Star Wars Weekends
Former annual event held in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Star Wars Weekends was a festival held annually at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort. Included with park admission, the event typically occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four consecutive weekends in May and June and featured appearances by cast and crew members from Disney's Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Many original Disney characters also appeared dressed as Star Wars characters, such as Jedi Mickey, Minnie as Leia, Donald as a stormtrooper, Goofy as Darth Vader and R2-MK (Mickey Mouse stylized astromech droid). The festival began in 1997 and had been held in 2000, 2001, and annually from 2003 until 2015. In November 2015, Disney discontinued the event due to construction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and the larger daily presence Star Wars will have in the park onwards.[1][2]
Star Wars Weekends | |
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Status | Defunct |
Genre | Science fiction |
Dates | May to June |
Location(s) | Disney's Hollywood Studios |
Years active | 1997, 2000–2001, 2003–2015[1][2] |
Founded | 1997 |
Website | Official website |