The next generation of Star Wars stars debuted this morning on Star Tours - The Adventures Continue at Disneyland.
As part of the Anaheim park's "Season of the Force" event, Disney premiered its latest iteration of its Star Wars motion theater ride, featuring appearances by Din Djarin (aka The Mandalorian), Grogu, Cassian Andor, and Ahsoka Tano.
Riders will get one of two randomly selected transmissions in the middle of their trip on Star Tours - one featuring Din Djarin and Grogu (as well as a rather nervous space frog that's trying not to be Grogu's lunch) or another featuring the emerging rebel leader Andor. After that, it's off to an encounter with the Purrgil (aka the space whales) above the planet Seatos, during which our Star Tours craft must join a battle to help save Ahsoka.
The first two scenes on the ride - in the Star Tours spaceport and at the first destination, remain random selections as before.
Across the park in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Ahsoka Tano's padawan, Sabine Wren, is making her Disneyland debut during Season of the Force.
And Walt Disney Imagineering has brought back its BD-X droids for limited-time appearances around Black Spire Outpost during the event, which runs through June 2.
Season of the Force also welcomes back the Hyperspace Mountain overlay of Space Mountain, a "Fire of the Rising Moons" special fireworks viewing in Galaxy's Edge, as well as new Star Wars-inspired food, drinks and merchandise in Tomorrowland and Galaxy's Edge.
We tried two of the new food selections, found at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo: Dewback Chili Noodles [$17.99], with gingered ground pork, and Fried Chicken Baos [$14.99], with slaw and spicy Katsu sauce.
I preferred the noodles and Laurie the baos (which are dark meat, by the way), though neither inspired us enough to recommend them over our favorite restaurants at Disneyland, such a Plaza Inn, Tiana's or Cafe Orleans.
Our favorite items in Galaxy's Edge remain the Ronto Wrap, here in its excellent breakfast form [$13.49], and the Cold Brew Black Caf [$6.79], topped with sweet cream and cocoa-flavored cereal puffs.
And as much as it's nice to visit with new characters for the event, our favorite thing Star Wars remains our favorite theme park attraction anywhere - Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. Check out out recap video from our day at Season of the Force.
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How many people watched these shows and know who these characters are? A teeny tiny handful compared to the number of people who know, love and wish they could experience the original Star Wars characters? Got it.
When are they going to introduce literally any variety into the Millenium Falcon ride? That one mission is beyond played out.
My hot take: The first change that Disney should make to Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run is to restrict the pilots' chairs to guests age 16 or older. (Then, when that idea sets the fanbase on fire, "compromise" with a 12-year or 10-year age limit.)
Can't wait for DLP to update with the new show.
I like that Robert. If they changed the ride to be a run on the Death Star, or a run on the AT-AT walkers on Hoth, or literally ANY scenario familiar from the movies, the ride would instantly boost in popularity. Lose lame Hondo in favor of a familiar face and then you'd really be cooking with Crisco.
I like that Robert. If they changed the ride to be a run on the Death Star, or a run on the AT-AT walkers on Hoth, or literally ANY scenario familiar from the movies, the ride would instantly boost in popularity. Lose lame Hondo in favor of a familiar face and then you'd really be cooking with Crisco.
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Nice, still love the random ones you get.