealed.
The following items above will be available at these following Disney Parks locations:
Walt Disney World Resort
Disneyland Resort
To learn more about Star Wars: Force for Change, please visit ForceForChange.com.
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF does not endorse any brand or product. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theaters December 15, 2017.
We have just received word that the limited-time run of the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland has been extended through the summer. The parade is now scheduled to “glow away” on August 20, 2017.
A few months ago, we told you that it was rumored that the popular TRON Lightcycle Power Run attraction from Shanghai Disneyland would be making its way to Walt Disney World sometime in the next 5 years. Well, it seems the project is close to approval, but it may also be heading to California…
TRON Lightcycle Power Run, Shanghai Disney Resort
According to sources, budget and preliminary design teams for Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts have been sent out to Shanghai to make the project into a reality here in the United States. The decision to move forward with a TRON reboot/sequel has likely heavily influenced the decision to go through with the attraction domestically.
Walt Disney World is planning to build the attraction in Tomorrowland ahead of October 1st, 2021, the start of the 50th anniversary celebration for the entire resort. This would ensure major new additions in each of the four parks leading up to what should be a milestone event lasting 18-24 months. The enhancements at Epcot should begin by that time, and Star Wars land, Toy Story Land, and Pandora: The World of AVATAR will all be open and operating, leaving Magic Kingdom needing something big and new. Currently, the attraction would sit on the site of the Tomorrowland Speedway, but the former Galaxy Palace Theater space (now cast member parking) is a possibility.
TRON Lightcycle Power Run, Shanghai Disney Resort
At Disneyland, rumors indicate that the former Innoventions building (now home to Star Wars Launch Bay) in Tomorrowland would be the site, allowing the outdoors portion of the coaster to soar beautifully over the Tomorrowland skyline. That being said, some believe the coaster will be repurposed for the MARVEL-themed land at Disney California Adventure, perhaps taking the place of the long-rumored Captain America launch roller coaster. Either way, expect this ride system to show up at the Disneyland Resort around the same time as Walt Disney World unveils theirs.
As always with rumors and attractions in the design phase, things can change, or even be cancelled entirely. Based on how much we are hearing about this already, I would be very surprised to not see this roller coaster “rez” in the U.S. sometime soon.
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout will be opening in just a few weeks at Disney California Adventure, but today, thanks to an internal leak, we are getting our first look inside the former “maintenance service elevator” of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The “gantry lift” appears to be just about the same, with the exception of what we assume to be a warning written in an alien language on the back wall of the vehicles:
A look at the ride vehicles for Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout, with weighted dummies for test rides.
We were unable to find the language in any internet search, but maybe someone far better versed in the MARVEL universe can decode it.
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout opens May 27th, 2017 at Disney California Adventure.
If you love Dole Whips and cotton candy, you probably need to get out to Disneyland Resort…
Disney California Adventure is now offering a pineapple flavored cotton candy in addition to the usual flavor. The cost is $4.75 with tax.
So, is it good? Surprisingly, yes. I’m not the biggest cotton candy fan, nor am I the biggest Dole Whip aficionado, but I loved it. The Pineapple flavoring is a nice change and really does taste just like a Dole Whip transformed into a sugary snack.
It is unknown if the pineapple cotton candy will be a permanent addition or not, so you may want to get it while you can. It is available at most outdoor food carts at Disney California Adventure.
Starting May 26th, 2017, guests traveling with little ones to California Adventure can find some new show experiences inspired by some hit shows on Disney Junior.
This new show will be called the ‘Disney Junior Dance Party’ and will feature stories from “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” as well as “Doc McStuffins,” “Sofia the First” and “The Lion Guard.” The show will include live appearances from some characters, fun music from Disney Junior and much more.
The all-new “Disney Junior Dance Party” opening this summer will introduce a musically infused, interactive concert format that involves guests directly in the experience. This show will be replacing the former ‘Disney Junior: Live on Stage!’.
The changes come after union disputes about puppeteer wages, as we reported previously.
The all-new “Disney Junior Dance Party” show debuts in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure park on May 26, 2017.
