WHAT DO YOU WANT TO VIEW
Star Tours Star Wars Weekends Magic of Myth
2009 Star Wars Weekends Autographs NEW
2008 Star Wars Weekends Autographs UPDATED
2007 Star Wars Weekends Autographs NEW
2006 Star Was Weekends Autographs
2005 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
2004 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
2003 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
There was no Star Wars Weekends in 2002
2001 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
2000 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
There was no Star Wars Weekends in 1999
There was no Star Wars Weekends in 1998
1997 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
What is the Star Wars Magic of Myth Tour? It's a collection of Star Wars costumes, props and other memorabilia from the films, on loan to various museums and entities around the world. Overseas, it's sometimes called "The Art of Star Wars"
We attended the Magic of Myth at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum on our very first trip to Washington DC in May 1998. The Smithsonian is free to get into and the exhibit was free! We paid $5 for reserving tickets online. It helped to avoid longer lines.
The Magic of Myth Tour Closed in 2003, but lobbying efforts are to get it back on the road. I urge all of you to tell Mr. Lucas to go one more round with this because people like us, though thrilled to see the exhibit the month it opened, didn't get to see any Ep I, never-the-less Ep II, items.
See photos HERE (they are not great, but gives you an idea of what the exhibit was like).
Star Wars Poster/Brochure image and Ticket Stub
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What is Star Tours? This is a ride at Disney based on the Star Wars films. I got to finally go there in Spring of 2003 and had a blast. Must be at least 3 years old and 40" tall to ride the ride. Due to the nature of this attraction, expectant mothers and guests with certain physical conditions should not ride. Star Tours opened in 1987 and is a flight simulator 4-D experience. Wait time varies. Ride time 3-4 minutes. Fast Pass ride
Rumor: Star Tours is in need of major refurbishment and will be closing sometime soon. Official Word: August 4th, 2003 "At this time there has been no announcement of any closure or refurbishment of the Star Tours attraction at the Disney-MGM Studios." -Disney Spokesperson
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Interesting Links Photos/Video of Star Tours Ride Photos & info
Autographs you may want for your Star Tours Collection: Walt Disney Michael Eisner Paul Reubens George Lucas Anthony Daniels
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Why People go: The Ride Star Wars Weekends Exclusive Collectibles Parade of Characters 2003 Photos and a report by me SW Weekends-Orlando, Florida
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Star Tours Posters:
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Other Star Wars Events and News
01/23/04 Star Wars Tours Japan! See this official link for dates/times/locations.
Other Star Wars Events other than conventions are rare, but do happen. One such one was the "Art of the Starfighter" :
at the Smithsonian. The "Art of Star Wars" is the overseas name for the Magic of Myth Tour. UPDATE: From now till October 2005, The Naboo Starfighter will be on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
One cool even was the IMAX run of Attack of the Clones.
There have also been a couple Star Wars Concerts:
Other than TV events, premieres or Conventions, I really haven't heard of more major events. If you know of any other Star Wars events, please email me at dahoov2@cox.net I've contacted Lucasfilm about a possible new Magic of Myth tour or other things, and though nothing major is going on right now, there are always talks about new things. More should be coming in 2005 with the hype surrounding the release of Ep III. Should any news happen, I promise you'll see it right here!
Disney runs a month long series of weekends dedicated to Star Wars. Centered around the Star Tours attraction, several things happen.
Disney Tickets
Star Wars Disney Timeline:
January 9th, 1987 Star Tours, the 4-D adventure, opens.
July 12th, 1989 Tokyo Disneyland Star Tours official grand opening.
December 15th, 1989 Disney-MGM Studios Star Tours opens to guests (01/13/1990 was the official dedication)
April 12th, 1992 Star Tours opens at Euro Disney in Paris, France.
STAR WARS WEEKENDS IN ORDER BY YEAR
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 1997
February 21st - March 23rd, 1997 First Star Wars Weekends happens in Orlando, Florida. There is no poster available for this event except for the promotional Star Tours posters.:
Guests 1997 David Prowse Kenny Baker Warwick Davis Peter Mayhew Jeremy Bulloch Anthony Daniels * Mark Hamill *
There was no Star Wars Weekends in 1998
There was no Star Wars Weekends in 1999
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2000
May 5th-May 28th, 2000 The first of the full blown Disney Star Wars Weekends takes place and marks its full debut with a poster:
Billy Dee Williams, according to officials was the one booked. My search shows that Ian McCaig was a guest though and I did not see where Billy Dee did appear. It may be he cancelled and Iain took his place.
Guests 2000
Hugh Quarshie (pp) Kenny Baker (pp) Peter Mayhew (pp) Ian McCaig Jake Lloyd (pp) Dave Prowse Carrie Fisher Jeremy Bulloch
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2001
May 4th-May 27th, 2001 Here's the poster:
David Prowse (Darth Vader) is listed to have been booked for SW Weekends according to official records, but fan sites do not mention his appearance. Mr. Prowse thinks he remembers being there; he's stated if Disney asks him, he goes.
GUESTS 2001 Kenny Baker Peter Mayhew Carrie Fisher Warwick Davis Jeremy Bulloch Phil Brown Mike Quinn Doug Chiang
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2002
May 2002 Disney opts out of Star Wars weekends. They still call it that, but there are no big pushes on advertising it, there is not much happening and it's odd to the fans who would flock in groves as Ep II is released the same time Disney would hold it's annual event. Officials did not comment on why this was a non-event. They said they just decided not to do it. No event, no guests, no poster. But the Ride and Cantina store is open.
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2003
May 15th- June 15th, 2003 Star Wars Weekends is back. Here's the poster:
Joel Edgerton bows out and Silas Carson steps in to replace.
GUESTS LIST 2003
Anthony Daniels & Billy Dee Williams Andy Secombe & Warwick Davis Silas Carson & Joel Edgerton Jeremy Bulloch & Peter Mayhew Temuera Morrison & Michonne Bourriague
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2004
May 15th- June 15th, 2004 Here's the poster:
Billy Dee Williams cancels and Mike Quinn replaces him.
GUESTS LIST 2004
May 14-16th - Jeremy Bulloch & Jake Lloyd May 21-23rd - Peter Mayhew & Jerome Blake May 28-30th - Anthony Daniels & Andy Secombe
June 4th- 6th - Warwick Davis &
June 11-13th - Daniel Logan & Amy Allen
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2005
May 20th- June 27th, 2005 Here's the poster:
GUESTS LIST 2005 May 20-22nd - Daniel Logan & John Goodson May 27-29th - Peter Mayhew & Rob Coleman June 3-5th - Warwick Davis & Don Bies June 10th- 12th - Jerome Blake & Brian Gemand June 17th-19th - Amy Allen & Matt Wood June 24th-27th - Jake Lloyd & Warren Fu
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2006
May 19th- June 11th, 2006 Here's the poster and the "Promotional" poster (these are not available to the public):
Disney did not do a typical Poster this year But here is the logo used and:
GUESTS LIST 2006 May 19th - June 11th
May 19-21 - Peter Mayhew and Rick McCallum May 26-28 - Jake Lloyd and Matt Wood June 2-4 - Jay Laga'aia and Orli Shoshan June 9-11 - Jeremy Bulloch and Temeura Morrison
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2007
June 1st - June 24th, 2007 Here's the two posters and "Promotional" Posters (these are not available to the public):
GUESTS LIST 2007 June 1st - June 24th
New this year! Guest of Honor: Jay Laga'aia (not signing though) Also two posters, trying to make up for 2006 perhaps.
June 1 - 3 - Warwick Davis and Kenny Baker June 8 - 10 - Ray Park and Daniel Logan June 15 - 17 - Jeremy Bulloch and Peter Mayhew June 22 - 24 - Anthony Daniels and Bonnie Piesse
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2008
June 6tth- June 29th, 2008 Here's the poster (there does not seem to be any "promotional" posters for this year:
GUESTS LIST 2008 June 6th - June 29th
Celebrity Host, Warwick Davis
(not scheduled to sign) June 13 - 15 Peter Mayhew and David Prowse June 2 - 22 Amy Allen and Matthew Wood June 27 - 29 Dave Filoni and Jake Lloyd
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2009
May 22nd - June 14th, 2009 Here's the TWO posters this year and some "Promotional" posters which are not for release to the general public:
GUESTS LIST 2009 May 22nd - June 14th
Hosts are: Jay Laga'aia and Ashley Eckstein (not scheduled to sign)
May 22 - 24 Ray Park, Warwick Davis, James Arnold Taylor May 29 - 31 Peter Mayhew, Matthew Wood June 5 - 7 Jeremy Bulloch, David Prowse, Matt Lanter June 12 - 14 Dave Filoni, Temuera Morrison
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2010
GUESTS LIST 2010 May 21st - June 13th
May 21st- June 13th, 2010 Here's the official poster this year and six "Promotional" posters, which are not available to the public:
Hosts: Jeremy Bulloch and Ashley Eckstein
May 21-23 Tem Morrison, Dan Logan, Dee Bradley Baker May 28-30 Matthew Wood, Lorne Peterson, Tom Kane June 4-6 Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park, Dave Filoni June 11-13 Ray Park, Peter Mayhew, James Arnold Taylor
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2011
GUESTS LIST 2011 May 20th - June 11th
May 20th- June 12th, 2010 Here's the official poster this year and I didn't see any "Promotional" posters, which are not available to the public (if I am wrong, please email info to me so I can quickly correct). :
2009 Schedule of
Events
Hyperspace Hoopla - Join all the Characters in the park at 8:45 PM for the closing parade
Jedi Training Academy - Young Jedi hopefuls selected to test your skills with a light saber.
Star Tours Grand Reopening! - The ride is revamped and more exciting than ever...
Celebrity Autograph Sessions - See listing above
Star Wars Characters Meet a galaxy of your favorite Star Wars characters!
Star Wars Merchandise --Shirts, coins, mugs, toys and pins inspired by new Star Wars Weekends poster art.
Guest celebrities give talks 1) Talk about Behind the Scenes: Behind the Force with host Ashley Eckstein about Clone Wars. 2) Inside the Saga – Starring Anthony Daniels about Inside the Saga Behind the Force, 3) Obi-Wan and Beyond – Starring James Arnold Taylor about Galaxy of Voices (voice artists)
tar Tours -- The Force is with you as you cruise in your Starspeeder flight simulator thrill ride!
STAR WARS WEEKENDS 2012
GUESTS LIST 2012 COMING SOON
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