It’s a quandary for Disney. Star Wars is “a very strong franchise, but a film has not been released in 10 years,” CEO Bob Iger told analysts this morning. That means “there’s a whole generation” that doesn’t recall the power of the Force.
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Rebel Hangar: A Star Wars Lounge Experience Coming to Star Wars Weekends
If guests are heading to Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® this year, they’ll be able to find shelter and sustenance in the Rebel Hangar: A Star Wars Lounge Experience.
Guests will discover a menu full of Star Wars-themed food and beverage offerings that are out of this world:
- Pilot’s Pomme Frites – these are tossed with parmesan cheese, garlic and parsley with a garlic aioli for dipping
- Ensalada Naboo – seared chicken breast, bibb lettuce, grape tomatoes, watermelon radish, almond frica, and a parmesan-peppercorn ranch dressing
- Lightsaber Bites – hand-dipped corn-battered knockwurst sausages with house-made chips and mustard dipping sauce
- The Dark Fried – Chicken and Darth Vader waffles served with maple syrup and sweet barbecue sauce
- Trio of Thermal Detonators – spicy pork wings topped with spicy piquillo-pepper sauce and slaw
- Slider Sampler featuring “The Sith” barbecue-braised brisket with cole slaw and “The Jedi” with barbecued pulled chicken with arugula
- Fruit and Cheese “Sabers” featuring Tillamook cheddar, Brie, goat cheese, pickled vegetables, crostini, cheddar crackers, blueberries, raspberries, honeydew melon, strawberry, olives and gherkins
- Chips & Sith – hummus with red pepper coulis, black sesame dust, and corn tortilla chips
- Yoda Key Lime Cake
- Trio of Star Wars mini cupcakes, including Mini Darth Vader (chocolate-peanut butter), Mini Yoda (chocolate-hazelnut), and Mini Jabba the Hutt (salted caramel latte) served in the Han Solo Carbonite Souvenir Box
A new drink menu will also be available:
- Imperial Blue – Maker’s Mark Whisky, Cointreau, Blue Curacao, sweet and sour, topped with Sprite
- Tatooine Sunset – Stoli vanilla, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, pineapple juice with grenadine
- Rebel Red – Grey Goose vodka, Chambord, sour mix and a splash of grenadine
- Dagobah Swamp Juice – Midori, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, sweet and sour, topped with lemon-lime foam
- The Dark Side – Stoli vanilla vodka, Bailey’s liqueur, crème de cocoa and brownie garnish
- Alderaan Ale
The Jabba the Hutt and Yoda cupcakes will also be available at Tusken Fridge Raiders, Trolley Car Care, Starring Rolls Café and Backlot Express. The Darth Vader cupcake will be available at all quick-service locations, including Starring Rolls Cafe, and Trolley Car Cafe and Tusken Fridge Raiders at Darth’s Mall.
Menu items range in price from $5.49 to $16.99. The Disney Dining Plan is not accepted. For reservations, please call 407-WDW-DINE.
2018’s Star Wars Anthology Movie to Focus on Boba Fett
It was recently revealed that Disney/Lucasfilm and Josh Trank had parted ways over the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie he was set to direct, possibly because producer Simon Kinberg was unhappy with his conduct during production of Fantastic Four.
Video Clip – Star Wars Digital Movie Collection Now Available on Digital HD
In celebration of Star Wars Day we have a clip to share with you from Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) to coincide with the recent Digital HD release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection, which is now available!
May the 4th be with You: What to do on ‘Star Wars Day’ (and why)
It’s not just a pun. “May the 4th be with you” is a full-fledged unofficial holiday, “Star Wars Day.” Actually, as far as Lucasfilm and Disney are concerned, it’s quite official. So why this day, and what is there to do other than watch it trend on Twitter? (After all, it’s apparently important…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — A $3 Billion Windfall for Walt Disney Co?
Disney stock has been firing on all cylinders lately, rising by more than 23% in 2014 and another 17% year-to-date, well in the neighborhood of all-time highs. The company has reported extraordinary financial performance over the last several quarters.
September 4, 2015 – Countdown Begins for the Launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Products
‘Force Friday’ was announced today on StarWars.com, which will be a global event for fans of all ages to celebrate the launch of merchandise inspired by the highly anticipated film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Toys, collectibles, books, apparel and more will hit shelves on September 4, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. with stores around the world opening their doors for a unique celebration of all things Star Wars.
“Every lightsaber, every action figure, every LEGO set tells a story for generations of Star Wars fans, and this global event is a celebration of those stories. We’re excited to be part of the countdown to this enormous movie moment,” said Josh Silverman, executive vice president, global licensing, Disney Consumer Products.
Fans wanting to be the first to get their hands on Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise will be able to visit their local retailer starting at midnight on September 4 and are encouraged to document their experience on social media, using the hashtags: #ForceFriday #MidnightMadness. A wide range of coveted products – from toys and collectibles, to books and comics, ebooks and apps, to apparel and lifestyle accessories – will be available at mass retailers and Disney Store locations worldwide, as well as on DisneyStore.com.
Also revealed for the first time today is new Star Wars: The Force Awakens packaging, which highlights the much buzzed about masked villain of the film, Kylo Ren. The ominous shadowy figure and the red lightsaber he wields will be featured on Star Wars product packaging beginning September 4, 2015.
Stay tuned to StarWars.com for more information about #ForceFriday and exciting, future product announcements tied to Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
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Disney is releasing the first ‘Star Wars’ video game since it shut down LucasArts in 2013
A month before Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18, Disney will release the first Star Wars console video game since Disney shut down game development at LucasArts in 2013.
Kevin Feige reveals the Star Wars easter egg in every Marvel Phase Two movie
There is no doubt in my mind that STAR WARS and the Marvel Cinematic Universe share a lot in common. Aside from being owned by Disney, both companies have rabid fan-bases that follow their films and ancillary products like they were made out of solid gold.
How BB-8, the breakout star of ‘The Force Awakens,’ was created
Sometimes, when the stars align, robot and movie magic can combine to create something new.
BB-8, the fascinating, real-world rolling robot (and breakout star of the still unreleased Star Wars: The Force Awakens film franchise reboot from Disney), was already on the drawing board when Disney CEO Bob Iger met the Sphero team at the Techstars incubator mentorship program last summer.
