Star Tours

August 16th 2010

Top 10 best moments from Star Wars Celebration V

Last weekend, Orlando was filled with wampas, Ewoks, Jedi Knights, droids and Rancors, for the Star Wars Celebration V. Jon Stewart went toe-to-toe with George Lucas on stage, deleted scenes were revealed, and R2D2 got married. Here are the highlights. Jon Stewart interviews George Lucas The Main Event! Jon Stewart sat down with Star Wars…

Movies Meredith Woerner

August 13th 2010

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Star Wars Celebration V is underway and already news is pouring out. Disney has released the brand new Star Tours video, that wants you to visit the beautiful death-trap Alderaan. Check out what the upgraded Disney ride holds for you. Disney will relaunch the Star Wars ride Star Tours [now with 3D] in 2011. But…

Movies Meredith Woerner

May 16th 2010

Disney to Close Original Star Wars Rides By September 8

There was a great disturbance in the amusement park force this weekend, as Disney revealed that the closing dates for its 20-year-old Star Tours ride would be July 27 (Disneyland) and September 8 (Walt Disney World). But don’t fret too much, young padawans, as the Star Tours rides are set to be replaced with a…

Tech News Jack Loftus

May 10th 2009

Baby-Faced Negativists Are A Disaster!!!

My apologies if this week is a bit lacking, but that death ray won’t build itself. And I’m very happy to see all of you sporting the R.O.A.C.H. Disaster! Astute readers may have seen a couple of these, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t done with love, and for you. STAR TOURS: https://gizmodo.com/disneys-star-tours-gets-a-reboot-and-fett-5243635 I’ll preface…

io9 GarrisonDean

May 7th 2009

Disney’s Star Tours Gets A Reboot And Fett

The Star Wars Disney ride, which opened way back in 1987, is getting a tune up, including a whole host of new characters. Lucasfilm has been recording new footage for the ride that features, the Star Tours vehicle getting chased down by Boba Fett. C-3PO and R2-D2 will continue to host the ride, and will…

io9 Meredith Woerner

February 27th 2008

Wall-E Was Inspired By the Sexual Frustrations of Pixar Nerds

Wall-E director Andrew Stanton told us that he didn’t think about the robot Johnny 5 from Short Circuit when his team was designing the look and feel of Wall-E, which seems hard to believe. Instead, he says his inspirations came the from Luxo Jr. lamp in the Pixar logo, a pair of binoculars, R2D2, and…

io9 Kevin Kelly

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Star Tours

Top 10 best moments from Star Wars Celebration V

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Disney to Close Original Star Wars Rides By September 8

Baby-Faced Negativists Are A Disaster!!!

Disney’s Star Tours Gets A Reboot And Fett

Wall-E Was Inspired By the Sexual Frustrations of Pixar Nerds

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!