Are you a Disney fan who also loves Star Wars? You might want to head down to Walt Disney World this summer and take part in Star Wars Weekends, an annual event held at Disney’s Hollywood Studios that celebrates the Star Wars film saga and the animated TV show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Yesterday, Disney announced the 2012 dates for this exciting event, which includes special events and experiences that Star Wars fans will definitely want to check out.
The special event will take place on the following weekends in 2012:

May …

Following the success of the Star Tours remakes at Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Tokyo Disneyland will be revamping the popular attraction as well, renaming it Star Tours: The Adventure Continues. The original attraction opened at the park in 1989, and after more than 20 years it continues to be a guest favorite year after year.
With the renovations, guests will be able to experience a new ride every time with more than 50 possible story combinations. The ride will also feature 3-D images, fully immersing riders in the world …

These past few days have been an exciting time at the Disneyland Resort. Following Thursday’s debut of The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue made its grand debut at Disneyland Park yesterday.
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue is a completely revamped experience from the original Star Tours attraction, which opened at Disneyland Park in 1987. The 3-D simulator ride, which features over 50 different story combinations, gives guests the chance to visit such destinations from the Star Wars saga as Hoth, Tatooine, …

Can’t get enough of Captain Jack and his pirate adventures? We can’t, either.  But now that the latest Pirates franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean:  On Stranger Tides, has been released, and we’ve all seen it – two or three times – how do we get more, well, Pirates?
Fortunately, Disney has us covered.
In an effort to answer all of those tricky questions that have come up throughout the course of the four Pirates films, and to give us a glimpse into the character of Captain Jack Sparrow, famed science fiction author …

If you can’t wait to experience Star Tours, you can enter for your chance to be among the first voyagers when the ride reopens June 3 at Disneyland Park.
From now until 11:59 p.m. PST, May 9, enter for your chance to experience the new Star Tours ride with the “Star Tours Early Departure Contest.” Twelve hundred entrants will be randomly selected for a special preview on May 20, and each winner can take one guest. Admission to Disneyland Park will also be included.
For official rules and eligibility requirements, as well as the …

With the recent announcement of Disney XD’s cancellation of I’m in the Band, as well as the uncertain future of Zeke and Luther, fans will need to look forward to some of the new shows that are in the pipeline for Disney Channel’s sister station.
First up, Kickin It, which will premiere in June, stars Jason Earles (of Hannah Montana) as the owner of a martial arts academy. Next year, Motorcity debuts. The animated show depicts a futuristic version of Detroit, where cars and other basics have been banned. Mark Hamill …

The celebrity guest appearances for Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been announced, and Star Wars fans will undoubtedly be very pleased with the lineup.
The event, which will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 20 to June 12, 2011 at Walt Disney World, will feature plenty of fun and excitement to celebrate the grand opening of the revamped Star Tours ride with many celebrity guests from the Star Wars world.
The schedule of guests include:
May 20-22

Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
The Clone WarsSpecial Guest: Dave Filoni (Supervising Director)

May 27-29

Anthony …

With the opening date for Star Tours 2.0 drawing ever closer, sources have confirmed there will be new merchandise available at The Star Trader gift shop, which reopens May 4 at Disneyland park. Souvenirs will also be available at Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting May 20.

The shirts you see on the left will be available at both The Star Trader in Fantasyland at Disneyland park, and at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The t-shirts on the right will be available exclusively at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and are debuting in conjunction with Star Wars …

Mark your calendars, Disney fans! On May 14, the ACME Art Show will be coming to D Street in the Downtown Disney District.
As part of the collection, there will be 10 brand-new Star Wars inspired art pieces released. Check out a few of the pictures below to get an idea of what you can expect:

Additionally, sources have confirmed that Disney and Star Wars artist Steven Daily will also be on hand to perform a special art demonstration beginning at 3 p.m. the day of the show, so you won’t want …

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the revamp of Star Tours at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World, but new details are emerging as the debut date for the ride draws closer.
Last week, we reported the potential new locations to be introduced in Star Tours 2.0, and we are happy to say the new destinations have been confirmed! Riders will now be able to experience several new destinations.  In addition to Tatooine and Coruscant, new tours will also include the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, Naboo, the planet of Hoth, …