Star Wars - Walt Disney World News

The Power of the Force Takes Over Disney’s
Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends May
15-June 14, 2015
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Beginning May 15, 2015, the Force returns toDisney’s Hollywood Studios as Star Wars
Weekends combines the fun and adventure of theStar Wars franchise with the magic of Disney Parks.
This year’s event welcomes a new show, “Star Wars: Rebels,” new locations for autograph sessions and merchandise
and several Star Wars luminaries making their first hyperspace jump toStar Wars Weekends.
Bringing Walt Disney World Resort guests as close to the Force as they can get,Star Wars Weekends features more
than 60 Star Wars characters roaming the theme park for meet-and-greet opportunities, aStar Wars motorcade, the
“Symphony in the Stars” nighttime fireworks spectacular saluting iconic sounds of the films, event-exclusive
merchandise at Darth’s Mall, Star Wars-inspired dining offerings and specialty food and beverages, interactive
activities, and more every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) May 15-June 14, 2015.
Highlighting the event, Star Wars celebrities, including returning favorites and event newcomers, will appear in star
conversations, talk shows, autograph sessions, and the motorcades each weekend. Bringing his evil prowess toStar
Wars Weekends for the first time, actor Ian McDiarmid, Senator/Emperor Palpatine in theStar Wars movies, will kick
off Weekend I May 15-17. To balance out the appearance of the dark side with a beacon of light, actor Frank Oz, the
voice of Yoda in the Star Wars movies, will make his first event appearance in Weekend V June 12-14.
Celebrities scheduled to appear atStar Wars Weekends 2015 include voices from the hit Disney XD series “Star Wars
Rebels” and stars from Episodes I-VI of theStar Wars film franchise (entertainment is subject to change):
Weekend I (May 15 – 17)
Ian McDiarmid: Senator/Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the
Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
)
Amy Allen: Aayla Secura (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
)
Tiya Sircar: Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend II (May 22 – 24)
Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
Silas Carson: Ki-Adi-Mundi, Nute Gunray (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones;
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith)
Vanessa Marshall: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend III (May 29 – 31)
Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
Daniel Logan: Boba Fett (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
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Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend IV (June 5 – 7)
Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
Jeremy Bulloch: Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back;Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend V (June 12 – 14)
Frank Oz: Yoda (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the
Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; Star Wars Rebels
)
Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: A New Hope; Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
The host of Star Wars Weekends, actor James Arnold Taylor, fromStar Wars: The Clone Wars and “Star Wars Rebels,”
will also host the new Star Wars Weekends show “Star Wars: Rebels,” where guests can relive the twists and turns of
the first season of the Disney XD series with special guests from the show’s voice cast. In addition to Ashley Eckstein’s
Weekend IV guest spot, she will also be joining every day of the event as host of “Padawan Mind Challenge – Family
Edition.”
Disney’s Hollywood Studios guests can enjoy year-roundStar Wars favorites at the theme park with a blast through a
Star Wars adventure on “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” and young Padawans can prepare to face the dark
side with new lightsaber skills at Jedi Training Academy.
A celebration of all-things-Star Wars, the special event is included in regular park admission to Disney’s Hollywood
Studios.
For more information about Star Wars Weekends including new locations for merchandise, the autograph sessions
and the “Stars of the Saga” talk show, guests may check theDisney Parks Blog, StarWars.com, and
StarWarsWeekends.com. Guests can join in on the fun using #SWW2015.
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