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As of January 29th, the Skyliner is back up and running! We saw people hopping on and off these magical gondolas over at Hollywood Studios.
We missed you, Skyliner!
This will make things much easier for those park-hopping between Hollywood Studios and EPCOT and those visiting the two parks from resorts like the Riviera, Art of Animation, Pop Century, and Caribbean Beach.
So if you’re at Disney World, you can once again enjoy the Skyliner! We’re happy to have it back — especially to save our legs from all that extra walking last week! We keep up with all the latest Disney news and updates, so make sure to follow along for more. We recently posted about other closures that would be taking place in Disney World in 2023, so make sure to read all about those if you’re planning a trip this year!
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The brand-new special event, “Minnie Besties Bash!” has kicked off at the Tokyo Disney Resort, giving guests unique ways to express their love for Minnie Mouse. What’s Happening: “Minnie, We Love You!” will be presented along the parade route at Tokyo Disneyland and on the waters of Mediterranean Harbor at Tokyo DisneySea. Minnie Mouse will appear […]
Disney Vacation Club members traveling on Disney Cruise Line are being treated to new style door magnets and other giveaways, while non-members can benefit from some special incentives.
The Disney100 celebration has just begun and there’s already an impressive variety of merchandise to commemorate 100 Years of Wonder! Fans wanting to bring the festivities to their home will love the wide range of Disney home essentials from Barefoot Dreams. (Please note this article contains affiliate links. Your purchase will support LaughingPlace by providing […]
Hulu and Fox Entertainment have reached a new multi-year agreement for streaming rights for the network’s primetime programming, according to Deadline. Deadline reports that this deal has been reached after “lengthy negotiations” and the agreement also includes an “extensive multi-platform marketing partnership.” With the new deal, all Fox primetime entertainment – including Family Guy, The Simpsons, […]
I am a lover of Minnie Mouse ear headbands; it is true. At this point, there is no point in trying to deny it; I have a problem. So, imagine my excitement when I saw these fine bad boys pop up on my screen as part of the new Disney100 Eras collection! It wasn’t released with the first selection of merch you will find in our usual Monday Merch Meeting, but I have my eyes keenly searching for them to become available online, so I can add them to my collection.
The new Disney100 ears are a big improvement on the first collection released as part of the celebration, featuring a star-spangled platinum bow and ears covered in a print pattern with Disneyland Resort attraction icons. What do you think, is this one better than the platinum-dipped version we saw a few weeks back?
A guide is available at Savi’s Workshop to pick out your lightsaber pieces before sifting through the scraps.
There are four scrap metal themes: Peace and Justice, Power and Control, Elemental Nature, and Protection and Defense. All four collections received new pieces at Disneyland. Elemental Nature has yet to be replaced at Walt Disney World.
Savi’s Handbuilt Lightsabers is the custom Lightsaber building experience in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park (and also at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida). Guests must pre-pay $249.99 plus tax for the experience, which includes a lightsaber (a hilt, two sleeves, one emitter, one pommel cap, one set of activation plates and switches, and a 31″ blade), a cloisonné pin, and a lightsaber carrying case.
The in-universe story is that the Gatherers, who possess forbidden knowledge of the Jedi Order, are operating out of Savi & Son Salvage. On the surface, Savi sells scrap metals from old ships and devices. The Gatherers use his salvage shop as a cover to help Force sensitive beings craft their own lightsabers.
When you arrive at Savi’s, the Gatherers will show you the various collections of “scrap metal” they have to offer. Each theme has multiple options for most of the lightsaber parts, so once you are inside the workshop, the Gatherers will help you select the specific designs you want for your hilt.
For a close-up look at the old styles for comparison, see our detailed photos here.
Protection and Defense
Cultivated from a time forgotten, these earliest lightsaber pieces contain designs and inscriptions that are shrouded in mystery. Believed to be created for protection and defense, conferring anonymity and symbolizing emotional detachment, a lightsaber made from these pieces reconnects the user with the most ancient wellspring of the Force.
The icons on the switches aren’t the Protection and Defense emblem but rather the symbol seen in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. They use the same core color scheme — silver as the primary color with copper and golden accents.
Two of the sleeve options have “Force Wielder” on them, written in ur-Kittât — a Star Wars language often referred to as a Sith language, but which is also known as the Old Tongue and used by Force users of all kinds.
The emitters are both larger and feature cutout designs rather than the small flat versions prior.
To see a full video of the Savi’s Handbuilt Lightsaber experience, check out our video below from the opening of Galaxy’s Edge. It features the old style of hilt parts but the experience has remained the same. The video contains spoilers.
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It’s been over a week now since Splash Mountain closed at the Magic Kingdom to begin its transformation into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Let’s check in and see what’s new at the construction site. Of course, the water has been completely drained from the attraction. Construction walls surround the entrance to the attraction, but most Splash Mountain thematic […]
Back in 2011, actor Warwick Davis combined his sizable talents with comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to create the BBC / HBO mockumentary series Life’s Too Short, in which the diminutive performer played a heightened version of himself, not unlike Seinfeld co-creator Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm. And now, with Warwick Davis back in the […]
