Disney Is Giving Its Superior Star Excursions Toy a Recent Coat of Paint for Star Wars Day

Final yr, D23 wowed collectors with one of many coolest Star Wars toys we’d seen in a really very long time: a large, 3.75″-figure-scaled reproduction of the unique trip automobile from Star Excursions, the StarSpeeder 3000, that would seat 25 figures and even included a video display enjoying again elements of the long-lasting Disney trip. But when your reminiscence of Star Excursions leans somewhat in the direction of its modern rejuvenation (itself practically a decade-and-a-half outdated now!), then this weekend you’re going to be in luck.

io9 has acquired your unique first have a look at the return of the wonderful Star Excursions Starspeeder toy as a part of the Disney Retailer’s Star Wars Day choices for Might 4 this yr. Besides, this time the electronically-enhanced automobile has a model new orange-hued paint job, reflecting it as a duplicate of the StarSpeeder 1000, the beauty replace given to the trip automobile when Star Tours evolved into The Adventures Proceed in 2011, updating the trip expertise to include new footage impressed by places from the prequel trilogy in addition to the unique saga.

Except for the brand new paint job–and an identical new piece of field artwork impressed by The Adventures Proceed–the toy stays largely the identical because the one which debuted at D23 final yr with some minor modifications. The ship nonetheless contains a show stand, in addition to seats to carry as much as 25 3.75″-scaled figures (full with these all-important seatbelts!), and a collection of digital enhancements, together with opening doorways that play the traditional chime from the trip, lights within the show stand in addition to the headlights, thrusters, and cannons on the ship itself, and a 4.75″ LCD display housed on the entrance of the StarSpeeder’s inside that performs genuine Star Excursions trip sequence footage (though as of writing, whether or not this has been up to date to incorporate Adventures Proceed footage, in comparison with the traditional Star Excursions footage discovered within the StarSpeeder 3000 toy, stays to be seen).

One key distinction is that whereas the StarSpeeder 3000 playset featured a collection of voice phrases from the beloved unique Star Excursions droid pilot, Captain Rex, the 1000 will additional replicate Adventures Proceed by that includes strains from C-3PO, who took over within the refresh as Star Excursions’ newest unwitting pilot. That is additionally mirrored within the included figures, which can characteristic an R2-D2 and C-3PO from the ‘Droid Manufacturing facility’ 3.75″ determine line Disney sells within the parks, changing the Captain Rex included within the D23 StarSpeeder 3000 launch.

A minimum of this time you gained’t need to make the trek to an occasion like D23 to get your fingers on the automobile this time. The Star Excursions: The Adventures Proceed StarSpeeder 1000 play set will likely be obtainable from direct from the Disney Retailer at this link ranging from 11am ET/8am PT this Sunday, Might 4.

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