Star Wars 30th Anniversary Special
Aired on May 25, 2007 as a three hour special edition of the
Wonderful World of Disney on Fox
Hosted by
Mark Hamill
With interviews by
George Lucas
Steven Spielberg
Carrie Fisher
Kurt Russell
Peter Mayhew
Kenny Baker
Anthony Daniels
Frank Oz
Heath Ledger
Samuel L. Jackson
Ewan MacGregor
Natalie Portman
"Weird Al" Yankovic
James Earl Jones
Ralph McQuarrie
John Williams
Phil Tippett
Dennis Muren
Joe Johnston
Ken Ralston
Lawrence Kasdan
Sigourney Weaver
Ian MacDiarmid
Films made so far:
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Caravan of Courage: A Wookiee Adventure (1984)
Wookiees: Battle for Kashyyyk (1985)
Shadows of the Empire (1996)
The Phantom Menace (1999)
Attack of the Clones (2002)
Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Animated Series
Droids (1985)
Clone Wars (2003; 2D Version)
Clone Wars (3D Version coming in 2008)
Note: The
Ewoks animated series still exists, but it takes place in the universe of
ET: The Extra Terrestrial. Therefore its full title is
Ewoks: The Extra Terrestrials. That was Lucas and Spielberg's way of cashing in on the
Smurf craze in North America.
Star Tours Debuts
Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CA in 1987
Riverfront Square in St. Louis, MO in 1988 and again in 2006 when the park was rebuilt with a larger footprint.
Disney-Fox Studios Theme Park in Lake Buena Vista, FL in 1989
Tokyo Disney World in the early 1990's
Sydney Disneyland in 2003
Hong Kong Disneyland in 2006