“Luke, We’re gonna have company!” — Han Solo
If your starship can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs (I’m still trying to figure out how fast that is), set your hyperdrive for the Disney’s Hollywood Studios sector for May and early June, for the 2013 edition of Star Wars Weekends.
This year’s Force-filled fun will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 17-June 9.
James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Eckstein share a laugh on-stage at Star Wars Weekends 2012. The pair will return as Celebrity Hosts in 2013.
While details are still being planned, we’re excited to announce that James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Eckstein are returning as celebrity hosts for the annual special event. James, the voice behind many of the most famous animated characters in film, television and commercials, is known to Star Wars fans as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series. Ashley, who started her show business career as a parade dancer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, is the voice of Anakin’s ambitious Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, on Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
James is the Official Celebrity Host of Star Wars Weekends 2013, and Ashley is Celebrity Host of “Behind the Force,” a live show that takes fans behind-the-scenes in the Star Wars universe.
Be sure to program your scanning droids to check here for the latest updates from the Galactic Senate about Star Wars Weekends 2013.
For guests who may be considering a visit to Walt Disney World Resort for their very first Star Wars Weekends, here’s a short overview video with our own galactic reporter, “Jedi” John (please note his very stylish “mic saber”). While the celebrity appearances for this year have not been announced (stay tuned for those names in an upcoming post), John talks to some Star Wars celebrities from past events to get their thoughts.
Gary Buchanan is Social Media Managing Editor for Disney Parks.
Tags: disney, Disney Weekends, disney's hollywood studios, walt disney world
A parsec had nothing to do with speed. It is a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.25 light years.
A parsec was a measurement of distance equal to 3.258 light years. So 12 parsecs is = to 39.096 light years. Referring to it as a speed is incorrect.
Are the rumors true about battlefront 3 is so i cant wait : D
That’s great! The fact they chose clone wars voice actors to be hosts means Disney like the clone wars. I doubt they would’ve chosen them if they planned to cancel the show after season 5. Yay!
That’s awesome. I cannot wait for this.
exitos en este proyecto, me gusta star wars de principio a fin quiero que me imprecionen. Feliz 2013. Tengo una figura de 1979.
The Sith need a lot more attention.
If you’re willing to give me tickets to the Star Wars Weekends, let alone to the US, then I’ll go. But I have no money to do either so I won’t be able to go there…
A shame. Unless you guys do a world tour and visit Australia in the near future, but I doubt it.