The Disney Parks Blog had some surprise news for Star Wars fans this morning.
The creator of Star Wars (and producer Rick McCallum) visited the Disneyland Anaheim Star Tours attraction and did some test riding.
From their blog:
It was a big day for Star Tours recently, as Star Wars creator George Lucas, joined by producer Rick McCallum, paid a visit to Disneyland Park to take a few test rides on the attraction with our Walt Disney Imagineering team. After experiencing adventures to several of the Star Wars worlds aboard the Starspeeder 1000, George and Rick gave the team a big thumbs up on their progress. George even took a moment to pose with the Audio-Animatronics figure of C-3PO in the Starspeeder cockpit!
We’ll keep you updated as more is known about the ride! I have to say that this ride has gone in quick. I was there when they closed the original and it was right at the tail end of July. This ride must have been in production for quite a long time prior to the closing.