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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
Coordinates
28°21′19″N 81°33′31″W / 28.3552°N 81.5587°W / 28.3552; -81.5587
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 20, 2011
ReplacedStar Tours
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available
Coordinates
33°48′42″N 117°55′04″W / 33.8118°N 117.9177°W / 33.8118; -117.9177
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 20, 2011
ReplacedStar Tours
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available
Coordinates
35°38′00″N 139°52′42″E / 35.6334°N 139.8783°E / 35.6334; 139.8783
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 7, 2013
ReplacedStar Tours
Disney Premier Access
available
Ride statistics
Attraction type3-D Motion simulator
ManufacturerThales Training & Simulation
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeStar Wars
MusicJohn Williams[1]
(Ride score)
Michael Giacchino
(Pre-show and queue)
Vehicle typeStarSpeeder 1000 Motion simulator
Riders per vehicle40
Rows5
Duration4:30 minutes
Height restriction40 in (102 cm)
SponsorsSMS Audio (2015–)[2]
JCB (Tokyo)[3]
Ride hostC-3PO (Anthony Daniels)
Single rider line available
Must transfer from wheelchair
Assistive listening available

Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is an attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Set in the Star Wars universe, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue takes passengers on a turbulent trip across the galaxy, as droids C-3PO and R2-D2 attempt to safely return a spy to the Rebel Alliance.

The Adventures Continue features locations and characters from all nine films of the

Skywalker saga, unlike its predecessor, which mostly took place after the events of the original trilogy (Episode IV – A New Hope through Episode VI – Return of the Jedi). The attraction opened on May 20, 2011, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, on May 20, 2011, at Disneyland, on May 7, 2013, at Tokyo Disneyland, and on March 26, 2017, at Disneyland Paris.[4][5][6][7]

Development

Pre-production

In 1998, Disney began planning to upgrade Star Tours as part of the release of the upcoming 1999 film

Anakin Skywalker's goggles. However, changing the story to focus on Episode I would make the attraction outdated, as two new upcoming films would feature new characters and locations. Officials chose to wait until 2003 when production began on Revenge of the Sith before remodeling Star Tours.[8]

In April 2005, at Star Wars Celebration III at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, creator George Lucas confirmed that a Star Tours II was in production. In May 2009, /Film reported that filming for the new version of Star Tours was underway in West Hollywood, California.[9]

During pre-production, one of the locations that

Kashyyyk sequence was suggested by John Lasseter (then-Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering).[10] Industrial Light & Magic was responsible for the extensive computer-generated imagery seen throughout the attraction.[11]

At the 2009

podracing scene similar to that from Episode I – The Phantom Menace. An accompanying teaser picture depicted a red-colored "StarSpeeder 1000" spacecraft.[13]

Previews

In May 2010, Disney announced exact dates for the closure of Star Tours at both parks, both earlier than the originally announced October 2010 date. Star Tours closed on July 27 at Disneyland and on September 7 at Disney's Hollywood Studios.[14]

On June 11, 2010, at the "What's Next?" presentation, Disney announced that the re-imagined attraction would take place between Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope and would be named Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. They also premiered an image showcasing the StarSpeeder 1000 flying through Coruscant.[15]

On August 12, during

Bespin, and Alderaan.[16]

By September 24, two new characters were revealed for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. The first one was Ace, the new pilot, and the second one was the Aly San San spokesdroid, voiced by Allison Janney.[17] During D23's "Destination D" event, Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis stated that the new ride would feature 54 possible different experiences.

On October 26, Tom Fitzgerald, Executive VP and Senior Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, stated that while "Ace" was supposed to be the pilot of the StarSpeeder 1000s, by the time riders actually take off, the pilot would be C-3PO. Fitzgerald also mentioned that Captain Rex, the former Star Tours pilot (but within the series' timeline, the future pilot), would also make an appearance somewhere on the new version of the attraction.[18] Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in all the Star Wars films, returned to portray the character in three mediums; live-action suit, motion capture, and Audio-Animatronic voice.[19]

Fitzgerald revealed on February 11, 2011, that more characters would be encountered on the ride, including

Kashyyyk, and the Death Star as it orbits Geonosis.[21]

Official opening and subsequent changes

The attraction in Orlando began soft openings on May 14, with the official opening at midnight on May 20, 2011.[22] The attraction in Anaheim began soft openings on May 20, with the official opening in the morning of June 3, 2011.[23] Tokyo Disneyland's Star Tours attraction closed on April 2, 2012, and reopened as the revamped attraction on May 7, 2013.[6] Disneyland Paris' Star Tours attraction was the final incarnation to change; it closed on March 16, 2016, and reopened as The Adventures Continue on March 26, 2017.

In 2012, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue was awarded as the most "Outstanding Attraction Refresh" by the Themed Entertainment Association.[24]

At the 2015

Crait from The Last Jedi and Batuu, the remote outpost forest and mountain planet from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, were added to the attraction on November 17, 2017.[27][28][29] The ocean moon Kef Bir from The Rise of Skywalker was added to the ride on December 20, 2019, the film's release date[30]
along with Exegol, another planet from The Rise of Skywalker.

In January 2020, the Disneyland location received a single rider line due to heavy crowds.[31]

In April 2023, Imagineer Scott Trowbridge announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe IV that more destinations would be added to the Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris iterations of the attraction on April 5, 2024.[32]

Attraction

  • Indoor queue
    Indoor queue
  • Exterior Endor forest village set in Florida
    Exterior Endor forest village set in Florida
  • Attraction marquee at Disneyland
  • The Tatooine Traders gift shop in Florida
    The Tatooine Traders gift shop in Florida
  • Attraction marquee at Disney's Hollywood Studios

The exteriors of all four Star Tours attractions are different in their respective parks. The attraction in Florida is inspired by an

forest moon of Endor, whereas the California, Japan, and France versions are modeled after a Tomorrowland
-esque space port.

Backstory

According to the

Bail Organa near the end of Revenge of the Sith, to assist in the inauguration of the spaceline.[34] The seemingly close relationship between the Rebel Alliance and the Star Tours agency, caused the Galactic Empire
to believe that both entities were in a partnership, and thus has monitored the agency's actions over the years.

Queue

Similar to the functionality of the previous Star Tours attraction, The Adventures Continue places guests in the role of

Mon Calamari officers, that interact with one another and to guests. Entering the cargo bay, Captain Rex from the original attraction can be found, who in accordance with the timeline has not been used yet, and is therefore being sent back to a factory as defective. He occasionally has a power surge and delivers a line from the original attraction. Two G2 droids interact with guests as they conduct their tasks. The more outspoken droid processing the passengers' luggage on a scanning system reveals the luggages' contents to the guests waiting in the queue. Many references, gags, and in-jokes relating to Star Wars, Disney, and Pixar films are made via the contents of this luggage.[35] Guests then retrieve their 3-D "flight glasses" and are directed by a flight agent to four gates in Disneyland and six gates in Disney's Hollywood Studios, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris
where they wait to board.

Pre-show

Television monitors show C-3PO, who has been assigned to maintenance on the StarSpeeder 1000 that guests are about to board, inadvertently getting trapped in the cockpit after the ship's captain leaves. Following this, Aly San San presents safety instructions to the guests. Once the doors to the StarSpeeder 1000 open, guests enter one of several ride simulators. After the doors close, C-3PO complains to R2-D2 (who is stationed on top of the ship) about the misunderstanding, but is ignored when the StarSpeeder 1000 begins to take flight with C-3PO in it.

Ride experience

The ride sequence is randomized; guests riding Star Tours will experience four out of 21 different segments during each journey. This gives Star Tours the advantage of being both highly repeatable and constantly surprising. Even though guests can experience different journeys, the main priority is always delivering a Rebel spy to safety. The "rebel spy" is chosen from the guests on the ride vehicle and whose photo is displayed to all the riders, with the dialogue in the ride accommodating to their gender.

There are 21 random segments of the film: four opening segments, five primary destination segments, seven hologram message segments, and five ending destination segments. Combined, they allow for 700 different possible ride experiences. Segments are chosen randomly with no regard to the chronology of the series, however characters and locations from the sequel trilogy are not mixed with other eras.

Production

Cast

Music

John Williams, who composed the music for all the main Star Wars saga films, approached Walt Disney Imagineering about writing the music for the attraction. After evaluating the storyboards of the ride sequences, Williams determined that a newly written musical score was unnecessary.[46] Instead, Williams suggested that the on-ride music should be the original cues from the films, along with unused passages from the film scores that he and his music editor found.[1] Michael Giacchino provided additional arrangements of various Star Wars themes for use in the commercials and pre-show videos in the attraction.[11] Also, the signature Star Tours logo chimes, composed by Richard Bellis, remained in the attraction.[47]

Ride system

StarSpeeder 1000 flying in Coruscant

The attraction combines

Audio-animatronics
.

Similar to its predecessor, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue utilizes the same

Rediffusion Simulation.[49]

See also

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