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New Permit Filed for Star Tours at Hollywood Studios — Set Elements Incoming?
A new spark of activity has just hit Star Tours – The Adventures Continues at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the Force is definitely stirring. Walt Disney Imagineering has officially filed a Notice of Commencement for work at the iconic attraction, with the description simply reading: “Install set elements.” The listed contractor? ThemeWorks, Inc.—a familiar name among Disney insiders.
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ThemeWorks has previously collaborated with Imagineering on immersive projects like Toy Story Mania and the now-retired Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, so their involvement here has fans buzzing. Could this mean a visual refresh for the Star Tours queue? A new storyline element? Or maybe even changes beyond the attraction itself?
Interestingly, the same address listed on the permit also corresponds to Tatooine Traders, the Star Wars-themed gift shop that guests pass through after exiting the ride. So it’s just as likely—at this point—that the set elements are destined for a retail reimagining rather than the simulator experience.
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This development comes amid a period of quiet expansion for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, which has been steadily adding destinations inspired by The Mandalorian, Andor, and Ahsoka. While Disney hasn’t announced any new updates tied to this permit, fans know that where there’s a permit, there’s usually pixie dust (or maybe space dust) in the air.
Whether it’s a new galactic journey, a refreshed outpost marketplace, or something totally unexpected, one thing’s for sure: we’ll be keeping our scanners locked on this one.
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