Star Tours — Page 5

My son was the spy the one-and-only time we did it.  It probably helped that he was wearing a RotJ-Jedi-Luke-Brown-Robe at the time.

I was on it for the first time today and here's my thoughts, in bullet points:

-Queue is still fun.  Silly jokes from the bots, but that's how it was in the original if I recall anyway.  Good TK-421 joke, actually.  I am probably the only person in line who got it.

-The ride itself is... all right.  Went on twice and got an identical path, only with Ackbar giving us the coordinates one time instead of Leia.  My problem with this is that with the original star tours I expected the same thing over and over and loved it. With the new one, if I get the same thing it 's just "why again?" - almost with a sense of dread.  So I guess I didn't like the Hoth-to-Coruscant combo.

-Got a chuckle that the rebel fighter says the same line to 3PO he does the original pilot from the real Star Tours.

-3PO as the pilot isn't as fun as having another robot.

-The musical cues on my path were all from the OT, even at Coruscant.

-Really?  Rebel spies on our ship?

-Skip it.

PS - Disneyland, your "STARCADE" arcade is now another giftshop.  Take away that sign that taunts me by reminding me of the glory that once stood in its place.  Strange to consider Disney a place with a good arcade, but it was solid.  Still a few games in there now, but not even half.

@Wook  There's one in the Star Tours gift shop, but not at Starcade.  For some reason those escalators are still in there, they've been roped off for years and I don't think they're officially used for anything.  Tomorrowland could really use a refab if only due to all the abandoned space.

@Frink: I knew you were going to say that.  No, really, I did.

man I haven't been on Star Tours since I was 13. I need to go back to Disney World haha :D

Today is the 10th anniversary of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at WDW.

Lucas the Barbarian said:

Today is the 10th anniversary of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at WDW.

Huh. Time flies!

Some fun memories for people who’ve experienced the Star Tours rides - and a bit of info on them for those who haven’t…

‘Star Tours (Original) - The Complete Experience’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9NP6iSAkVo - a 15 minute video at the Anthony’s Channel youtube channel.

‘Star Tours: The Adventures Continue - The Ultimate Experience’ (2012):-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Kcyg_m3F0 - a 22 minute video at the WML95 youtube channel.

'Star Tours HD Ultimate Tribute (2014):-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CmfKhW2Bbw - a 66 minute video at the MartinsVidsDotNet youtube channel.

‘Star Tours Full Ride Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World Florida - August 2020’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPfRpMn9fAk - an 18 minute video at the 4K WDW youtube channel.

‘Star Tours Ride Disney Parks 1987 Video Press Kit VHS Release (Restored & Upscaled to HD 60FPS)’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7rl61WT5h8 - a 24 minute video at the Disney Dave youtube channel.

‘Star Tours Press Kit VHS’ (includes Star Tours Commercial, Press Kit, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, & Preview Party):-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfGBk-BXq-0 - a 44 minute video at the The Imperial Academy youtube channel.

Seems a lot of fun.
 

Obligatory Wikipedia & Wookieepedia pages:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Tours & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Tours_–_The_Adventures_Continue

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Tours_(real-world) https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Tours:_The_Adventures_Continue

‘Jakku and BB-8 in Star Tours | Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ (2015):-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trqgar55NSY - a 5 minute video at The DIS youtube channel.

‘Star Tours - New Destination Kef Bir - The Rise Of Skywalker - Disneyland California 2019’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFg9tNnQmRI - a 5 minute video at the Five Fires youtube channel.