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Star Wars - The Disneyland Journey
Star Tours 1987 - Part 1
Bruce Gordon, David Mumford & Chris Tietz
Think back to the first time you saw Star Wars. You're sitting in your neighborhood theater with your eyes glued to the screen and your hands clutching the arm rests of the seat. Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 are on board their X-Wing fighter, racing to the final confrontation with the Imperial Death Star. Now imagine yourself being strapped in right beside Luke as he makes his famous run through the trenches of the Death Star. You're not just sitting in a theater anymore, you're flying through space! Only a dream? Not any longer. Right now, C-3PO and R2-D2 are welcoming guests aboard the StarSpeeder 3000 spaceship at Star Tours, the newest attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. The StarSpeeder can do everything you just imagined, and plenty more. In fact, the StarSpeeder creates an illusion so convincing—and so real—that you need to be strapped in with seat belts. […]

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Source type Magazine
Volume 118
Published
Language en
Document type Feature
Media type text
Page count 6
Pages pp. 44-49

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Availability Free
Inserted 2015-02-03