Tag: Star Wars
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Attraction Names Unveiled at Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse
There is lots of news coming out of Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse at Disney’s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World. Today Bob Chapek, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products, shared about some things that are coming to the Disney Parks. “We are currently in the midst of one of the most extraordinary periods…
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New Disney Streaming Service to Be Called Disney+ Bob Iger Confirms on Earnings Call
Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that the name of Disney’s streaming service will be Disney+. The news came during an earnings audio webcast that shared Disney’s fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results. Disney+ is scheduled to launch in the United States sometime late in 2019. The name of…
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Saying Goodbye – Sundays with DAPs
It’s the time of year where transitions are happening at the Disneyland Resort. Orange is being replaced by red and green throughout Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. As Halloween says goodbye and Christmas says hello, the seasons weren’t the only things making transitions. This year there were some other things changing. These are what this…
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Sunday Spotlight: Jedi Training – Trials of the Temple
Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple is a Star Wars interactive show that has been running at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In this show, young padawans learn how to face their fears as they work to become Jedi. This is done under the guidance of a Jedi Master and their padawan. This show has…
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Show Your Star Wars Style With the New Bold and Colorful Holiday Collection from Stance
Do you love showing your fandom with style? Stance is giving you a whole new way to expand your closet and show off what you love! in 2015, Stance released their first line of Star Wars socks and the rest, as they say, is history! These socks introduced the idea to a whole new group of people…
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The Force is Strong as Themes For Walt Disney World’s Star Wars Rival Run Weekend Are Revealed
The Walt Disney World Resort is continuing its now four-year-old tradition of the Star Wars race weekend. This year, Disney is mixing things up a little bit by making it celebrate the rivalry between the light and dark side of the Force. The Disney Parks Blog announced the names of the individual races for the…
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New Worlds – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week there is extra news to catch up on after a brief break last week! There is a lot to cover so here are some of the highlights. Both at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the World of Disney store has reopened with a completely new look and story.…
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Lego Star Wars: All-Stars to Debut on October 29
Lego Star Wars: All-Stars will be debuting on October 29th for Star Wars fans everywhere. This newest series will debut on the Disney XD YouTube channel and also on DisneyNOW. This is a new adventure series that will span all eras of the Star Wars universe. The series is made up of eight shorts and…
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Boba Fett Star Wars Movie is Officially Not Happening According to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy
The Star Wars film focusing on Boba Fet is definitely not happening. The news comes after Kathleen Kennedy told Sirius XM journalist Erick Weber as much. He then took to Twitter with the news. https://twitter.com/ErickWeber/status/1055650705707433984 After the less than stellar reception of Solo: A Star Wars Story (read our review here), Bob Iger admitted that the schedule…
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Jon Favreau Reveals Behind-the-Scene Photos of The Mandalorian
Progress continues on the new Star Wars live-action TV show, The Mandalorian. The show takes place after the fall of the Empire and before the rise of the First Order. Jon Favreau is both the writer and executive producer of this film. He has shared several things about this show via his Instagram. While it…
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Raise Your Own Family of Porgs With This New Star Wars VR Experience!
Porg fans rejoice! Soon you can raise your own family of Porgs thanks to Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB. These creatures which were first introduced in Star Wars: The Last Jedi will soon be appearing in homes in a new AR experience that will allow anyone to raise Porgs if they are so inclined. This new Porg experience will be available…
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Season’s Screamings! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 902
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there is a lot going on to talk about. At the Disneyland Resort, the geeks talk about the SCAREolers in Downtown Disney, changes at the Tiki Room, the changes at World of Disney, saying goodbye to Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple, and the new Disneyland Ambassadors. In Star…
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Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple to End Run at Disneyland on November 4
The popular Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple will be ending its run at the Disneyland Resort on November 4, 2018. The news was first broken by Mouse Planet. This show allows young ones to go through Jedi training under the tutelage of a Jedi Master and their apprentice. The news comes after the show…
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The Mandolorian Reveals Image and Directors for Upcoming Disney Streaming Service TV Show
More details are coming out about The Mandalorian, the Star Wars live-action TV show being written and produced by Jon Favreau. After an Instagram post revealed the name and synopsis, more details were released on StarWars.com. This includes a look at who some of the directors will be and an image of what is assumed…
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Details About Jon Favreau’s Live-Action Star Wars TV Show Shared Ahead of Disney Streaming Service Release
Jon Favreau is working on a new Star Wars live-action TV series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. Other than the fact that Favreau is going to both write and executive produce the series, not a whole lot had been known before today. This changed with an Instagram post by Favreau. The post gave a synopsis…
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Kathleen Kennedy on Board to Pilot Lucasfilm into Another Galaxy Far Far Away for Another Three Years
Kathleen Kennedy will be continuing on as the president of Lucasfilm for another three years. The Walt Disney Company has extended the relationship with Kennedy in a move that is seen as a vote of confidence. Kennedy was brought in to lead Lucasfilm after Disney purchased it from George Lucas in 2012. Since then she…
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Look Behind the Scenes of SOLO: A Star Wars Story and the Knowledge Behind It
SOLO: A Star Wars Story is here! With it comes so many exciting ways to see how the film came to life. Star Wars is one of the most well known and respected series in all of the galaxy and with that comes a lot of lore! The little bit behind the scenes shows the relationship…
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Celebrate Star Wars at Disneyland Paris When Legends of the Force – A Celebration of Star Wars Arrives for a Limited Time in 2019
The Force will be strong at Disneyland Paris with Legends of the Force arrives in 2019. This limited time celebration of Star Wars will run from January 12 to March 17, 2019. It will offer an incredible sound and light show and an impressive (most impressive) lineup of favorite Star Wars characters. In the Star…
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The Buck Stops With Bob Iger When It Comes to Star Wars Movie Releases
Solo: A Star Wars Story is now available for home entertainment viewers. The movie released in theaters earlier this year was given less than stellar feedback by some. Many have pointed blame at Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. However, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger indicated that the blame for this movie’s underperformance did not lie…
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ILMxLab Announces “Vader Immortal” The First Episode of A Star Wars VR Series Coming Home to Fans with Oculus Quest in 2019
With time and technology, there are more and more different ways to experience Star Wars. Now thanks to Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab and Facebook’s Oculus, there will soon be another. On StarWars.com it was announced that the first episode of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series will be arriving in 2019. This is the result of a…
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Get a Look Inside the Cockpit of the Millenium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with Solo: A Star Wars Story
Earlier this week, Solo: A Star Wars Story was released on Blu-Ray to Star Wars fans everywhere! On Target exclusive release there is a bonus feature that takes a look inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios next year! The 13-minute feature titled “The Millennium Falcon: From Page to Park” gives an…
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The Best (and Worst) From EVERY Star Wars Film
Star Wars fans. A unique breed of geek, capable of doing two things better than anyone else: Rapturously debating finite details about the Star Wars universe Making lightsaber wooshy noises at the drop of a hat As we’ve talked about before on our site, this fandom can get a little… intense. Sure, not every beat…
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Han Shot First – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 852
Welcome to the final episode of the 8th season of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot of ground to cover. This includes the new trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet. Solo: A Star Wars Story is now available for home viewing and the geeks chat about this release and the included bonus features.…
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Get a Look Into the Creatures of Solo: A Star Wars Story with this Concept Art to Celebrate the Film Available on Blu-Ray Today
Ready for the ride of a lifetime? Solo: A Star Wars Story is available today on Blu-Ray! Along with seeing our favorite smuggler’s origin story, we got an inside look at the concept art for Solo! Not only did we get to see inside the creatures and costumes, but we also got a chance to hear from…