Star Tours
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| Disneyland | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′42″N 117°55′04″W / 33.8118°N 117.9177°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Soft opening date | December 1986 |
| Opening date | January 9, 1987 |
| Closing date | July 27, 2010 |
| Replaced | Adventure Thru Inner Space |
| Replaced by | Star Tours–The Adventures Continue |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 35°38′00″N 139°52′42″E / 35.6334°N 139.8783°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | July 12, 1989 |
| Closing date | April 2, 2012 |
| Replaced by | Star Tours—The Adventures Continue |
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Area | Echo Lake |
| Coordinates | 35°38′00″N 139°52′42″E / 35.6334°N 139.8783°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | December 15, 1989 |
| Closing date | September 7, 2010 |
| Replaced by | Star Tours–The Adventures Continue |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Area | Discoveryland |
| Coordinates | 48°52′30″N 2°46′46″E / 48.8751°N 2.7794°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | April 12, 1992 |
| Closing date | March 16, 2016 |
| Replaced by | Star Tours—The Adventures Continue |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Flight simulator with Audio-Animatronics synced to film |
| Manufacturer | Rediffusion Simulation |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Music | Richard Bellis |
| Vehicles | 4-6 |
| Riders per vehicle | 40 |
| Participants per group | 40 |
| Duration | 4:30 |
| Height restriction | 40 in (102 cm) |
| Audio-animatronics | Yes |
| Host | Captain Rex (Paul Reubens) |
 Disney's Fastpass available |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Star Tours was a motion simulator attraction at several Disney theme parks, based on the successful Star Wars film series created by George Lucas. Set in the Star Wars universe, the attraction sent guests on a excursion trip to Endor, whilst being caught in an altercation between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. The attraction featured Captain "Rex" RX-24 along with series regulars R2-D2 and C-3PO.
At its debut at Disneyland in 1987, it was the first attraction based on a non-Disney licensed intellectual property. The first incarnation of the ride appeared in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in 1987, replacing the previous attraction, Adventure Thru Inner Space. The attraction had subsequent openings at Tokyo Disneyland, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disneyland Paris.
The attraction at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios closed in 2010 to allow conversion for its successor attraction, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. The latter location was completed on May 20, 2011. Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris closed their versions for conversion in 2012 and 2016, marking the original ride's final run of 29 years.
The ride that became Star Tours first saw light as a proposal for an attraction based on the 1979 Disney live-action film The Black Hole. It would have been an interactive ride-simulator attraction where guests would have had the ability to choose the route. However, after preliminary planning the Black Hole attraction was shelved due to its enormous cost—approximately $50 million USD—as well as the unpopularity of the film itself.
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