Star Tours: The Adventure Continues is motion simulator attraction located in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].
{{Template:Infobox Disney ride |
| image= Startoursadvposter.jpg
| vehicle= Starspeeder 1000
| park= Disney's Hollywood Studios
| opened=May 20, 2011(as Star Tours: The Adventure Continues) <br> December 15, 1989 (the original Star Tours)
| duration= 4:30
| sponsor= SMS Audio (2015-Present)
| custom_label_1 = Type
| custom_value_1 = Motion simulator
| custom_label_2 = Fastpass Disney Genie +| custom_value_2 = Yes (Group B)}}Star Tours: The Adventure Continues is motion simulator attraction located in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].
==Attraction History==
===Star Tours (1989-2010)===
The creation of what would eventually be known as Star Tour: The Adventure Continues actually began in Disneyland <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=663 </ref>. In 1984, then Disney CEO Michael Eisner wanted to find a way to attract the teenage demographic back to the park<ref name= "Martin"/>. Disneyland had been losing guest attendance to other theme parks in the area, and Eisner was determined to "update" Disneyland by replacing some of its more dated attractions<ref name= "Martin"/>. One such attraction, Adventure through Inner Space was an obvious candidate for replacement. Built during the space race, the attraction had begun to show its age<ref name= "Martin"/>.
==Attraction Plot==
===Original Star Tours (1989-2010)===
The original Star Tours took place sometime during the original Star Wars series, possibly following the events of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
====Preshow====
The preshow for the original Star Tours, was themed to look like a galactic travel agency, as guests were about to take a trip to Endor (although posters around the room advertise for advertised services to various planets). Inside the preshow, guests could see R2-D2 and C-3PO working as Starspeeder maintenance workers. C-3PO informed guests that R2-D2 will would be traveling with them on their trip to Endor. R2 and C-3PO then seemed to be inferring that something is was wrong with the ship they are were working on, although nothing specific is was mentioned. While the droids were talking, an advertisement appeared on a large screen in the room. A male announcer then told guests:
{{Quotation| Star Tours is now offering convenient daily
delay. Visit Endor today. }}
C-3PO then commented that Endor has had certainly changed since the last time they were there. He then mentioned that on their last time they were therevisit to the planet, he thought they were doomed for sure , but that in the end they survived. After a short exchange with R2-D2, a female announcer informs informed guests that flight 55 (guests’ flight) was now ready for boarding at gate number 3.
R2-D2 and C-3PO the next did a systems check on the ship they are were working on. Following a slight scare with the laser system, C-3Po once again tells told guests that he wishes he was going with them to Endor. After this exchange, guests move moved into a second room, where more repair droids are were station. On the way, guests pass by the Starspeeder that they will would soon by riding in. The droids in the next room are known as G214 and G219. These robots interact with guests, informing them about the Starspeeder. Following the interaction with droids, a cast member explains the boarding process, and informs them that they will be boarding in a few moments. Following one more announcement, guests board their Starspeeder.
Inside the next room, guests met the droids G214 and G219. These robots interacted with guests and informed them about the Starspeeder. Following the interaction with the droids, a cast member explained the boarding process, and informed guests that they will be boarding in a few moments. Following one more announcement, guests boarded their Starspeeder.
====Main Ride====
The original Star Tours began, with the robot pilot (rexRex), informing guests that this is was his first flight. Guests are , and that they were traveling to Endor, with R2-D2 as their navigator.
As the ship took off warning sirens began to sound. Apparently, as apparently Rex has inadvertently sent the ship in the wrong direction. The starship then hectically maneuvered through a maintenance bay, narrowly avoiding being crushed in the processes. Finally, Rex was finally able to navigate the ship out of the bay and into space. He then told R2-D2 to put the ship into light speed, so that the ship it could reach Endor. After jumping out of light speed, Rex nervously exclaimed, "We've passed the Endor moon!". Instead Unfortunately, instead of reaching their destination safely, guests had been taken into the middle of a comet field. After a series of close calls, Rex was able to get out of the field. He then assured guests that they would soon be on their way to Endor without any further delays. Right on cuehowever, the Starspeeder ran into a large Star Destroyer, one of the capital ships in the Empire's fleet.
[[Image:Rex.jpg|300px|thumb|Rex, the original Star Tours pilot.]]
Guests Starspeeder was quickly caught in the Star Destroyer's tractor beam, and the ship was slightly damaged. Fortunately, a rebel fighter flew by and freed guests from the tractor beam by shooting its generator. Rex then followed the rebel ships as the they launched an attack on the Empire's Death Star. Rex participated in the battle with the Death Star, while which concluded with a rebel destroyed the ship in the same manner that Luke Skywalker did in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Rex, along with the rest of the rebel fighters, then jumped into light speed. The jump to light speed took guests back to the spaceport where the attraction started, with guests narrowly avoiding a collision with a fuel truck.Finally, after landing guests disembarked.
===Star Tours: The Adventure Continues (2010-Present)===
Star Tours: The Adventure Continues takes place in-between the events of Episode III and Episode IV of Star Wars.
===Opening Crawl===
At the grand opening of Star Tours: The Adventure Continues , an opening crawl was shown, giving to give guests the background for the attraction's plot. The crawl said:
{{Quotation|It has been a long time
===Preshow and Queue===
In Star Tour: The Adventure Continues, guests are once again given the role of space tourists. Taking place , at some point between Star Wars Episode III and Episode IV, Star Tours: The Continues takes place before the original Star Tours attraction.
When guests enter the queue for Star Tours: The Adventure continuesContinues, they pass by a large LCD screen which shows advertisements for Star Tours. Some of these commercials are hosted by the droid Aly San San, while other messages give information such as flight lists. C-3PO and R2-D2 are also present, repairing a StarSpeeder 1000 (an older model of the vehicle depicted in the original Star Tours). Continuing on, guests pass by droid customs where RX-24 (who will eventually be the pilot of Star Tours) can be found. A sticker on RX-24 reads "Defective: return to factory". Following droid customs, guests see G2-4T (another droid) who screens passengers as they walk by. Following this, guests reach the boarding area, where they are introduced to AC-38 or Ace. In order to make a repair on the ship's binary motivator, C-3PO decides he needs to sit in the pilot's seat. Ace, who is inspecting the outside of the ship, gets called away. After guests watch a safety video hosted by Aly San San, the flight guests are takes off without its captain. This mistake, leads to C-3PO and R2-D2 becoming the ships captains.
Continuing on, guests pass by Droid Customs where RX-24 (who will eventually be the pilot of Star Tours) can be found. A sticker on RX-24 reads "Defective: return to factory". Following Droid Customs, guests see G2-4T (another droid) who screens passengers as they walk by. Following this, guests reach the boarding area, where they are introduced to AC-38 or Ace. In order to make a repair on the ship's binary motivator, C-3PO decides he needs to sit in the pilot's seat. Ace, who is inspecting the outside of the ship, gets called away. After guests watch a safety video hosted by Aly San San, the ship guests are takes off without its captain. This mistake, leads to C-3PO and R2-D2 becoming the ship's captains.
===Scene 1: Spaceport Escape===
Due to the random nature of the Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, there are two different scenes that guests can initially experience. In both scenes, guests (captained by C-3PO and R2-D2) are trying to leave the Spaceport.
====Darth Vader====
One of the scenes that guests can first experience in the new Star Tours, depicts Darth Vader and a team of stormtroopers trying to stop the ship from leaving. On the right, a video screen shows one guest who has been identified as a rebel spy. Although Darth Vader tries to use the force to stop the ship from leaving, R2-D2 eventually shoots him, freeing the ship. The StarSpeeder then makes its escape by leaving the hanger backwards, even as its being chased by TIE fighters. After getting outside of the hanger, guests escape past Star Destroyers and jump into hyperspace.
[[Image:Darthvader.jpg|300px|thumb|Darth Vader as he appears in Star Wars: The Adventure Continues.]]
====Han Solo====
In this scene, the Starspeeder that guests are in is stationed next to Han Solo and his Millennium Falcon. While Solo gets into a fight with stormtroopers, the StarSpeeder is scanned and one of the guests is identified as a rebel spy. After the spy has been identified, the StarSpeeder follows the Millennium Falcon as it makes its escape from the hanger. Outside, the StarSpeeder and the Falcon fly past a Star Destroyer before jumping to hyperspace.
===Scene 2: Planet 1===
After exiting hyperspace, guests arrive at one of three planets. Once again the scene that guests see expereince is randomly chosen.
====Hoth====
The first scene One of the scenes that guests can see experience takes place on the planet Hoth. After exiting hyperspace and reaching the planet, guest's StarSpeeder follows a group of SnowSpeeders as they attack an AT-AT. During the battle, the StarSpeeder enters the combat zone, ignoring orders. The ship then hits the ground and slides down a snowy mountain, before C3-PO is able to re-engage the ships ship's engines , which allow the ship to escape back into space.
====Kashyyyk====
If guests land on the planet Kashyyyk, they find themselves caught in the middle of a speeder bike chase through a forest. As Imperials soldiers chase Wookies throughout the forestarea, Chewbacca swings into the scene on a vine, crashing into the StarSpeeder’s windshield. Following the collision, the StarSpeeder leaves the planet and heads back into space.====Tatooine====The third planet that guests can land on is Tatooine. Here, the StarSpeeder finds itself in the Boonta Eve Podrace. During the race, the StarSpeeder collides with another Podracer, and the two ships get stuck together. After winning the Podrace by beating out the Sebulba (another Podracer), the StarSpeeder detaches itself from the Podracer and heads back into space.===Jakku==='''EDITORS NOTE: Currently all guests on Star Tours: The Adventure Continues visit the planet Jakku. Disney has said that in the future Jakku will be randomized along with the other destinations'''. In 2015 the planet Jakku was added to Star Tours: The Adventure Continues. In this scene, the StarSpeeder arrives on the plane Jakku where it narrowly misses an explosion. The ship then follows the Millennium Falcon, which is being flown by Finn, who asks "Star Tours what are you doing here?". The StarSpeeder and Falcon are both attacked by TIE fighters while flying over the desert. The StarSpeeder then crashes into the grounded Star Destroyer, where they briefly see Rey. After alien scavengers take the Star Torus logo off of the ship, the StarSpeeder then flies out of the crashed ship and receives a transmission.
====Tatooine====
The final planet that guests can land on is Tatooine. Here, the StarSpeeder finds itself in the Boonta Eve Podrace. During the race, the StarSpeeder collides with another Podracer, and the two ships get stuck together. After winning the Podrace by beating out the Sebulba (another Podracer), the StarSpeeder detaches itself from the Podracer and heads back into space.
===Hologram Message===
Following the StarSpeeder's escape back into space, the ship receives a hologram message from either Yoda, BB8, Princess Leia, or Admiral Gial Ackbar. The ship and its passengers are tasked with getting the rebel spy safely to a rendezvous point. Whoever gives guests this task also sends the coordinates for the meeting to R2-D2.
===Scene 3: Planet 2===
After once again jumping into hyperspace, guests can arrive at one of three planets. Once again, the destination is randomly chosen.
====Coruscanat====
The first planet that guests can arrive on is the planet Coruscanant. When the StarSpeeder emerges from hyperspace, it finds itself in the middle of a battle in the planet's upper atmosphere. During the battle, a team of buzz droids attack the StarSpeeder, attaching themselves to the windshield. R2-D2 is able to use an electric shock to blast most of them off, while others fall off during the battle. After getting rid of the droids, the ship descends down to the planet, where it frantically dodges various flying vehicles. After many narrow misses, the StarSpeeder screeches to a halt on a landing platform, narrowly missing a fuel tanker (a reference to the original Star Tours) and crashing into a maintenance droid.
====Naboo====
Alternatively, guests can arrive at the planet of Naboo, which is being attacked by the Trade Federation armies. After a brief battle over the city of Theed, the StarSpeeder travels underwater. After passing the city of Otoh Gunga (where guests briefly see Jar Jar Binks) the ship heads towards the planets’ core. Here, vicious fish attack the ship. After returning the planet’s surface, the ship flies into a hangar filed with StarFighter parts. When landing, the Starspeeder crashes into a the tail of a fighter ship, breaking its windshield. The scene concludes with a repair droid (who is angry about the crash) falling into the cockpit.
====Geonosis====
The final scene guests can see takes place in the orbit of the planet Geonosis. Here, the StarSpeeder flies near the unfinished Death Star. While flying through an asteroid field, the Starspeeder is attacked by Bobba Fett who is aboard his ship the Slave I. The StarSpeeder then dodges Fett's attack (and asteroids) before entering the Death Star. After emerging from the ship, Fett fires a sonic bomb at the StarSpeeder, which R2-D2 is able to deflect by using the ship’s lasers. The deflected blast injures Boba, allowing the StarSpeeder to once again jump into hyperspace. The StarSpeeder then reaches the rebel fleet, where it lands aboard the Mon Calamari Cruiser. Here, the Rebel Alliance leaders congratulate the crew on their successful mission.
====Geonosis====
The final scene guests can see takes place in the orbit of the planet Geonosis. Here, the StarSpeeder flies near the unfinished Death Star. While flying through an asteroid field, the Starspeeder is attacked by Bobba Fett who is aboard his ship the Slave I. The StarSpeeder then dodges Fett's attack, and asteroids, before entering the Death Star. After emerging from the ship, Fett fires a sonic bomb at the StarSpeeder, which R2-D2 is able to deflect by using the ship’s lasers. The deflected blast injures Boba, allowing the StarSpeeder to once again jump into hyperspace. The StarSpeeder then reaches the rebel fleet, where it lands aboard the Mon Calamari Cruiser. Here, the Rebel Alliance leaders congratulate the crew on their successful mission.
==Cast==
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===Star Tours: The Adventure Continues<ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1643247/ </ref>===
'''C-3PO'''- Anthony Daniels
'''Darth Vader (Voice)'''- Darth Vader James Earl Jones
'''Chewbacca'''- Peter Mayhew
'''Yoda (Voice)- ''' Frank Oz
'''Admiral Ackbar'''- Tom Kane
'''Boba Fett (Voice)'''- Dee Bradley Baker
'''G2-9T'''- Tom FitzheraldFitzgerald
'''Gungan Captain (Voice)'''- Fred Tatasciore
'''AC-38 (Voice)'''- Lindsay Schnebly
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'''Finn'''-John Boyega '''Rey'''-Daisy Ridley ===Star Tours (Original)<ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094029/ </ref>===
'''R2-D2'''- Kenny Baker
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The idea of going to the planet Kashyyyk in Star Tours: The Adventure Continues was suggested by John Lasseter (the head of Pixar)<ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/9904/Taking_a_Trip_on_Star_Tours </ref>.
* When the droid scans guests in the queue for Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, two of the images that flash by are pictures of John Lasseter and George Lucas.
* In the scene on the planet Coruscant, guests can see a billboard with an advertisement for Tomorrowland on it<ref name= "trivia"> http://thedisneyblog.com/2011/06/03/star-tours-inside-jokes-tributes-remnants-homages/</ref>.
* The four original flight simulators that Disney used in Star Tours cost approximately $500,000 each.
* Archival footage of Carrie Fischer was used for Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Adventure Continues, although Fischer re-recorded her characters dialog.
* If guests look closely in the Star Tours queue, they can see a luggage vehicle which is shaped like the cars on the [[Tomorrowland Transit Authority]]<ref name= "trivia"/>.
==References==http* The flight guests are on in Star Tours://allearsThe Adventure Continues is Flight 1401.net/tp/mgmThis is a reference to the address of Imagineering's office 1401 Flower St in Glendale, CA <ref name= "trivia"/m_startours>.htm
http://www* The second droid guests come upon in the queue is voiced by [[Soarin']] host Patrick Warburton.disunplugged.com/2011/05/20/star-tours-reopens-at-disneys-hollywood-studiosThe droid quotes lines from Soarin's preshow video such as “place all carryons in the overhead compartments” and “nice work pal" <ref name= "trivia"/>
http* On the planet Hoth guests are told “Don’t move a muscle" as the ship teeters on the edge of a canyon. This is a reference to Mission:Space which features the same line after guests land on Mars <ref name="trivia"//www>.studioscentral.com/attractions/star-tours-adventures-continue
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Tours:_The_Adventures_Continue http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/star-tours-3d/news/26mar2015-sms-audio-forms-strategic-alliance-with-walt-disney-parks-and-resort-including-sponsorship-of-star-tours.htm==References==