"Star Tours: The Adventures Continue" was unveiled at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2011, so our family was new to Disney just as the ride was. Over the years, it's become a favorite -- at least for us.
As Black Spire Outpost and Baatu emerged into reality, "Star Tours" was slowly relegated a bit to second-citizen status. Tucked away in a replica Endor forest village setting underneath an AT-AT Walker, scores of tourists either race by on their way elsewhere or never quite make it to that corner of the park.
The randomized variability of your experience on the Starspeeder 1000 -- you can end up on some combination of Kashyyyk, Hoth, Jakku, Kef Bir, Tattooine, Coruscant, Geonosis, Crait, Exegol, or Naboo -- has been one of our favorite elements of the ride. Unfortunately, on our most recent visit, we rode "Star Tours" twice and ended up on Naboo both times, but we look forward to checking out the new destinations that will be added this year (update: they're coming April 5!) in the future.
"Star Tours" will always hold a special place in my heart (both kids have been identified as Rebel spies at various times as part of the ride during our visits), and I maintain it is one of the more underrated and overlooked attractions at Disney.
And I desperately hope it stays that way.
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