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Star Tours Star Wars Weekends Magic of Myth
2007 Star Wars Weekend Autographs Coming soon
2008 Star Wars Weekends Autographs NEW
2007 Star Wars Weekends Autographs
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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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.
February 21st - March 23rd, 1997 First Star Wars Weekends happens in Orlando, Florida:
Guests 1997 David Prowse Kenny Baker Warwick Davis Peter Mayhew Jeremy Bulloch Anthony Daniels * Mark Hamill *
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
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
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.
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
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
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
May 20th- June 27th, 2006 Here's the poster:
Disney did not do a typical Poster this year But here is the logo used:
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
May 20th- June 27th, 2007 Here's the poster:
GUESTS LIST 2007 June 1st - June 24th
New this year! Guest of Honor: Jay Laga'aia (not signing though)
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
GUESTS LIST 2007 June 1st - June 24th
June 6tth- June 29th, 2008 Here's the poster:
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
May 27tth- June 14th, 2009 Here's the TWO posters this year:
GUESTS LIST 2009 May 27th - June 14th
Host is Jay Laga'aia and hosted Ashley Eckstein (not scheduled to sign)
May 22 - 24 Ray Park and Warwick Davis, and James Arnold Taylor May 29 - 31 Peter Mayhew and Matthew Wood June 5 - 7 Jeremy Bulloch and David Prowse and Matt Lanter June 12 - 14 Dave Filoni and Temuera Morrison
2009 Schedule of
Events
Celebrity Autograph Sessions on Mickey Avenue near Backlot Tour
Jedi Training Academy Jedi hopefuls selected to test your skills with a light saber.
Jedi Mickey
Darth Vader
Legends of the Force: A Star Wars Celebrity Motorcade Celebrities, along with Star Wars characters, celebrate the Star Wars saga with a grand motorcade. Warwick Davis welcomes two Star Wars celebrities and presents a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity featuring all the Star Wars characters and celebrities.
Padawan Mind Challenge Kids under 12 answer Star Wars trivia.
Star Wars Characters Meet a galaxy of your favorite Star Wars characters!
Star Wars Weekends Hyperspace Hoopla Join your favorite Star Wars characters
Star Wars Merchandise --Shirts, coins, mugs, and pins inspired by new Star Wars Weekends poster art.
Artist-Author Signings
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire -- Play It! Star Wars Edition Stars of the Saga - Talk Show hosted by Warwick Davis
Tatooine Trivia Trials hosted by Warwick Davis
Star Tours -- The Force is with you as you cruise in your Starspeeder flight simulator thrill ride! |
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