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Disneyland Paris: Star Tours, our test of the new trips with Ahsoka, The Mandalorian and Andor

Just the thing for Star Wars fans... On March 5, Disneyland Paris announced the arrival of new Star Tours featuring the heroes of several series in the space saga, namely Ahsoka Tano , The Mandalorian and Cassian Andor . From April 5, 2024, get ready to embark on an unprecedented odyssey. Inspired by the flagship series available on Disney+ , these new adventures promise to revolutionize the Star Tours experience, propelling visitors to the heart of the iconic tales that continue to weave the legend of this galaxy far, far away.

Teaser for the arrival of new journeys in Star Tours - L'Aventure Continue at Disneyland Paris :

In an ongoing effort to innovate and enrich its experiences, Disneyland Paris is preparing to integrate characters and locations that have become cult favorites with fans. The flagship attraction, known for its immersive, fast-paced space travel, is preparing to welcome new heroes - and even Grogu ! This Star Tours update is an invitation to dive into over 250 story variants, significantly enriching the catalog of adventures available to visitors.

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One of the highlights of this contribution is the introduction of the planet Peridea , taken directly from the Ahsoka series. Imagine yourself at the helm of the Starspeeder , receiving urgent transmissions from your favorite heroes, guiding you through perilous missions, all amid breathtaking scenery and breathtaking scenarios. The arrival of these new Star Tours adventures at Disneyland Paris also symbolizes the perfect fusion between the nostalgia of the original episodes and the dynamics of the new sagas. For Star Wars fans, it's a chance to experience magical moments, transported to the farthest reaches of the universe, alongside legendary characters.

Our test of the new Star Tours at Disneyland Paris : So, what are these new trips to the galaxy far, far away worth? During a press conference at the resort, we took the opportunity to take a tour of the Discoveryland attraction, in the hope of stumbling across one of the new Star Tours journeys. And we didn't miss a beat! Once on board, our flight first took off for Kashyyyk , the Wookie planet which has been on offer since 2016. Then comes a brand-new transmission we've never seen before, a hooded man... It turns out to be Cassian Andor , one of the main characters in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (and accessory THE main character in the Andor series, on Disney+ ). A welcome arrival that's sure to get us excited! Then we jump back into hyperspace to arrive in the skies of what appears to be the planet Arcana or Peridea (hard to tell, all we can see are clouds), but that's without counting on the Purrgil , "interstellar whales" that can travel in hyperspace much further than "classic" ships, to wreak havoc on our flight plan. Asohka also intervenes, asking us to protect the spy on board and bring him back safely. From a technical point of view, nothing changes from the other voyages already offered, this one fitting in very well with the basic storyline. But the arrival of these new planets and characters is a real breath of fresh air, allowing regular visitors to renew their interest with a few new features. In short, we're over the moon! All that remains is for you to travel around Star Tours and make up your own mind.

A unique intergalactic experience, marking a new chapter in the history of Disneyland Paris and the Star Wars universe! To your spaceships, and may the Force be with you!

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With the launch of its 25th anniversary celebration, Disneyland Paris launched  Star Tours: l’Aventure Continue . The French version of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue .

For some reason I have yet to visit the Stateside parks, so my only actual experience riding Star Tours has been the original in Paris. So when the gates opened for the public the 26th of March, I slowly let everything sink in, until now.

You see, I can’t help but be disappointed. It’s almost impossible to really know Star Tours , and not be. Of course, we can’t have a clear vision of this, since we’ve been obsessing over every detail of Star Tours for the past fifteen years. (Yes, we started this site when Disneyland Paris was just celebrating it’s tenth birthday!

Star Tours has been in Disneyland Paris since opening day in 1992. The original attraction opened 5 years earlier in Disneyland, and ironically it took another five years since the new version launched in the Stateside parks for the French update to start. Those five years are a very long time in the world of media. With the theming and video assets being a regionalised clone of the 2011 version in Orlando, Florida, it already is a dated attraction before it evened opened in Disneyland Paris.

You see, the time that this attraction was created was before the great Lucasfilm Ltd. takeover by The Walt Disney Company. With full oversight of George Lucas, it has the complete aesthetic of a clean company, very prequel like.

But instead of seeing Star Tours as a post-war rag-tag travel agency, it now feels like a huge corporation without any soul. The entire queue line went from a warm feeling bunch of chaos to a boring cold toned airport. With droids scanning luggage and passengers with a heat-ray, the only thing missing is a TSA-droid doing a pat down. Even real-life French regulations pop-up here with a huge fence around C-3PO, to secure any maintenance personnel doing touch-ups on the golden animatronic.

The main show is smooth as ever, and even much more intense with the movements. Especially landing in the Death Star wreck in the Jakku scene is very intense. But having a panicky C-3PO as your host feels like a cheap copy of the original Captain REX, whose role has been reassigned to being locked up in a box with his former fellow droids in the queue line. Perhaps the most gut wrenching vision was ROX-N locked up in a tiny box with a small window. Her hand slowly reaching for the opening. Her name-tag stripped, and replaced by a larger foamcoare copy. I guess for readability. Accompanied by all other droids with some very objectionable choices. The first obvious one is that R4 and R5 heads got mixed between bodies. But the biggest continuity error is having the top part of G2-4T and G2-9T crated up as well, with their new counterparts sitting just on the other side of the fence. Instead of retrofitting new designs on the old droids, Imagineers from WDI chose to use the feet of the original droids, with brand new animatronics being created in California. Meaning the discarded rest of these adorable droids are sitting in a crate. Looking at the newer robots that stole their jobs. And feet.

The fact that this multi-language attraction (French, English and Ewokese) has been completely Frenchified, is a slap in the face for 38% of non-native speaking English speakers in Europe, with just 14% of speaking non-native French. A very weird choice for the number one tourist attraction in Europe. The only English in the entire attraction is 1 quote from Aly San San to keep an eye out for your children, and half of the Cast Member Spiel with the safety briefings.

Perhaps the most dated of all is the CGI. With Rogue One, the latest Star Wars movie, looking breathtaking, the six year old visuals of Star Tours feel like a video game instead of a cinematic event, a sentiment shared by Tony Baxter, the creative director of the original Star Tours. Star Tours might have been given a brain, but it’s a heart that it sorely needs . We can only hope that the wizards at Walt Disney Imagineering will realise this.

For those nostalgic about olden days, You can still enjoy our project: Star Tours: Before The Adventures Continue . 

But that’s not the end of Star Wars in the parks. With the franchise bombarding cinemas with a yearly hit movie and many billions of dollars of merchandise, it’s easy to see that Disney want to make the most of their $4.05 billion investment. For the parks & resorts, this means a huge Star Wars Land that is under construction in Disneyland Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World with a scheduled 2019 opening. For Paris however, this massive expansion is just a pipe dream, with no apparent plans for an update of this magnitude.

What we will be getting however is a retrofit. May 7th, Space Mountain will become Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain: Rebel Mission. With the attraction itself being quite an interesting and fun experience in the other parks, it’s still a a choice that is very controversial with fans. Discoveryland in Paris is all retro-future steampunk design, which that clashes completely with the plastic look of Star Wars .

It’s hard to see how they can implement an authentic Star Wars experience in such a large iconic space. But, unless the powers that be decide to implement a full-on Star Wars experience in the Disneyland Park, it’s the closest we’ll come for now.

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The New Star Tours Update: Everything You Need, and Want, to Know

Characters from the mandalorian, ahsoka, and andor are now part of the legendary disney attraction..

Before Disney bought Star Wars , the two brands began their courtship with a ride . Star Tours opened in 1987 and has seen many new upgrades and additions over the years . This week, for its Season of the Force event , Disney gave the ride another refresh. And this time, for the first time, it’s with characters from Disney+.

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So, starting today, if you are at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, or Disneyland Paris, Star Tours now features characters from Ahsoka, Andor and The Mandalorian . But what’s new? How does it work? io9 was among a group of journalists Disney invited to an early preview of the new Star Tours at Disneyland in Anaheim, so we’ll explain.

How many new Star Tours locations are there?

Though you may have assumed otherwise, only one new, full planet has been added to Star Tours this time around: Seatos from Ahsoka. However, there are three different variations going into that. One featuring Ahsoka (with Rosario Dawson reprising the role), one featuring Cassian Andor (with Diego Luna reprising), and one featuring both the Mandalorian and Grogu.

What can happen on the new Star Tours ?

So, you get on the ride and start to pull out of the spaceport. Here’s where, potentially, your first new change will be. In the past, riders would usually see the Millennium Falcon sitting there as the ship was stopped by Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, or a Probe Droid. And while that’s still more likely to happen than not, if you happen to see a new ship there, you know exactly where this particular ride will take you.

Yes, in some Star Tours rides not only is Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle in the first scene, you can see Ahsoka herself there in the frame. She’s talking to Stormtroopers and, when they discover the Rebel spy, Ahsoka turns on her lightsabers and battles off the troopers before jumping in the ship.

If you see that, you can impress your friends and tell them what’s going to happen next. After you visit one of many, many planets that were previously on the ride (I did it twice on Friday and both times it was podracing on Tatooine from Episode I ), you’ll then get one of the three new transmissions. However, if you got Ahsoka’s ship at the start, you are guaranteed to get Ahsoka in this moment. She’ll say “Hi” to C-3PO, and be excited to see her friend R2-D2 again, before asking to deliver a very important person—the Rebel spy. As she’s talking, we see Chopper and Huyang in the background, getting into shenanigans.

What are the two other transmissions?

These transmissions is the part of this new Star Tours that will be the most random. If you don’t get Ahsoka, maybe you’ll get the Mandalorian and Grogu. As Mando (who does not sound like it’s Pedro Pascal but we’ve asked Disney for confirmation) talks about a dangerous mission and fight, Grogu is eating one of his frogs. He then spits it out and it floats toward your face in 3D. It’s very cute and funny and just as the one-eyed creature gets close enough to almost touch it, Grogu sucks him back in. “This is the way,” Mando says, and you’re off to the final part of your mission.

Note: unfortunately, we didn’t get to see Cassian’s transmission but, from what we were told, it’s very different tonally than the other two, on purpose. While Ahsoka’s is friendly and Mando’s is funny, Cassian’s is mysterious. He comes out in a hood, lurking in a shadow, then reveals himself to the audience and asks for help with the spy. The key was that each one feels completely unique.

What happens on Seatos?

No matter what transmission you get though, everything is the same after that. Star Tours is off to Seatos, the planet from the final episodes of Ahsoka where they showdown with Thrawn. You arrive in some kind of shadow, only to emerge from the clouds flying among the majestic Purrgil (aka Space Whales). Ahsoka hails you on the side monitor and asks for help with the two ships attacking her, which R2 is more than happy to do. You fly up and around the Purrgil, along their backs, weaving in and out of its fins, and at one point almost even getting sucked in and eaten. Finally, there’s a perfect moment, which R2 uses to land the perfect shot and save the day. Ashoka thanks you, has a special goodbye for her old pal R2, and it’s back home.

Are the new additions to Star Tours good?

Yes and no. Yes, because anytime you can get to sit down and experience a new piece of Star Wars , especially on a ride that’s been around for almost 40 years, that’s a good thing. However, do I think Seatos as a planet is one of the better destinations in the ride? No. In fact, it may be one of my least favorites. It’s drastically lacking in drama compared to, say, Geonosis, Coruscant, or Naboo. But Ahsoka is great and it’s fun to follow a different ship around.

Oh, and the new transmissions (at least the ones we saw) were phenomenal. Much more detailed and eventful than the previous ones.

How long is the new ride happening?

“For a limited time” everyone who boards Star Tours will get the new planet of Seatos every time, as well as one of the new transmissions. Whether or not that’s just through the Season of the Force event or longer is unclear, and Disney wouldn’t commit to specifics. It might be a park to park decision. But, for at least a few weeks or months, if you go on Star Tours , you’ll get the new stuff.

Then, eventually, the three new transmissions and one new planet will be slotted into the ride’s randomizer. When that happens, it takes the number of possible combinations up to over 250.

Why Seatos over anything else?

In the last few years, thanks to Disney+, Star Wars has seen more new planets, characters, and creatures than ever. So why Seatos and the Purrgil? Well, Tom Fitzgerald, one of Star Tours ’ original Imagineers—who also worked on this one —said it was all about picking a planet that was different from all the others. Something unique. Maybe that’s colors or maybe, in this case, it’s a unique creature. So by choosing Seatos, not only do you get to see these massive, new, unique creatures, but those creatures allow the ride to do moves it’s never done before. That’s how we get the first barrel roll ever in Star Tours as well as a sequence he refers to as the “slalom ski run.”

How long did the new upgrade take?

Fitzgerald said he and his team first started working on these new additions sometime between 18 months and two years ago.

Could another ride get this treatment?

Since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Tours has been updated about every two or three years. This update is the first since 2019 though—so it makes you wonder, what’s next? And, will it even be Star Tours ?

When Galaxy’s Edge opened in 2019, Disney said that the Millennium Falcon ride, Smugglers Run , was designed in a similar fashion to Star Tours and that the actual visuals in the ride could be changed to take guests on new adventures. But now, that ride has been the same for five years. Could a change be coming? Unfortunately, no one from Imagineering or Lucasfilm would comment, confirm, or deny—but, fingers crossed.

The Ahsoka, Andor and Mandalorian additions to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue are now running at Disneyland, Hollywood Studios, and Disneyland Paris as part of the Season of the Force event. For more on that, check out this link.

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel , Star Wars , and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV , and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who .

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Welcome to the Star Tours Astroport!

Check you've got all the necessary documentation, then step onboard your non-stop Starspeeder service to the moon of Endor. R.E.X. is your pilot, and he's new to the job. Infact, this is his first flight, and he's having a few problems with the controls!

A wrong turn in the launch bay signals the start of a turbulent flight through the more hazardous regions of the Star Wars universe, culminating with a dramatic swoop across the Death Star itself!

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• Star Tours was a joint production between Walt Disney Imagineering and George Lucas' special effects operation Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) . After agreeing to the project, Walt Disney Imagineering purchased military flight simulators to help create the effects and movement. The final StarSpeeders are therefore very similar in design and power to these immense industrial machines.
• The Astroport workers seen during the flight and in the pre-show video are all ILM modelshop workers . However, contrary to popular belief, the worker seen ducking in shock as your StarSpeeder returns to the Astroport is infact not George Lucas but Ira Keeler, an ILM modelmaker who just happened to be in the right place at the right time!
• Look closely at REX's bodywork and you'll see a red tag featuring the words "Remove Before Flight" - could this explain his poor flight skills?
• One of the Ewoks featured in the pre-flight video is holding a Mickey Mouse plush . The guests surrounding them are all Imagineers and their families.

The original Star Tours in California, opened 1987, cost almost twice as much as the whole park did upon opening in 1955!

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Families Plan to Travel Europe Together as They Follow Pop Star Around on Her World Tour: Source

Instead of having a "Cruel Summer," Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 's families are set to have a European spring!

The 14-time Grammy winner will have a large support system tagging along on when she kicks off the next leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour next month. Her parents, Scott and Andrea , as well as Travis' mom and dad, Donna and Ed, are planning to travel around Europe together. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end's brother, Jason , is even set to join in on the fun along the way!

Taylor and Travis' parents plan to start their journey at the beginning of next month, when the "Love Story" singer kicks off her first show in Paris, France, on Thursday, May 9, after a hiatus of almost two months, a source close to the pop star recently spilled to a news publication.

Scott, Andrea, Ed and Donna will reportedly stay overseas until May 30, and are set to soak up some sight-seeing and fine dining in Tuscany before arriving in Stockholm, Sweden, for Taylor's next string of shows.

The following weekend, they'll head over to Lisbon, Portugal, for two more nights of Taylor's sold-out concerts before finishing their lengthy vacation in Madrid, Spain, where the "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" singer has another two shows.

According to the insider, Travis is reportedly set to stay in Europe with Taylor as she travels back to France and then the United Kingdom for her next scheduled performance dates.

After Madrid, however, Taylor and her boyfriend's families will jet back home , the confidante explained.

"They have been talking about it for a while now and they all are so excited for this Euro trip," the source expressed.

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"After an intense season for Travis and time away from Taylor , he wants to enjoy life the most he can before going back to practice for the beginning of next season," the insider added of the three-time Super Bowl champion, noting the NFL star, as well as his and Taylor's parents, couldn't pass up the opportunity to "show some love" for the "All Too Well" hitmaker while simultaneously getting to explore all Europe has to offer.

"It's a great time and opportunity to get to know each other's families more," the confidante concluded. "They are all very excited about this, and to be there all together, as one family is perfect. Everyone is looking forward to that trip."

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Cycling star Evenepoel targets June return from crash ahead of Tour de France and Paris Olympics

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Two weeks after crashing heavily in Spain, two-time world champion Remco Evenepoel said on Friday he’s on track to race again in June ahead of the Tour de France and Paris Olympics.

The Belgian needed surgery after breaking a collar bone and shoulder blade in a crash while descending in the Tour of Basque Country.

Evenepoel will train at high altitude before a planned return to racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné in France from June 2-9 or the week after at the Tour de Suisse, he said in an interview broadcast by his team Soudal–Quick-Step.

He won the worlds time trial last year and the road race in 2022, and should target both Olympic events on the streets of Paris on back-to-back Saturdays — July 27 and Aug. 3. First, he will make his Tour de France debut on June 29.

“It’s going to be something special. Especially the Tour,” Evenepoel said. “It makes it a bit easier to do Tour-Olympics because it’s in the same country, not too far like it was three years ago to go to Tokyo. That was more difficult for a lot of guys.”

Evenepoel raced in both Olympic road events in Japan. He placed ninth in the time trial, more than one minute out of the medals and trailing 2 minutes, 17 seconds behind gold medalist Primož Roglič.

Roglič was caught up in Evenepoel’s crash in Spain and also will miss the one-day classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. Evenepoel won the past two editions of the storied race.

Evenepoel said the early spring injury gave him time to recover like it was a midseason break. It let him spend the Eid al-Fitr holiday last week with his wife Oumi Rayane and her family.

“That was a very beautiful day,” he said. “It’s better to have the injury now than in a couple of weeks. It’s a bit of luck in my bad luck.”

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List of Nairobi roads affected by heavy rains

In a statement, Kura said it partially closed the roads due to heavy rains experienced last night.

• “The traffic police and our technical team are on the ground to direct traffic and enhance the safety of Motorists" Kura said
• "We shall keep you posted as the situation unfolds.”

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has given a list of partially closed roads within Nairobi county.

Kura listed six roads as follows Aerodrome Road, Kapenguria Road, UN Avenue - Runda, Kasarani Mwiki Road at Mwiki Bridge.

“Motorists are also warned of flooding along Mombasa Road at Cabanas, Thika Road at Githurai/ Kahawa bridge,” Kura said.

“The traffic police and our technical team are on the ground to direct traffic and enhance the safety of Motorists. We shall keep you posted as the situation unfolds.”

On Wednesday, some sections of Thika Superhighway were rendered impassable following heavy rains pounding the City.

Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said the situation has caused traffic disruptions.

"Following heavy downpour last night and continuing this morning, traffic disruptions have occurred in some sections of the Thika Superhighway as follows," KeNHA said.

The heavy rains pounding the City have affected both vehicular and human traffic.

Some of the Estates in Nairobi have been affected so much so that several residents have been left homeless.

KeNHA said at Juja underpass, traffic snarl-up begins at Juja mall, both on the highway and service lane.

Motorists were advised to use the service lane at Exit 14 and 15 until the water subsides.

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• Hidden Gems
• Adventurous
• Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, photos, and popularity.

1. Moscow Private Tours

2. Bridge to Moscow

3. Spanish Guide Moscow - Day Tours

4. Privilege Tour

5. Moscow Navigator

6. Walks With Folks

7. Real Russia

9. Happy Moscow Tours

10. Tour of Moscow - Day Tours

11. Three Whales

12. Guia de Moscú

13. IdeaGuide - Your Personal Guide in Moscow

14. Excursions in Russia

15. Tsar Visit

16. VikiTours

17. Moscow Greeter

18. Milena Krasavina

19. GuiaRus - Day Tour

20. MoscowMe

21. Friendly Local Guides Moscow

22. Gorodskoi Voyazh

23. Rusiatourmoscu

24. Angel Taxi - Day Tour

25. Vadim Pavlov Guide and Driver in Moscow

26. CheapRussia Tours

27. Your Moscow Guide & Driver

28. Moscow With Locals

29. GuiasRusia

30. Taxi Francais

What travelers are saying.

• Spanish Guide Moscow - Day Tours
• Walks With Folks
• Happy Moscow Tours
• IdeaGuide - Your Personal Guide in Moscow
• Moscow Private Tours
• Bridge to Moscow
• Guia de Moscú
• GuiaRus - Day Tour
• Moscow Navigator
• Angel Taxi - Day Tour
• Your Moscow Guide & Driver
• Excursions in Russia
• Vadim Pavlov Guide and Driver in Moscow
• Guia en Moscu