Disneyland has released a series of amazing images showing its new Star Wars theme park attraction, which is set to open in California on Friday 31 May. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge reportedly cost $1 billion (£773 million) to construct, and will welcome its first visitors to its Anaheim home on Friday. For the first three weeks after opening, fans of the film franchise will need to reserve a place in advance and will be restricted to four-hour time slots to explore the new “land”. Once inside, they will be able to ride in the full-scale replica of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, famously captained by legendary character Han Solo, as part of its intergalactic “crew”. Guests will also be able to build their own mini droids and lightsabers, and browse “marketplace souk stalls” for alien pets. For refreshments, they will sip the blue milk Luke Skywalker famously drank in the movies, or grab something to eat at Oga’s Cantina, … [Read more...] about Incredible pictures of new Star Wars theme park attraction
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Disney offers glimpse inside new Star Wars theme park attraction
Lifestyle / Entertainment / Film by Press Association 30/05/2019, 10:19 am Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is on the same land as Disneyland, but stepping into the new attraction transports visitors to an entirely different world. The theme park offered media a glimpse into Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday. The exclusive tour included a Star Wars-themed food tasting, a stroll through the Black Spire Outpost marketplace and four-minute ride on the Millennium Falcon. A first-hand look took place a couple days before Galaxy’s Edge opens at the California theme park on Friday. That is when guests with a pre-reservation can experience the largest single-themed land created in a Disney park. Disney officials said it took more than five years to develop and finish the attraction. “I’m very excited about being this close to inviting guests and our biggest fans to join us at the edge of the galaxy,” … [Read more...] about Disney offers glimpse inside new Star Wars theme park attraction
‘Star Wars Island’ open again
Northern Ireland 26 May 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-48367948 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Jedi Knights in training are again making a pilgrimage to Skellig Michael after it opened for the tourist season.The Unesco … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars Island’ open again
Why the Game of Thrones writers should be fired from Star Wars
Ed Power Follow 15 May 2019 • 3:09pm Star Wars fans will have felt a disturbance in the Force as the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones aired last weekend. The Bells was an onslaught of loud, empty spectacle, with unsettling parallels to George Lucas’s franchise-devaluing Star Wars prequels. What will truly have sent Jedi devotees over to the dark side, however, was the fact that, for their next trick, GoT show-runners David Benioff and DB Weiss are to helm their own Star Wars trilogy. Or will they? Despite Disney announcing last week that the Thrones duo are to oversee a new saga in a galaxy far, far away, beginning in 2022, the backlash against their botched conclusion to Game of Thrones, will surely give someone in the Mouse... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try … [Read more...] about Why the Game of Thrones writers should be fired from Star Wars
Game of Thrones creators to direct new Star Wars film
The next Star Wars film will be directed by the creators of Game Of Thrones, Disney's CEO has said. David Benioff and DB Weiss, who adapted George RR Martin's series of fantasy novels for TV, had previously been announced as working on an instalment in the Star Wars franchise. Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger has now confirmed it is set for release in December 2022, though declined to give further details at an event in New York. Disney had previously said Rian Johnson, who directed 2017's The Last Jedi, was working on a new Star Wars film, but it was unclear whose would come first. Both are expected to be separate from the Skywalker trilogy of films, of which The Last Jedi is the second instalment. JJ Abrams' The Rise Of Skywalker will bring it to a close in December. Benioff and Weiss have been praised for their stewardship of Game Of Thrones, which has become a global powerhouse and one of the most successful TV shows ever. Download the CoventryLive app Click here for … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones creators to direct new Star Wars film