On June 3, 2011, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opened at Disneyland and quietly changed what a Star Wars ride could be. The original Star Tours was already a landmark: a motion-simulator trip through the galaxy before Disney owned Lucasfilm, before Galaxy’s Edge, before Star Wars became a full theme park land. But The Adventures Continue did something smarter than just making the ride shinier. It made Star Wars unpredictable. The Same Ride, But Never Quite the Same Trip The big hook was randomization. Instead of sending every guest on the same fixed adventure, The Adventures Continue mixed different destinations, characters, transmissions, and action beats into multiple possible ride combinations. Wired’s 2011 preview of the upgraded Star Tours: The Adventures Continue noted that the ride could produce 54 different story combinations. For a theme park attraction, that was a brilliant little trick. You were not just riding Star Tours. You…
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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disneyland Paris — What You Need to Know (and Cast Member Tips!)
Star Wars fans visiting Disneyland Paris have a thrilling intergalactic experience waiting for them: Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, a 3D motion simulator ride that takes guests on unpredictable journeys across the galaxy. Here’s everything you need to know before you board your Starspeeder 1000 — plus insider tips from Disneyland Paris cast members to make your ride even better. A Galaxy of Possibilities — Ride Overview Star Tours: The Adventures Continue is a Star Wars–themed 3D motion simulator located in Discoveryland at Disneyland Park Paris. It’s the updated version of the classic Star Tours attraction, originally opened in 1992 and replaced by the new simulator experience on March 26, 2017, as part of the park’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The attraction puts guests inside a Starspeeder 1000 vessel — piloted by familiar droids like C-3PO and R2-D2 — for a flight full of twists, turns, and unexpected planetary destinations. Unlike…
McDonald’s Celebrates Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary With 70 Toys — Including 9 Star Wars Collectibles
McDonald’s is celebrating 70 years of the Disneyland Resort in the only appropriate way:by dropping a massive set of 70 different Happy Meal toys, each one themed to a moment, character, or attraction from across Disneyland’s history. Yes — 70 toys.Yes — collectors everywhere just felt a disturbance in the Force. But the biggest headline for us galaxy-far-far-away people? McDonald’s included nine Star Wars toys in the lineup. Between Disneyland history, Star Tours nostalgia, and Galaxy’s Edge hype, this crossover practically writes itself — and it’s already shaping up to be one of McDonald’s biggest collectible promotions in years. Celebrating 70 Years of Disneyland Magic Disneyland opened in 1955, and since then, the resort has evolved into a multi-generation dream machine full of classic attractions, land expansions, and big IP crossovers. McDonald’s is tapping into that legacy by releasing: This isn’t just a kids’ meal promotion — it’s a full-scale…