Tag: Star Wars
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Second Season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Coming to Disney+ in August
The second season of ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ is heading to Disney+ and Disney Jr. on August 14th!
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‘The Acolyte’ Has Strongest Disney+ Premiere in 2024
Disney has announced that The Acolyte has had the strongest premiere on Disney+ of any program this year. Initially, the series premiered with 4.8 million views in the first 24 hours. However, that was just the start of it. This new Star Wars series premiere episode continued to gather views and reached 11.1 million views*…
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‘The Acolyte’ Creator on How New Series is ‘Star Wars From the Bad Guys’ Perspective’
Leslye Headland was “very interested in telling a story about the Sith” when it came to The Acolyte — the new Star Wars series on Disney+. However, in a saga known for heroes like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo, how would the creator and executive producer of the series focus on the bad guys that make up…
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Star Wars Discussion with Dave Filoni and Leslye Headland
It’s a fantastic time to be a Star Wars fan. There is a lot of new content coming out, including The Acolyte. Ahead of the start of this new series, Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer and The Acolyte creator sat down to talk about storytelling in the a galaxy far, far away. The discussion is described in the…
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New Featurette for ‘The Acolyte’ Looks at Generations-Spanning Adventure
A new featurette has been released this week for the upcoming Star Wars series, The Acolyte. In it, cast members discuss Star Wars and share their own thoughts about this specific series. Along the way, some scenes are shown as well. The featurette includes Amandla Stenberg (former padawan Mae), Manny Jacinto (ex-smuggler Qimir), Dafne Keen (padawan…
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New Legacy LIGHTSABER Hilt Being Released For 5th Anniversary of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
On May 31, 2019, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge officially debuted to the public at Disneyland. Ahead of this anniversary, a new Legacy LIGHTSABER Hilt has been revealed. The Legacy LIGHTSABER hilt collectible is inspired by Ki-Adi-Mundi and will be arriving on DisneyStore.com tomorrow. It will also be released at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities at Star Wars:…
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New Character Posters Revealed for ‘The Acolyte’
The Acolyte will be arriving on Disney+ in just one week. With its arrival, a whole new era of Star Wars will be opening up on screens around the globe. This will be adding to the bigger-picture story of Star Wars and also changing where it begins chronologically. Ahead of the arrival of this new…
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Check Out These New LEGO Star Wars Sets on Disney Store
LEGO Star Wars is 25 years old. With this anniversary, there have been quite a few LEGO sets arriving on Disney Store and beyond. Some of these sets really are awesome, particularly the R2-D2 one! There are also some new sets that continue to arrive on the Disney Store’s LEGO page. Below are four of…
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VIDEO: Droid Joins ‘Fire of the Rising Moons’ Star Wars Fireworks in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Over the weekend, Fire of the Rising Moons received an addition. This Star Wars show, which is offered on select nights, saw a new droid added to the experience. The droid is found on the platform above the Millennium Falcon and periodically moves throughout the day. It then becomes a part of the introduction to…
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Frank Oz | DISNEY THIS DAY | May 25, 1944
On this day in 1944, puppeteer, actor, and director Frank Oz was born. Oz was recruited away from journalism school for a six-month tryout with the Muppets in 1963 and stuck with it ever since. You might know him as the human behind such iconic Muppets as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Animal, Bert,…
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R1 Series Astromech Droid Joins ‘Fire of the Rising Moons’ in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
During Season of the Force, Star Wars fans and Disneyland guests have gotten to experience fireworks in a new way when visiting Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The beautiful fireworks that light up the sky on most nights is now accompanied by the iconic Star Wars scores of John Williams. The experience is called Fire of…
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Featurette Released About Jedi Master Sol Ahead of Arrival of ‘The Acolyte’ on Disney+
The Acolyte will be arriving on Disney+ on June 4, 2024. When it does, there will be a mystery to be solved. Somebody is killing Jedi. This is the Jedi in an era that hasn’t been explored on screen before. It’s about 100 years before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. This is the height of…
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‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Released 25 Years Ago – Take a Look Behind-the-Scenes
25 years ago today, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was released into theaters. This was the first new Star Wars movie in years and kicked off a new era of Star Wars with new characters, locations, and also fans. 25 years after this movie arrived in theaters, StarWars.com has shared some behind-the-scenes photos of the…
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The Force is Strong With This Make-A-Wish Kid
Alex is a 16-year old life-long Star Wars fan from Australia. He had a wish to become one with the Force and build a lightsaber. This wish came true just in time for May the 4th, thanks to Disney Consumer Products and Make-A-Wish Australia. See his story below that was shared on the Disney Parks…
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Can You Picture That? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #712
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week the Geeks are joined by special guest Clocky from @SentFromDisneyland! Together, they talk about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Sigourney Weaver in Star Wars, and their dream projects for The Muppets. There are also some other fun moments in this show. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Geeks Corner!…
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Sigourney Weaver in Talks to Join ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Cast
The Mandalorian & Grogu is the first Star Wars film to be heading to theaters since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While not a lot is known about this film yet, there are a few details that are beginning to trickle out. It is known that Jon Favreau, the creator of The Mandalorian,…
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What a Week to Be a Disney Geek – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #711
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a lot to be excited about if you are a Disney Geek! First things first, DisneylandForward was approved shortly before Geeks Corner went live. The Geeks discuss that and what comes next. Then, the Geeks pivot to talking about a LOT of Star Wars. This includes Star…
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‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ is Still a Box Office Force Making $14.5 Million Globally This Weekend
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace shows its strength at the box office as it is re-released on its 25th anniversary.
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‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ Teaser Trailer and Poster Released by Disney+
A new adventure in a galaxy far, far away is coming to Disney+. This time, that adventure will be taking place with the help of LEGO. This “four-piece” animated special comes as Lucasfilm and LEGO celebrate 25 years of collaboration. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been twenty-five years since the ground-breaking collaboration between Lucasfilm…
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Looking Through the Lens: Photos from Star Wars Day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
May the 4th was the annual celebration of all that is Star Wars. At Disneyland, the center of this celebration was found at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Star Wars Day. On that day, I stopped by the Disneyland Resort to enjoy being around other Star Wars fans and just capture moments and things that…
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BD-1 Interactive Remote Control Droid Available on Disney Store
Two new Star Wars droids have arrived on Disney Store as fans continue to celebrate all that is Star Wars in the month of May!
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Star Wars Hoth Starbucks® Mug Arrives at Disney California Adventure
A new Star Wars Hoth Starbucks® Mug has arrived at Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure!
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Fireworks and Lightsabers Light up Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on May the 4th
May the 4th was an excellent day to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. Throughout the day, and into the evening, there was plenty of fun to be had for travelers visiting Batuu. There was merchandise to be bought, foods to enjoy, lightsaber meetups, photos to be taken, characters to meet, droids to watch,…
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Star Wars ”Jar Pop” Button Down by RSVLTS Arrives on Disney Store
A new Star Wars “Jar Pop” button down by RSVLTS has arrived on Disney Store for May the 4th. This is one of many Star Wars offerings that can be found on Disney Store on Star Wars Day. The shirt celebrates Jar Jar Binks 25 years after he first appeared in Star Wars: The Phantom…