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IGN’s Star Wars Cantina Mural

Friday, March 11, 2011 Aljon 1 Comment

Check out this cool mural the geeks at IGN had commissioned by comic artist Jim Mafood of the iconic Cantina scene from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. There are so many little gems in these pictures. See how many cameos you can spot in these pics.

There are many more panels to check out as well as a video on this epic mural being hung in their offices HERE. You’ve gotta love the Disney characters that make their way into the cantina! Until next time, may the Force be with you!

Thanks to TheForce.Net for the heads up!

LEGO Star Wars III Videogame Cinematic Trailers

Friday, March 11, 2011 Aljon 3 Comments

Travel back to the first episode of The Clone Wars, “Ambush,” with the latest fun cinematic clip from LEGO: Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

The release of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is only a couple weeks away on March 22, 2011 for the following gaming platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS (as a launch title for the new gaming device), and PC.

Star Wars in 3D Gets an Official Release Date

Sunday, March 6, 2011 Chip 2 Comments

Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today that the live-action Star Wars Saga will be converted to 3D! There are few movies that lend themselves more perfectly to 3D; from the Death Star trench run to the Tatooine Podrace, the Star Wars Saga has always delivered an entertainment experience that is completely immersive. Presented by Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm Ltd., the cutting edge conversion will take that immersion to the next thrilling level, with Industrial Light & Magic supervising the project. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is expected to be released theatrically in 2012. A release date has not yet been determined.

“Getting good results on a stereo conversion is a matter of taking the time and getting it right,” said John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic. “It takes a critical and artistic eye along with an incredible attention to detail to be successful. It is not something that you can rush if you want to expect good results. For Star Wars we will take our time, applying everything we know both aesthetically and technically to bring audiences a fantastic new Star Wars experience.”

Star Wars in 3D Gets an Official Release Date

LEGO Battle of Hoth

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Aljon 3 Comments

Check out this awesome reproduction of the Hoth battle from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back done all in Legos! Thanks to G4.tv for the heads up!

Giant LEGO Star Wars Layout of the Battle of Hoth – presented at LEGO World 2011 (Copenhagen). Build by Bo Jensen, Denmark.

Lego Store: Build a FREE Mini Bird (couponingtodisney.com)

Original Star Tours Footage

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Aljon 4 Comments

Missing Star Tours? Have no fear. Here’s some classic attraction footage as you prime yourself for the opening of Star Tours 2: The Adventures Continue!

The Disney Parks are plan to relaunch the new and improved tours on the following dates:

May 10th 2011 in Disneyland in Anaheim AND May 17th 2011 in Disney World in Orlando

I’m planing to be there opening day and hope to see you there!

This is the full ride film played on Star Tours at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort, Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.

This is a post production copy of the Star Tours ride film before it was sent to Disney for further visual and sound editing. Two of the most noticible things that confirm this is the bright tint and shade of yellow on the objects that show up on the screen as well as the dialouge in the video is different than what is played on the ride.

Star Tours utilizes a Rediffusion Simulation (Later owned by Thomson-CSF) hydraulic motion base cabin featuring 4 degrees of freedom. The trade name for this simulator is Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator, or ATLAS. The Rediffusion ‘Leisure’ simulator was originally developed for a much simpler show in Canada called “Tour of the Universe”, where it featured a single entrance/exit door in the rear of the cabin and a video projector.

The film is front projected onto the screen from a 70mm film projector located beneath the cockpit barrier. George Lucas has mentioned that the next generation of the attraction will feature digital high definition video and motion bases capable of up to 6 degrees of freedom.

.:.Attraction Facts.:.
Grand Openings:
- Disneyland: January 9, 1987
- Tokyo Disneyland: July 12, 1989
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios: December 15, 1989
- Disneyland Paris: April 12, 1992 (Opened with Disneyland Paris)

Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering, Industrial Light and Magic
Simulators: 4 (Disneyland); 6 (all other parks)
Simulator’s theme: Starspeeder 3000
Guests per simulator: 40
Height requirement: 40 inches (102 cm)