This week, we discuss Bob Iger stepping down, a new way to experience Smuggler’s Run, Star Wars nite goes lightspeed without the rise, a bunch of new merch, new food, meet and greets, Bob Iger leaving, and more!
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After the stock market closed on Tuesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that he would be stepping down immediately from his position and Bob Chapek, who ran the Parks division will take over as CEO. Bob Iger will stay on as Chairman of the Board through the end of his contract in 2021. Bob Chapek joined the company in 1993. – https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/business/media/bob-iger-disney-ceo.html
Our friends over at FreshBakedDisney on YouTube have documented an alternative mode to the Millenium Falcon Smugglers Run attraction in Galaxy’s Edge. The mode which some are saying is a “new” mode, but is also rumored to have been available since launch is called “Chewie Mode.” This mode replaces the voice lines from Hondo with grunts and groans from Chewbacca. To access this mode, BEFORE the cast member checks your seat straps and starts the attraction, the pilots need to push each control to the far left or right and push the flashing button. The gunners and engineers need to hold ONE of the flashing white buttons near the score screen and hit the flashing orange button. – https://www.micechat.com/251821-how-to-unlock-millennium-falcon-smugglers-run-chewie-mode/
The tickets for Star Wars Nite on August 27th to coincide with Star Wars Celebration across the street went on sale last week. Tickets for Annual Passholders went on sale on Thursday with general sales on Friday. The tickets sold out almost immediately on Friday. Along with the ticket sales, Disney announced that Rise of the Resistance would not be open for the event. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/02/19/annual-passholder-tickets-for-disneyland-after-darks-star-wars-nite-are-now-on-sale/
The last season of the Clone Wars animated series has premiered on Disney+ and with it is some new merchandise. There are some new Ashoka Tano Minnie ears that feature an orange bow mimicking her face, the ears are blue and white matching her Togruta montrals, and the band makes up her crown. The words “I am no Jedi” are stitched on the side of the band. Along with this, there is a TON of new The Child (or baby Yoda, if you prefer) merchandise from shirts to stickers to mugs and more. – https://wdwnt.com/2020/02/photos-new-ahsoka-tano-minnie-ears-coming-soon-to-disney-parks-more-star-wars-the-clone-wars-and-the-mandalorian-merchandise-previewed/
With the popularity of The Mandalorian on Disney+, some of the characters will be coming to Batuu in the very near future. No word on if “The Child”, better known as “baby Yoda” will appear as well. – https://wdwnt.com/2020/02/the-mandalorian-character-meet-and-greet-coming-soon-to-disney-parks/
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