This week we take you to the Dark Side! …well…night. We have a look at The Season of the Force after dark, some Tsum’s, and the latest on the progress of Star Wars land construction. Let’s take out the Tauntaun’s!

Star Wars At Night

When the sun goes down, the Season of the Force takes on a very different aura.

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Banner for the Season of the Force under the blue light.
Banner for the Season of the Force under the blue light.
The Banners alternate to the Dark Side’s red light.
The Banners alternate to the Dark Side’s red light.
Banner on the Dark Side in Red along with the former Rocket Jets tower.
Banner on the Dark Side in Red along with the former Rocket Jets tower.
The tower in blue.
The Observatron in blue.
Alternate clear lights from the other side.
Alternate clear lights from the other side.
The symbols for the Rebellion and the Empire alternate on the sides of the buildings.
The symbols for the Rebellion and the Empire alternate on the sides of the buildings.

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Shanghai Star Wars Fireworks

Another video from the soon-to-open Shanghai Disneyland shows how Star Wars was incorporated into the new “Ignite the Dream” fireworks show.

Interactive Droids for Star Wars Land?

A new character is roaming the Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland. His name is J4K3 (pronounced “Jake”) and rumor has it he is a test character for Star Wars Land. It’s not clear if someone is controlling him remotely nearby or working on his own. Is competition from the immersive Harry Potter Land at Universal Studios inspiring Imagineers to up their game for the new land?
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Jake the Droid 2 Since Star Wars Land is set in an alien spaceport and it’s feasible that there could be several different droids interacting with guests. We’ll have to see if J4K3 has any friends joining him.

How About Snacks And A Nap After Star Tours?

Some new treats popped up in the Star Trader as guests exit the Star Tours attraction.

BB-8 Rice Krispie Treats
BB-8 Rice Krispie Treats
Darth Vader and Stormtrooper cookies
Darth Vader and Stormtrooper cookies
Maybe a pillow for the long ride home?
Maybe a pillow for the long ride home?

A couple new shirts showed up this week as well.

She’s fast enough for you, old man.
She’s fast enough for you, old man.
“No disintegrations!”
“No disintegrations!”

 

Where Can I Get Tsum?

At Star Trader! A wall of the Star Wars Tsum Tsum Collection is now available.

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Star Wars Land Construction Update

MiceChat shared some amazing pictures by Jeff Barnes (author of the fantastic Wisdom of Walt) of the Star Wars construction site from the air. If you haven’t already seen it, here it is.

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A fence went up around the Fantasyland side of the Skyway Chalet last week. A sign it’s inching closer to demolition.

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On the backside, the bulldozers have moved ever closer.
On the backside, the bulldozers have moved ever closer.

SWL-June 09-CH.4SWL-June 09-CH.5The mountain of dirt remains in place as the area on the other side of the cast member access way is graded for the last of the debris.

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At the tip of Tom Sawyer’s Island, the land is starting to take shape.

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In the area around the Hungry Bear Restaurant, some new excavating is going on.

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That’s it for this dark chapter. May the Force be with you!