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HOW DISNEY CRUISE LINE’S “STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE LOUNGE” WILL TAKE FANS AROUND THE GALAXY

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-hyperspace-lounge

“We came up with this idea, ‘the Hyperspace Lounge.’ Think of it like a party ship through the galaxy. We’re jumping to different locations and getting a tour of space, and sampling amazing drinks from those different planets.” In a clever twist, fans will not just be jumping to different planets; they’ll be jumping to different time periods, as well.

“We want to see a little bit of Empire-era Star Destroyers and TIE fighters,” Handke says. “And we want to see the Resistance from the First Order era, the prequel era, a familiar ship from The Mandalorian, and Rogue One.” The illusion will be created via the bar viewport, a widescreen, seven-pane window to the stars.

“The visual effects are all-new for the Disney Wish,” Handke says. “We worked with ILM. Each sequence is almost like a mini-storyline that plays out. You’ll see iconic ships, you’ll see really cool things happen. ILM adds so much eye candy and they take it to a whole other level for us, which is so awesome. They work in all sorts of Easter eggs and little details.”

Some of the galactic destinations that fans can look forward to include Tatooine (set during The Mandalorian), Batuu (“almost a day in the life of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge,” featuring the Star Destroyer from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Hondo Ohnaka’s ship), and Mustafar (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story era). And Handke reveals one more locale exclusively to StarWars.com: the home of the Ewoks, Endor.

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“Embrace others for their differences, for that makes you whole.”

oojason said:

Indeed - I’ll be using the 4th May to think up ways of how to celebrate Star Wars Day… the 25th May 😉
 

Why aren’t they in The Volume? They have four of them don’t they?

Time to star making those May 4th plans!

CourtlyHades296 said:

Rodney-2187 said:

Stardust1138 said:

Added:

Really wanted to see Empire of Dreams on the big screen and uncensored again.

What are all the differences between the version on disc and the one on Disney+?

Some of the theatrical clips were replaced with SE clips on the D+ version

Stardust1138 said:

What CourtlyHades296 said and the Disney+ version also edited out Harrison Ford with a cigarette in his hands. I’m not sure about any other changes off hand.

The disc also includes some great features like The Force Is With Them: The Legacy of Star Wars - which includes James Cameron and Ridley Scott, The Birth of the Lightsaber, and The Characters of Star Wars. All worth watching!

I thought since Empire of Dreams was made after the special editions that it always contained clips from those versions. Has anyone made a list of the changes?

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale was excellent. The Shang-Chi trailer was better than I’d imagined. My interest is boosted. Marvel just keeps knocking 'em out of the park!

JadedSkywalker said:

I have no idea. My Star Wars was the original versions of the Star Wars trilogy, plus the EU pre Phantom Menace. I’m a Gen X fan.
I like the original characters and that original world and wanted it to continue. It never did beyond Return of the Jedi. Lucas was obsessed with the idea of the prequels to the point Luke was never revisited as a character.

The books i collected were all Post ROTJ Luke centric.

Do you like The Mandalorian?

jedi_bendu said:

ThisIsCreation said:

Live action GEODE!

I can die happy if this happens.

Geode would probably make the easiest transition to live action. For Bo Katan, Lucasfilm had to hire hair-styling specialists to make Katee Sackhoff a hairpiece as close to the animated version as possible; for Ahsoka, experiments with practical head-tail length had to be conducted. With Geode, you go to the nearest rocky area and take your pick.

I thought you hadn’t read it yet!

I’d buy all the Geode figures and Funkos right now if they released them.

I’ve still yet to hear any idea that was better than what we got, including my own ideas, so I’ll just stick with it and keep going. Star Wars forever! MTFBWY

Is there something unique about the generation that grew up with the original trilogy? There are exceptions to everything, but for the most part I don’t see older or younger people devoting as much time and disposable income to a movie, especially in the form of plastic figures, ships, and helmets to display on a shelf.

Stardust1138 said:

Added:

Really wanted to see Empire of Dreams on the big screen and uncensored again.

What are all the differences between the version on disc and the one on Disney+?

My ideal trilogy:

Prequels
Originals
Sequels

JadedSkywalker said:

Can someone recommend some science fiction or fantasy?

I haven’t read anything new in a couple decades in these genres beyond GRRM.

Once upon a time i used to read every new book my library brought in. Amazingly i was much more busy back then and still found more time to read than i do now.

Its easy to get comfortable and reread stuff you are familiar with. In Lieu of any such recommendations i’ve began re-reading Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy and Le Morte D’Arthur. I never finished the Winchester version and i figure i might as well finish the second half of that. I’ve read the complete Caxton.

Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation - Asimov
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Lost Stars - Claudia Gray
The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey

I’m currently reading The Expanse books, but I just got a copy of The Three Body Problem - Liu Cixin. Can’t wait to get started on it.

Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

If you’re into more of a spoof, you could try the Matt Helm movies with Dean Martin.

Ewoks are not cute. If you went on a camping trip and a large group of small bears speaking another language armed with spears surrounded your campsite, I doubt anyone would be thinking how cute they are, especially when the cooking starts.

I think people who like Robot Chicken will like this.

I watch this every so often when I feel like I need to change my outlook. Even if you’re not a sports fan, give it a look. Watch the whole thing. I think it’s worth the time. (10 mins)

Jim Valvano’s inspiring ‘Don’t give up … Don’t ever give up!’ speech at The ESPYS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHKzH6zR8xE