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Tech NewsNewsDisney Will Stop Photoshopping Face Masks Onto Maskless Guests On Rides
Disney World will reportedly stop “enhancing” on-ride photos by pasting digital face masks onto maskless park guests. And no, you aren’t reading the Onion. It’s 2020, baby, where reality is so much of a joke at this point that headlines and punchlines are literally synonymous. It was already dystopian enough that Disney World decided to … Continued
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io9AnimationThis Trio of Star Wars Animated Shorts Takes You to Galaxy’s Edge in the Cutest Way
Going to Galaxy’s Edge right now is, well…not a good idea (and don’t you dare “never tell me the odds!” us). So while you read that guidebook to pretend you’re there—before you play that VR game to pretend you’re there—why don’t you watch some animated shorts to, uh…pretend you’re there? The Star Wars Kids YouTube … Continued
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io9GamesThe New Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge VR Game Isn’t Just Recreating the Disney Park
One of the many downsides of a global pandemic is having to miss out on so many activities, including trips to Disneyland (Disney World is currently open for some reason). But it means the upcoming Star Wars VR game is coming at a perfect time. However, the folks behind the release insist that Tales From … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsUniversal Orlando Parks Will Reopen June 5 Despite Risk of Coronavirus Case Spikes
After shutting down indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Universal announced this week that its Orlando parks will reopen their gates beginning on June 5. Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, and Volcano Bay have been empty for months following several other high-profile theme park closures. To abide by federal guidelines, Universal outlined the … Continued
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io9Sci-FiOh, Disney Just Straight Up Has a Holodeck Now
Okay, so the limitation of modern projection and tracking technology means that the holograms themselves have been replaced by…a bowler hat. But c’mon. You tell me at least one nerd in the Magic Kingdom hasn’t tried to boot up Dixon Hill or Janeway Lambda-One on that thing. While none of us can go to a … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsHealth Care Workers in Five States Test Positive For Covid-19 Over the Weekend
Health care workers in at least five states, including doctors and nurses in Arkansas, Boston, New Jersey, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington state, have tested positive for covid-19 over the weekend, highlighting the burden that the coronavirus pandemic is already having on health workers in the United States. Among the infected are two ER … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsDisney’s Star Tours Just Told Us the Name of The Rise of Skywalker‘s Most Mysterious Planet
That’s no moon. It’s the ruins of a space station on a moon. We learn so much about the galaxy far, far away through ancillary means these days, whether it’s tie-in media designed to fill in the gaps throughout the saga, or the sheer volume of product a brand like Star Wars is associated with … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsYou Can’t Bring Galaxy’s Edge Coke Bottles on Planes Because the TSA Thinks They Look Like Bombs
Looks like you’ll need more than a smuggler to get these goods home. The Transportation Security Agency has stated travelers cannot bring the specially themed Coca-Cola brand bottles shaped like thermal detonators from Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge parks onto flights because they look similar to real explosive devices. A TSA representative confirmed to the Orange County Register that … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvelAvengers, Spider-Man, and More Marvel Attractions Coming to Disney Parks in the Near Future
The Disney/Marvel theme park tie-ins started with Guardians of the Galaxy. Eventually, we’ll see the first-ever Avengers ride. And in-between, there’s a whole lot of Marvel coming to Disney parks in the coming years. At the Disney Parks panel at the D23 Expo on Sunday, the company announced a bunch of new details about how … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsThe Immersive Star Wars Hotel Will Feel Like a Cruise Ship, and Now Has a Name
You’ve heard of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, now get ready for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. That’s the official name of the immersive Star Wars hotel that’s currently under construction at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, which was announced Thursday night at a press preview for D23 2019. However, that’s the name in our world. … Continued
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io9MoviesSci-FiDark Phoenix and Galaxy’s Edge Hit Disney’s Bottom Line, But Disney + and Many Remakes Are on the Way
We’re not even through with summer and Walt Disney Studios has already grossed a record-breaking $8 billion at the international box office. And yet, even with that, 2019 hasn’t been a total win for one of the largest media brands in the world. Disney CEO Bob Iger had an earnings call today and detailed a … Continued
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io9Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge‘s Big New Ride Is Coming to Disney World This December
Good news if you’ve been waiting until Walt Disney World got the big new Star Wars land to make a visit—it’s going to be the first, and only, place to see the wild new Rise of the Resistance ride this year. Disney has just officially announced that the second ride—after Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run—to be … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Gets Even More Intriguing Thanks to Mysterious Kyber Crystals
Kyber crystals don’t only make up the heart of a Jedi’s lightsaber, now they’re the focus of one of the best mysteries in Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. In Star Wars mythology, kyber crystals are rare, powerful crystals that Jedi, Sith, and other Force users use to build lightsabers—and in some cases, massive weapons like … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsDisney’s Millennium Falcon Ride Will Take You on Different Adventures in the Future
Guests who are fortunate enough to visit Disney’s brand new theme park experience, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, will get to fly the Millennium Falcon on a daring mission. And, if they make a return visit sometime down the road, that mission may be different. Speaking as part of a media event this week at Disneyland … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsThis Is How Earth Drinks Are Becoming part of Star Wars Canon
The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attractions coming to Disney’s theme parks are designed to look and feel as if you’ve stepped right into a world filled with all manner of alien creatures from far-off star systems and space wizards waving their laser swords about with reckless abandon. But part of Disney’s plan to make Galaxy’s … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsWe’ve Been to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Life Will Never Be the Same
For Star Wars fans, two things have always been true. It’s a world we all dream of visiting but will never actually be able to. Star Wars is a movie, of course. Fiction. The sets and places only exist in far off studios for a few months at a time, or as ones and zeroes … Continued
