Star Wars Weekends: 2013 Event Starts Tomorrow

The popular “Star Wars Weekends” event will officially return tomorrow (May 17, 2013) at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Here you are some of the special appearances and entertainment offerings for this year:

Celebrity appearances:

• Weekend I: May 17 to May 19
• Ray Park (Darth Maul – “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”)
• Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett – “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”
• Dee Bradley Baker (voice of Captain Rex – “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)
• Weekend II: May 24 to May 26
• Ray Park (Darth Maul – “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”)
• Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok – “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”)
• Jim Cummings (voice of Hondo Ohnaka – “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)
• Weekend III: May 31 to June 2
• Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok – “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”)
• Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar – “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”)
• Sam Witwer (voice of Darth Maul – “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)
• Weekend IV: June 7 to June 9
• Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian – “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”)
• Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca – “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,” “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”)
• Tom Kane (voice of Yoda – “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)

The official celebrity hosts for this year’s “Star Wars Weekends” are Ashley Eckstein and James Arnold Taylor, known for their voice roles in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Key event details will be included in the event guide map available in the park and on disneyworld.com. Over 60 “Star Wars” characters from the entire saga, including “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” will roam the park or appear at themed backdrops.

As every year, FASTPASS tickets will be offered to Guests outside the front gate. Those tickets ensure a place in line to get autographs of the various celebrities in the park. FASTPASS ticket will be offered before the park opens, and quantities are extremely limited and are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Once FASTPASS tickets have been distributed, stand-by tickets may be issued, although stand-by tickets do not guarantee an autograph. Each Guest must be present to receive a FASTPASS ticket.

Specialty merchandise will be available in Darth’s Mall (near Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster), with event-exclusive and “Star Wars” themed merchandise including the D-TECH ME experience. Reservations for the D-TECH ME experience are strongly recommended by calling 407-939-8324; walk-ins based on availability.