Disney to Add New Worlds to Star Wars Ride

Something tells me we are about to share some adventures with Din Djarin and Grogu. Search your feelings… you know it to be true

Robert, I respect and like you but if you think "Rise of Skywalker" was "the worst major-studio movie ever made," you haven't seen that many films...

But seriously, I did love this at Disneyland trip, four times, each one different mixing each era of the films and would love to see what they have in store, especially with new films and shows coming. It's fun seeing what mix you get when you ride.

Haters gonna hate, and no one hates Star Wars more than a toxic Star Wars fan!

Seems almost certain we’ll see The Mandalorian just in time for the conclusion of a pretty terrible season.

@Jacob:

This is the way….

To the gift shop

This is probably a soft confirmation that Star Tours will be sticking around for at least the rest of the decade despite Galaxy's Edge being in the same park, but adding new scenes to the attraction could be good. That said, there aren't many interesting locations in any of the shows, so I worry the scenes could be a bit of a disappointment.

I could definitely see some Mandalorian locations (maybe Navarro or Mandalore itself), but there are more Star Wars series' yet to come out before next year, such as Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew, and The Acolyte is rumored to release in the spring of 2024. There are bound to be some cool new locations in those shows as well.

Call me a terrible Star Wars fan, but we just got back from London and had no idea Celebration was in town until we saw costumed fans around the Underground and looked up to see if there was some type of convention going on. Unfortunately our schedule was so packed over the weekend that we couldn't fit even a few hours of Celebration into our trip.

Nonetheless, I understand the importance of this convention within the Star Wars community, but it's odd to me that Disney would make this announcement a full year before it becomes reality given what it takes to incorporate new sequences into the attractions - basically a flip of the switch once the video is updated and synced with new motion programs. Frankly, since Disney updated the video systems in the simulators, I felt it was understood that the ride programs and sequences would be regularly updated to keep the experience fresh and engaging. However, I do share some of AJ's concern about potential destinations, particularly given how diluted the franchise has become and that lack of vision and direction of the film arm of the IP that draws the most eyeballs and recognition. It's great to see excellently produced new Star Wars content on Disney+, but the fact of the matter is that those series don't have the same reach as a feature film. While hundreds of millions of people have familiarity with the locations from the JJ Abrams films, only a fraction of that probably would easily recognize places from the TV series like Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi Wan, and the Mandalorian (or Asoka). Also, I wonder if the ride is able to maintain its popularity when it become increasingly less likely for the average guest to experience sequences they recognize from the Original Trilogy.

Nonetheless, I do think this is a testament to the power of the motion simulator technology that an attraction under a single IP has lasted over 30 years and is likely to last at least another 10-15 years with this latest upgrade. In an industry where parks are replacing some top attractions after just 10-15 years of use, it's impressive to see a tech-heavy attraction have such amazingly long legs.

@ fattyackin -- that made me laugh... :) They need to put a big sign that says exactly that with an arrow pointing to the gift shop. That would be hilarious!

@Russell In fairness, it was happening on the far north east end of London, so unless you were traipsing through the Docklands ... I can understand why you missed it.

It was a bit outside the tourist areas (@1/2 mile east of the O2), but still easily accessible via public transit, and plenty of people I saw on the Tube throughout the weekend and Heathrow on Sunday were clearly in town for Celebration. I just wish I had known ahead of time it was happening while we were in London, and we might have adjusted our itinerary a bit to spend a day there - we were pretty flexible on Thursday and Friday until attractions started booking at the end of March.

absolutely, it wasn't in a difficult area to access — only meant that I would have been surprised if you had stumbled upon it unless you meant to be over there.