Star Tours update at last?

BRWombat · Post by **BRWombat** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:20 am

[font="Times New Roman"]Secret Star Wars Production Shooting in Hollywood[INDENT]Yesterday was the third day of a secret LucasFilm film shoot in West Hollywood. If you were allowed to enter the “LODESTAR” production stage, you would’ve seen Boba Fett, Admiral Ackbar, a Tusken Raider, and even some Jawas. C3PO himself Anthony Daniels will be filming later this week.

So what is LucasFilm shooting? The good news is that George Lucas isn’t making a another Star Wars movie (not yet anyways) or additional scenes for some super duper special edition. And No, the Star Wars live-action television series has yet to begin production. So what is it?

LucasFilm is shooting new footage for the Disney’s Star Tours ride.

Sorry guys, had to do the big tease. It was too good not to…

The ride really hasn’t been updated since it opened in 1987. It’s not the total podracer reboot that was rumored a few years back, thank God. I’m hearing that its essentially the same ride but updated. It sounds to me like they might be shooting the footage in 3D, but I’m not sure.

Our source reveals that the revamp will incorporate prequel characters (like Naboo citizens and Geonosians) along with many aliens from the original trilogy (Aqualish. Bith, Rodians, etc). In the action sequence, the Star Tours vehicle is now going to be chased by Boba Fett. C3PO and R2-D2 are still the hosts, and Anthony Daniels will be recording his parts this week. Admiral Ackbar holographically communicates with the Star Tours vehicle. Right now they’re shooting mostly green screen footage, as it is the middle part of the production timeline.

I was a huge fan of this ride as a kid, but when I revisited it a few years back, it did feel dated. Not in a “Back to the Future… The Ride” way. The experience of entering the Star Wars universe was still there, it was the technology that felt dated, especially compared to some of the rides that have been opened in the last decade. If the revamp incorporates 3D as I suspect (there is a convergence tech on set) and features new action sequences (ie Boba Fett), it would add new life to the aging theme park attraction.[/INDENT][/font]

Disneyguy85 · Post by **Disneyguy85** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:51 am

Very, very interesting...

Doctor McKey · Post by **Doctor McKey** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:44 pm

So what has been floating around the property for some time is that when they did the motion base programming at the old Body Wars set at EPCOT, they added a randomizing generator sorta like what ToT has. From what I have been advised by people i know, the new Star Tours will be a diffrent ride each time it goes.

The Doctor

darph nader · Post by **darph nader** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:27 pm

This will the next "HOT" topic on boards X&Y.(I'll sneek over later to confirm this)

Quick update. as of 15 secs ago the news has not hit board X yet.

DisneyMom · Post by **DisneyMom** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:32 pm

Awesome!!!!!!!! :)

Syndrome · Post by **Syndrome** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:58 pm

Yep, I posted that on Examiner a couple of days ago:

http://www.examiner.com/x-2200-Orlando- ... ide-update

It will be nice to have new footage, but personally I would like to have seen it changed to a Wall-E theme. Would have been cool to race in a shuttle to the Axiom.

Disneyguy85 · Post by **Disneyguy85** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:12 pm

darph nader wrote:This will the next "HOT" topic on boards X&Y.(I'll sneek over later to confirm this)

Quick update. as of 15 secs ago the news has not hit board X yet.

Wow, they are definitely slipping, usually those folks are on news like salt on pretzel, and are aware of new rides 10 years before they actually get built.

But I digress.
This is cool news, and by the time those other boards get wind of this, they will probably be drooling. :p:

ktulu · Post by **ktulu** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:32 pm

Syndrome wrote:Yep, I posted that on Examiner a couple of days ago:

http://www.examiner.com/x-2200-Orlando- ... ide-update

It will be nice to have new footage, but personally I would like to have seen it changed to a Wall-E theme. Would have been cool to race in a shuttle to the Axiom.

Nah, there is enough Disney movie tie-in's already. Sad that they have to go and make movies just to have a tie-in too...

I want something original, and not tied to a movie/character!

BRWombat · Post by **BRWombat** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:55 pm

Syndrome wrote:... It will be nice to have new footage, but personally I would like to have seen it changed to a Wall-E theme. Would have been cool to race in a shuttle to the Axiom.

Ooo, you are so right, Syndrome. That would be tons better than revisiting Star Wars. :wall-e:

ktulu · Post by **ktulu** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:05 pm

BRWombat wrote:Ooo, you are so right, Syndrome. That would be tons better than revisiting Star Wars. :wall-e:

You shut your mouth!

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