Disneyland Star Tours closing October 2010 - ? 2011 for new version 2.0

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

Per DISer "ImTooExcitedToSleep" Tom, they announced today at D23 that Star Tours will finally receive it's much anticipated upgrade to 2.0. It will be pod-races on Tatooine in 3D.

More info from Tom later.

 

[MonkeyPants]

while not a huge fan of the pod race sequence or the entire second triology for that matter, I am a huge star wars fan and glad to hear they are giving that ride an update

 

[doconeill]

It looks like it is NOT JUST pod racers - that just happens to be the segment of the video they used as a teaser. The starspeeders apparently join a pod race momentarily. There will be more to it.

 

[NC Belle]

NC Beast is excited to hear about the podraces.


Looks like we may be in DL in 2011.

 

[daneenm]

That is exciting news!

Star Tours is one of DS's favorite rides and we are happy to see it get the update it really needs.

 

[Disneyfan18951]

This is great news. It seems like forever ago that this ride opened. I was lucky enough to grow up about 1/2 hour drive from DL and I remember Star Tours opening.

 

[PinkBudgie]

I've been wishing for this for years. The film was looking old and I didn't feel like I was really there anymore. I don't know why some people wouldn't like podracing. Looks exciting to me! Can't wait! Will WDW be updating their Star Tours also?

 

[Commando2319]

Star Tours definitely needs an update.

But the podrace scene? Come on.

Why do they have to try to work in that garbage of the Episode 1 crap? They should just ignore that travesty to film called Episode I, II, and III.

With an overhaul, what I'd really like to see if different "experiences". 3 or 4 different journey's, to different planets, etc. So each time you ride, you randomly get one of the adventures. Or maybe each ship goes to a different destination and depending on where you are in line, you go to a different place.

Just ignore the new trilogy. Please!!!

 

[doconeill]

I already mentioned earlier in this thread that the pod race scene is only ONE segment of the whole thing. It is not just a pod race.

And yes, its coming to WDW as well.