Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

Based on the George Lucas Film Star Wars, Star Tours re-opened in June, 2011 after a fantastic facelift. The images are 3-D, so realistic that you'll find yourself flinching when things hit the windshield and 2011 technology allows for 54 story combinations, enough to keep riders coming back again and again.

The story line is simple enough, a bumbling droid pilot accidentally takes a bunch of space tourists down the wrong tunnel at takeoff, jumps to light speed and careens through the Universe before getting things under control again. You'll run into characters from many of the Star Wars films and travel though more than a few of its locales, all in quick succession. It all passes so quickly that a devoted fan will have to ride a dozen times to catch it all.

Rating: 5 smiles
Recommended for: Families with teens

Star Tours Facts

• Type: Motion simulator ride
• Location: Tomorrowland
• Height restrictions: 40 inches (102 cm) and young children need an adult companion
• Duration: 4.5 minutes
• Use a Fastpass to shorten your time in line. The Fastpass ticket machines are across from the Star Tours entrance, near Buzz Lightyear.

• There's lots of simulated excitement on Star Tours, and it can be noisy, too.
• This star-chasing ride is smoother than before, but Disney still says it's not for anyone a neck or back trouble, heart problems or for expectant mothers.
• Prone to motion sickness? Although my riding companion and I both think the 3-D version is less puke-provoking than its predecessor, we still recommend that you take precautions or be prepared to spend part of the ride with your eyes closed.
• Rider swap is available, allowing two adults with kids who don't ride to wait, getting on as soon as the first adult returns and avoiding standing in line twice.

• It's a must-do
• Ride it if you have time
• OK if there's nothing else to do
• Don't waste your time

Accessibility

Contact a Cast Member at the entrance for boarding information. Guests have to transfer to the ride vehicle by themselves or with help from their companions.

Some of the pre-show monitors display guest-activated captioning. Cast Members can help you with this, too. Service animals can't go on Star Tours.

There's More

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