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Those of you who are regular readers here at Mouse Extra know that I am a big proponent of expansion of the Star Wars area. I would love a Lucas Land with addtional Star Wars attractions, a Mos Eisley cantina eatery/bar, and a THX conversion of Sounds Dangerous. But the easiest thing to do is a redo of Star Tours.
 
I love the attraction. It is my favorite in the park. But I recognize the age of the ride. I can see the lines (or lack thereof) and see a need to update the attraction. So I was not surprised to see that announcement at the D23 Expo. We all knew there was going to be a big unveiling as part of the first such conference. We all saw the email that requested the presence of the stormtroopers at the show. We all read Anthony Daniels quotes that he recorded new lines specifically for the ride.

 
So what did we get? A podracing scene. Thats right, a podracing scene. Most Star Wars fans feel the worst movie was the Phantom Menace and that scene was the worst scene in the movie. So now, we have a new attraction based on that?
 
Probably not. Disney did not provide any great details on the new attraction. They did say it would be in 3-D. In fact, the video teaser of the podrace was in 3-D. However, as you can see in this article, they also said that guests would see many worlds from the series.
 
So what do we think? I personally hope we get the attraction that has been rumored that there will be a lot of possible scenes that will be randomly mixed. Jay Rasulo did say “We’re going to do things with Star Tours that have never been done in any theme park attraction, at any theme park anywhere” and maybe thats what he means.
 
They say they attraction will close sometime in 2010 (likely after Star Wars Weekends) and reopen in 2011 (probably just in time for that year’s Star Wars Weekends). I can’t wait.

Today’s posting is from Mike, contributing writer to Mouse Extra